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went to the V.A. today for my annual checkup.and in the parking garage was a really cool suzuki 250 had to go back for a double take.. had the honda rebel harley look about it.. Think I liked it alot more then this thing...

I don't know Jim. I did a quick Google and did not see any countries that fit the bill. I've been to 18 countries myself and they all have high tariffs etc. LOL - Nepal has a 150% tax on all vehicles coming into the country. That's why the cheap India 100-200cc bikes are popular.

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This is true. Where I grew up the hills were so steep and long, when your ball rolled down the hill you just said "screw it"...

Is there still an import tax when the product is made by a US company in a US owned factory in a foreign country Harley built and owns the India factory so maybe there is no import tax, also I read awhile back that the India factory is to build bikes only for the European market not the US market.

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

They may be onto something. I saw the bike in the attached pictures this summer near Stirling, Scotland.
It wasn't until I saw the learner plate that things fell into place. It looked like a harley but a bit smaller, the scale was perfect.
We meet the owner the follwing day and he had sent to America for the decals. The bike is actually a Hysong.

I think your ,mistaken those are not the same bikes, different engines , different everything

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350

Jack - I don't think fieldsheer was saying that the Hysong was the same as the Indian made Harley. I believe he was just showing that there is interest in scaled down V-twin clones in Europe. They are definitely NOT the same bike.

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Rotortech
Indianapolis
1974 S3

It's being made in India solely because of low labour costs. If imported into EU it would have to face the same duties as other non-EU countries such as Japan, and US-made would make its price prohibitive compared to comparable EU-made or Japanese-made bikes.
Not that I'm interested in the slightest. Heck, even a KH500 will easily outperform these two, and the KH is a much better looker. The only area in which the KH would probably lose is fuel consumption.

I don't think euro guys have interesting by small HD.
They like big CI and they think there 're already a small HD the 883.
In fact I beleive they like them because there big CI or CC and they have no risk to be surprised by the power when they open full throttle.
When you like merican bikes or cars in Europe you like big blocks not small blocks.

harleys are like bossoms
if must have em, might as well get the biggest you can.!!

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she will never be pretty but she is a fun ride.

73 KAWASAKI H1 (Sold).
82 YAMAHA RD350LC
2000 KAWI KDX200H
2001 Triumph TT600

Oh I guess I did not understand what I was reading /

Harley probably knows the small bike market they were in it for awhile with Buell then something changed and Buell was kicked to the curb, HD sold a lot of Buell's there even was a Buell with a single cylinder Sportster engine , Buells were known as the Harley that handles

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1975 S3 project bike
1974 H1 project bike
1972 Yamaha R5
1974 Yamaha RD350