In 1981, after a group of executives conducted a leveraged by back from AMF, Harley Davidson was in very poor condition. I remember hearing from people at dealerships that they didn't expect Harley Davidson would be around in the next couple of years. But, people were very surprised at how Harley Davidson went from being a basket case to actually having waiting lists to purchase bikes in the 90's. This transformation didn't happen by accident. It took everyone employed by Harley Davidson to work extremely hard, make sacrifices, and complete determination and commitment. However, I have been noticing some very disturbing trends. Harley Davidson's stock has sharply decreased, they are losing market share, and have laid off employees. There seems to be a consensus of opinion that Harley Davidson's struggles are the result of a strengthening of the dollar and weakening of the yen. This allows Japanese manufactures to undercut Harley Davidson's prices. At the same time, Harley Davidson is not lowering their prices and this causes a decline in sales. I am by know means an expert on these issues. But, it seems that Harley Davidson is gambling that the market will correct itself. I would be interested to hear peoples opinions about this strategy, what could happen if this doesn't work, and how they could counterbalance this problem.

 

Do a search as this topic has been beat to death.

And this is your first post?

 

HD stock is correcting itself. It was artificially inflated a year ago and is back to where it was 5 years ago. Nothing to worry about at this point. Almost every Corp is I the same boat.

 

Christmas troll?

 

It's funny how the Internet forums and online community has morphed the word "troll" into meaning anything a person doesn't agree with.

 

I think that they should lower there prices. But they will cry to the government like they did in the late 70's and just have the import tax raised. But now the difference is Victory and Indian are American and you can't put tarrifs on them . So they're in a corner and forced to compete against the competition. They need to start making more then just motorcycles like Polaris !

 

Is this your own personal observation and opinion, or did you harvest it from another source?

Do you own a Harley - if not, what's your particular interest in this subject?
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My opinion - they're here to stay, ....not going anywhere.

 

Is this your own personal observation and opinion, or did you harvest it from another source? ... My thoughts too. Obviously Santa didn't stop at his house last evening otherwise he's had not had time open all his presents ... AND ... write the lengthy post :>)

 

What I heard is going to happen is that Honda is going to buy out Harley-Davidson. They will then close all US based manufacturing and replace the current model lineup with rebadged, leftover 1988 Shadows.

I'm pretty sure this is true because I read it on the internet.

 

Wrong. This is the OP'S first post on these forums and this is how he introduces himself?'