harley to buy mv group

[bimsb6]

as title hd are buying mv augusta group .



http://outlawbiker.co.uk/news.php?readmore=5188

Edited by bimsb6 on Friday 11th July 17:02

[Fire99]

Strewth that was a bit unexpected.. Well Harley buying them anyway.

Can't see a whole lot of component sharing to be honest.. Chalk and Cheese anyone?

Saying that Buell are part of HD aren't they? I'm sure they could put some of MV's skills to good use..

Hope its a good move for MV.. Their bikes are fan flippin tastic.

[bimsb6]

harley owned aermacchi (sp) back in 70's from memory ,hopefully this will ensure the future for mv .

[Fire99]

bimsb6 said:

harley owned aermacchi (sp) back in 70's from memory ,hopefully this will ensure the future for mv .

Fingers crossed. MV are a bit like Bimota to me.. I love their bikes but the company always seem to be hanging on the knife edge of existence.

[FourWheelDrift]

Bit more here - http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2008/Jul/080711b.ht...

[randlemarcus]

If the bike
are good,get off your bottoms and buy one
Running costs are quite OK, but be wary of a)parts supply and b)crashing
Mind you, a 190odd bhp Harley might be quite amusing. on youtube

[AlexHancock]

I'm glad that this should give MV some stability but I can't really see how it will help HD in Europe. There name is much more widely know then MV - I have to explain to people what an MV is but everyone knows what a Harley is! A good selling job by Claudio. It would've been more useful for a bike manufacturer that wanted access to MV's designers. Although a HD Brutale might be interesting

[bimsb6]

AlexHancock said:

I'm glad that this should give MV some stability but I can't really see how it will help HD in Europe. There name is much more widely know then MV - I have to explain to people what an MV is but everyone knows what a Harley is! A good selling job by Claudio. It would've been more useful for a bike manufacturer that wanted access to MV's designers. Although a HD Brutale might be interesting

harley don't need help in europe but it does give them a proper sportbike division .ps i do know they own buell but just having been round the factory its not exactly geared up for mass production .