Built in the USA is kind of B.S. based on the latest from the Better Built in
Milwaukee Crowds' web site.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/wcm/Content/Pages/HD_News/Company/newsarticle.jsp?locale=en_US&articleLink=News/0893_press_release.hdnews&newsYear=2010&history=news
Maybe they'll run their on-line trouble desk out of thier old plant in York, PA
---- Red Midget <redmidget72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> My Honda Civic was made in the USA and my Chvy truck was made in Mexico and
> Canada! Go figure...
>
> --- On Wed, 1/19/11, Kirk Hargreaves <khargreaves2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> About 40% of the parts on a modern Harley come from Japan. This includes
> the Showa suspension, shocks, etc as well as other parts.
>
> About 30% of the parts on an "American made" Victory MC come from Italy. .
> from Ducati (as told to me by the owner of a Victory Motorcycle dealer as he
> pointed out the Ducati parts to me on a new bike).
>
> When you go to a Harley run, about 20% of the bikes you will see have 45
> degree V-Twins with engines made by S&S out of Viola Wisconson. . many
> without a Harley part on them at all. Plus other V-Twin engine builders who
> are also in the mix. And these bikes also carry a number of parts made by
> offshore companies.
>
> "I ride a Harley because it is made in America" is a bit of an interesting
> phrase when you consider all the parts that the Motor Company buys from
> Japan, and probably some other parts from other offshore manufacturers.
>
> Kirk
> 99 Road King with lowered suspension, Power Commander IIIr, Bub Pipes,
> Timkin rear cam needle bearings, 1550 kit and 203 cams. . the bike I road
> daily for 7 years until I got my Sprite. I sold the bike before the strong
> "buyers market" hit as hard as it is today.
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