Well, back then, he did more harm than good to Harley's image. I'd suspect he eventually tried to collect $$$ from Harley to co-finance his autobiography and, having miserably failed that attempt (amongst many others), he turned his worn-out coat and switched from Bourbon to Saké. Jamie
They actually misquoted him, I believe it was more like he prefers Japanese bikes to Harley Davidson when they are using the bikes to build bon fires out of.