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And Now For Something Completely Different: Financial Analysis Predicts Gloom and Doom for Harley

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A few days before the Moco’s rosy quarterly earning statement dropped, a starkly different report predicting Harley-Davidson’s insolvency was released by an independent site. The opinion comes from Idea Mechanic, and while the tiny site is less than two months old, its PDF regarding HD’s future was spot on in several cases. Yes, the target demographic is […]

Drifting Harley in a Parking Lot is Almost Hypnotic

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OK, this video was posted way back in 2009, and the dumb-ass title—”epic fail crazy Harley stunt riding & drifting practice session—reads like an ADD”-addled teenagers list of favorite tags. But a buddy of mine forwarded it to me earlier today, and I was pretty impressed with this Harley rider’s skill. Throughout the course of […]

Arlen Ness Partners With MagnaFlow, Pipes Debuting at SEMA

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Love them or hate them, the designs of Arlen Ness have made him a legend in the world of custom motorcycles. His bold creations, like the supercharged “Untouchable,” the ’57 Chevy inspired “Ness-talgia,” and the insane turbine-powered “Mach Ness,” are impossible to ignore and have inspired legions of fans, museum exhibitions, and aspiring builders around […]

What Recall? Harley-Davidson Sees Profit Jump 20% in Third-Quarter

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While the recent recall news—impacting clutches on 30,000 bikes—and reports of incontinent liquid-cool twins might have given Harley some headaches, the latest figures from headquarters indicate the MoCo has been crying all the way to the bank. Strong sales of the new Project Rushmore bikes have bumped profits a healthy 20%, due largely to “the largest year-over-year […]