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03-21-2008, 4:42 PM Anonymous Bye Bye Honda USA. From the latest Hemmings online.  Just when the dollar is cheap and everyone else wants to build here......   Motorcycles Honda quits U.S. motorcycle production The first Honda built in America was a 250 Elsinore. Since 1979, Honda has built motorcycles at its Marysville, Ohio, plant. It was the company’s first production facility here in the United States. Last year, it built 44,000 Gold Wing and VTX models. No more. Honda has announced that its Marysville and Hamamatsu, Japan, motorcycle manufacturing facilities will be consolidated at a new plant in Kumamoto, Japan. Marysville currently employs about 450 people. According to reports from Tim Garrett, Honda of America vice president, those employees will likely be transferred to Honda’s Marysville or East Liberty, Ohio, automotive plants. - By Craig Fitzgerald

05-30-2008, 8:36 AM wildmanwill Joined on 05-25-2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Posts 296 Re: Bye Bye Honda USA. Is that the plant that you can see from 95? 1983 CX650 C 1982 Yamaha Seca XJ750    Report

05-30-2008, 6:08 PM TwoW4B2C4V Joined on 11-15-2007 Posts 381 Re: Bye Bye Honda USA. I don't think so, since 95 is about 500 miles east of Marysville. Please reply if you don't get this message.    Report

05-31-2008, 6:33 PM Cobram Joined on 06-23-2007 Boston, MA Posts 631 Re: Bye Bye Honda USA. I wonder if Honda is still going to have the "Homecoming" events in Marysville for bikes now that they aren't going to be made there anymore? 1978 CX500 - I live on a one-way street that's also a dead end. I'm not sure how I got here, or how I'm going to get out.    Report

06-01-2008, 1:50 AM Anonymous Re: Bye Bye Honda USA. I visited the plant many moons ago, 1st class and an absolute mecca for those who can appreciate the intricacies involved with the "ichiban" manufacturing process.  Damn sorry to hear the motorcycle division is leaving these shores though. CED

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