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QUOTED & NOTEDHarley-Davidson to Build Small-Displacement Motorcycle for the Asian Market
HARLEY-DAVIDSON ANNOUNCED ANOTHER STEP IN ITS STRATEGY TO
build more riders globally and expand access into Asia through a collaboration with Qian-
jiang Motorcycle Company Limited to launch a smaller, more accessible Harley-Davidson
motorcycle for sale in Harley-Davidson dealerships in China by the end of 2020. This collab-
oration joins Harley-Davidson’s global motorcycle leadership with the capabilities of Qian-
jiang to co-develop a premium 338cc displacement Harley-Davidson motorcycle for sale
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selected Qianjiang based on its experience developing premium small displacement
motorcycles, established supply base, proven ca-
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cant progress toward another major
milestone in the More Roads to
Harley-Davidson accelerated plan
for growth. It is intended to expand
access to the Harley-Davidson brand
to more riders to drive incremental
sales—both of the new small displacement
motorcycle and also of traditional Harley-
Davidson products currently offered in
Asia. Continuing to capitalize on growth op-
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achieving its 2027 objective to grow its
international business to 50 percent of annual volume.
With its expanding middle class and increased consumer spending on discretionary,
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its More Roads plan in July 2018, Harley-Davidson has continued to advance its efforts
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ing, eCommerce, and product availability. Harley-Davidson retail sales in China grew 27
percent in 2018 compared to 2017.
2020 STURGIS MOTORCYCLE
RALLY DATE CHANGE
The City of Sturgis sent a letter and changed its web-
site to reflect a new date it set for the beginning of
the 2020 Sturgis Rally. It had in late 2016 or early 2017
changed by ordinance the way it determined when
Sturgis would recognize the beginning date of the
motorcycle rally. Internet and publication dates were
not changed and many proceeded with plans based
upon the date the motorcycle rally would have com-
menced under the decades-old formula.
The city’s website now shows the desired com-
mencement date of the 2020 motorcycle rally in
Sturgis to be Friday, August 7, 2020. This change
from the date that had universally been announced is
unfortunately causing confusion within the motorcycle
industry and its consumer base, as well as for camp-
grounds, hotels, motels, and individuals who’ve rented
their homes for the traditional rally dates instead of
the new dates.
The Sturgis Buffalo Chip will be hosting motor-
cycle and other Sturgis Motorcycle Rally tourists
throughout the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally of 2020, as
always. The Sturgis Buffalo Chip’s Motorcycle and
Music Festival will again feature performances by
nationally prominent entertainers on Friday, August 7,
2020 and days following.Two More RSD Hooligan Races
ROLAND SANDS AND CREW HAVE IGNITED A TWO-
wheeled lifestyle explosion with the Moto Classic Series and
as the 2019 Super Hooligan National Championship (SHNC)
presented by Progressive and powdered by Indian steams
towards Round 5 with the Mayo Moto Street Classic in Tulsa,
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June 15.
Roland Sands
Design joined
forces with the Mayo Moto Museum on one of the greatest
motorcycle, music, and art cultural experiences to hit the Mid-
west. This new festival features Super Hooligan riders racing
through the streets of downtown Tulsa. The Lansing Street
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Art Show and vendor village, all accompanied by the biggest
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Benjamin Band will perform in the heart of the city with the
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If you missed the summer action this year, you can still
whet your racing whistle by attending either of the upcoming
Super Hooligan races at the Costa Mesa Speedway in Orange
County, California, on September 21 or the Moto Beach Clas-
sic in Huntington Beach, California, on October 26.