Posted by Crazy Horse on December 24, 2020 at 07:28:24 from (108.173.201.233):
In Reply to: Re: Time to move on posted by K Effective on December 24, 2020 at 05:40:13:
KE ...... I had mentioned in another reply here about the 700cc Japanese bikes in the US .... here's some info from a web search .... I don't believe it affected the 750's imported to Canada. Like the rest of the world, they remained 750 cc. Your bike shows up in the list at the end .... so the 700's were specially produced to avoid the US tariff. Not sure how long that lasted for ....
"In the early eighties, Harley-Davidson claimed that Japanese manufacturers were importing motorcycles into the US in such volume as to harm or threaten to harm domestic producers. After an investigation by the US International Trade Commission, President Reagan imposed in 1983 a 45% tariff on imported bikes and bikes over 700 cc engine capacity. Harley Davidson subsequently rejected offers of assistance from Japanese motorcycle makers. In 1983, many of the Japanese and other foreign manufactures dropped engine sizes from 750cc to 700cc in what has become known as the "Harley tariff". US President Ronald Reagan imposed a 45 percent tariff over a five-year period on the import of Japanese motorcycles, improving Harley-Davidson's ability to compete against high-quality foreign manufacturers as the last U.S. motorcycle manufacturer". Models Affected included .....
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