Most sheeple live in a cage and they don’t even know it. Car payments, mortgage payments, fair trade coffee and v-neck sweaters. Well, they don’t even know it until you ride past and remind them. Your freedom is why they … Continued
As an expensive, discretionary luxury good frequently purchased on credit, there’s perhaps no better indication of the health of the American economy than sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Tonight, as President Obama prepares to lay out his plan for economic recovery, … Continued
Speaking to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in April, after Harley borrowed $2.3 billion in aid from the Federal Reserve, but before that loan was disclosed, CEO Keith Wandell stated that his chief objective was to avoid emulating General Motors. With government … Continued
According to a new disclosure by the Federal Reserve, Harley-Davidson was given a previously secret $2.3 billion bailout during the fall of 2008 and winter of 2009. We’ve previously reported that Harley borrowed nearly $1 billion in emergency operating capital … Continued
Tacitly acknowledging that the cost of American manufacturing isn’t competitive in the global business environment, Harley-Davidson has announced that it will open a new assembly facility in Haryana, India. Sportsters and other models will be assembled for the Indian market … Continued
Would you rather ride a bike that accelerated from 0-100mph in 9.7 seconds or one that takes nearly half a minute? The Michigan State Police know the answer to that question. Last month they performed comprehensive, independent performance testing on … Continued
Potato-potato-potato. Rolling into town in your doo rag, assless leather chaps and your gigantic, vibrating noise maker, you think people see a rebel, you think people see someone not to be messed with. You think people see the living embodiment … Continued