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after reading some articles i found one that mentioned that Harley has an assembly plant in Manous,Brazil,so don't feel bad if your Triumph was "assembled" in Thailand
HARLEY DAVIDSON DO BRASIL LTDA
Brazil's Harley Davidson Ltd is a company of the
Harley-Davidson Holding Co. Inc. and Harley-Davidson
Motor Company Group Inc., and produces motorcycles in
the Industrial Pole of Manaus ,PIM, since 1999. The
factory of the Industrial Pole of Manaus, PIM, is part
of the strategy of the group to increase its
participation in the Brazilian market. The motorcycles
manufactured in Manaus go through exhaustive tests of
quality in order to assist the international pattern
of the group. The line of products of the
Harley-Davidson of Brazil Ltd, is constituted of the
following models: Fat Boy, Heritage Classic, Standard
Custom, and Night Train.
HARLEY-DAVIDSON DO BRASIL LTDA.
RUA SÃO JOSÉ, 169 GALPÃO 6 E 7 - ALEIXO
CEP: 69083-010
MANAUS - AM - BRAZIL
FAX: +55 (092) 638-5202
+55 (092) 639-2100 / 671-2828
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I am sorry I see no relationship between the two. They are building bikes there that will stay there. The workers will supply their countries own demand. That creates national pride and economic stimulation to the consumers as they are both consumer and workforce. That is a fabulous idea! Triumph is not building bikes in Thailand to stay in Southeast Asia and service that market. I wonder how many Rockets they sell in Cambodia. I hear the dealer network there is extensive. The Americans and Australians clearly have the work force and industrial complexes to build Triumphs in their own countries. I wonder why he picked a country so far away from us. Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble. 
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Well, I don't know about YOU Ron, but Jake's bit of information here kind'a reminds me of an old song from down that way that went "something like" this....
Large, unwieldy, and oh so ponderous
the Harley from Manaus Brazil goes by us
and as it passes it roars
but nobody cares
And that's 'cause if ya wanna have fun
smart folks'll give a Triumph a run
and as they pass they smile
while going The Ton
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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I'd take Brazil over Thailand
uh...I mean...Triumph....GOOD, Harley...BAD
We're talking about soccer right?
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though i havn't researched it,i'm sure Honda assembles bikes here in the U.S.,i know for a fact that they assemble cars, does that make them any less Japanese?
just researched,honda did make bikes in the US up until July 30,2009.question stands
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yeah this debate is as old as time itself.
I simplify it like this...
Who do you wanna support, a rich American , an American pride slogan, and hundreds of foreigners?
Or a rich Japanese man with hundreds of American workers?
I'll take the latter, a jobs a job no one likes their boss.
Oh and everythings non union regardless cause all the American factories are down south...thats give and take
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though i havn't researched it,i'm sure Honda assembles bikes here in the U.S.,i know for a fact that they assemble cars, does that make them any less Japanese?
just researched,honda did make bikes in the US up until July 30,2009.question stands
Oh, so solly Jake-san, I not sure about THAT, but I DO KNOW people who don't capitawize first letter in first word in sentence or the word "I" when talking about self don't use Engwish correctry!
In other words folks, I GIVE UP!!! WHAT'S with ALL this friggin' solitary use of the lowercase I've seen SOOOOO friggin' much of lately by a whole lot of folks out there nowdays, HUH??? WHAT?! Are we just TOO friggin' LAZY in THIS COUNTRY anymore to hit that friggin' SHIFT BUTTON over there to the left of the keyboard now and then???!!!
 (sorry...I had to get that off my chest....yeah, yeah, I KNOW, I KNOW...I make up for ALL of THAT around here anyway, DON'T I?!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Mercedes has been building trucks in Brazil for almost 40 years. Honda Goldwings are made in USA. I don't think "where" it's assembled makes a bit of difference. So, all you Siamese twin owners can relax and enjoy your great "English" bike!
