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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2008, 12:48:26 PM »
Quote from: Kodiak on November 20, 2008, 08:08:22 PM
Hold on to them dollars. Bury them in the back yard. It's going to get worse before it gets better.

That is why it will get worse!!!
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2008, 12:09:13 AM »
Quote from: screwup on November 21, 2008, 09:34:00 AM
been watching 4 stock closely, garmin, home depot, harley and wells fargo.
wells fargo has the least percentage of bad housing loans of all the finance companies we work with in property preservation side of the business, garmin has sgood overseas sales, home depot as most people seem be fixing up their houses  rather than buying a new one, and of course harley, yes population is getting older however, when it turns more funds will be available to spend.  Just another cycle of up and downs.

Being from Olathe, Ks, I can see why you'd be interested in Garmin. I truly believe that they have the BEST customer  service representatives in any industry. If you ever have the need to call them, they are always knowledgeable and efficient.  They sell a fantastic product and back it up. It is companies like this that are going to succeed in business.
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2008, 11:22:27 AM »
Quote from: grandpadoc on November 21, 2008, 11:13:28 AM
We had a Harley dealer close here in SoCal this week. That means our HOG chapter is disbanded. The reason is "they lost there lease".  Doc


What dealers???
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2009, 05:34:23 PM »
HeHe!!! They can't be doing too bad! I just got my dividend check today for my 1 share! 24 cents, 96 cents for the year!!! I love making them mail me a check worth less than the postage!!! And I never cash em either!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3: :huepfenjump3:

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2009, 05:35:40 PM »
H-D survived AMF, nuff said !

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2009, 05:48:20 PM »
Quote from: SPIDERMAN on January 02, 2009, 05:35:40 PM
H-D survived AMF, nuff said !

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some say that AMF's $$ put into R&D was the only reason they're still a viable company.  spyder
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2009, 05:50:20 PM »
Quote from: spydglide on January 02, 2009, 05:48:20 PM
some say that AMF's $$ put into R&D was the only reason they're still a viable company.  spyder

Well all that postage on my 24 cent dividend checks has to be KILLING them now!!! ;D ;D ;D

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2009, 05:56:29 PM »
Quote from: Hoist! on January 02, 2009, 05:50:20 PM
Well all that postage on my 24 cent dividend checks has to be KILLING them now!!! ;D ;D ;D

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Do ya have the stock certificate framed in your 'stable'?   8) har!  spyder
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2009, 06:00:21 PM »
Quote from: spydglide on January 02, 2009, 05:56:29 PM
Do ya have the stock certificate framed in your 'stable'?   8) har!  spyder

HeHe!!! Yep! Binx got it for my BDay last year! With a lil plaque on it that reads "May your stock soar and your Harley roar"!!! ;) :2vrolijk_21:

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2009, 06:12:33 PM »
Quote from: Hoist! on January 02, 2009, 06:00:21 PM
HeHe!!! Yep! Binx got it for my BDay last year! With a lil plaque on it that reads "May your stock soar and your Harley roar"!!! ;) :2vrolijk_21:

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2009, 09:22:20 PM »
A wise man once told me that the job of the press is to sell newspapers.  If the media was in the elevator business, elevators would only
have TWO buttons -

One would say "SOAR" and
the other would say "PLUNGE".

How would that make you feel about taking an elevator ride??

A good perpective to keep in mind.
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #26 on: January 03, 2009, 01:29:50 AM »
  I think I'd offer to trade my elevator stock to Hoist for the HD stock.

  When the gas goes back up, all the cagers are going to have to buy bikes.

  I believe Spyders right AMF did HD much more good than harm.
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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #27 on: January 03, 2009, 01:32:45 AM »
Quote from: spydglide on January 02, 2009, 05:48:20 PM
some say that AMF's $$ put into R&D was the only reason they're still a viable company.  spyder

I've heard this line of crap a 1,000 times and the AMF PR guy that managed to start this urban myth should be in the spin doctor's hall of fame. All the R&D money in the world didn't get people to buy crappy motorcycles that leaked oil like sieves and didn't run for chit AND had lousy paint. Only customer loyalty did that. What AMF's investment in machine tool technology did was give Vaugh Beals and the rest of the buyout team something to begin to build solid motorcycles with AFTER AMF went the way of the rabbit down Alice's hole.

 End of sermon

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2009, 01:38:03 AM »
Quote from: SPIDERMAN on January 03, 2009, 01:32:45 AM
I've heard this line of crap a 1,000 times and the AMF PR guy that managed to start this urban myth should be in the spin doctor's hall of fame. All the R&D money in the world didn't get people to buy crappy motorcycles that leaked oil like sieves and didn't run for chit AND had lousy paint. Only customer loyalty did that. What AMF's investment in machine tool technology did was give Vaugh Beals and the rest of the buyout team something to begin to build solid motorcycles with AFTER AMF went the way of the rabbit down Alice's hole.

 End of sermon

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The management team was at least smart enough to develop the Evo with Porche (which is what really saved the Co) and sandbag it til they got the Co back from AMF! So there endeth the lesson! (Hub) ;)

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Re: Can HD Survive the downturn (Article on MSN.com)
« Reply #29 on: January 03, 2009, 04:46:53 AM »
Quote from: grandpadoc on November 21, 2008, 11:13:28 AM
We had a Harley dealer close here in SoCal this week. That means our HOG chapter is disbanded. The reason is "they lost there lease".  Doc
We've seen that happening in Europe. HOG allowed the chapters to continue without a dealer, as a "free" chapter.

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