Originally Posted by JollyRoger

Their problem is not production costs, it's getting people to buy their bikes. The design is outmoded, and they can't seem to expand beyond their existing customer base by presenting products a broader market wants to buy. If Harley can't deal with that, they are finished. They need to hire some Ford guy to show them how it's done, it's not impossible. I don't think you will ever see them leave the US, if they did, their loyal customer base would collapse. I do wish they would build a factory overseas so we can compete better in the world market with some sort of more Euro-style bike. So far, the V-rod, a Euro-style Harley, has been a disaster. It just plain costs too much, and is too damned big.