EX-23.1 2 sdc946b.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REG. PUBLIC ACCT. FIRM

Exhibit 23.1


Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee and Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees and the Buell Motorcycle Company Retirement Savings Plan of our reports: a) dated February 10, 2005, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of Harley-Davidson, Inc., Harley-Davidson, Inc.‘s management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Harley-Davidson, Inc., included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2004, and b) dated June 3, 2004, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Salaried Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Milwaukee and Tomahawk Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for Kansas City Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees, the Harley-Davidson Retirement Savings Plan for York Hourly Bargaining Unit Employees and the Buell Motorcycle Company Retirement Savings Plan included in the Plans’ Annual Reports (Form 11-K), for the year ended December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
March 11, 2005