Harley-Davidson Inc., the parent company of Harley-Davidson Motor Company, an American manufacturer of large-displacement motorcycles, borrowed $2.3 billion from the U.S. Federal government during the height of the financial meltdown in late 2008 and early 2009, according to an article in Milwaukee’s Journal Sentinel newspaper. Read the article here: ~http://www.jsonline.com/business/111307799.html~