Below is the press release from Harley-Davidson for it January 19th virtual launch experience. (December 9, 202o press release) Throughout Harley-Davidson’s 118-year history, the brand has never before brought the entire world together to experience the debut of all-new Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. On Jan.19th, 2021, that all changes with a single virtual event. During H-D 21, … Read more
Welcome to the first installment of “Let’s Have a Motorcycle Conversation.” I am going to be talking with members of the North Carolina motorcycle community, and putting those interviews on my Blog. My first guest is Kris Weiss of Raleigh. Kris is the incoming president of the Raleigh HOG Chapter based out of Tobacco Road … Read more
E-Bicycle Last week, Harley-Davidson unveiled a new electric bicycle that will go on sale in the Spring of 2021. Harley-Davidson is also unveiling its e-bike motorcycle division as a separate company called Serial 1 Cycle Co. The brand takes its name from “Serial Number 1,” the nickname for Harley-Davidson’s first motorcycle. Most reviews seem to … Read more
New CEO for Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson has had a very eventful 2020. On a tough note, Harley-Davidson reported a loss of $92,000,000 in the 3-month period that ended June 30th and its US retail motorcycle sales fell 27% in the quarter, the steepest decline in the last 6 years. What might be even bigger and potentially … Read more
Harley-Davidson recently made an appearance at the 2019 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show. During the show, Harley-Davidson confirmed the pricing and availability of the long-anticipated LiveWire electric motorcycle. They also brought 2 new Electric Concepts to the Consumer Electronic Show which are both uncharacteristic of the brand. One resembles an electric bicycle or electric dirt … Read more
Harley-Davidson recently unveiled their “More Roads to Harley-Davidson’s Growth Plan.” Regarding this venture, Harley-Davidson sets out the following on its website “It is a fast-changing world with new consumer demands. Alongside our existing loyal riders, we will lead the next revolution of two-wheeled freedom to inspire future riders who have yet to even think about … Read more
A while back I wrote a post about Harley-Davidson’s production of an all-electric motorcycle. In the post I quoted the President and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson, Matt Levatich, from his Quarterly Earnings Conference Call. These types of calls are a way for companies to relay information to all interested parties, including institutional and individual investors. … Read more
About 5 years ago, Harley-Davidson unveiled its “LiveWire” project, which was put in place to develop a prototype all-electric motorcycle. It appears that time has come. On January 30, 2018, during Harley-Davidson, Inc.’s quarterly earnings call, it was announced that Harley-Davidson will begin the production of an all-electric motorcycle. During the earnings call, the President … Read more
Welcome Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson and Triumph Raleigh. Well, sort of. I say that because Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson and Triumph Raleigh is the new name of Raleigh’s Ray Price Harley-Davidson/Triumph Dealership which was founded 35 years ago by Ray Price. Just this month John Marotti purchased the dealership from the Price Family. I know there were … Read more
New Harley-Davidson Riders From time to time in this North Carolina Motorcycle Accident Attorney Blog, I will talk about what a biker can do to reduce the chances of being involved in a motorcycle accident. There is nothing a motorcyclist can do to guarantee an accident free riding career, but some things do help, such … Read more