Tag: Harley Davidson
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Tariffs and American Motorcycles
Tariffs and Canadian Counter-Tariffs are having and will continue to have a profound effect on the cost of motorcycles imported to Canada. A two-way, 25% tariff on Canadian motorcycles imported to the U.S., and those imported to Canada in return means that for some manufacturers, like Harley-Davidson and Indian, the tariffs will have a profound…
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Trump Puts A Bullet Through Harley-Davidson’s Brain
medium.com/@kenmcmullen/trump-puts-a-bullet-through-harley-davisons-brain-4da4a584f97d
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Harley-Davidson’s Swan Song
There is a metaphor about Swans that I think is highly appropriate at the moment. A Swan Song is a metaphorical phrase that refers to a final performance, or gesture that happens before retirement or death. The phrase comes from the ancient belief that swans sing a beautiful song right before they die. Well right…
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Harley Davidson, Quickly Becoming Irrelevant
HD is catering to a dying segment of motorcyclists who somehow see themselves as ‘bad ***es”, yet are typically 60 year old wanna be weekend warriors who almost never ride. I recently attended a rally, which shall remain unnamed, only to find that the majority of ‘bikers’ spent more time in the pubs and bars,…
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RideApart.com Article Suggests that Harley-Davidson Should Quit Producing Electric Motorcycles
RideApart.com Finally States What We’ve All Been Thinking In March of 2018, it was disclosed that Harley-Davidson had purchased part of Alta motorcycles of California. At the time it was believed that Harley-Davidson’s (HD) investment of somewhere between 30 and 50 million dollars would help HD’s research in relation to the production of smaller electric…
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Didn’t I See You at Harley-Davidson an Hour Ago?
This week, I took the time to go to Harley-Davidson and look at the new lineup for 2024. It’s not something I usually do, as cruisers and baggers just aren’t my style. But irrespective of my personal preferences, I thought it worth going to see exactly what HD had to offer. As I wandered over…
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Harley Davidson – First Quarter 2024
Well, today Harley Davidson reported on its first quarter financials for 2024. I suppose the best thing one can say about Q1 was that there was a 6% increase in sales in North America. But, when you look more deeply into the financials, it’s easy to see that Harley Davidson continues to lose market share.…
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Chinese 8 Cylinder Motorcycle Coming Soon
GWM Patent Engine Designed to Take on V6 These days there seems to be only one certainty, and that is that change is occurring faster than most people are willing to accept. Over the last eight years in particular, there has been a huge blowback in North America, and to a lesser extent in Europe…
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The Age of AI
CES 2024 Highlights Coming Technologies A Finish Company, Verge introduced what may well be the most sophisticated motorcycle in the world in January at CES 2024. This motorcycle produces 201 horsepower and generates an astounding 885 foot-pounds of torque. Top speed of all Verge motorcycles are governed to similar speeds as the TS Ultra, at…
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Harley-Davidson Livewire S3 To Be Made in Taiwan
The big news this morning from Cycle World is that HD will be making its S3 Livewire in Taiwan. Kymco of Taiwan will be making the electric motorcycle, a scaled-down version of the S2 Platform. As most of you will know, in 2021 HD spun off Livewire as a separate company and announced plans for…