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panelists Taylor Riggs and Jackie DeAngelis discuss the controversy surrounding the iconic motorcycle company and the importance of political neutrality in businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<div class=\"article-gating gated-overlay\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-gating-title\">Join Fox News for access to this content<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-subtitle\">Plus special access to select articles and other premium content with your account &#8211; free of charge.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal tablet-desktop\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/terms-of-use\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Use<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>, which includes our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/privacy-policy#fi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Notice of Financial Incentive<\/a>.\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"message error hide\"><span>Please enter a valid email address.<\/span><\/div>\n<form class=\"article-gating-form\"><input placeholder=\"Enter your email\" name=\"gate-email\" type=\"email\" required=\"required\" class=\"article-gating-input\"> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gating-legal mobile\">By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News&#8217; 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Click here.<\/a><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/auto\/style\/motorcycles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harley-Davidson motorcycle<\/a> brand and business model are being &#8220;attacked&#8221; from within, social-media influencer Robby Starbuck suggested in a new post on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban1\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban1\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">He cited the words of the company&#8217;s own CEO, Jochen Zeitz, who&#8217;s been accused of going woke as he oversees the iconic brand. The German-born Zeitz took over as CEO in May 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Imagine standing in front of CEOs of luxury brands that now think you are the \u2018sustainable Taliban,\u2019 as somebody once called me,&#8221;\u00a0Zeitz said in a speech at the Zermatt Summit in Switzerland in 2020, referencing his time as board member of Kiering, parent company of Gucci, Puma and Stella McCartney. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb2\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/harley-davidson-used-bikers-went-woke-former-outlaw-rider-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>HARLEY-DAVIDSON \u2018USED\u2019 BIKERS BEFORE \u2018WOKE\u2019 CONTROVERSY, FORMER OUTLAW RIDER CLAIMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban2\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban2\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few minutes later in the same speech, Zeitz referenced the terror group again, as shown in the video that Starbuck shared this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, Harley\u2019s all about the sound and the smell of the Harley-Davidson, isn\u2019t it?&#8221; Zeitz said to attendees at the chic Swiss conference.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/343\/192\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/686\/384\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/672\/378\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1344\/756\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/931\/523\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1862\/1046\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/720\/405\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1200\/675\/GettyImages-144084028.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Harley-Davidson tank American flag\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A red, white and blue Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Chicago, Illinois.<\/span> <span>(Joe Sohm\/Visions of America\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;So I became the Taliban again in a sustainable way,&#8221; Zeitz said in the video, as he&#8217;s shown smiling and walking back and forth on stage and referencing Harley-Davidson. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban3\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I decided to share, to create a sustainability committee, which I&#8217;m still chairing today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Starbuck, along with his social media followers and many longtime Harley-Davidson riders, were shocked by the CEO&#8217;s glib comparison to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/terrorism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a terror group<\/a> that has American blood on its hands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/harley-davidson-woke-accusations-sturgis-bikers-breaks-heart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>HARLEY-DAVIDSON FACES \u2018WOKE\u2019 ACCUSATIONS FROM STURGIS BIKERS: \u2018BREAKS MY HEART\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb3\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb3\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban4\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s f&#8212;&#8212; disgusting,&#8221; motorcycling media mogul James &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Macecari told Fox News Digital upon hearing the comparison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban is the globally condemned terrorist group that rules Afghanistan. It offered a home base for Osama bin Laden and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/terrorism\/al-qaeda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his Al-Qaeda terror network<\/a> before and after it plotted its Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;I became the Taliban again in a sustainable way.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people and injured more than 6,000 others, according to the U.S. State Department. About 2,500 U.S. service members were killed in the effort to root out the Taliban in the war that followed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban5\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Harley can crash and burn now for all I care,&#8221; Macecari, founder of Insane Throttle and author of four books, said last week in an interview about Harley-Davidson&#8217;s &#8220;woke&#8221; policies under Zeitz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Harley-macecari-8-24.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Outlaw biker James Macecari.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Former outlaw biker James &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Macecari is the author of four books about motorcycle gangs and host of the &#8220;Motorcycle Madhouse&#8221; podcast.<\/span> <span>(James &#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Macecari)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Biden-Harris administration hastily abandoned Afghanistan in August 2021, leaving behind billions of dollars&#8217; worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American military hardware<\/a> in the hands of the Taliban.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The administration also abandoned American military personnel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban6\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Suicide bombers killed 183 people, including 13 U.S. service members, on Aug. 26, 2021, during the U.S. military&#8217;s mass evacuation at the Kabul airport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\">\n<p class=\"quote-text\">&#8220;These are people who have killed Americans on purpose and with purpose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb4\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb4\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week, three years after that chaotic withdrawal, the Taliban paraded its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/taliban-parades-american-weapons-3-years-chaotic-withdrawal-afghanistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. military equipment<\/a> through the streets of Kabul in celebration of the moment, as Fox News Digital reported on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The first thing that jumps to my mind when I hear \u2018Taliban\u2019 is all the aggressive, horrible things they\u2019ve done,&#8221; said Starbuck, who has led a social-media effort to highlight Harley-Davidson&#8217;s drift into controversial far-left management practices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Harley-zeitz-GettyImages-93115617.