Investment firm H Partners prepares for fight at Harley-Davidson, WSJ reports

April 15 (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm H Partners is preparing to launch a fight to shake up Harley-Davidson's HOG.N board and replace its CEO in the face of deteriorating sales, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

H Partners, which has a roughly 9% stake in the company, is preparing to urge shareholders to remove three longstanding directors from the motorcycle maker's eight-member board at the annual meeting in mid-May, WSJ reported.