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anyway, HD is in talks to buy MV Agusta
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Default RE: HD to buy "ferrari" of sport bikes?

Ducati is the Ferrari of motorcycles. Not Augusta. Just saying.

That aside, it would be interesting if HD bought them out. I wonder if that means we'll have HD/Buell/Augusta dealers here in the States. That would actually be pretty cool.

 
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I was thinking more&nbsp\\;in terms of &nbsp\\;price
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2006 MV Agusta F4CC&nbsp\\; msrp $120,000
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ducati is the ferrari of sportbikes, and hd sportsters are the corvette

i rarely hear of agusta haha
 
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lol . .&nbsp\\; MV Agusta is quite a bit more exotic than the ubiquitous Ducati.
 
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http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited...fx5083163.html

It would be a good fit for Harley to sell HD bike in Europ through the Agusta dealer network.
 
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I agree.
This ought to give HD the sales and service they need in europe
 


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