I attended the international media launch for the LiveWire in Portland, Oregon, in July 2019, and it has taken almost... Read More
The brand name “Harley-Davidson” currently adorns the electric LiveWire motorcycle, but future electric bikes from the iconic American manufacturer may... Read More
If you thought Harley-Davidson CVO (Custom Vehicles Operations) models were exclusive, the company has now introduced and even more exclusive range called the Icons Collection. While CVO release three or four models in limited production every year, the Icons Collection will present only one or two models annually, with a... Read More
Harley-Davidson has recently filed patents that show a type of emergency braking system that could be integrated into future models. ... Read More
Harley-Davidson’s first adventure motorcycle, the Pan America 1250, is heading to Australia and New Zealand later this year. There are... Read More
If you ever dreamed of owning a rare vintage motorcycle, then there are 21 classic motorcycles and two scooters to choose from in the Shannons Summer Timed Online Auction. The auction runs until 23 February and is headed by a 1929 Harley-Davidson J-Model 1000cc V-Twin (pictured above). Expected to sell... Read More
For 2021, Harley-Davidson has axed the Street 500 learner-approved cruiser which was once its most popular bike in Australia and... Read More
Aussie Harley fans will have to set their alarm clocks for the wee hours of January 20 to join Harley-Davidson’s... Read More
Currently Exploring Legal Options Harley-Davidson announced it would pull out of India not that long ago as part of its major restructuring plan. This clearly was a major blow to the 33 Harley dealerships in the country. According to the Times of India, the owners of these 33 Harley-Davidson dealerships... Read More
Harley-Davidson Australia has now recalled its LiveWire electric motorcycle for switching off while running, more than a fortnight after it... Read More
Despite the new boss of Harley-Davidson saying he will focus on core customers the iconic motorcycle manufacturer has still gone... Read More
The ever-growing list of 2020 motorcycle recalls continues to expand with another addition to the hit-list; Harley Davison’s 2020 LiveWire is unexpectedly shutting down for some riders mid-ride and in some cases not allowing for the driver to turn the vehicle back on after initial shut-off. The National Highway Traffic... Read More
Harley Concept With Changeable Batteries? In 1987 half of all Harley-Davidson riders were under the age of 35. By the... Read More
Can Electric Bikes Really Go Anywhere? The biggest concern I’ve heard repeatedly parroted from the anti-electric vehicle mob is “good... Read More
Harley’s Making Moves Harley-Davidson is going through some serious restructuring, and the company has had to make plenty of tough decisions. It announced its Rewire strategy, and that entailed some shakeups on a global scale and some reworking of its lineup. As of now, the company will close up shop... Read More
Making Dreams Come True Anne Turner was able to get one of her bucket-list items checked off recently when her... Read More
Electric ADV The Harley-Davidson LiveWires that were used in Long Way Up were a long way from stock LiveWires, so... Read More
Winds of Change Hit the Harley Office This morning, Harley Davidson announced that they will be bringing Gina Goetter onto the team as CFO according to GlobalNewswire. She has been a top financial executive at Tyson Foods and will be officially making the move on Sept 30. A ton of... Read More
Harley-Davidson will not have to pay $US3 million to retrofit or replace wood-burning household appliances with cleaner stoves to offset... Read More
It appears Harley-Davidson has axed its upcoming Bronx Streetfighter as part of a 30% reduction in its existing and future... Read More
Bike fan, Hollywood actor and “Long Way” collaborator Ewan McGregor gets to keep most of his impressive collection of motorcycles in his divorce settlement with former wife Eve Mavrakis. The pair were married for 22 years and even though Eve did not sign a prenuptial agreement, she gets to keep... Read More
New Harley-Davidson boss Jochen Zeitz has bought about $US2 ($A2.8) million of company shares just weeks after announcing a 30% cut... Read More
This image from the Chinese Patent Office shows a Qianjiang QJ350 motorcycle with a parallel twin engine stamped with the... Read More
Harley-Davidson is expected to pull out of some Asian and Latin American markets as part off a “Rewire” strategy to streamline operations to meet a global drop in demand. Reporting on its second-quarter results, CEO John Zeitz announced a five-part Rewire strategy, of which pulling out some markets was a... Read More
Harley-Davidson will axe 30% of its existing and future models, while the introduction of the 2021 range and new models... Read More
America’s two major motorcycle companies have reported a coronavirus-led flop in motorcycle sales for the second quarter. Harley-Davidson reported a... Read More
Harley-Davidson has filed a patent application for a variable valve timing (VVT) V-twin engine, possibly for the Sportster to improve economy and reduce emissions. The iconic American manufacturer has often been accused of old engine technology and faced barrage of criticism for going “backwards” from double to single overhead cam... Read More
The latest Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor adventure, the Long Way Up, will be shown on Apple TV+ in the... Read More
Harley-Davidson will shed 640 jobs this year for millions of dollars in savings as it streamlines the company to respond... Read More
Harley-Davidson and the Piaggio Group of motorcycle and scooter companies have announced massive loans to get back on their feet after the pandemic. In June, Harley-Davidson announced it had access to a loan of up to $US350 million (about $A500 million) over the next year. While it has not committed to... Read More
Harley-Davidson’s electric LiveWire has arrived in Australia for testing ahead of its media launch in August and market release in... Read More
