Comments on: Motorcycle Industry Hurting http://www.openroadbiker.com/motorcycle-industry-hurting/ Bikers Welcome Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:26:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Josh http://www.openroadbiker.com/motorcycle-industry-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-1059 Josh Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:57:44 +0000 http://www.openroadbiker.com/?p=696#comment-1059 Don't worry-Obama's going to make everything all better. Don’t worry-Obama’s going to make everything all better.

]]> By: 36 Special http://www.openroadbiker.com/motorcycle-industry-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 36 Special Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:19:18 +0000 http://www.openroadbiker.com/?p=696#comment-1056 Wasn't really trying to advocate buying from the MOCO, just try buying American in general. I know a lot of the foreign bikes are put together here and some of the stuff may even be of better quality. Mainly I just want readers to to put a little more thought into their purchases. Every little bit helps and maybe we can make this little downturn a little shorter than it could be. Wasn’t really trying to advocate buying from the MOCO, just try buying American in general. I know a lot of the foreign bikes are put together here and some of the stuff may even be of better quality. Mainly I just want readers to to put a little more thought into their purchases. Every little bit helps and maybe we can make this little downturn a little shorter than it could be.

]]> By: Scott http://www.openroadbiker.com/motorcycle-industry-hurting/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Scott Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:11:52 +0000 http://www.openroadbiker.com/?p=696#comment-1055 I understand your call to buy American, but considering how manyy people are employed by foreign bike manufacturers here in the US, how many custom parts for foreign bikes are manufactured here in the US and how many so called "American" bike parts are actually made over seas, how much of the money spent on American made bikes will actually stay here in the US? If Harley wants to regain it's market share it needs to find a way to compete with the foreign bike makers. Their latest offerings just don't seem to be doing it. I live in York PA where well paid HD workers have a seriously positive impact on our local economy. Locally 425 workers will be laid off which I'm sure will result in other industries huarting. Had Harley taken the Japanese cruiser market seriously a few years ago and made improvements to the quality of their own bikes they may have not been in as bad a position as they find themselves now. I understand your call to buy American, but considering how manyy people are employed by foreign bike manufacturers here in the US, how many custom parts for foreign bikes are manufactured here in the US and how many so called “American” bike parts are actually made over seas, how much of the money spent on American made bikes will actually stay here in the US?
If Harley wants to regain it’s market share it needs to find a way to compete with the foreign bike makers. Their latest offerings just don’t seem to be doing it.

I live in York PA where well paid HD workers have a seriously positive impact on our local economy. Locally 425 workers will be laid off which I’m sure will result in other industries huarting.

Had Harley taken the Japanese cruiser market seriously a few years ago and made improvements to the quality of their own bikes they may have not been in as bad a position as they find themselves now.

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