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11-29-2009, 05:49 PM
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White Trash Hero
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: NW Arkansas
Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition
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I wouldnt even bought a Buell until it had an Austrian engine. Maybe when mine is fixed I can trade for a KTM or BMW...
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11-29-2009, 08:20 PM
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Tractor Driver
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, TN
Moto: Buell XB12X Ulysses
Posts: 1,007
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I don't think that is the point. HD die hards rejected Buell because it was a "rice rocket" but don't recognize that a large chunk of their HDs are foreign sourced. The move to source yet another bike with known foreign parts on the HD showroom floors to the same customers who rejected Buell is lunacy. The really sad part is that Buell had a 450cc dirtbike ready for release but HD pulled the plug. That same platform was slated for a 650cc single in both standard and supermono packages. I'm ok with parts being sourced worldwide. I'd prefer final assembly in the US. That goes for Toyota, Honda, Suzuki, etc. The same folks who will only buy 'Merican don't bother to check the labels of the "lifestyle" gear they blindly consume. They also don't seem to mind that their 'Merican car is made in Canada or Mexico.
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"I do get tired of reading,'my buddy is a racer and says the Buell will never work' I always want to say 'Who the F*CK is your buddy and is he faster than Shawn Higbee?" --Erik Buell  
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12-03-2009, 03:10 PM
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WERA White Plate
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Austin, TX
Moto: '01 Aprilia Falco
Posts: 1,041
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I wonder if this is how those dealers are planning on keeping their Rider's Edge training programs going.
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12-04-2009, 10:47 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central NY
Moto: 2003 SV650S
Posts: 14,959
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potato potato potato potato potato rice potato potato rice potato rice rice rice...
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12-07-2009, 01:48 PM
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cruiser
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: on the run
Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09
Posts: 2,749
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with union labor rates? Are you serious? you know the answer to that. |
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You guys are killing me!!! Like "oh no HD is going to sell a bike that isn't entirely made in the USA!"
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