A Tennessee Harley-Davidson, Honda and Polaris dealer has got the sack over a Facebook post that said he was “sick... Read More
Triumph started in 1889 as a bicycle company and now they are returning to bicycles with an e-bike called the Trekker GT. They are not the only motorcycle manufacturer looking to ebikes as a supplement to their motorcycle business. Ducati and even Harley-Davidson are getting into the ebikes trend. It all comes as... Read More
When it comes to no-frills traditional touring the first bike that comes to mind is the Harley-Davidson Road King. That... Read More
Indian Motorcycle has filed a trademark application for the name EFTR which suggests it is an Electric Flat Track Racer, with... Read More
A spark plug is a device that delivers electric current from the ignition to the combustion chamber of an engine to ignite the compressed mixture of air and fuel. All motorcycles, including those from the Harley-Davidson company, require a suitable spark plug for optimum starting as well as engine performance. Below... Read More
If you are an avid motorcycle rider you know how important having the best motorcycle gloves are. If you are... Read More
Harley-Davidson has filed a patent for a self-balancing system that might help attract more customers to their big and heavy... Read More
Harley-Davidson has announced it now has access to a loan of up to $US350 million (about $A500 million) over the next year. While it has not committed to the entire amount of the loan, it is committed to draw at least $US150m (about $A215m). The company believes the loan is consistent... Read More
A replica of the first Harley-Davidson motorcycle ever made is being offered in a sale of historic motorcycles through Heroes... Read More
Speculation is rife that several Harley-Davidson models will be deleted for 2021 in the wake of the delay in launching... Read More
Harley-Davidson this week restarts production after a two-month closure over the pandemic with lower production rates for more “exclusivity”, the company says. They claim 70% of US dealers will get no new motorcycles delivered this year. Harley-Davidson Australia spokesman Keith Waddell says they “will have supply coming throughout the remainder of 2020”.... Read More
A 1960 Harley-Davidson FL Duo Glide that spent 37 years sitting in a shed in Queensland headlines Shannons’ Timed Online Classic... Read More
Two senior Harley-Davidson executives, including new CEO and president Jochen Zeitz have bought up millions of dollars of company shares. The... Read More
Honda is adding Android Auto to its Goldwing infotainment system for music, phone calls and messaging with a software update next month. This follows Harley-Davidson which became the first motorcycle company to offer Android Auto in March. It’s tit for tat really, as Honda Goldwing was the first with Apple CarPlay in 2018 and Harley followed... Read More
New Harley-Davidson boss Jochen Zeitz has delayed the release of the company’s first adventure bike, the Pan America, as well as the Bronx... Read More
Harley-Davidson has donated a customised electric LiveWire motorcycle autographed by the Davidson family to be auctioned to raise funds for the... Read More
German-born Jochen Zeitz has been named as the new CEO and president of iconic American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson. Jochen was appointed interim CEO after former boss Matt Levatich was sacked in February. “During this extraordinary time of crisis my first priority is the well-being of our H-D community as I execute our COVID-19 response... Read More
Harley-Davidson will expand “profitable iconic heritage bikes” while committing to branching out to adventure touring, the new Streetfighter range and... Read More
Following in the footsteps of Indian Motorcycle, Harley-Davidson has made cuts to costs that start with the CE and Board... Read More
Harley-Davidson is expected to have several variants of its new Bronx range later this year including a naked streetfighter, a street tracker and a cafe racer. So far, the company has only revealed the streetfighter version. More variants However, trademark drawings support a street tracker version and images from an internal presentation to... Read More
The list of motorcycle factory closures due to the coronavirus pandemic is growing daily with MV Agusta and Indian Motorcycles... Read More
A Swiss rider has just ridden a Harley-Davidson LiveWire 1723km across four nations in one day using Level 3 DC... Read More
A boardroom battle is brewing at Harley-Davidson as investors trying to wrestle control have suggested CEO and president Matt Levatich was sacked last month and was paid a record $11m last year. His departure comes as the company experiences its biggest sales slide since the Global Financial Crisis. Hedge fund Impala Asset Management... Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has halted motorcycle manufacturing in the USA and Europe with BMW Motorrad the latest to temporarily stop assembly... Read More
Harley-Davidson has joined several other motorcycle manufacturers in temporarily suspending production due to the pandemic threat. The company announced it... Read More
Harley-Davidson is the first motorcycle company to offer Android Auto which is similar to Apple CarPlay and allows riders to access some phone apps. Honda Goldwing was the first with Apple CarPlay in 2018 and Harley followed a year later with the software update to its Boom! Box GTS Infotainment... Read More
Electric motorcycles could soon recharge to 75% capacity in as little as five minutes, according to Californian battery company, Enevate.... Read More
BMW Motorrad will unveil their much-anticipated R 18 on 3 April 2020, but exactly what it will look like is... Read More
Harley-Davidson has registered two simple black-and-white lightning logos expected to be used for its upcoming electric motorcycles, scooters and bicycles. The logos feature a lightning bolt. In one it is inside two circles or a washer and in the other it goes through the letters “HD”. They could be just the... Read More