BUELL IS DEAD?!?!?!
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From: Land of Cincinnati Chili
Originally Posted by AssassinJN,Oct 15 2009, 01:38 PM
More info for those of you who haven't heard:
http://www.hdtalking.com/general_harley_da...html#post186461
Basically harley's profits are down 80% this quarter so they are selling mv and dumping buell. Which still doesn't make sense for me since closing buell is going to cost them ~$125mil to do... Not sure why they don't just put it up for sale, seeing how they just bought them a little bit ago.
http://www.hdtalking.com/general_harley_da...html#post186461
Basically harley's profits are down 80% this quarter so they are selling mv and dumping buell. Which still doesn't make sense for me since closing buell is going to cost them ~$125mil to do... Not sure why they don't just put it up for sale, seeing how they just bought them a little bit ago.
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Originally Posted by SheDrivesIt,Oct 15 2009, 04:18 PM
I just saw a guy win a new Buell at the local Quaker Steak & Lube last night. Sad news. Eric Buell looks pretty upset in that video.
I'm that upset at Harley right now. I know business is business... but it doesn't make this suck any less.
East Troy, WI ain't that far from Chicago and I know someone who's now jobless thanks to this....
It's somewhat ironic that I'm pulling for Buell even though this is a Honda board... but yeah I really love their philosophy and their products and their company!
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From: Queen City, NC
Originally Posted by kppolo3,Oct 15 2009, 09:30 PM
This makes the AMA look even more silly for their blatant pandering to Buell all last year. I bet they are glad they pissed off all the other makers now.
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From: La Habra
Damn. Buell was my best shot at ever buying an American bike! You know, something built with current technology. I figured they would eventually work out the fit-and-finish and other gremlins Buell had before HD picked them up. They were NOT there yet but improving.
