harley davidson is known for building big powerful bikes like this one. but the company is switching gears and may be looking to what consumers have long been accustomed to do europe and shash. >> they still have the bikes we have come to know and expect from them. but they realized they were going to have to take down the size and price point. there are markets that want to participate in the harley brands but they want it on their own terms. >> reporter: the new bikes are smaller, lighter and more affordable and are being shipped to new markets in spain and italy, as well india. >> the very heart of the harley brand is a single word, and that word is rebel. harley owns that equity and that's what they are selling overseas. not americana. >> and yet roughly two-thirds of company revenue still comes from north america where baby boomers like damon have long driven up sales. the problem now is demographics. baby boomers are a shrinking segment of the population. while foreign competitors have gradually made inroads with america's growing minorities and you

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. >>> few brands are considered more american than har harley davidson. lately sales in the u.s. have been slumping. the company has changed the way it's doing business. david arioso has the story. >> harley davidson the motorcycle icon has dubbed itself with the road. a brand so distinctive that harley once tried to trademark the sound of its exhaust. lionized in hollywood films like the wild one and easy rider. >> har liz's a freedom. an iconic name plate like the traditional harley davidson bar and shield and the best part of i all, chicks dig it. >> border on bankruptcy, harley's mojo took a more hit, a large loan from warren buffett. >> 2008-2009 downturn, since then sales have been bouncing back. >> despite the harsh winter, u.s. sales jumped 3% after the company cut production cost. but the real success story may be overseas where first quarter sales soared more than 20% in asia, 9% in latin america and 8% in europe. >> to win over new riders the company is switching gears and may be switching to what consumers have been long cusmed taccustomed to in europe arounds asia. >

harley davidson says yes. lawmaker david dean says harley davidson voided the repair warrantee because of the patriotic flag he let fly from the back of his chopper. the company says the bike was not made to handle the wind resistance for multiple flags at high besides. therefore the claim on his power train was denied. >>> before you grill out this memorial day weekend we now know which stores sold beef contained wi -- contaminated with e coli. >> if you are grilling burgers be sure you know the source of the ground beef. the food safety inspection service is recalling 1.8 million pounds of ground beef for fear it is contaminated with e coli. so where is the beef? ten states including florida, illinois, pennsylvania, ohio, michigan, indiana, wisconsin, tennessee, kentucky and north dakota. among the large er retailers selling the potentially contaminated meat the agency named gordon food service marketplace, blairsville seafood market and barger foods. check out "fox & friends".com for more information. it is

. >> and morgan hill police say there are unconfirmed reports of a harley davidson group that might make their way by here in a couple of hours from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 tonight, there will be another demonstration. that is at community park also here in morgan hill. live in morgan hill, kiet do, kpix 5. >>> new details about the corruption probe that led to senator leland's arrest. according to kpix, joe montana was undercover by the agent. the 49er legend involved in some development deals was contacted with a business proposition. the fbi is not confirming or denying the report that montana was never named in the probe or charge. suspended state senator was one of 26 people arrested in the federal probe involving bribery and weapons dealing. >>> the best place to spend your golden years. a new list just out and give you a hint, you better park your parka. >> a silicon valley billionaire. why both sides are squaring off in court over access to the beach. >> i'm, meteorologist. a few storms coming up? we'll talk about that when we come back. ,, hey there. did you select these things on pur

. >> in latin america, they can't get enough and harley-davidson, this is every country in the world. and people in china one a harley. it's not just about us getting our act together, they had the blueprint. and they are sticking to the blueprint. we had so many opportunities here. and silicon valley, over half of the new businesses are started in silicon valley. so we better wake up tomorrow. mackey is right about that. when push comes to shove, everyone wants to watch our movies and just have access to our media entertainment and everything that we have. so we have the makings but we're just not jazzed about it. >> i think there are some great points and to charles' point about the younger generation or the nu silken belly leaders being borne out in the country, if we could entice him to stay in america and love america and make it a place that they can thrive come i think that is how we carry on in the game. >> i've never known a country that says people are not intuitive. so we are going to get all of this back. so in the meantime, moody this is all part of the problem. a judge s

. >> there are few brands more american than harley davidson. we show a new line and the audience the bikes are targeting. >> >> an american icon has long billed itself as synonymous with the open road. for generations, it has captured consumer imaginations with a brand so distinctive, they once tried to the sounds. >> chicks dig it. >> it wasn't always easy riding. bordering on bankruptcy in the 1980's, it took a hit during the financial crisis. the milwaukee-based company was forced to lean on a more than $300 million high interest loan from billionaire investor warren buffet. >> the company hit bottom if we go to the 2008 downturn. since then, sales have been bouncing back. >> despite the harsh winter, u.s. sales jumped after the company cut production costs. the success story may be overseas where sales soared. >> harley davidson is known for building big, powerful bikes, but to win over new riders, the country is switching gears and may be looking to what consumers have long been accustomed to in europe and asia. >> they realize to get into

