Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > I was enjoying the Harley Thread

[twpd]

Originally Posted by couchcommando

If natural selection is the yardstick then say good bye to anything that isn't made in Japan.
There is a market for Harleys, they aint my thing and obviously not yours but I would have thougth the fact you ride a bike made by a small manufacturer that should also not be with us financially would make you sympathise with HD.

Having worked with the Japanese for many years in the micro-electronics business I have good experience of them and I can assure you that what you say is not the case - they are not the yardstick and they are not the best by a long chalk. No one is. They are nt particularly good engineers or designers but, they are fairly decent at mass-production.

[jeff st4s]

Originally Posted by twpd

They are nt particularly good engineers or designers but, they are fairly decent at mass-production.

I have found the Japanese to be very good at being able to go round in circles and eventually solve a problem in an (analitical way.....oops if I got it wrong), but seem not quite to have the styling flair of other countries.
That's why the Yanks do cruisers and the Japs follow the trend. Could you imagine American Chopper coming out of Japan initially?