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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:47 AM Original message |
Harley-Davidson slashes 1,000 jobs as profits skid |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cycles were expendable income toys and now there is no income let alone expendable income. |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Wanna-be bikers toy. Give me a Honda that doesnt need work everytime you ride. nt |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. With training wheels? |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. I love this |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. Dont need too. My Honda will smoke your P-O-S HD at any speed. nt |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:47 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Interesting attitude |
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AptosDem (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Reliability and Quality |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Depends on your experience |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 01:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. HD quaility was piss poor BEFORE AMC came around. Ride 1 hr, work on it for 2 hrs. nt |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 04:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
34. Another Anti-American makes my ignore list. |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. There are single people that desire cheap, reliable transportation... |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. been wondering how those guys at Orange County Choppers . . . |
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Brother Buzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Maybe they should re-hire the son and can the father to boost the TV ratings |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-19-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
40. They might be doing better than you think |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. The era of mid-life crisis baby boomers ended |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
9. HD did this to themselves. |
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Locrian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 01:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. partly true |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. They keep sayn that HD has a market valuation higher than GM |
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scarface2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
12. too many bikes...too few riders. |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. Hey Harley riders, a word with you please. |
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Amos Moses (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. "Why would they do that"? |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 04:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I doubt the HD riders (if that is what they were) who flipped you off are here to read this. |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I've ridden numerous motorcycles and bicycles over 30 years |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:12 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Yeah, they're known for ignoring non-HD'ers |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 04:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
31. I can't explain it, either. |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 04:04 AM Response to Reply #16 |
33. You mean Harley-Davidson riders can acctually read? nt |
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cabluedem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 04:02 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. Dont forget to us an HD placarded Ford pickup. What a joke! n/t |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 03:59 AM Response to Reply #13 |
42. Would you gentlemen please stop flipping me off when I'm coming the other way down the road? |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. too bad they don't make more affordable transportation models... |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 04:06 AM Response to Reply #14 |
45. Buell Blast |
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Enthusiast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 04:22 PM Response to Original message |
18. Anyone that wants a Harley Davidson |
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Amos Moses (551 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 05:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. They tried to attract younger riders by buying Buell. |
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Born Free (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
48. RE: Anyone that wants a Harley Davidson |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
20. Wait a year - you'll be able to buy one for pennies on the dollar |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
22. I'm sorry to hear this. (nt) |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. Sad...Are Harley Davidson restaurants still around? |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-16-09 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
24. I read this today in our local paper! It's strange, though b/c |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Not only more expensive |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 07:21 AM Response to Reply #24 |
47. prices of 250cc bikes are skyrocketing |
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BadGimp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-17-09 12:23 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm doin my part damit |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 04:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. Unlike so many rice poseurs, your comment is not trivial. |
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snooper2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 10:05 AM Response to Reply #35 |
44. I ride my bike year round...03' 650 VStar |
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IDemo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-22-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. I've commuted when it was 20°, also on a 650cc V-twin |
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foginthemorn (211 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-21-09 06:51 AM Response to Reply #27 |
46. Milwaukee is changing. I was back for visit recently. I |
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smalll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 04:58 AM Response to Original message |
36. Not particularly broken up about this, as for a decade or two now, HDs have been the favored bike of |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 05:03 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Sometime I long for the ignore x OOPS I found it |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
39. unfriendly scowls instead of waves---i hope that company goes under |
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mountainvue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-18-09 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
38. They were supposed to be in town for some |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-20-09 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
43. I hope it turns around for them |
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