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     Crusty |
MUNICH, GERMANY) Norbert Reithofer, CEO of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, announced today that Harley-Davidson Motor Company has accepted a friendly merger agreement by BMW and will combine their motorcycle manufacturing facilities. Mr. Keith E Wandell, CEO of Harley-Davidson, will become president of the the worldwide motorcycle division, which will include the current BMW Motorrad division, Harley-Davidson, and Husqvarna. "We have long felt the need to diversify our motorcycle production by adding models more attuned to the cruiser market," Herr Reithofer said. "With our current BMW line, our Husqvarna line, and now the new Harley-Davidson line, we will be able to penetrate all parts of the worldwide motorcycle market." Mr. Wandell stated that the move, which has taken the motorcycling world by surprise, was accepted by Harley-Davidson as a way to strengthen its capital base, which has never recovered from the 2008 financial meltdown. "We also are looking for ways to streamline our operations by combining research and development, design, and marketing components of our motorcycle lines." The two men showed off a prototype of the kind of combined work the new combined companies will be capable of by announcing the BMW H1600R, which features a Harley motor in the body of the current K1600GT, suitably modified, with a distinctive orange and blue paint scheme to combine the colors of the two companies. There was also a clay mockup of a version of the current RoadKing Classic with the iconic BMW boxer motor, which is promised for fall introduction. FOR RELEASE AFTER MARCH 31, 2011 | ||
| Court |
Too funny!...... There are few things in life as certain as death, taxes and this story every April Fool's Day. | ||
| Brumbear |
I aint ruinin it | ||
| Trojan |
Anyone would think it was April 1st already  I read this one earlier too..... http://www.motomatters.com/news/2011/04/01/f1_and_ motogp_to_merge.html | ||
| Brumbear |
http://www.cycletrader.com/find/dealers/bergen-cou nty-harley-davidson/799336/Make-BMW/ | ||
| Cyclonedon |
naw!!! it can't be happening because the dead give away is making Keith Wandell the president. Theres a once great motorcycle company that has already tried that and it totally screwed up that company so we all know that BMW wondn't do something as stupid as that! | ||
| Hootowl |
Another April Fools gag. This one from otterbox, maker of the best cases out there. http://www.otterbox.com/oh-snap/oh-snap,default,pg .html "When you say 'Oh snap, I dropped my phone, the case says 'snap' right back" | ||
| Hootowl |
http://www.virgin.com/travel/news/branson-buys-plu to-reinstates-as-planet/ | ||
| Court |
(Message edited by court on April 03, 2011) |