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Harley CEO Jochen Zeitz\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Jochen Zeitz, chief executive officer of Harley-Davidson, is shown speaking in Berlin, Germany, while he was CEO of Puma AG.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Michele Tantussi\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban7\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He added, &#8220;The Taliban raped women. They\u2019ve murdered people mercilessly. These are people who have killed Americans on purpose and with purpose. They fundamentally hate our country. So comparing yourself to them is, on the face, already insane.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A Harley-Davidson spokesperson responded with a statement to Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Mr. Zeitz\u2019s remarks make clear\u00a0that he in no way accepts that characterization, as evidenced by his record of commitment to people, planet and profit and as underscored by his life\u2019s work,&#8221; the company said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Breaks my heart\u2019<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban8\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Zeitz&#8217;s leadership, some long-time Harley-Davidson riders claim, has coincided with a downfall of the brand&#8217;s image, once synonymous with American muscle, power and the freedom of its open roads.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/meet-american-founded-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-brotherhood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>MEET THE AMERICAN WHO FOUNDED THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, \u2018PUT THE BROTHERHOOD IN MOTORCYCLES\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb5\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb5\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;They killed Harley. It breaks my heart,&#8221; Vinny Terranova, owner of Pappy\u2019s Vintage Cycles in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/south-dakota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sturgis, South Dakota<\/a>, told Fox News Digital in a recent interview about the CEO&#8217;s leadership.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb8\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb8\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban9\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally ended two days early for Harley-Davidson, said Terranova, who became a prominent figure in the biker business while running Rocky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Colorado for more than 40 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i><strong><u>For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews\/lifestyle<\/u><\/strong><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They dropped their tents [on] Saturday and everything was gone. Everything,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban10\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban10\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;They were empty all week. Nobody showed up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb9\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb9\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The official end of the rally was on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Zeitz, in the same speech shared by Starbuck, cited his leadership of the so-called &#8220;B Team,&#8221; co-chaired with Richard Branson and other business and global leaders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/343\/192\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/686\/384\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/672\/378\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1344\/756\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/931\/523\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1862\/1046\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/720\/405\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1440\/810\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1200\/675\/HD1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Harley-Davidson Motorcycles sign\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Harley-Davidson logo is seen near the brand&#8217;s store in Krakow, Poland, on Jan. 24, 2024.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(Jakub Porzycki\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb6\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb6\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban11\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban11\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We are trying to take on traditional capitalism and trying to redefine it,&#8221; said Zeitz.<\/p>\n<p>Some long-time Harley-Davidson riders, who devoted their hearts and souls to the brand, believe the redefined Harley has become heartless.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb10\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb10\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&#038;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&#038;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban12\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban12\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest problem is not just the \u2018woke\u2019 bull&#8212;-,&#8221; longtime Harley rider &#8220;Horseshoe&#8221; Johnny Henning told Fox News Digital by phone from Sturgis.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The biggest problem is that they just lost their human touch. That&#8217;s the best way to put it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Starbuck, for his part, said this is evident in Zeitz&#8217;s comparison to the Taliban. \u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/Harley-CEO-3-split.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz split\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Harley-Davidson CEO Jochen Zeitz said, &#8220;I became the Taliban,&#8221; while discussing his approach to sustainability in a 2020 speech. Some riders today say the brand has lost its human touch under his watch.<\/span> <span>(Marcus Yam\/Los Angeles Times; Tim Boyle\/Getty Images; Michele Tantussi\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container tablet ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb11\" id=\"tablet-tw-ad-lb11\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban13\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban13\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;When you dig deeper on the comparison, what it really means is that the Taliban is willing to do anything to achieve their goals,&#8221; the influencer said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\">\n<div data-iu=\"lb7\" id=\"desktop-desk-ad-lb7\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Absolutely anything.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container mobile ad-h-250 ad-w-300 ad-placeholder-load\">\n<div data-iu=\"ban14\" id=\"mobile-mw-ad-ban14\" data-ad-size=\"\" class=\"ad gam inline\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Taliban will do absolutely anything \u2026 to achieve their goals,&#8221; he emphasized.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Kerry J. 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