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Amber Lamps · 12-25-2010, 10:28 PM

We are so solving the world's social/economic woes here lately...

Bike sales are down, what would you have them do?

Btw Mexicans do buy things...just saying. I realize that we are huge but to say that a company will collaspe if they don't manufacture their products here is kinda silly, don't you all think?

There are several products on our shelves and in our homes that are only manufactured overseas. Those companies seem to be doing quite well, thank you very much.

There are several factors that have precipitated our loss of manufacturing in this country. You can't really point at one thing (like NAFTA) and say, "That's the reason". It's a process that has been building for decades. We went from inventing and monopolizing the television market to almost zero presence in under 30 years. Who's fault is that?

When Curtis Mathis rolled the last totally American TV off the line back in the 80s (I think), NAFTA hadn't even been heard of. Yet the manufacture and sale of TVs seems to be flourishing... Gee how is that possible?

If the time comes when all motorcycles are made overseas, I seriously doubt that they will stop being sold here. What we have done in the past is what we will have to do in the future. Find new products to manufacture and sell...it's really that simple. We were #1 in electronics-not anymore. We were #1 in furniture-not anymore. We were #1 in automobiles-not anymore. We were #1 in motorcycles-not anymore. We can't keep crying over yesterday's spilled milk and continue to try and hold on to the past. Companies have to be run with a eye on the bottom line. Sentimate in business is an almost sure way to guarantee a company's demise. Would you rather they go out of business completely?

Arai made hats, Suzuki made textile machines, Yamaha made pianos, Alpinestars made ski boots, BMW made airplanes, etc... We need to adapt or die, simple as that.

12-25-2010, 10:28 PM	#16
Amber Lamps Moto GP Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 14,556	We are so solving the world's social/economic woes here lately... Bike sales are down, what would you have them do? Btw Mexicans do buy things...just saying. I realize that we are huge but to say that a company will collaspe if they don't manufacture their products here is kinda silly, don't you all think? There are several products on our shelves and in our homes that are only manufactured overseas. Those companies seem to be doing quite well, thank you very much. There are several factors that have precipitated our loss of manufacturing in this country. You can't really point at one thing (like NAFTA) and say, "That's the reason". It's a process that has been building for decades. We went from inventing and monopolizing the television market to almost zero presence in under 30 years. Who's fault is that? When Curtis Mathis rolled the last totally American TV off the line back in the 80s (I think), NAFTA hadn't even been heard of. Yet the manufacture and sale of TVs seems to be flourishing... Gee how is that possible? If the time comes when all motorcycles are made overseas, I seriously doubt that they will stop being sold here. What we have done in the past is what we will have to do in the future. Find new products to manufacture and sell...it's really that simple. We were #1 in electronics-not anymore. We were #1 in furniture-not anymore. We were #1 in automobiles-not anymore. We were #1 in motorcycles-not anymore. We can't keep crying over yesterday's spilled milk and continue to try and hold on to the past. Companies have to be run with a eye on the bottom line. Sentimate in business is an almost sure way to guarantee a company's demise. Would you rather they go out of business completely? Arai made hats, Suzuki made textile machines, Yamaha made pianos, Alpinestars made ski boots, BMW made airplanes, etc... We need to adapt or die, simple as that.