Only half?HD started moving some production overseas before the tariffs. I had a HD friend get all mad at me when I proved to him that half of his HD parts were made in Japan.
Only half?HD started moving some production overseas before the tariffs. I had a HD friend get all mad at me when I proved to him that half of his HD parts were made in Japan.
American cars are as rare as hens teeth and the Harley's are mainly garage queen's. Indian and Victory are rare sights but are about, again usually Sunday bikes. The most popular American cars are probably Jeep's but that's because were SUV obsessed. But again you don't see many, they're overpriced and expensive to run. Fuel here is around £6.00 a gallon. A proper gallon!UPT' North, I was wondering how many American cars and bikes do you see where you live. I think most Americans if they haven't been out of this country don't realize that BMW, Fiat, Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz, Vauxhall, Honda, Toyota, Mazda etc own the streets in the rest of the world. American cars and motorcycles are a small drip. It seems to me that they don't want American products.
Huh ?? Are you saying that it is the tariffs that other countries put on American automobiles that makes American automobiles scarce in America ?? Cat'NO, it's the tariffs other countries put on the American automobiles that make them scarce.
Upt' North is in the UK not America.Catmandu2 said:Huh ?? Are you saying that it is the tariffs that other countries put on American automobiles that makes American automobiles scarce in America ??
It will see the light of day, which will reveal it's full inglorious ugliness. No, you're not the only who is less than enamored with the fairing style.I might be the only person here who thinks that fairing style is really not great looking.
I wonder if this bike will see the light of day on showroom floors. Gonna be a beast!
10%, vs 2.5% tariffs on cars coming into the US.I don't know what the tarrifs are but they must make an impact on the price
Yes, but those are also smaller cars. The Ford Focus and Fiesta are popular over there, #3 and #1 in the UK 2016, with the GM produced Vauxhall Corsa in the #2 spot. Heck, the only company in your list there with a Top 10 spot is Nissan. In the UK in 2016 Ford outsold any two of those companies combined, so if you see a "shed load" of them, but no Fords, you must be in a No-Ford zone. The Ford Transit vans are apparently the most popular line of work vans in Europe. But even midsize cars are less popular there, and when you get to full size cars and trucks, they're just too expensive for most folks in Europe to buy and operate, other than the gov't. (Europeans are, by and large, poorer than Americans.) The gov't market over there is very much like the gov't market here: Buy Domestic, or at least EU.but you see a shed load of Hyundai's, Kia's, Toyota's, Nissan's etc and a lot of them are not made in the EU free trade zone.
I agree. The headlight and front cowl are questionable but overall I like the look of the bike.Surely not that ugly.
Yes actually you're probably right.
But one mans ugly is another man's beauty.
Upt'North.
That's at least a bit better looking than Suzuki's B-King.
My "ugliest" vote would go to the Victory Vision, but this Harley job is, I imagine, paying homage to their shark nose fairing from their baggers, just to keep the faithful interested.Although a BMW1200C probably takes the win.