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October 25th 04, 12:26 PM

In article ,
(Hans K0HB) writes:

(N2EY) wrote

Did you know that Johnson Motors is reported to be going into the
motorcycle business, making large road touring bikes in direct
competition with Harley?

If you're speaking of the Johnson Motors who used to make outboard
motors for boats, the company is long, long defunct.

Many years ago they merged with Evinrude Motors and became Outboard
Marine Corporation (OMC).

OMC went bankrupt a few years ago, and was liquidated.

The brand names "Johnson" and "Evinrude" were acquired by Bombardier
(the Canadian company which makes Learjets).

I have heard no rumors that Bombardier is going into the motorcycle
business.

Well, Hans, the announcement is kind of recent, and was kept low-key for
obvious reasons:

http://listproc.ucdavis.edu/archives...0305/0137.html

73 de Jim, N2EY