So, when did Honda start making the Goldwing in the US?
May 1980. :yes
Through most of the years since 1985, the Honda Goldwing has had a higher "Made in America" parts content that Harlies. :ohyea:
:laughing-on-ground:
I read somewhere a while back that some pieces of Harleys are assembled in maquiladoras just south of the U.S. border in Mexico. I haven't been able to find anything that tells how much of a bike is made in the U.S. and how much is imported.
A few years back I had the chance to speak with one of our local LEOs that was on a HD. He told me that even though everyone thinks that the Harley is a US product, the electrical components are from Japan and the transmission gears are all made in Germany. Like I said, It was a few years ago. Now they all ride Hondas and Beemers.
I have heard that HD had Honda help them review and reorganize their production methods so that the could make a profit.