Harley Davidson continues to tighten its belt adjusting to financial pressures. Harley is closing the test facility in Talladega, Alabama, eliminating about 100 jobs. Plans call for consolidating test operations from Talladega, Naples, Fla., and Mesa, Ariz. to the Arizona Proving Grounds in Yucca, Ariz.
Harley Davidson also announced that they would be outsourcing non-core operations [...]
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Street trackers are a regular feature here at The Kneeslider and for good reason, they give your street bike the appearance of a dirt track racer and quite a few folks like that look. Phil Little has introduced the SXR Street Tracker conversion kit and it’s pretty slick, but beyond the good looks and [...]
Both, Buell riders and a potential investment group are asking Harley Davidson to at least sell the brand rather than shut it down completely. Walworth County officials are trying to get a group of buyers together, contacting a group in Chicago and another in Minneapolis. They have received no reply from Erik Buell to their [...]
Harley Davidson’s earnings just came in and third-quarter net income dropped 84%. But this jumped out at me:
The company plans to discontinue its Buell product line and sell its MV Agusta unit, essentially exiting the sport bike market.
“The fact is we must focus both our effort and our investment on the Harley-Davidson brand, as we [...]
When Doug wrote the other day about what Harley might develop to attract some younger riders, he thought a few Sportster based model variations would be a good place to start. In one of the comments, Todd pointed to some off road machines with Sportster power, sort of a “Dual-Sportster,” probably not what most of [...]
All motorcycle manufacturers must contend with changes in tastes & demographics (age, gender, location, etc.). For several years there has been a lot of talk about the increase in the average age of the Harley-Davidson buyer. The investment in the 2010 Street Glide Trike model seems to be in-line with that statistic, while [...]
News Flash! – Motus Motorcycles partners with Pratt & Miller
Motus Motorcycles, the new motorcycle company, we introduced you to in April, has announced their partnership with Pratt & Miller Engineering for development of the MST series of motorcycles. The teaser above hints at what is to come. Though the image is quite dark, with a [...]
Jesse Rooke showed up at the AMD show with Shavonna to compete in the Modified Harley-Davidson class. It’s a modified 883 Sportster, single sided swingarm, Trask Performance turbo and pieces from Storz, Ohlins and more. I like the look and it’s not so radical that another builder couldn’t do much the same thing. Sometimes not [...]
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