These globes you see for sale were all made without the permission of H-D, nor were 100s of other items being sold with their logo on them. In the early years they tried to enforce copyright infringement viloations, but I belive it just go out of hand and they quit.
Nobody today bothers to get permission to use the H-D (Coka-Cola, Pepsi) logs so be very careful about what you are purchasing.
Jack Sim
Actually things got out of hand in the 70's during the chopper craze and by 1982 when Willie G. Davidson, Vaughn Beals and the rest of the investment group bought Harley-Davidson back from AMF they then decided enough was enough, too much revenue was being lost and had the company lawyers go after anyone making a buck off the H-D name without company permission. They shut down damn near everyone with court action, farmed out the items to anyone who got licensed by H-D to produce them and made millions in the process.
Ken
PS. Harley-Davidson is still very protective of their name & image, with a place on the company website dedicated solely to reporting copyright infringment.