In general, Harley-Davidson has not experienced significant seasonal fluctuations in its sales. This has been primarily the result of a strong demand for the Harley-Davidson motorcycles and related products, as well as the availability of floor plan financing arrangements for its North American and European independent dealers.Floor plan financing allows dealers to build their inventory levels in anticipation of the spring and summer selling seasons. Harley-Davidson expressed its belief that efforts to increase the availability of its motorcycles has resulted in an increase in seasonality at its independent dealers. Over the last several years they have been working to increase the availability of its motorcycles at dealers to improve the customer experience.