"The New York Times today offers a story about the serious problems affecting Harley Davidson, producer of the nation’s iconic motorcycle. Among the problems are that the age of the average rider has climbed
to 49–a year shy of the requirement for AARP membership–and the average
income of those riders is $87,000. In the meantime, as with cars,
Japanese companies have been more efficient, producing better, cheaper
and more varied products. And as with cars, those competitive problems
began in the 1970s." Read the whole story at: Uneasy riders: Yen and the lack of motorcycle company maintenance : James McPherson’s Media & Politics Blog.
Via an IronWorksMag tweet.
