excuseme wrote on Jun 30, 2008 11:16 PM:
" I believe the comment was meant to say that the Japanese do make many high quality items. Let's not forget that the heart of ALL the bikes in the show were made right here in Wisconsin by S&S. That's why they were entered. Also, if you had read Sunday's paper, you'd see that people that KNOW bikes cast the largest percentage of the votes, so they obviously saw something special in the one they chose. ALL of the bikes were true winners in their own right, but only one could be chosen. Let's also not forget that the "custom bike" was an American idea.
And yes, American cars are of superior quality. Unfortunately GM is closing several plants and the Japanese companies building cars here are expanding and hiring American workers to build them. Cameras and cell phones? Well, let's not go there. "
excuseme wrote on Jun 30, 2008 11:12 PM:
" I believe the comment was meant to say that the Japanese do make many high quality items. Let's not forget that the heart of ALL the bikes in the show were made right here in Wisconsin by S&S. That's why they were entered. Also, if you had read Sunday's paper, you'd see that people that KNOW bikes cast the largest percentage of the votes, so they obviously saw something special in the one they chose. ALL of the bikes were true winners in their own right, but only one could be chosen.
And yes, American cars are of superior quality. Unfortunately GM is closing several plants and the Japanese companies building cars here are expanding and hiring American workers to build them. Cameras and cell phones? Well, let's not go there. "
mrkplatt wrote on Jun 30, 2008 10:39 PM:
" For the record:
The bike that Doug Wozney built will be ridden. That was what it was built for.
Also, Doug did not say that the bike cost more than $70,000. What he said is that if someone were to ask him to build another bike like this he would charge about $70,000... For the S&S Competition, Doug ended up with a free motor, big discounts on parts and was gracious in applying his labor because of the opportunity to compete in such a major bike building event... "
let it be said wrote on Jun 30, 2008 2:24 PM:
" Some people are so out of touch.
This was a great event. Kudos to the local guy!
Nothing negative from me, I'll leave that to the other tooles around this site!
I can't believe how nice, respectful, and entertaining all the visitors were. Bikers rule! Can't wait for the next one!! "
Leonidas wrote on Jun 30, 2008 11:44 AM:
" All the politically correct people should be having a fit because Mr Hill is perpetuating a stereotype. "
PicklesPlease wrote on Jun 30, 2008 9:11 AM:
" Where's the story and photos of all the celebrity bikers that were in town? Didn't anyone see them downtown? Cool people! "
antieverything wrote on Jun 30, 2008 9:03 AM:
" Craig Hills comment shows the slow thinking mentality of todays american. He is likely referring to autombiles in which latest studies show we exceed in quality in many cases. Also I didnt think this one was the winner. "
OnaRes wrote on Jun 30, 2008 7:24 AM:
" 70K....I sat on a custom bike valued at around 120K. "
Krusty wrote on Jun 30, 2008 6:05 AM:
" 70 Grand for a motorcycle...I have to wonder of he will ride it or if it will sit on display "
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