Bob
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WHEW!!! Well...I'm certainly glad that THAT'S been settled then now, Bob! And so I suppose this ALSO means I can now once again relax and enjoy drivin' my Chevy Silverado which was bolted together by those Hosers up there across the 49th Parallel, RIGHT???  (yep...I checked and its VIN# starts with a "2"...and you know what THAT means, don't cha?!) 
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Gold Wings are not made in the US anymore. It doesn't matter where it was assembled? It surely does matter. Ask the folks in Florida with Chinese drywall how life is treating them this year. Every kid loves eating lead paint, just can't get enough of that high-test leaded toy. It starts with assembly then the 3rd world business partner says " Hey look here, I can manufacture the components too at a fraction of what you are paying. " When you do business with countries with no controls you get more than you bargained for sometimes. Conversely the western countries have regulated their businesses out of business forcing them to look elsewhere. All I know is, countries that don't make anything eventually will make stuff for those who do. I can't see nations surviving as consumers. Everybody in your work force cannot be an investment banker. 
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My main point is given Harley's current financial situation,I could see them ever so quietly begin "assembling" bikes outside of the U.S. .I keep reading about the eminent close of their York plant due to inefficiancy,and let's face it what's more "efficiant" than moving operations out of the country and hiring people to do make them for what amounts to little more than slave wages.
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You are all missing the point here. Its too increase the critical female ridership. I for one would whole heartedly endorse my Wife going out to buy a new Brazilian.
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You are all missing the point here. Its too increase the critical female ridership. I for one would whole heartedly endorse my Wife going out to buy a new Brazilian.
I would wholeheartedly endorse [and even pay for]my wife to go out and GET a brazillian done 
What difference does it make where thye build the harlys?They will still make all there money off the clothes anyway  Whoops there I go again.
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Oh, so solly Jake-san, I not sure about THAT, but I DO KNOW people who don't capitawize first letter in first word in sentence or the word "I" when talking about self don't use Engwish correctry!
In other words folks, I GIVE UP!!! WHAT'S with ALL this friggin' solitary use of the lowercase I've seen SOOOOO friggin' much of lately by a whole lot of folks out there nowdays, HUH??? WHAT?! Are we just TOO friggin' LAZY in THIS COUNTRY anymore to hit that friggin' SHIFT BUTTON over there to the left of the keyboard now and then???!!!
We're a dying breed, old man! 
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Mercedes has been building trucks in Brazil for almost 40 years. Honda Goldwings are made in USA. I don't think "where" it's assembled makes a bit of difference. So, all you Siamese twin owners can relax and enjoy your great "English" bike!
Well, it sorta does. When Honda started making their products in the US, they found that the "stupid lazy" American workers built them so well at such a low cost, that many of the Hondas sold in Japan are American made.
However, I still can't understand why it makes sense to all those business majors that about the only products made in the US are Japanese and nearly all products of "American" companies are made in China.
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So, all you Siamese twin owners....
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
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Are we just TOO friggin' LAZY in THIS COUNTRY anymore to hit that friggin'
SHIFT BUTTON over there to the left of the keyboard now and then???!!!
wElL iF yOu ReAd My PoStS yOu'Ll FiNd ThAt ThErE aRe ThOsE
oF uS tHaT sTiLl UsE sHiFt WiThOuT aBuSiNg CAPSLOCK EITHER.
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Are we just TOO friggin' LAZY in THIS COUNTRY anymore to hit that friggin'
SHIFT BUTTON over there to the left of the keyboard now and then???!!!
wElL iF yOu ReAd My PoStS yOu'Ll FiNd ThAt ThErE aRe ThOsE
oF uS tHaT sTiLl UsE sHiFt WiThOuT aBuSiNg CAPSLOCK EITHER.
I suspect the use of a lowercase "i" when referring to oneself represents an overly modest ego.
As for myself, I need a super-sized cap letter I!!!
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kind'a reminds me of an old song from down that way that went "something like" this....
Large, unwieldy, and oh so ponderous
the Harley from Manaus Brazil goes by us...
Good material there Dwight! A couple more verses and a chorus and ya got a song. Hey, let me put that to music for an truly original ba.com collaborative (yup, you heard it here first) smash hit!!!
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