09-25-2019, 09:39 AM
That’s somewhat dismissive. I’m not trying to compare the impact of Jobs on our society as a whole with what WG did for Harley. Jobs was gifted and was able to draw talent around him which pushed his visions into reality. WG in his own way was gifted and had a significant impact on the motorcycling world. He’s was with the company since the 60’s and at one time was their chief designer involved in a number of MoCo’s key product lines. Probably his best known and most enduring design was the Super Glide. He was an executive there when the company was bought back from AMF and contributed significantly to the meteoric rise and take over by Harley of the American domestic market for the niche it targeted. One could make the case based purely on data that Willies retirement was the beginning of Harley’s slide downward. You say tomato I say......
It’s easy to forget that back in the 70s Moto Guzzi sold more bikes for a number of years than Harley did.
It’s easy to forget that back in the 70s Moto Guzzi sold more bikes for a number of years than Harley did.