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Old 02-08-2012 | 06:33 PM
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What year/ model Harley was the Last one made with ALL parts manufactured in the USA ?

The Last American Motorcycle. Picture Please. Thank you.
 
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Uh,think the rubber used in the tires was imported!
 
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Old 02-08-2012 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by randayn
What year/ model Harley was the Last one made with ALL parts manufactured in the USA ?

The Last American Motorcycle. Picture Please. Thank you.
Gonna have to go back a long long long time. Showa has been the suspension supplier since the 70's. Keihin carbs have been on since about that same time. That is just off the top of my head.
 
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Gonna have to go back a long long long time. Showa has been the suspension supplier since the 70's. Keihin carbs have been on since about that same time. That is just off the top of my head.

Yup. My older 70s bikes have factory jap parts.
 
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Probably back in the Panhead days, don't you think guys?

That's assuming you don't count the rubber in the tyres - rubber has never been grown in the USA, I don't think.
 
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Old 02-09-2012 | 07:17 AM
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I would say the ones with the brass carburetor were probably the last all American made bikes.
 

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I bet OP was expecting an aswer like- '95. 1895?
 
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More like NEVER
 
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Old 02-09-2012 | 02:07 PM
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I thought maybe 1950s, Forget the tire thing, I mean the basics that make the bike.

Frame, Motor, Sheet metal, Suspension and Brakes. A running, rolling Harley.

When did they start using Japanese or German or whatever parts to make a Harley. I thought it would be after WW2. Does any one really Know? Thanks.
 


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