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View Poll Results: To What Lengths Will You Go To ‘Buy American’? | |
I only use H-D OEM parts on my Harley-Davidson!
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I’ll use aftermarket parts but only if they’re Made In America!
|    | 3 | 30.00% | |
I put on whatever parts I can find at a good price – but don’t know where there made?!
|    | 1 | 10.00% | |
I’ll use any parts from anywhere, as long as the quality is top notch!
|    | 5 | 50.00% | |
I don’t give a rat’s behind – these polls are really getting ridiculous!
|    | 0 | 0% |
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Sep 30th, 2006, 07:39 PM
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#1 | | Newbie
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Sep 30th, 2006, 08:11 PM
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#2 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nomad, currently the Blue Ridge Mountains
Posts: 401 Model: 2006 FXDI SuperGlide Interests: Camping, fishing, admirer of beautiful women, fast motorcycles, and smooth whiskey Occupation: Writer illustrator
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Well, since if you look at a great number of the parts coming out of your local stealership they were manufactured all over the world...what does "buying American" really mean any more? Whether it is HD parts, car/truck parts or whatever....the corporations out source so much to so many places who really knows. And does having the components manufactured in China or Taiwan or Mexico then assembling them here make it "American"? Not to me it doesn't.
Actually, it seems you have a better chance getting something actually made in the USA from after market companies in many cases. Plus, taking a Japanese or Chinese manufactured part and putting it in a Made in the USA cardboard box doesn't justify charging 300% more for it.... | |
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Oct 1st, 2006, 09:37 PM
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#3 | | 200+ posts and climbing
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio....Brrrrr
Posts: 309 Interests: Easily amused by two wheels or two tits...whichever... Occupation: Military Police
| Hey, if you can swing the "fly" bit, make me one too. Just make sure I can come back, though, cause I don't think they're gonna come out with a flyweight XL model anytime soon.....  | |
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