Quote from elsewhere:
"Back in the 1970s Harley owned the Italian Aermacchi motorcycle company so Milwaukee could have a line of little bikes. Aermacchi two-stroke twins badged as Harleys even won three 250cc GP road racing titles and a 350 championship. Then, the Castiglioni brothers bought Aermacchi from Harley in 1978 and created the Cagiva deal, which saved Ducati, eventually created the new MV Agusta and more. So now they are going full-circle with Harley buying MV and Cagiva. Give it some time. You never know where things like this lead."
