Rufus Plough: It's a fairly small company in a niche field, and branching out into other products takes cash, and lots of it.. While HD has been fairly healthy the last decade or so, there was a time when it was on death's door, and was itself owned by other companies (such as AMF, who make bowling balls & sports gear).Kawasaki motorcycles are only a small part of a big outfit, that makes heavy machinery and ships.For most of the 20th century, there has been a constant loss of motorcycle brands, and for Ford & GM there hasn't been enough of a profit to take the chance. Compared to cars, motorcycles are small potatoes....Show more
Kate Baune: For the same reason that Maytag does not build rockets and Dell does not build houses. Every business has its market and either stays there or finds a new one. BTW, Ford made a Harley edition truck that Harley licensed.
Robt Betker: no the spark arrestor is only to keep the bike from back firing
Nia Monopoli: im no! t a mechanic but i think its a bit stupid people saying it will burn a hole in the piston all the exhaust does is let the fumes out of the engine and stops it from being to loud so i cant see y it would damage ur engine but it is on there for a reason probably to keep the bike from being to loud i wouldnt be 2 worried if i took it off it wont hurt the bike that much i doubt but u could buy an after market exhaust if u want it 2 sound better that would be my best recomendation
Gus Leiby: To add to the multiple product list: BMW makes motorcycles, cars and aircraft engines. Piaggio makes scooters and helicopters.. Bombardier makes CamAM Spyder, snowmobiles and the Canadian army replacement for Jeeps based on a DKW/VW utility vehicle (Weasel?) plus a trail cycle.. Toyota has made some parts for cycles- more of subcontractor part owned by Toyota made carbs and brakes used on Honda and Kaw cycles.
Son Ahlers: Well, people have preconceived notions or expectations ass! ociated with certain names or brandnames. For instance, would! you buy white bread made by Pampers? Or grape jelly made by Preperation-H? Or toilet paper made by 3-M, the same people that make sandpaper? That's why when GM started Saturn, they gave it a whole new name that wasn't associated with GM in any way. They didn't want people seeing Saturn as just another plain jane GM division. Same with Honda and the Infinity and Toyota and the Lexus. They wanted people to see those cars as luxury cars on par with BMW and not just another Honda or Toyota....Show more
Roni Kurz: Ask in a different section.Sports - Motorcycle RacingThey love questions like yours.
Joesph Smithmyer: because it is a speciality market , bike manufacturers make bikes and car makers make cars
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Alise Rutgers: They are too stupid to try to make money. Like when someone offered to buy Buell, they said no and scrapped it, made exactly nothing off of Buell, idiots.
Gennie Shauer: I don't care about protection at all. I ! need a full face motorcycle helmet (I would prefer a black tinted visor). I'm making a Daft Punk replica :)
Willie Tun: Well harley davidson did make a truck, ford helped. I think because there's a ford truck called the harley davidson. Too much competition for motorcycle companies to compete with car companies. Car companies make motorcycles becuase they know they can do it cheaprt that motorcycle companies.
Oda Mauson: Would you buy an Indian car?
Faustino Mellerson: what bike is it?
Octavio Roylance: They stick to what they like & know most about.(Have fun).
Alane Antes: The spark arrestor is usually (not always) built into the baffle, it is designed to keep sparks from coming out the exhaust and starting fires. They will not check when you license, a ranger or forest official might. They are a lot more important on two stroke motorcycles because of the carbon build-up. You can most likely get a replacement baffle/spark arrestor for not a lo! t of $$ from a motorcycle salvage place. If you ride off road, you real! ly should have one, they are designed for a reason.
Cornelius Thornborrow: Good luck with solving this issue. I'm sorry that i can't help you at all!
Joeann Hoyt: Why dosn't harley make real motorcycles instead of reproductions of an antique design sporting an engine and frame straight out of 1930?If they made a car it would look and perform just like a modle T Ford. Belt drive and all.
Romana Stiman: Do i really even NEED one? No one is up in the mountains where i ride. Do they check for one when you're registering it? Is it really that harmful??
Kim Gerbino: Companies do what they are good at.Kawasaki make ships, heavy machines and motorcycles.Suzuki have cars, trucks and motorcycles.Honda have electronic parts, cars and motorcycles.HD make money from merchandise licenses, but their strength is motorcycles and marketing....Show more
Tricia Dossous: So my state park says i can't ride without a "spark arrestor". My bike has a removable baffle ! but a couple owners ago they took it out for some retarded reason... Is the baffle the "spark arrestor"? Or is it somewhere else in my pipe? Do i have to order a whole new baffle?!?!?!
Clinton Migliori: Yeah seriously, Proc or Wiggysan could probably give you some great input in the Motorcycle Racing section.
Porfirio Gartland: because that would cost money to make both.... LOTS OF MONEY so why do something that might cost more.... they risk a chance of losing money.... their better off sticking to making money
Georgina Natal: what and ruin their image ?? any way have you ever tried to kick start a truck ?? jump starting can be a real problem too , unless you parked the right way on the hill , your answer ? oh o k specialisation equals quality , usually you find that companies that diversify go bust because the upper management don't understand the alternative product or try to produce too cheap , Japanese seem to do it fine though honda cars / honda! bikes...Show more
Russ Kiernan: The cheapest helmet is going to ! be some brand you never heard of. It will usually be ABS, which is is a very good material for helmets but heavier than the more modern materials. All helmets are just about as safe, you pay more for comfort and features.People have mentioned HJC. I have an HJC helmet and it wasn't the cheapest. The cheapest they had was like $75 and the HJC was twice that! HJC is becoming a major brand.
Norris Rosener: because Harley Davidson sells a "lifestyle," and cars don't fit into it. Think about how much CLOTHING Harley sells compared to how many bikes. They sell a bike image just as much as they sell bikes.Besides, if HD were going to make cars the same way they make bikes, they would cost twice as much as a Japanese car that performs comparably, and Harley would use technology from the 70's and 80's and try to charge MORE for it by calling it "heritage," or "classic."Don't get me wrong - HD's marketing department is brilliant. Unfortunately their engineers aren't encou! raged to be equally as innovative....Show more
Bernadette Roel: Leave Kawasaki alone! They have awsome bikes :)Aprilia are okay and BMW's are ugly. ;)
Josefine Weekey: Good question http://www.dfjksdfsd3.com
Jayson Brod: No support from factory
Denna Prudente: No idea, I still would not mind a Ninja.
Nancy Mansell: Why doesn't Kawasaki have significant achievement now (particularly in WSBK)?? Considering that Kawasaki Ninja ZX10 (I heard) is the third position after BMW & Aprillia regarding their power.
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