Harley in India

radco · 11-06-2010, 01:11 PM

Harley trying to expand like any company,, Now is has a assembly plant in India..They say it is to reduce the cost of HD in India which has a 80% tax on assembled inports...Makes sense but the way HD is canning people here in the states, I think in a short time, we may be importing Harley into the US....
Plus side is you get AFree Slurpies for a year! ::)
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...iref=allsearch

macmac · 11-06-2010, 02:28 PM

God help us.

radco · 11-06-2010, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by macmac

God help us.

Bill you get free Slurpies for life when they finally import to the US

I looked on Snoopes and couldnt find this as a rumor

macmac · 11-06-2010, 05:31 PM

But I don't like slurpies. Man oh Man, if this ain't the dumbest possible idea I have heard in a long while. Hell Mexico would have been a better choice, but Canada would have been my vote. I mean that is if they had to leave the USA in the first place.

On the other hand if they say moved to Japan that would sorta fix things up real good.

But India? Will there be a HD kukria knife too I wonder?

Loafer · 11-06-2010, 06:25 PM

I had a telemarketer call and I could tell he wasn't stateside. I listened to him because he was trying to be a Clint Eastwood type personality, and that I would be cool too if I bought his crap.
I've heard they train them to speak like that in India.
Might be true.

macmac · 11-06-2010, 09:11 PM

Loafer, Seems to me that accent thing with a Easwood drawl would have to just about be 'pricless', but I am happier it's you sayin' so than if I had to suffer hearing it myself.

I used to have a dell, and I had to try and understand one of those guys once, just once, only once, in this life time, and I never understood a bloomin' word he said, but then he didn't understand me either.

**glwilson** · 11-06-2010, 09:56 PM

Kind of how it is going to be like for the "Indian" customers of HD when they have to call HD's Milwaukee customer service "hot-line"... I assume those in India will not be able to understand those in Milwaukee.

As I posted in another thread... I can just hear it now... "I can't understand a damned word those people in Milwaukee are saying!!"

With all due respect... language barriers are sometimes difficult to deal with... especially when you are already stressed-out because you have a problem to deal with. ;)

AlabamaNomadRider · 11-07-2010, 10:49 AM

Greg you are very correct. Nothing worse than waiting five minutes after you have pressed numbers 1 through 10 and finally someone will come on the line and I can't understand a thing they are saying. After the call I am usually more confused than ever.

macmac · 11-07-2010, 12:10 PM

Well it could give a whole other meaning to Phuket huh?

Loafer · 11-07-2010, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by macmac

Well it could give a whole other meaning to Phuket huh?

macmac · 11-07-2010, 05:45 PM

Hey! I do pretty good for a hick wizard witch doctor!

11-06-2010, 01:11 PM	#1
radco Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dedham Maine Posts: 4,199	Harley in India Harley trying to expand like any company,, Now is has a assembly plant in India..They say it is to reduce the cost of HD in India which has a 80% tax on assembled inports...Makes sense but the way HD is canning people here in the states, I think in a short time, we may be importing Harley into the US.... Plus side is you get AFree Slurpies for a year! ::) http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...iref=allsearch __________________ Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-06-2010, 02:28 PM	#2
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Harley in India God help us. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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11-06-2010, 05:31 PM	#4
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Harley in India But I don't like slurpies. Man oh Man, if this ain't the dumbest possible idea I have heard in a long while. Hell Mexico would have been a better choice, but Canada would have been my vote. I mean that is if they had to leave the USA in the first place. On the other hand if they say moved to Japan that would sorta fix things up real good. But India? Will there be a HD kukria knife too I wonder? __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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11-06-2010, 06:25 PM	#5
Loafer Sr. Contributor Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 18,287	Harley in India I had a telemarketer call and I could tell he wasn't stateside. I listened to him because he was trying to be a Clint Eastwood type personality, and that I would be cool too if I bought his crap. I've heard they train them to speak like that in India. Might be true. __________________ Gerry Martineau / 802 VT / VBA #0892 /[email]glmjgm@gmail.com[email] Login or Register to Remove Ads
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11-06-2010, 09:11 PM	#6
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Harley in India Loafer, Seems to me that accent thing with a Easwood drawl would have to just about be 'pricless', but I am happier it's you sayin' so than if I had to suffer hearing it myself. I used to have a dell, and I had to try and understand one of those guys once, just once, only once, in this life time, and I never understood a bloomin' word he said, but then he didn't understand me either. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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11-06-2010, 09:56 PM	#7
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	Harley in India Kind of how it is going to be like for the "Indian" customers of HD when they have to call HD's Milwaukee customer service "hot-line"... I assume those in India will not be able to understand those in Milwaukee. As I posted in another thread... I can just hear it now... "I can't understand a damned word those people in Milwaukee are saying!!" With all due respect... language barriers are sometimes difficult to deal with... especially when you are already stressed-out because you have a problem to deal with. ;) __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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11-07-2010, 10:49 AM	#8
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Harley in India Greg you are very correct. Nothing worse than waiting five minutes after you have pressed numbers 1 through 10 and finally someone will come on the line and I can't understand a thing they are saying. After the call I am usually more confused than ever. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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11-07-2010, 12:10 PM	#9
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Harley in India Well it could give a whole other meaning to Phuket huh? __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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11-07-2010, 05:45 PM	#11
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Harley in India Hey! I do pretty good for a hick wizard witch doctor! __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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