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...enforcement officials say crotch rockets are a prime contributor. They worry the problem will get worse in the bad economy, since motorcycles (which most riders buy new but end up tinkering with to generate more power) are a lot cheaper than cars. (See pictures of the evolution of Harley-Davidson...
Recently on a sleeper train in China's northwest Xinjiang province, I shared a cabin with two Pakistani traders who were returning home overland from a business trip to Hong Kong. One, in a Harley-Davidson cap, showed me two toy remote-control U.S. military helicopters he had bought in Shenzhen for his young sons. Beaming, he professed his love for America. But he also applauded the Taliban and al-Qaeda and how they "looked after" his Muslim brethren. It's just such a paradoxical pose, at once insular and international, Islamist and secular, that befuddles those outside Pakistan...
Ronald Reagan imposes a 49% tariff on Japanese motorcycles at the request of Harley-Davidson. Three years later, Harley says it is no longer needed, and Reagan repeals...
...after having served as CFO, announced plans to leave the post. Bergmann, the current CFO, is considered a candidate to replace him. But the company is likely to choose an outsider with a stronger marketing background to assume the post with a fresh set of eyes to guide Harley-Davidson through its current crisis. (See the 50 worst cars of all time...
...angst is also rising for Harley-Davidson dealers like Emily Vindeni, of Glendale, Calif. In a typical month, Vindeni sells about 70 bikes at her shop. In January, however, she sold 42. Vindeni recently cut her staff by 10 people, to 65. She's reduced her inventory and lowered prices on some items. The Sportster is usually one of the slowest-selling models, "the ones we're trying to get rid of at the end of the year," she says. But soon after arriving at her showroom, the Sportster Iron 883 sold out. "They've been saying for a long...