Yaffe=china? TRUE OR FALSE???
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From: Western South Dakota
I called a freind of mine a dick once, and he said oh ok, like you're not a dick... My answer to him was... i did not say you are a dick and i am not, i just said that you are. We were talking about one specific part, where it's made, whether the price paid for it reflects where it's made, and whether the quality is any better than the cheaper versions based on where it's made. Didn't ever say anything about where any other parts of a harley are made. Idealy it would be cool if we had american bike completely made in america, but that just isn't an atainable reality any longer.
https://www.google.com/search?source...wtUFg4Eg&pbx=1
Back in the day, when HD (late 70's, early 80's, still shovel AMF era)
was most definately afraid of the japanese factor they were the ones who pushed American made.
Kinda ironic now isn't it?
However they still have instilled the psychology of buying American though, which is not the case at all anymore.
I guess it's still patriotic to buy from an American company though, even though the bulk of it's parts are made in Indonesia, or China, even though it's not cool to buy from an Asian company and the bulk of it's parts are made in America.
With that said, I really wonder who is more American?
What would you say?
Last edited by lionsm13; Feb 1, 2013 at 09:10 AM.
Road Captain
Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Eau Claire, WI
Yes, it would be nice if that were the case wouldn't it?
https://www.google.com/search?source...wtUFg4Eg&pbx=1
Back in the day, when HD (late 70's, early 80's, still shovel AMF era)
was most definately afraid of the japanese factor they were the ones who pushed American made.
Kinda ironic now isn't it?
However they still have instilled the psychology of buying American though, which is not the case at all anymore.
I guess it's still patriotic to buy from an American company though, even though the bulk of it's parts are made in Indonesia, or China, even though it's not cool to buy from an Asian company and the bulk of it's parts are made in America.
With that said, I really wonder who is more American?
What would you say?
https://www.google.com/search?source...wtUFg4Eg&pbx=1
Back in the day, when HD (late 70's, early 80's, still shovel AMF era)
was most definately afraid of the japanese factor they were the ones who pushed American made.
Kinda ironic now isn't it?
However they still have instilled the psychology of buying American though, which is not the case at all anymore.
I guess it's still patriotic to buy from an American company though, even though the bulk of it's parts are made in Indonesia, or China, even though it's not cool to buy from an Asian company and the bulk of it's parts are made in America.
With that said, I really wonder who is more American?
What would you say?
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From: Maryland
Nope. It would be true if you had said a lot of their t-shirts come from other countries. It would also likely be true if you said a lot of their apparel comes from China.
T-shirts are often anywhere BUT China. If it helps the shirt is finished in the USA (screen printing).
T-shirts are often anywhere BUT China. If it helps the shirt is finished in the USA (screen printing).
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From: Virginia
Evo
Well, in the early eighties MoCo fixed their oil leak problems by sourcing a lot of their engine components from Japan as well as brakes, wheels, electrics, forks etc.
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I've got an even better one for you guys.....
I started looking for a HID headlight kit and looked at some feedback from this forum... many guys were satisfied with DDM Performance so I went with them... I waited over 2 weeks to receive the kit and when I did it was mailed to me DIRECTLY from China.. DDM doesnt even put their hands on these... so they charged me $60 and probably went on ebay and purchased one of these $20 kits and had it mailed to me.. LOL!!
I started looking for a HID headlight kit and looked at some feedback from this forum... many guys were satisfied with DDM Performance so I went with them... I waited over 2 weeks to receive the kit and when I did it was mailed to me DIRECTLY from China.. DDM doesnt even put their hands on these... so they charged me $60 and probably went on ebay and purchased one of these $20 kits and had it mailed to me.. LOL!!