Is Harley gonna carry these ?

Finally ChuckTx can git a new bike.



http://www.dealernews.com/dealernew...Article/detail/641660?contextCategoryId=48447

ATK Motorcycles has partnered with S&T Motors, the South Korean maker of Hyosung vehicles. The partnership eventually will produce a small-displacement ATK streetbike to be sold through Harley-Davidson dealers, ATK announced earlier this week at EICMA.

“The goal of the partnership is to strengthen the competitive position of both companies,” an ATK news release stated. “Each company will continue to be run separately, but will work together on several specific cooperative projects involving new product development, distribution, manufacturing and purchasing.”

The press release quoted Taekwon Kim, CEO of S&T Motors, as saying, “I believe this partnership will provide substantial benefits to S&T and ATK and both companies’ dealers, employees, suppliers and shareholders for years to come. We have long admired ATK and are excited about working together to strengthen both companies. S&T can benefit from ATK’s substantial experience in the American motorcycle market and ATK’s presence inside the Harley dealer network.”

ATK CEO Frank White stated, “S&T and ATK complement each other well, and we are very excited about our new relationship. By joining forces, we believe we can strengthen our distribution network, reduce our production costs, spread development costs and substantially accelerate our entry into the streetbike business. We also look forward to sharing some of our off-road technology with S&T. The ATK and S&T management teams should work well together.

“There will be some differentiation between S&T branded products and the ATK-branded products,” White continued. “S&T will send parts from Korea, and we will integrate those with our own American and European parts. These American-Utah-assembled motorcycles will be targeted to be sold through a select group of Harley-Davidson dealers who are looking for a quality smaller-displacement motorcycle to be sold under the U.S. ATK brand name.

“The management at Harley-Davidson knows what we are doing with some of their dealers; however, they do not endorse our activities in any way,” White added.

http://dalefranks.com/cycles/index.php/2009/11/st-and-atk-get-inside-the-harley-dealer-network/

Pikes Peak Harley Davidson has been selling Hyosung motorcycles for the past couple of years. I personally don't know anything about them. PPH-D also bought out the local BMW dealer and now sell BMW’s out of the same building. In Denver Sun Harley Davidsons also sells all the Japanese bikes. Remember back in the 70's and earlyer all makes had there own dealers and in the 80's they started merging.

ATK is takin the place of Buell .:rant:

Hyosung Motors USA

I don't know. I think once you start mixing them up Harley will be just another bike.

If you can find a Buell at the Harley Dealer right now they will give you thousands off.:rant:

A buddy has one of the GV650 & says it compares to Japanese quality but even cheaper. It is a dead ringer for a V-rod from the front so I even let him ride shotgun when we ride.

I was thinking V-Rod too. Maybe I can find one and offer to write about it in exchange for a test ride...

That would probably make all our neighbors happy..