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harley-davidson has hired the former gm engineers and oversaw the investigation into faulty ignition switches, gm said monday that jim has retired, turns out he will start work as a hog the within weeks. that is the latest from the fox business network giving you the power to prosper. melissa: talk about getting leaked e-mails between nsa director keith alexander and google executive eric schmidt and sergey brin, should the government and silicon valley, e-mails dating back to 2011 shed some major light on secret meetings between silicon valley ceos and the national security agency despite what they led us to believe. what is everyone laughing at? quite a graphic. james freeman and jonathan honig are with us. this is quite serious. what do you think? >> it is chilling. over ed decades, the government going after the real enemies of this country, militant islam and jihad has been targeting americans. pretty much under the board, they have been deceitful about it. they're looking for our e-mails at reviewing google searches, not doing anything to make us safer. melissa: let me be devil

there is lips logo, harley davidson logo, smurfs. first one happened 20 years ago when a guy asked for the image of a corvette be placed on one of his crowns. they were successful and this happened. >> this is a deal breaker for me. >> going along and saw that tattooed corvette on your tooth. i'd say i don't think so. >> really? >> real one, maybe. >> real corvette? >> real tattoo. >> >>> this morning on "world news now," under fire. major lawsuit against the nfl. former players accuse the league of drugging them while hurt to keep them on the field. their disturbing allegations. >>> stolen from church, a mother's car and the 10-month-old baby in the back seat. the unpredictable turn of events. the prayers answered and the search for suspects. >>> the number of american homes without smoke detectors and why some of the devices do not do enough when it is time to escape a fire. >>> big victory on "dancing with the stars" last night. the intense competition at the end. the trophy winner and the buzz on-line and backstage. that's in "th

liz: pieto up 34% last year, harley-davidson, hog, has surged rising 21% over the past year. david: two wheels better than four. just what makes motorcycles so popular with investors right now? jeff flock joining us with an exclusive look with industry with cycle legend erik buell. what a great assignment, jeff. >> i have, boy, what a day we have had with erik buell. i was expecting kind of a guy with a hard edge and would be a mean motorcycle rider. he is actually a really nice guy and he also knows how to make motorcycles. take a look at these. what am i looking at? >> ebr. >> ebr, erik buell racing. famously, harley bought the company. went through the recession, oh, no, we'll shut it down. you said, well, i'm not done yet, baby. i'm coming back in a big way and you are back. >> absolutely. there is a big sports bike market around the world and we felt there was a place for an american bike company. >> i i want to see latest one getting tested off the line. harley makes hogs, big touring bikes. these are sports bikes. what is they're meant to go fast. what is this guy doin

harley-davidson has nothing to do with obama. make money in the market, people. stuart: yelp. i think that the stock is up. nicole: you are so right, stuart varney. the stock is up 13%. up over 130% in the last year. all the analysts now seem to be getting nervous. all cutting their price targets. the stock has run up. there is no doubt about that. quarterly revenue jumped. they have their rivals in this yelp. they have been expanding and restaurants, event management, payment. yelp is a stellar performer. stuart: well, it is now. it was not then, but it is now. charles: immediately caught last night, the stock was down. stuart: back up this morning. charles: right. the knee-jerk reaction is bad. stuart: i want to check facebook. they just announced one new feature on their mobile phones. maybe it has something to do with the stock rally today. let's explain this. it uses your facebook account to connect seamlessly all of the apps that you use on your phone. collect them all together. it also gives facebook nearly unlimited access to everything you do on your phone. let's get

let's not forget the craft beer and harley-davidson museum. >> we always appreciate you mention the drinking. >> i do the drinking. >> you say nasa instead of washington. washington is the number two producing state in america and they've got so many wineries. 8 800 wines and 850 wine growers. the first thing if you go to napa on the weekend, you're stuck behind buses. >> we're only halfway through the segment and i feel drunk. turks and caicos. >> this is where you get to go dry. it's the alternative to the bahamas. they've got their air problem solved, beautiful beaches, and great programs for people who are dog lovers like me. you get to adopt a dog but if you adopt a dog, they pay for the transportation the adoption and fly it back for you. >> if you want to go for a longer vacation you say instead of thinking of greece go to turkey. >> it's on everybody's bucket list. it's a great affordable alternate to greece. you get to see the i lands anyway. it's so close. much more affordable. their airline has gotten their act together and istanbul where you can fly to over 200 countries in the w

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. >>> riding their harley davidson yesterday, they died as he was crossing that intersection. it appears they may have suffered a heart attack. the man was riding on the back as they did not get hurt when that bike went down as they were on the trip. >>> canceling plans pause of the protest over their names. but the party, which was going to be called was called racially insensitive. and even though it would need to be held off campus, they still hosted that event. it was meant to be funny, comparing it to st. patrick's day type parties. big crowds, they're expected in san jose today for the celebrations. police say that they will have an additional 60 officers on the streets, which they will be managing traffic and watching for gang or other suspicious activity. tomorrow's holiday, they would mark the 1862 victory of the mexican army over the french forces. >>> it took decades, but they have another kentucky derby winner. in 10 minutes the bay areas ties to the california chrome. plus the perspectives of their 77-year-old trainer. >>> an american man comes down with a mysteri

-- lastic are we in a rip roaring recession based on or are people this is sort of a, you see your harley-davidsons were a dream buy, they were recession proof. people save up for it. i imagine in stub hub you do well in good times and in bad. >> what we find prices flow up as the economy gets better. as the economy gets worse, prices come down. so we have seen over the last five years, we've seen the average price of a ticket come down about 25%. >> that started in 2008, 2009, 2010. the last few years have been more or less flat. we see the impact on overall prices. the other thing that factors is this all in pricing we are doing. when you come to the site. you see the price of the ticket enexclusive of all fees, that makes the tickets appear more expensive than they were previously. the truth is they're the same price. so on average, we're seeing people are spending a little less this year because they see the price up front. when they check out, they're very happily surprised there are no add-on fees. the everio all order size is lower than it was last year. >> is there more business strain in t