Archive for March, 2009
Laptop Hunter Redefines Deceit
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Crispin Porter & Bogusky
Way back in ‘05 the boyz of OCC (not to be confused with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency) showed us what they do best with a Microsoft operating system crash while designing the custom choppers for America’s corporations. Microsoft hired OCC [...]
Costco And Harley-Davidson Partnership
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
I love Costco and I hate Costco.
My displeasure is often traced to other people who shop there? They say membership has its privileges and I’ve seen the people who flaunt it to no end. A person is lucky to not get run over by a Range Rover [...]
Limited Edition Biker Clothing
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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H-D Clothing Bundle
There are many who think the new Harley-Davidson Iron 883 (Dark Custom) is the most beautiful bike sans clothing, with U.S. press fawning all over the “back-to-basic” motorcycle.
Enjoying my Friday morning cup of “bucks” I thought how H-D marketing should offer limited editions of the [...]
Motorcycle Sales Pessimism
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Harley-Davidson is scheduled to report its first-quarter 2009 financial results April 16.
Even if you’ve been leveraging “guru” Cramer (Mad Money) to help make a fortune — who in my view has no more idea of what is going to happen tomorrow than the average chimp. Pessimism runs [...]
Motorcycle Club Suppression
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Imagine for a moment you purchase a new Harley Iron 883. Before pulling away from the dealer to enjoy a nice spring day ride you slip on a black leather riding vest with a large Harley-Davidson embroidered logo. Near the bottom of the logo there is a [...]
Chernobyl Motorcycle Ride
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Elena at Chernobyl
Next month marks the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ukraine.
I stumbled onto Elena’s site several years ago, but had misplaced the URL until just recently. She travels a lot on her Kawasaki Ninja (ZZR-1100) and one of her favorite riding [...]
The Mail Room Of Life
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins speaks not in drops and dribbles. When he opens his mouth, declarations spew out that condemn, deride and praise in a single breath. He gives people an opinion or unique take on things from pop culture to politics.
Who is Henry Rollins? Best known to [...]
The Oregon Trail
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Westward, Ho! In the old days west coast settlers would cross the Snake river ford near old Fort Boise and travel across what would become the state of Oregon. Today Interstate 84 roughly follows the original Oregon Trail from Idaho to the Dalles.
Do you remember the computer game Oregon Trail? Gameloft has taken [...]
Harley’s Pimped Out Big Rig
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
If you’re Harley-Davidson what do you do when motorcycle sales are slumping and the marketing department ideas have become Tom Cruise ‘cold’?
You take a ‘money is no object’ challenge, pimp out your top styling guy and craft a customize big rig! WTF?
Navistar, Inc. (NYSE:NAV) let Willie G. [...]
Beat Down Economy
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
We don’t need a psychotherapist to confirm what we feel in our gut each morning — it’s unsettling at minimum to outright rage and then add the ‘Bernie’ and AIG hysteria to the mix.
Market volatility, economic instability, double digit unemployment, bailout-i-tis, along with purchasing paralysis — it’s [...]
Harley’s “Pay-Day” Loan
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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In a federal regulatory filing Harley-Davidson Inc. has amended a debt agreement, extending the term on a $500 Million loan until March 17, 2010. Harley received the loan last Dec. 12 from a group of lenders that included JPMorgan Chase. The loan originally was set to expire [...]
Risk Adverse Shoppers
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Taking a page from the Hyundai play book, Seacoast Harley-Davidson and the Rochester H-D shop have implemented what is called the “Walkaway® Vehicle Return Program.”
Designed to provide a unique way to help consumers in a challenging economic environment (read: “Got laid off down at the factory…”) that [...]
Risk Adverse Shoppers
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Taking a page from the Hyundai play book, Seacoast Harley-Davidson and the Rochester H-D shop have implemented what is called the “Walkaway® Vehicle Return Program.”
Designed to provide a unique way to help consumers in a challenging economic environment (read: “Got laid off down at the factory…”) that [...]
Printed Paper Fades
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Traditional media is dying in front of our very eyes.
The 146 year-old “Seattle Post-Intelligencer” (P-I) goes full Web tomorrow and becomes the largest northwest daily newspaper to go entirely digital. Although it’s a shadow of the old printed paper it will now focus more on local news, [...]
Carrying Lots Of Baggage
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Signs of spring are popping up here in the northwest and as folks start to make plans for the next big motorcycle adventure the mental exercise of figuring out what to load on your bike vs. what you can live without always becomes a challenge.
I’ve certainly seen [...]
Motorcycle Enthusiasts Kill Wilderness Bill
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
I made a commitment earlier in the year to blog more about and highlight Northwest legislative activity. My intent is to provide illumination on issues and help give motorcyclists a “voice.” It’s turning out that it could be a full-time job as America seems to be moving farther [...]
DOJ Steps Up Gang Pressure
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Gretchen Shappert
I’m sure that after working hundreds of drug, gang and murder cases in the court system which is a land littered with dead bodies, grieving families, and killers of every station and stripe it would be easy to debate if all the exposure to violence and [...]
Fondness Of ‘Ol Yeller
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Yamaha YZ400
Three years ago I sold my (purchased new) 1978 Yamaha YZ 400 to a good buddy. At the time I was downsizing and making room in the garage for other more active projects and the bike received little ride time. My buddy had plans to ride [...]
Laughlin River Run Shootout Legal Battle Ends
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Laughlin - Harrah’s Casino
In about 40 days the 2009 Laughlin River Run (Laughlin, NV) Motorcycle Rally is set to kickoff. The specific dates are April 22-26, 2009. With 10 casinos, top entertainment and riding attractions from Red Rocks, Route 66, Hoover Dam, Colorado River and the Grand [...]
Time To Sell Harley Brands
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Anyone can purchase Harley-Davidson industry reports which discuss motorcycle demand and forecasts. Topics often include market size, product segmentation, technology trends, environmental and regulatory factors, trade, market environment, product forecasts and the like.
Or you can wait and watch your inbox as the news or sales promotions roll [...]
VRSC Recall Notice
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Harley-Davidson is recalling 97 LED turn signal mounting kits, P/N’s 69951-08 (Black) and 69593-08 (Chrome), for installation on 2002 - 2009 VRSC model motorcycles (excluding VRSCF model).
Due to the design of the mounting bracket, (P/N 70497-08, which secures the LED turn signal controller to the motorcycle frame, [...]
Casting Call For A Coffee Table Book
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Krissie Mason
I’m not talking about ‘Seinfeld’ Cosmo Kramer’s coffee table book about coffee tables… I’m referring to Krissie Mason’s efforts to publish a coffee-table type book which is profiling Women Motorcycle Riders.
Although I can blog as well as anyone about the world’s follies, sometimes blogs help make upbeat [...]
Green Eggs And A Motorcycle
Rating 3.00 out of 5
[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
In honor of Theodore Seuss Geisel, or “Dr. Seuss“, who would be 105 today I offer up what can only be described as a motorcycle for the people of Seussville!
Mr. Geisel was an American writer and cartoonist, most widely known for his children’s books written under his [...]
