Photo: a massive breach of brand trust and honesty

To say the least, Ducati’s Diavel is controversial. JT Nesbitt called it a massive breach of brand trust and honesty and later penned the McQueen/Hasselhoff conundrum. Back in December Wes wrote a story entitled Who’s buying the Diavel. The underlying … Continued

Retro: Harley Davidson KRTT

The other day when JT Nesbitt was frothing at the mouth over Indian being bought by Polaris he said, “The continued Harley/Indian wars would have produced some amazing motorcycles, and the American motorcycle landscape today would be far more sophisticated. … Continued

How to sell a Harley-Davidson

So you’re a salesmen tasked with selling someone a product they don’t need, that they can’t afford, that isn’t competitive with rivals, that isn’t new and won’t make buyers stand out or demonstrate unique taste. How the hell do you … Continued

This man made a quilt out of panties

Only sexy panties mind you. Shovelhead, as his forehead tattoo denotes, says he was quite picky about the 58 pairs of women’s unmentionables he used in his artwork. “I don’t want them cheap, dollar store, not-sexy-farm-girl panties,” the artist explains. … Continued

Photo: priorities

A resident of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, inspects his 1950s Harley-Davidson which was washed away along with his home in the tsunami that followed the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck northeastern Japan on March 12. Harley has donated $250,000 to relief … Continued

Custom: Pangea Speed Zion Express

“The bike was originally going to be called ‘the transient’ with a bunch of hand painted homeless dudes painted on a super narrow stretched tank,” says Andy Carter from Pangea Speed.  “After staring at it for a long time I … Continued

Harley CEO awards self $6.4 million bonus

Potato, potato, potato. That’s the sound of Keith Wandell paying himself a $6.4 million bonus for Harley’s worst sales year since 1999, a year in which it was also disclosed that The Motor Company accepted a secret $2.3 billion bailout … Continued