# Japanese parts on Harley-Davidsons

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-parts-on-harley-davidsons/16488>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 28, 2000, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-parts-on-harley-davidsons/16488 "2000-04-28T12:23:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-parts-on-harley-davidsons/16488/1 "2000-04-28T12:23:00Z")

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Harley-Davidsons are okay, but I prefer sport bikes. Cruisers, whether Harley or one of the many others available, just don’t do it for me. I like gobs of power in a light, modern frame, knee-dragging lean-angles, and lots of slick fibreglas. But who knows? I might get a cruiser one of these days…

## Anyway, I know that Harley-Davidson uses Japanese parts; notably the shocks (Showa) and the carburator (Keihin). What other parts are Japanese?

“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry

Are you a turtle?

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2000, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-parts-on-harley-davidsons/16488/2 "2000-04-28T12:43:00Z")

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## Oops. This should go into General Questions. I’ll post it there and the moderators can lock it here. :o

“I must leave this planet, if only for an hour.” – Antoine de St. Exupéry

Are you a turtle?