RE: Harley comment

[garyjh@bernstein.com (Gary Harris)]

>
>Robin
>
>.....because the japanese were abusing the then-open US market with
predatory business practices, flooding the market with far more supply Vs
demand to kill prices and dumping product on the US market at below
cost.....please tell the whole story.....
>

Say what?!?  Harley couldn't compete simply because they built an inferior
product.  Buyers wanted machines that didn't leak, wouldn't break down on
the road, and wouldn't need repairing every other weekend.  So, they bought
Japanese.  Harley got the tariffs imposed while they developed a new engine
and got there quality control together.  Afterwards, things began to turn
around. 

>Today Harley is an incredibly profitable and successful company with a
product >line that sells out every year, a long waiting list and a truly
dedicated following of >repeat customers around the world.

And once again, Harley is attempting to get the gov't on its side by trying
to patent the *sound* of its engine.

>-glen


Don't mean to sound like a flame...I just don't like the way HD does business.


Gary - NYC
<www.tappedin.com/gary>