This story was originally published in the May 15, 2003, issue of Rolling Stone. Read more from that issue and the 2026 American Icons package here. J apanese bikes exude a sort of cartoon-robot, ...

Valuing tradition is truly a double-edged sword. As admirable as honoring one’s past can be, desperately clinging to it is the first step on the road to ruin. Just ask Harley-Davidson, which has come ...

For a couple of years in the late 1970s, Harley-Davidson made a café racer called the XLCR, which featured singular styling quite unlike the company's hefty choppers. Unfortunately, it didn't sway ...

If you didn't know already, Harley-Davidson is in trouble. It all started when Harley’s annual report for 2024 revealed a revenue decline of more than 60%. Of course, media and public scrutiny ...

Harley-Davidson‘s most expensive motorcycle ever is also its most powerful street bike yet. The new limited-edition CVO Road Glide has a 131-cubic-inch V-twin engine which makes 151 horsepower, which ...

Harley-Davidson is recalling more than 40,000 motorcycles due to a potential for short-circuiting and increased crash risk, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

When the Harley-Davidson Model 1 first roared into life in 1905, it began a big, bold, long-lasting legacy. After more than a century, Harley-Davidson has grown from a simple motorcycle-building ...

While you may be able to name a dozen prominent American manufacturers, few produce a product as legendary and iconic as Harley-Davidson, Inc. With more than a century of motorcycle building history, ...

The motorcycle company is no longer consulting the Human Rights Campaign's metric for treatment of LGBTQ+ employees. Harley-Davidson also affirmed its rejection of hiring quotas, supplier diversity ...

Harley-Davidson released a statement Monday renouncing DEI and other controversial company initiatives in the wake of social media outrage and withering pressure from longtime loyal bikers. “It is ...

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