Archive for January, 2009
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Big Ben
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is an example of an athlete throwing discretion out the window when riding on a motorcycle with a temporary permit and no helmet. “Big Ben’s” motorcycle accident and subsequent facial lacerations were severe enough that authorities initially could not identify him.
That was [...]
Money Management For Dummies
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Today is Data Privacy Day — because building trust and raising awareness about financial, personal data and security is critical.
Then you have the Wall Street guys who like to talk money “trash”. They like to make people think they’re the smartest guys in the room and that [...]
Selling The Experience Or The Sizzle
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I won’t attempt to make sweeping comments about another outlaw motorcycle “club” undercover “tell-all” novel. There are so many styles and flavors these days and when a reader interacts with a book they are not only served a story, but often feel connected to the writer.
The Under [...]
Metisse Desert Racer
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Stop. You had me at McQueen! You didn’t need to remind me of the Triumph 6T engine and desert racing heritage to make me think it’s cool.
I’m talking about the Metisse Desert Racer. The original Desert Racer was built by actor Steve McQueen and his friend, stuntman [...]
The Lost Motorcycle Club
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Johnny is a veteran member of the LMC…aka… The Lost, a notorious biker “club”. Johnny has been rather busy these days creating “business opportunities” for the LMC in Liberty City. His loyalty is to the club’s patch and to Billy Grey, the club’s President. Billy just returned from [...]
Different Strokes Same Goal
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Somewhere in a windowless, cinder block room in the basement of an institutional building in Olympia, Washington police officers are passing on secrets. Meanwhile the folks on the 2nd floor might look at introducing strict anti-biker legislation which would allow organizations to be banned and people prevented from [...]
Leisure Seekers
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The upcoming riding season has me contemplating a “Route 66” road trip…and this version of the famous song which spotlights steel guitarist Herby Wallace will have any country/swing fan smiling at the classy display of talent. Or if you’re a Jazz aficionado then you’ll really appreciate this [...]
A Lighter Shade Of Black
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Adding fuel to the “burned out” leisure vehicle market was today’s earnings report from Harley-Davidson.
The company announced the cut of 1100 jobs and that Q4 profits fell 58% to $77.8M. Revenue fell 6.8% to $1.29B from $1.39B in the year ago quarter. Worldwide sales fell 13.1% in Q4 [...]
Behind The Scenes Of The Sturgis Shooting
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As you may recall the situation happened at the Roadhouse bar with four off duty, out-of-state law enforcement officers and a firefighter, all members of the Iron Pigs - a police motorcycle club - who get into a heated confrontation with some Hells Angels members on the [...]
Readership Stats
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Today is somewhat memorable as the Northwest Harley Blog hit 200,235 total views. This is in large part thanks to all of you around the world for your daily support, participation and classy comments. I appreciate your readership and I thank you. I want to acknowledge the [...]
Giving Motorcyclists A Voice In Olympia
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If you’re anything like the rest of the motorcycle world, how the economy will perform in 2009 weighs heavily on your mind as well as how the legislators plan to regulate motorcycle issues.
After a successful election season the Washington State elected officials return tomorrow (January 22nd) for [...]
The Eagle Fly’s To Bailout Land
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Barack said yesterday that I should sacrifice, but I need to ask myself to what extent am I willing to go. And as it turns out the ultimate discretionary item — Harley-Davidson — is in the same situation…determining how willing they are to sacrifice or jeopardize their company!
I [...]
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
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Jay Dobyns
It’s a popular saying and loosely defined as life is so unfair that a person is more likely to get into some sort of trouble than be rewarded if they attempt to do a good deed.
That might be what Jay Dobyns has on his mind these [...]
The Obama Power-V
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President Obama Harley-Davidson Power V
I blogged previously on the inauguration and the role of Harley-Davidson motorcycles HERE. As a recap the motorcycles are part of the famous “Power V”, a v-formation that leads the inaugural parade through the streets of Washington, D.C. as folks from around the [...]
44
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That’s the number of times we’ve witnessed a peaceful transfer of power from one person to another in the oval office. Thirty-seven of those times were by re-election.
As the nation watches (in my case streaming media on CNN.com) the first African American to hold the highest elected [...]
Revolutionary Road
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Honda Fury
No, I’m not talking about the newly released DiCaprio and Winslet movie, but about Honda’s plans to enter the “chopper” motorcycle segment. At the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in New York City, which ended yesterday Honda announced their plans with a model called the ‘Fury’.
Rumors [...]
Text Messaging Ban For All Motorcyclist
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One thing I’ve noticed over the last year is the popularity of electronic devices targeted toward the geriatric-age bracket.
Now I’m all for helping out Grandma, but does she really need a Bluetooth diabetes monitor? Isn’t there enough on her plate with the upcoming digital channel transition and [...]
Wasting My Time
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It will change my family’s life….that’s what several of the “contestants” stated after winning a ticket to Hollywood the last couple of nights on “American Idol.”
I’m sure we’ve all had our share of musical aspirations or dreams. Mine is to backed up Tim Reynolds and jam [...]
Wilkins Harley Goes Rogue
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A blog (abbreviation for the term “Web log”) is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as [...]
HOG Call For Hooters
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For 15 years the Honda ‘Hoot‘ has been touted as one of the largest motorcycle rallies in North America.
Honda pulled the plug for 2009 citing “economic uncertainty” as the rest of us watch yet another motorcycle rally bite the dust.
I’ve talked to folks who attended the “hoot” [...]
Harley Makes Nice For New Year
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Gustaf Tenggren’s — The Little Trapper
In less than 5 minutes on the internet you’ll notice that Harley is using a barrage of online tools, advertisements and video such as YouTube to push its recently announced guarantee to provide full value on trade-ins of its Sportster [...]
Harley-Davidson And Inauguration 2009
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As you likely know the presidential inauguration is coming up on Tuesday, January 20th.
Harley-Davidson of Frederick, MD has been busy working for months preparing 12 motorcycles that will lead the parade. The motorcycles are part of the famous “Power V”, a v-formation that leads the inaugural [...]
Rally Days Are Painful Taxpayer Nights
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I like attending motorcycle rallies, but pretending everything is just wonderful in the “land-of-rally” is akin to an ostrich head in the sand.
For decades municipalities have viewed motorcycle rallies as revenue generating opportunities. They pass along all or much of the costs to the commercial entities as [...]
Bird Watching And Harley’s
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I remember attending the season opener and having high hopes, but now the injured Seattle Seahawks season is truly over. As a ‘Hawks’ fan it was rough year. Have you ever wondered where the team name originated? According to sportsecyclopedia, the Seahawks nickname “was the result of a [...]
Soundtrack Made Moments
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I’ve written about motorcycle enthusiasts who travel back roads with musical amplification on a dazzling summer morning.
But, the editors of WorldHum, the online site of the Travel Channel, took on the task of naming the greatest travel songs of all time. What’s excellent and notable is they took the [...]
