Harley to be Built in India

[Star Cruiser]

I couldn't believe the CNN report but here it is.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...kes/index.html

Happy that the Spyder will still be made in America (North America).

Riding is like Meditation....

[retread]

It's on Kneeslider too.

john

[AntelopeSpyder]

Seems like a win / win for Harley. Bikes are manufactured in USA and assembled in India.

[Bob Denman]

Aren't the Enfields built in India also? (have you looked at one of them?? build quality just ain't in their vocabulary!) If Harley is outsourcing to there I bid them goodbye and wish them well...

[chillirider]

Now when they say my bike is a rice burner I can tell them they ride a curry burner.

[mxz600]

I couldn't believe the CNN report but here it is.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...kes/index.html

What's not to believe. This is great for HD. It's not like they're moving their operations over there. The parts are made in the USA and assembled in India to be sold to people in that part of the world.

Happy that the Spyder will still be made in America (North America).

The Spyder is built in North America with various parts from China.

[Recon]

Can we call this a true merger between H-D and Indian????

[Bob Denman]

[Firefly]

What's not to believe. This is great for HD. It's not like they're moving their operations over there. The parts are made in the USA and assembled in India to be sold to people in that part of the world.



The Spyder is built in North America with various parts from China.

The Spyder also has parts from Vietnam....

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The difficulty here is that this comes at a time when HD has threatened to close down their assembly plant in Wisconsin because they claim labor is too expensive. They employ 1,600 there.

How long will it be before they decide to use the cheap labor over there to ship parts back over here? They already have their lights and electronics made in Japan and China.....

HD makes more money from T-shirt sales alone than ALL other items (including bikes) they sell COMBINED---- and I guarantee those shirts are not made in the USA.

Sad sign of the times. Makes me sick.

[Gordy]

is this why there is 10% unemployment

[DragonLorD]

does it realy mather what is built where at these times?
built by Asians in Asia or built by Asians in USA? - same difference

HDs never been best built and or most reliable anyway, even when 100% made in usa
HDs are legends, bikes with history, good looking bikes, most known bikes but........these are probably only positives they got

[Gordy]

but it is takeing work away from the usa

[mxz600]

HDs never been best built and or most reliable anyway, even when 100% made in usa

Is that just your opinion or do you have some facts to back that up.

I have not had even one minor issue with my Harley. Granted it only has 20,000 miles on it and virtually none in the last two years since I got the Spyder. But from what I know (and sometimes that isn't much) and the people I know that own Harley's, they are not a troublesome machine and are very well built.

[mxz600]

but it is takeing work away from the usa

No, it will make more work for the US.

[Firefly]

does it realy mather what is built where at these times?
built by Asians in Asia or built by Asians in USA? - same difference

HDs never been best built and or most reliable anyway, even when 100% made in usa
HDs are legends, bikes with history, good looking bikes, most known bikes but........these are probably only positives they got

Um--- your statement about being 'built by Asians in America' is offensive ----- once someone is an American citizen---they are no worse or better than you or I. we are all the same that live here--- we are ALL immigrants with various ethnic backgrounds.

[Bob Denman]

Boy, can this ever become a flamefest or what??
In an era when your Honda, Kawi, Suzi or Yammie only needs fuel to keep running for what seems like forever, there are still too many stories of Harleys needing rebuilds at 60000 miles or less... They've got styling, the name and legend, and... I have to admit that I can't see what else... and I lament that fact! I've ridden some nice ones, but nothing that jumped out and made me want to go buy one.
(Okay... I admit to throwing the punch... let me have it!)

[tweeder]

No, it will make more work for the US.

How so? I fail to see your logic in that. I live in northern bc Canada and have seen numerous pulp, paper and forestry operations being shipped over seas. My town personaly lost a paper mill and lost 550 direct jobs and a couple thousand indirect. That and about 10 years back our local ammonia producer was bought and shipped to Asia.

[DragonLorD]

Um--- your statement about being 'built by Asians in America' is offensive ----- once someone is an American citizen---they are no worse or better than you or I. we are all the same that live here--- we are ALL immigrants with various ethnic backgrounds.

didn't want to be offensive at all, my point was somewhere else, i just didn't like that a fact alone that HD will be built in India will affect quality in bad way, i found that one offensive. It is 21st century a world is a global place.

[ataDude]

I'll admit it... I don't get this obsession with Harley. You ride Can-Ams... I get that you're proud of 'em... I happen to ride a Triumph (Britain) and a Honda (Japan) right now.

But on every M/C forum I frequent, the HD obsession lives on. They have two wheels (sometimes three), an engine, tires, brakes, etc. If you don't want one, don't buy one.

The Spyder is assembled in Canada with parts from throughout the world. Is it Canadian? It depends on your own definition.

I just don't get it. At times, this obsession makes all of us look somewhat small.

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[Derek Paisley]

Is that just your opinion or do you have some facts to back that up.

I have not had even one minor issue with my Harley. Granted it only has 20,000 miles on it and virtually none in the last two years since I got the Spyder. But from what I know (and sometimes that isn't much) and the people I know that own Harley's, they are not a troublesome machine and are very well built.

lol

You have a strong opinion there big guy, baseless.. But still strong.


Similar to your point re: No, it will make more work for the US.

LMFAO!

lol

[DragonLorD]

Is that just your opinion or do you have some facts to back that up.

I have not had even one minor issue with my Harley. Granted it only has 20,000 miles on it and virtually none in the last two years since I got the Spyder. But from what I know (and sometimes that isn't much) and the people I know that own Harley's, they are not a troublesome machine and are very well built.

it is just my own EARNED and EXPERIENCED based opinion which means yes - i do have a bucket of my own personal facts to back that up.
but if you are looking for bigger facts, maybe google some tests or something

fancy afternoon milkshake? - combine all ingredients , sit on your Harley and start engine - perfect milkshake whitin a seconds. got it? - no? - just follow recipe

[SSPSpyder]

Here's some food for thought.

Did a Google search -
Victory motorcycle repair modification upgrade
can-am spyder repair modification upgrade
Harley Davidson repair modification upgrade

the results-
Victory 21,900 hits
Spyder 48,400 hits
Harley 258,000 hits

kinda/sorta backs-up what my buddy (a Harley owner) keeps telling me
"when I break down, there's a Harley dealer on almost every corner"

My reply - "I don't worry about that, my Spyder and Victory don't break down"!

[DragonLorD]

Boy, can this ever become a flamefest or what??
In an era when your Honda, Kawi, Suzi or Yammie only needs fuel to keep running for what seems like forever, there are still too many stories of Harleys needing rebuilds at 60000 miles or less... They've got styling, the name and legend, and... I have to admit that I can't see what else... and I lament that fact! I've ridden some nice ones, but nothing that jumped out and made me want to go buy one.
(Okay... I admit to throwing the punch... let me have it!)

finaly someone else, i thought they beat out of me

[mxz600]

How so? I fail to see your logic in that.

Did you read the article? Maybe I read it wrong, but I took it as Harley is sending parts made in America to a plant to be built and sold in India. The bikes built in India will not be sold over here. If Harley was to sell bikes all over the world that are built in India, well shame on them and I for one will never buy another.

[Bob Denman]

Anything to help out a friend!
...and truthfully I'd rather NOT have to say or think what I do about Harleys... I'd like to like 'em... but it just doesn't happen!