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Tag Archives: Harley Davidson
Why are Harley-Davidson Pan America values tanking?
According to the headlines in late 2021, Harley’s first foray into the adventure market was the “Best-selling ADV motorcycle in America”. Two years later, I believe we’re on the cusp of a very different story. In 2021 the two-tone Pan … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Adventure Motorcycle, Adventure Touring, Harley Davidson, Harley Pan America, Motorcycle, Pan America
40 Comments
Harley’s CEO Jochen Zeitz Has Killed the Golden Goose
I feel it best to begin this article with the statement. I hope I’m wrong. I look forward to writing a sequential piece correcting my flawed premise. Time will tell. Fourth-quarter earnings calls came out at the beginning of February. … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Harley, Harley Davidson, Harley Pan America, Harley Sportster, Harley-Davidson, Jochen Zeitz, Pan America, Publicly Traded, Sportster, Stock Market
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Harley-Davidson Is Doing It Wrong
In recent days Harley-Davidson has trickled out more information about their new “Hard Wire” plan. While there is a lot that goes into this, including information consumers aren’t privy to, the plan in general sounds like “cut expenses, maximize margins, … Continue reading
Progressive International Motorcycle Show: Cleveland in a New Light
One of the first stories I covered here on Moto Adventurer was the “goings-on” at Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS) in Cleveland. Considering typical Ohio weather in late January, it’s nice to fill up an otherwise snowy weekend with a … Continue reading
What is the Future of Motorcycling?
Over the holidays I spent a lot of time thinking about the future of Moto Adventurer and where the blog, and subsequent social media outlets, are going from here. A lot of folks have asked if I was going to … Continue reading
2018 Harley Davidson Fat Bob: The Softail-Dyna Throwdown
Way, way back in my early riding days, a guy I worked with told me to go take a ride and handed me the keys to his motorcycle, a 2008 Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob. That bike was the very … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes
Tagged Dyna, Fat Bob, Harley Davidson, Milwaukee Eight, Motorcycle, Powder Keg Harley Davidson, Softail
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March Moto Madness: Scrambler Adventures
Friday, March 23rd 02:54 AM I woke to the sound of my own teeth chattering. I’m not entirely sure when and for how long I actually slept. Hands exhausted from holding my sleeping bag closed with a death grip, I … Continue reading
Harley Dirtster Project: Planning
Way back in the days of Lola the Speedmaster, my buddy Jeff told me that he wanted to convert a Harley Davidson Sportster into a dirt bike. Having not yet been bit by the off-road bug, and being the (arguably) … Continue reading
Posted in Bikes
Tagged Adventure, Dirtster, dual sport, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Project Bike, Sportster
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What do you want from Harley-Davidson?
Early this week I caught this news snippet regarding Harley-Davidson’s announcement about the closure of the Kansas City manufacturing plant. That news, while tragic, is unfortunately not particularly surprising after so many recent articles have been written about declining sales … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged Adventure, Cruiser, Harley Davidson, Motorcycle, Scrambler, Softail, V-twin
33 Comments
2016 Harley-Davidson Roadster: First Ride Review
In the past couple weeks I caught some moto-media snippets about a new Sportster being released by Harley Davidson. Based on the initial photos I suddenly realized that this new “Sporty” was adorned with some legitimate kit. I suspect that with … Continue reading
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