Rumors flying around...
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ORIGINAL: Citoriplus
No rocks, but Honda buying big chunks of Harley would raise red flages all over the place. Ducati would be another story, but in reverse. They don't own anywhere near the market share of Harley or Honda. If anything like that happened Harley would be the buyer instead of the other way around. Ducati isn't anywhere near big enough or well enough managed to make a dent in what itwould cost them to get hold of Harley.
ORIGINAL: Lamo70
Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
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RE: Rumors flying around...
The thing is,,that car companies like Ford are nto making any better Jaguars or Chrysler ar NOT making any better MB.As i see Ford Jaguars are loosing that European style,,and Harley will loose all the American style,..history etc,..Who will like a Honda Harley? or a Night Train R1?? hahahahahah .Who will like a 68 camaro with a nissan engine?.....
Justmy opinnion,,,Pls tell me if that rumor is true cuz ill run to a HD dealer and ill buy all the Harleys i can,,,tomorrow they will cost a fortune!....
Cheers!
Justmy opinnion,,,Pls tell me if that rumor is true cuz ill run to a HD dealer and ill buy all the Harleys i can,,,tomorrow they will cost a fortune!....
Cheers!
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Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Lamo70
my 2 cents. If HD was bought by Honda, we would see significant improvements in engine performance etc. I don't think they would change the HD look or guts. Look at the car companies, Chrysler owned by Benz, better cars now. GM has a JV with a foreign car company, so does Ford ( owns Jaguar etc). Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
my 2 cents. If HD was bought by Honda, we would see significant improvements in engine performance etc. I don't think they would change the HD look or guts. Look at the car companies, Chrysler owned by Benz, better cars now. GM has a JV with a foreign car company, so does Ford ( owns Jaguar etc). Mergers are the way of the future and if MoCo merged with Honda or Ducati, we'd have incredible performing bikes.
Just an opinion, no rocks please.
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I am not so sure the FTC would have any real say in a Honda - Harley Davidson merger given the examples of Ford, GM and Chrysler working relationships or ownership of the likes of Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati etc.
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Dragonsoni
I am not so sure the FTC would have any real say in a Honda - Harley Davidson merger given the examples of Ford, GM and Chrysler working relationships or ownership of the likes of Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati etc.
I am not so sure the FTC would have any real say in a Honda - Harley Davidson merger given the examples of Ford, GM and Chrysler working relationships or ownership of the likes of Jaguar, Land Rover, Maserati etc.
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RE: Rumors flying around...
IF it were to happen, and I seriously doubt the FTC would allow it, Honda would be foolish to start changing things with it's new H-D Division. Why on earth would they mess around with such a successful formula and profit margin? The only thing that would change would be that more parts would be out-sourced to save money. Harley's would still look and sound like Harleys.
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RE: Rumors flying around...
ORIGINAL: Harley_Dude
come on guys a sportster has or used to have the best power to weight ratio.
It's not what you ride it's that you ride.........
come on guys a sportster has or used to have the best power to weight ratio.
It's not what you ride it's that you ride.........
i love it.
I have always said that sportys are not b1tch bikes. some bad @ss dudes rode sportys, including hunter s thompson
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RE: Rumors flying around...
This is a old rumor as I heard it. True it affected market shares but it was never a reality. Last I heard the rumor was that HD spread it to raise HD stock but who knows or cares. Fact the rumor of Honda and HD has been told far more then once before.