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HARLEY-DAVIDSON: One of two booths that Harley had at INTERMOT
this year (the other one was adjacent to the AMD World Championship in
the nearby ‘INTERMOT Customized’ hall), Harley’s international sales
continue to go a long way towards balancing the balance sheet hit that
their softening domestic U.S. demand is creating ... first nine months
2016 domestic U.S. sales were down by -4.7 percent, while international
sales were +3.3 percent in their EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and
Africa,) +1.9 percent for the third quarter and +6.6 percent year-to-date;
www.harley-davidson.com

INDIAN MOTORCYCLE: Polaris continues to “plough the road” in terms
of opening dealerships as quickly as it can in Europe and feeding new
models into the market tactically as production ramps up. The marketing
hype in Europe hasn’t been as intense as that seen in the United Sates,
but the latent demand created by residual brand legacy popularity
should see them able to sell all the new units they can ship to Europe for
some time to come; www.indianmotorcycle.com

AVON TYRES: Ever since Arlen Ness embraced Avon Tyres as his brand
of choice “back in the day”, Avons have been one of the most popular
tire choices among custom aficionados. This was strongly in evidence at
this year’s AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, with the
World Champion and more than twenty others choosing the British
designed and manufactured brand. As Arlen Ness once said “for me, it
all starts with the tire”; www.avonmotorcycle.com

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