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Harley-Davidson is the world’s largest manufacturer of heavyweight motorcycles. For years they were exclusively assembled in the United States, but as is the pattern within the wider industry, it has become more cost-efficient to source parts, and even have factories, elsewhere in the world. Harley-Davidson has a plant in Thailand in addition to it's three in the USA. They have used suspension components from Japan, wheels from Australia, electronics from...

The sound of a Harley-Davidson engine is almost as famous as the brand itself. Harley Davidsons are powered by internal combustion, with four strokes in the engine cycle. Intake stroke – the flywheel draws the piston downward, drawing air and fuel into the cylinder Compression stroke – the intake valve closes, and the piston compresses the mixture of air and fuel. Ignition stroke – the spark plug fires; the air...

Despite the name being known throughout the world, there was no ‘Harley Davidson.’ There were four founders of Harley Davidson in 1903: William Harley – The first chief engineer and the one with the initial idea for the motorcycle. He remained treasurer until his death from heart failure in 1943, aged 62. Arthur Davidson – The first general sales manager and secretary. He died in a car crash aged 69...

Harley Davidson has been considered one of the world’s best motorcycle manufacturers for over a hundred years. Sales have been declining every year for at least the last five years (and much of this was pre-pandemic). There are several reasons for this including having multiple tariffs slapped on the motorcycles and an ageing customer base (among many others). CEO Jochen Zeitz, who took over in 2020, said “significant changes are...