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CaptainOblivious Added a reply to Additional 50% steel tariffs on 250-499cc bikes and parts
9/30/2025 8:27pm The HTS (import tariff) codes for 250-499cc, 800cc+ motorcycles and motorcycle parts are included in section 232 aluminum/steel tariffs for steel composition but not aluminum. That is fortunate, because if it included the aluminum components too, you’d be looking at 70+% of the bike. Add up the weight of a frame, hardware, axles, bushings, footpegs, bearings, clutch, transmission, flywheel, crank...
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CaptainOblivious Added a reply to Additional 50% steel tariffs on 250-499cc bikes and parts
9/30/2025 7:33pm This isn’t a political thread, if that’s what you mean. It’s a pretty important topic and it would be nice if people could check their politics at the door. Regardless of why the tariffs are in place or who put them there. It’s something we’re going to be effected by and the industry is scrambling to figure out how to...
CaptainOblivious Started a new thread Additional 50% steel tariffs on 250-499cc bikes and parts
9/30/2025 5:41pm I’m surprised that no one is talking about this, unless I missed the thread. If things weren’t challenging enough, here’s more trouble. All of the OEM’s are now having to pay, in addition to the 15% (or higher in some cases depending on the country of manufacture) a 50% tariff on the portion of the bike that is made of...
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