WHY ARE SO MANY HARLEY DAVIDSON DEALERS CLOSING

Why so many Harley-Davidson dealers have closed in the past few years
Jerry Smith Aug 11, 2025 296 Comments
You don't have to be a die-hard Harley-Davidson fan to have noticed that multiple H-D dealers have closed their doors or consolidated multi-store operations in recent years, even some that have been around for a century.

Examples are nationwide, from San Francisco Harley-Davidson, originally founded by AMA Hall of Famer Dudley Perkins, closing after 110 years, to New York Harley-Davidson shutting down. And it's not just dealerships in high-cost urban areas. Dealers have closed in Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Wyoming, Florida, and elsewhere.