exhibit 2. 1 sale and purchase agreement among harley - davidson, inc. harley - davidson holding co., inc. harley - davidson motor company, inc. h - d varese holding co. s. r. l. ( of the first part ) and mv agusta motor holding s. r. l. claudio castiglioni ( of the second part ) contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. authorization no conflict ownership no brokers 6. organization and standing authorization no conflict no brokers financial capability 7. 8. i 9. 10. ii schedules iii sale and purchase agreement this sale and purchase agreement is entered into in milan ( italy ) on 31 july 2010 by and among : harley - davidson, inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of wisconsin ( usa ), with office in 3700 west juneau avenue, milwaukee, wisconsin ( usa ),, acting by john olin in his capacity as senior vice president and chief financial officer ( “ hd ” ) and harley - davidson holding co., inc., a corporation duly incorporated under the laws of delaware ( usa ), whose office is at 3700 west juneau ave., milwaukee, wisconsin 53208 u. s. a., acting by john olin, in his capacity as senior vice president and chief financial officer ( “ hd holding ” ) ; and harley - davidson motor company, inc., a corporation incorporated under the laws of wisconsin ( usa ), with office in 3700 west juneau avenue, milwaukee, wisconsin ( usa ),, acting by john olin in his capacity as senior vice president and chief financial officer ( “ hd motor ” ) and h - d varese holding co. s. r. l., a limited liability company ( societa a responsabilita limitata ) incorporated under the laws of italy, with registered office in varese, at via g. macchi no. 144, number of registration with the companies ’ register of varese, fiscal code and vat number # # # - # # # - # # # #, acting by john olin in his capacity as attorney - in - fact ( “ hd varese ” and, together with hd, hd holding and hd motor, the “ hd parties ” ) - of the first part - and mv agusta motor holding s. r. l., a limited liability company ( societa a responsabilita limit