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Harley-Davidson

A technician services a Harley-Davidson Classic at Harley-Davidson of Frederick in Maryland.

American Icons: Harley-Davidson

American Icons

How “Harley-Davidson” became synonymous with “motorcycle.”

American Icons: Harley-Davidson

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A female rider on International Female Ride Day in Dubai.

On Dubai’s roads, women hop on Harleys and shatter stereotypes

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American Icons: Harley-Davidson

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Mideastern Harleys

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Harley Davidson has hit some hard times, the company just reported an 84% slide in 3rd quarter profits. So it’s looking to wealthy customers overseas to expand its market. Places like the Middle East. Ben Gilbert reports from Beirut.

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Big business in the Amazon

Environment

The World’s Alex Gallafent reports on how a free trade zone in the middle of the Amazon rainforest has encouraged the kind of businesses and jobs that don’t require cutting down trees.

The Vaselines & Harley-Davidson

This week, Studio 360’s American Icons series continues with a ride on America’s favorite bike – The Harley-Davidson. A mathematics professor explains hyperbolic geometry with crochet. And after a 20 year hiatus, Kurt Cobain’s favorite band, The Vaselines, is back making music.

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