... of Harley-Davidson management, in a leveraged buyout from AMF, and on the way to getting back to the company's roots. The emergence of cheaper Japanese motorcycles and unfair trade practices of Japan, were taking a bite out of Harley-Davidson's profits, and the company was now beginning to experience financial difficulties ... . In 1983, the company petitions the International Trade Commission (a branch of the U.S. federal government) to impose a tariff on Japanese motorcycles of over 700cc. Then President Ronald Reagan, agreed with Harley-Davidson, and along with Congress, imposed tarif...

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