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And 100% US made Harleys are not exactly without their problems either. Nothing is.
There's no such thing as a 100% USA made Harley Davidson, never has been. They've always had, at minimum, a handful of Canadian or European sourced parts. Since the debut of the nose cone "Trouble Head" they've used Japanese and Taiwanese sourced electrical, suspension, rim and brake components. The Evo and the Twinkie (Twin Cam) are both Kawasaki designed engines, using parts from Toyota-Honda-Yamaha and General Motors of Canada...
Keihin and Mikuni (Japan) carburetors, Showa (Japan) forks and shocks, Denso (Japan) starters, NGK (Japan) sparkplugs, Stanley (Japan/Taiwan) lights-wiring-switches, Dunlop (Japan) tires, Lockheed-Wagner (England) brakes, Delphi (Canada) fuel injection, Excell (Japan) wheels, Emgo (Taiwan) filters, Bridgestone-Firestone (Japan) tires, Screaming Eagle (Taiwan-Korea-China) accessories... I could go on for awhile... this is just a small portion of parts that were/are sourced from outside the USA (or the company headquarters are no longer in the USA).
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