I think thats where i heard it will be built, still can't confirm it. But at least American Streets are being built in the U.S. and not elsewhere.
WHERE IS IT MADE? 2014 Harley-Davidson Street 750 and Street 500That’s partially true. But let’s be perfectly clear: All Street 750s and Street 500s for US and Canadian consumption will be built in the Harley-Davidson Vehicle and Powertrain Operations plant in Kansas City, Missouri, where there is a manufacturing line dedicated to producing the liquid-cooled Revolution X engine, a new 60-degree V-twin featuring chain-driven single overhead camshafts.
Thats what you get when you buy an american built bikeI think it’s very cool that Davidson’s have a tradition of taking a new bike off the production line and ride it a cross country, even a small bike like the Street.
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where is york?
"Someone said". Eh, lets see what really happens. I cannot think of even one motorcycle where the OEM produced every part. Harley buys a large proportion of it's components from vendors, many of which are located in Japan, Germany, Italy and China. The same is true of BMW, KTM and pretty much every other brand of motorcycle.Someone said parts will be made in india and the bike assembled in the U.S.
not liking the sounds of that
Total hogwash..This same, untrue rumor came up on another forum. People start bad mouthing companies and the people who work for companies just because they are cynical and like to spread cynicism, even when they have no real information to base their cynicism. I'm not stating that the poster started this crap but someone did, and that person or persons were just starting a bunch of crap to create a reaction.Someone said parts will be made in india and the bike assembled in the U.S.
not liking the sounds of that
Yes, I think it must have been 1984 that it started. Bikes that were typically of the 750cc variety (like my 83 Yamaha 750 Maxim) were then only 700cc's. My new 87 Honda Shadow was 700. I also had an 84 Honda Magna that was a 700. Not for sure when it ended, around 1990 maybe?Do you remember the over 700 cc tariff from the Reagan administration years? Bikes over 700 cc were taxed more than smaller displacement bikes. The reason? The DoD suddenly lost the big contractor who had operated their Naval Ordnance Factory for so many years, replaced by this brand new, cash starved start up (up-start) company. No one in the DoD could be sure Harley as a stand alone firm would survive and be able to run the military side for them, so the tariff was enacted to provide them some protection from competition and buy the DoD some time to let Harley succeed or find another contractor to run the place if Harley started to fail.