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Harley bidding to buy Ducati
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Rhino
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Harley bidding to buy Ducati
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June 21, 2017, 04:04:41 PM »
Will that make my Multistrada an Italian-German-American?
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/21/harley-davidson-enters-race-to-buy-italian-rival-ducati.html
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June 21, 2017, 05:47:33 PM »
I am sure they would move the manufacturing here...
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June 21, 2017, 06:29:37 PM »
Two giant piles of crap that deserve each other.
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June 21, 2017, 06:36:12 PM »
Maybe Duc will be to big for HD to screw over like they did Buell.
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October 30, 2017, 08:13:43 AM »
On a positive note, at least Harley would have an in house blue print for how to make a V twin.
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Straight outta 1924!
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They haven't bought them yet..
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Quote from: VirginiaJim on October 30, 2017, 03:18:36 PM
They haven't bought them yet..
Was announced last month that VW took Ducati off the market. The German auto union wasn't on board.
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November 01, 2017, 04:06:01 PM »
Weren't there rumors a few years back on this very subject? Or was it another Italian bike maker?
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Yes, a huge update from the 1905 design.....
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I believe someone told me that this merger's purpose was create the ultimate motorcycle for going nowhere fast.
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