[Ducati] One Word - YIKES!!...

[Mike Aquino]

Whew..

Thanks Rob

I thought I was the only one that actually took time to read the article.

I have heard no compelling arguments against the possible partnering 
that weren't based on prejudice and folklore.

skid

Rob Allen wrote:
> All brand bias aside, I don't know what the big deal is?  Why would it be
> "puke in my mouth" bad for HD to own, or partially own, Ducati?  I mean,
> okay...Harley has been involved with some pretty ill-fated partnerships.
> The AMF-Harley period leaps to mind as a monumentally bad time in the
> history of the American motorcycle manufacturer.  But why not, really?
>
> Did Ford's ownership of Jaguar destroy the brand?  What about Daimler's
> involvement with Chrysler?  Is the Charger R/T less of an American muscle
> car because a German company was at the helm of the company when it was
> penned?
>
> Hey, maybe we could end up with a Ducati Pro Thunder racing class?  ;)  I
> mean, the 748's pretty much dominated the Buell Pro Thunder series after
> all.  I recall a guy at Sears Point (back when it still was Sears Point)
> pointing a 748 out to his buddy and saying, "Yeah, that's one of Harley's
> race bikes."  It was laughable at the time, but it could turn out to have
> been prophetic.
>
> I'm not a bidness guru, but I don't think injecting some Harley capital,
> Harley dealer network, and Harley market clout into Ducati SpA would be a
> bad thing.  And I don't even own a Harley.
>