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Lost_in_ohio
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/23/Harley-Davi dson_to_cut_jobs/UPI-78261232769183/

Does anyone have any information beyond this?
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Buellinachinashop
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 03:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
The Capitol Drive Motor Plant (sportster and Buell Thunderstorm) will be made at the Menomonee Falls plant. Its about 5 miles north of the current plant and has been building engines for over 10 years already.
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Rex
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 06:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Wow. that is a big building. the research center I believe is behind that building.

so for homecomings, etc., we will need to ride another 5 miles north. I wonder if the motor plant is menomponee falls has newer machining? a way to phase out an out of date plant and employees to save money? How is the Kansas city plant doing?
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Buellinachinashop
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 10:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Rex, The Product Development Center (pdc) is located behind the current Capitol Dr, Motor Plant. Its relatively new and will remain as is, minus 60 employees who over the next 18 months will be out of work. The Menomonee Falls plant is huge, about 3x the size of Capitol dr. Alot more current as far as tooling.

(Message edited by buellinachinashop on January 25, 2009)
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Boney95
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 10:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Isn't the Capitol Dr. plant considered to be in Brookfield? Lisbon being the dividing line between Brookfield and Menomonee Falls.
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Jasonk
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 10:20 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Capitol Drive east of 214th street is Tosa.
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Boney95
Posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 - 10:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
Yeah thats right.
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Boney95
Posted on Monday, January 26, 2009 - 01:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)
124th not 214
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