Well you can thank American freedoms for that. I.E. - EPA, PETA, etc who bitched and moaned and caused taxes to be so high on manufacturing certain things (chrome, for example) that these were outsourced to a country that cares more about money than the environment.

I love and serve my country, but we all need to see the cause-and-effect of issues

I'm happy to see BMW manufacturing their SUV thing in South Carolina.

 

Peta ?

 

Myth..."All Harley Riders drink beer and are Tournament Level Pool players"...
Truth...25+ years ago this was no myth!!!

 

People Eating Tasty Animals

 

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I got ya but I'm not sure where peta fits in with taxes on chrome??

 

can ams are flipable though. someone recently wrecked one around here

 

 

Man I hope you're right. It's something that really bugs me bad. The percentages I listed were from a magazine article years back that really stuck with me, when Victory was coming on the scene. The mag was touting how HD is not as American as people think and Victory was in fact more so. I have seen this number used since as well. I don't mind shocks, brakes and other specialty items coming from reputable makers over seas, but when I here about castings from China that really chaps my hide. Also, when I buy accessories and they always made in Singapore or China. They price the pieces like workers were paid good wages to manufacture them, but instead some kid in a sweat shop makes .80c a day. Just pisses me off.

 

Well unless something has changed in the last 2 years all it took to have a made in America sticker on it was the product be PACKAGED here that's all didn't have to made here . Item just had to be handled and packaged on US soil nothing else kiddies .