In the News Hardley moving

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17/04/2020



Harley-Davidson has announced a wide range of cost-cutting measures in response to impact of Covid-19 on its business.

Explaining these moves, the company’s acting chief executive Jochen Zeitz said: “The effects of Covid-19 on economies around the world have been swift and unprecedented. It is essential for us to respond quickly, adapt and position the company to manage near-term challenges while preparing to re-energise the business for the recovery and beyond.”

Harley is taking the following actions to lower costs:

• Significantly reducing all non-essential spending
  
  
• Temporarily reducing salaries
  
  
• CEO and board of directors will forgo salaries
  
  
• 30% reduction for executive leadership
  
  
• 10-20% reduction for most other US salaried staff
  
  
• No merit increases for 2020
  
  
• Implementing a hiring freeze
  

Outside of the US, the company says it will take similar actions as based on regulations governing each of operating location. Salary reductions will be reassessed at the end of the second quarter as business conditions are closely monitored. The majority of Harley’s global production workforce is currently laid-off temporarily but their medical benefits remain intact.

Zeitz added: “We understand that navigating this new reality has a real impact on our employees. Their dedication to Harley-Davidson is never taken for granted, and we thank them for supporting one another and rallying together as we manage the profound impact of Covid-19.

 

[Bluelagoona]

I cant help thinking that if there was one motorcycle manufacturer that didnt make it through the covid 19 crisis it should be harley.
They produce obnoxiously loud bikes that fu*k off the general public , are about as efficient as a clapped out steam engine ,
And their owners go around like their shite dont smell from one dealer to another to buy another bit of chrome to hang on it.
Im sure someone will disagree with me tho.

 

[Cougar377]

I cant help thinking that if there was one motorcycle manufacturer that didnt make it through the covid 19 crisis it should be harley.
They produce obnoxiously loud bikes that fu*k off the general public , are about as efficient as a clapped out steam engine ,
And their owners go around like their shite dont smell from one dealer to another to buy another bit of chrome to hang on it.
Im sure someone will disagree with me tho.

Nope. I think you captured the true essence of Hardley Worthit ownership perfectly.

 

[Squag1]

95% of all Harleys are still on the road.
5% did make it home.

 

[Pow-Lo]

I cant help thinking that if there was one motorcycle manufacturer that didnt make it through the covid 19 crisis it should be harley.
They produce obnoxiously loud bikes that fu*k off the general public , are about as efficient as a clapped out steam engine ,
And their owners go around like their shite dont smell from one dealer to another to buy another bit of chrome to hang on it.
Im sure someone will disagree with me tho.

I'll disagree with one minor point; they don't produce obnoxiously loud bikes. It's when owners fit Hardley-approved slash cut pipes that they become obnoxiously loud

 

[slim63]

I'll disagree with one minor point; they don't produce obnoxiously loud bikes. It's when owners fit Hardley-approved slash cut pipes that they become obnoxiously loud

Its called the Harley tax they run even worse than normal on the stock pipes so if you want it to run as well as it can (still shit) its noisy pipe time …………… at a premium cost of course

 

[Pow-Lo]

Its called the Harley tax they run even worse than normal on the stock pipes so if you want it to run as well as it can (still shit) its noisy pipe time …………… at a premium cost of course

Which I guess requires the obligatory Screamin' Eagle carb at further premium cost?

 

[slim63]

Which I guess requires the obligatory Screamin' Eagle carb at further premium cost?

Of course then if you want to be comfortable handling all that extra power you will need some Harley leather trousers with that arse cut out

 

[Cougar377]

Of course then if you want to be comfortable handling all that extra power you will need some Harley leather trousers with that arse cut out

I don't want to know.

 

[JayTee]

Of course then if you want to be comfortable handling all that extra power you will need some Harley leather trousers with that arse cut out

And don’t forget the obligatory studded “don’t fuck with me wristband “

 

[Bluelagoona]

Of course then if you want to be comfortable handling all that extra power you will need some Harley leather trousers with that arse cut out

They are called chaps....chaps...tee hee!

 

[Bluelagoona]

Legend has it hardley abletoo were going to make the engine out of concrete.... then they found out cast iron is heavier !

 

[slim63]

I don't want to know.

yeah you do !

And don’t forget the obligatory studded “don’t fuck with me wristband “

And cowboy hat

 

[Cougar377]

They are called chaps....chaps...tee hee!

That's because they're all posh chartered accountants.

 

[JayTee]

yeah you do !



And cowboy hat

There’s such a thing as a “don’t fuck with me “ cowboy hat? Madness I say madness, where will it all end lads?

 

[Pow-Lo]

They are called chaps....chaps...tee hee!

Interestingly, they aren't pronounced as 'chaps'. The correct pronunciation is syaps, like 'slaps' but with a 'y' replacing the 'l'.

 

[DanBow]

And dont forget the 'Live to ride, Ride to live' emblem adorned to every small piece of chrome!

 

[andyBeaker]

The only Harley I ever liked, ironically the one that 'real' Harley riders turn their noses up at.


Strangely it looks pretty grim now, may be I just can't find a picture of a stock silver V -Rod as I seem to remember it being a very pretty thing when it was launched with lovely curvy pipes unlike in this picture.

 

[slim63]

The only Harley I ever liked, ironically the one that 'real' Harley riders turn their noses up at.


Strangely it looks pretty grim now, may be I just can't find a picture of a stock silver V -Rod as I seem to remember it being a very pretty thing when it was launched with lovely curvy pipes unlike in this picture.

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Same here, I like the look too would never own one but they are better looking than all the rest apart from a maybe a WLA.

Rode a V-rod (for a bet) just as crap as all the rest with the added bonus that they don't go round right hand corners without fecking up the exhaust, owner wasn't happy

 

[Cougar377]

The only Harley I ever liked the look of was the XLCR1000. But then again that's probably because they built it for the European Market.