upside down HD Emblem?
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: California
I have been an HD Fan for a long time. I see that Eric has stated that he had a bad time with a dealership. I would just like to give props to the dealership in Los Banos, CA. I ride an EVO with custom parts. Broke down recently passing through there. I was able to get it too them. Although their lifts were full they saw that I was hard up and had 200 miles left to make it home. My bike moved to the top of the list. They fixed it. Made it home no problem.
If I buy new I am going back there. Customer oriented.
Props to them, Thanks "Peanut".
If I buy new I am going back there. Customer oriented.
Props to them, Thanks "Peanut".
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 41
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From: PA
With all due respect my friend, you are WAY off base.
Hitler stole and mutated the company and its talent ( Dr. Porsche (who was so above nationalism, he would not become a German citizen despite Hitlers insistance)) to fit his personal agenda. He used the designers, he used the workers (KDF) and he used the Germans. It was only after he was dead in the ground that the workers pulled the machinery out of hiding and started building cars in what was left of the blown up factories in hopes of making a few bucks to feed their families
There was VW way before Adolph.
Again, with much respect, your comment is erroneous.
With regard to the upside down thing, VW turned its backs on its loyal cult of drivers (the air coolers) when they locked down on copyright issues and started discontinuing parts. The dealerships suddenly had no use for the people who had kept their company alive for many years.
See any parallels to this situation and HD after the AMF buy back?
Hitler stole and mutated the company and its talent ( Dr. Porsche (who was so above nationalism, he would not become a German citizen despite Hitlers insistance)) to fit his personal agenda. He used the designers, he used the workers (KDF) and he used the Germans. It was only after he was dead in the ground that the workers pulled the machinery out of hiding and started building cars in what was left of the blown up factories in hopes of making a few bucks to feed their families
There was VW way before Adolph.
Again, with much respect, your comment is erroneous.
With regard to the upside down thing, VW turned its backs on its loyal cult of drivers (the air coolers) when they locked down on copyright issues and started discontinuing parts. The dealerships suddenly had no use for the people who had kept their company alive for many years.
See any parallels to this situation and HD after the AMF buy back?
"KDF" you refer to was Hitler's first name for the car in 1933: Kraft durch Freude (KdF) Wagen which translates to "Strength Through Joy Car" in 1935 he had the name changed to Volkswagen. Hitler announced a working prototype of the Beetle in May of 1938 and he also layed the cornerstone of the factory at Wolsburg. The property for the factory was commandeered by the ****'s from a private estate. The factory was funded by a scheme by the ****'s who sold government stamps through monthly installment payments by the German people who could supposedly redeem the stamps in the future for a car. It never came to be. After **** Germany invaded Poland in late 1939 production of civilian VWs was diverted to making military vehicles like the Kubelwagen.
Regardless, VW never really became the wildly popular "peoples car" until after the war and after Hitler (not long before him).
Check out David Burnett's paper "From Hitler to Hippies: The VW Bus in America" which seems to be a well documented writing.
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...ract_id=950575
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: STL
True. I could have stated that better.
Hitler had almost nothing to do with Volkswagen (the company) as it was after his time. That was my main point and it seems yours too. My only small correction to your info would be that Hitlers car was named the KDF wagon but KDF (strength through joy) was the name of his social program that managed every facet of the Germans life not just the car.
Small Wonder is a great book to begin looking into the VW and how incredible it was that they came to be.
and I apologize to all for letting the discussion go this general in the tech section. my bad.
Hitler had almost nothing to do with Volkswagen (the company) as it was after his time. That was my main point and it seems yours too. My only small correction to your info would be that Hitlers car was named the KDF wagon but KDF (strength through joy) was the name of his social program that managed every facet of the Germans life not just the car.
Small Wonder is a great book to begin looking into the VW and how incredible it was that they came to be.
and I apologize to all for letting the discussion go this general in the tech section. my bad.
Advanced
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 79
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From: Arizona
I have been an HD Fan for a long time. I see that Eric has stated that he had a bad time with a dealership. I would just like to give props to the dealership in Los Banos, CA. I ride an EVO with custom parts. Broke down recently passing through there. I was able to get it too them. Although their lifts were full they saw that I was hard up and had 200 miles left to make it home. My bike moved to the top of the list. They fixed it. Made it home no problem.
If I buy new I am going back there. Customer oriented.
Props to them, Thanks "Peanut".
If I buy new I am going back there. Customer oriented.
Props to them, Thanks "Peanut".
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 444
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From: Marietta, GA
Abudoggie and Aggro_jo,
I'll check out the reference you cited. I didn't intend to spread incorrect information but what I stated was what I had learned in the past (although I stated it somewhat simplistically). I'm interested to learn more. Could they have taught incorrect information in college?
I'll check out the reference you cited. I didn't intend to spread incorrect information but what I stated was what I had learned in the past (although I stated it somewhat simplistically). I'm interested to learn more. Could they have taught incorrect information in college?
Road Master
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From: Peoria, AZ
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I don't, besides the product is most important
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Wow! Profound first post (in the middle of the night, no less) accompanied by a 12 year old thread resurrection. You, my friend have won.
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