Harley-Davidson is one company which has had its share of troubles in its home market over the past few years. CNET reported most of this to be from the change of age in ridership, as well as most of its traditional customers growing older.

To help cut the losses, the American motorcycle manufacturer brought its product abroad.

A huge chunk of its exports went to Southeast Asia, where it is currently enjoying a 77% surge in sales. It is a refreshing take for the company, which has not focused this much on non-US markets ever since. It has managed to re-invent itself with a significant push in the market share in China and the rest of Asia-where motorcycles have become more than just a part of the people's everyday life, it's a way to get to where they need to be.

Harley-Davidson CEO Matt Levatich has previously stated that the company has plans to bring its business from outside the US, and it seems to be working.

An increase in Asian market sales and a good outlook for the second half of 2019 did wonders for Harley's stock prices. Its shares rose up to about 5.3%, good enough for a supposedly struggling company.

Having good sales in other territories is important, as Harley-Davidson's local sales continued to slide well into the second quarter. Profit fell down nearly 20% as the manufacturer struggled to sell units. It also told investors that it expected fewer sales revenue than was forecast for this year, CNBC reported.

It continued saying that its fix on tariffs shipped from the US to the European Union took longer to implement than they were comfortable with.

The company reported $195.6 million in profit during the second quarter. This was against $242.3 a million earlier, showing a significant drop. Sales of motorcycles, parts, and merchandise continued to fall to $1.43 billion during the second quarter from an earlier $1.53 billion seen during the three months of 2018, showing a decline of 6%.

Bigger bikes have started to fall out of favor with younger riders as sales of the largest bikes available-with engines 601 cubic centimeters or bigger-fell by about 4.9% in the second quarter as compared to a year earlier.

However, hope lies in the Asian region. As Harley-Davidson continues to suffer a domestic decline, they at least have a market they can lean on to bounce back to normal levels.