Archive for June, 2009
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Buddy Miller
Conventional wisdom is you build a star through hits. Be it “hits” with motorcycle models or music songs.
These days the media is busy parading the faces of barely pubescent “artists” in front of the non-caring public while true musicians are doing what they’ve always done. Play!
Hey, [...]
57 Miles In A Million
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Today is the Million Mile Monday ride.
H.O.G. members around the world ride together for the purpose of logging 5 million miles in a 24 hour period.
Why? Because they can!!
So, to support the ride call I took some extra time today and rode beyond any normal commute to [...]
The Neverland Pile-On
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
He wanted acceptance and to be so incredibly good that he couldn’t be denied.
Of course I’m talking about Michael Jackson. A child star turned “King of Pop” who with Quincy Jones released a dance floor epic when disco was supposedly dead. Together they concocted a synthesis of [...]
Butt Riders
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Butt Rider Award
Before the final rider had packed up the saddlebags and rumbled out of Hells Canyon a couple weeks ago the local press were reporting on the arrests and accident stats.
Fortunately there were no fatalities, but several riders were severely injured and a few have a long [...]
Motorcycle Twits
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve most likely heard of Twitter.
Several of the major news organizations like CNN, ABC etc., are using social media tools and if you’ve followed updates over the last week on the Iran election, Twitter has been singled out as a [...]
Worried about Wrinkles? Then Stop Eating Sugar
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[?]Submitted by Natural Remedies
Can sugar give you wrinkles? It seems that it can because high blood sugar levels react with collagen in the skin - in a bad way.
… Some skin experts believe that sugar is one of the worst culprits when it comes to ageing. The top part of our [...]
Did You Know
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Harley Challenge Coins
There is a tradition in the U.S. military for all members of a unit to carry a special coin symbolizing unit identity and esprit de corps?
Known as challenge coins with bonds forged in combat or service to your country from a thousand miles from home, [...]
Harley Nurses A Flat Tire
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
My how things change.
A year ago with gas prices jacked to the $4.00 a gallon level scooter sales exploded. Especially the 51 cc-to-155cc category as it was a break out year. Dealers over ordered and now inventories are high. 2009 predictions seem to indicated the scooter party [...]
Custom Choppers
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Carl (CJ) Hanlon
I’m talking motorcycles not the sought-out customizers that make – “grills” – you know it as mouth bling or Rapper Grillz…i.e. gold teeth! Sometimes referred to as plates, shines or caps that glitter with diamonds on a person’s upper teeth.
But I’ve digressed… a couple weeks ago [...]
Motorcycle Tent Camping Post-Script
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[?]For some there are not many things that get better than a scenic motorcycle ride with the added enjoyment of pulling off the tarmac to overnight under the stars.
I received several emails in regards to my outdoor experience during a recent trip to the Hells Canyon Rally. I’m talking camping [...]
50 Years Of Honda
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Last week the 50th celebration of American Honda Motor Company went largely unnoticed.
It was fifty years ago in a small storefront in Los Angeles that the company opened its first U.S. based operation selling the step-through Honda 50 and developing the tag line “You meet the nicest [...]
Hells Canyon Rally Wrap Up – Day 3
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C&D Drive In
It was so easy to wake up this morning in LaGrande.
In the tent the night before inbetween the trains, the rain, the camp “traffic”, and general mummy bag discomfort I didn’t get a lot of sleep. A couple times in the morning I just sat [...]
Hells Canyon Rally Wrap Up – Day 2
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
After what seemed like an endless night of chatting voices and the occasional AC/DC rocking through the school ground all was quiet and I settled into the two-man tent and mummy style sleeping bag. With the rain showers and 45 degree temperatures everything was slimed with dew [...]
West Sports Report Mock Draft – Round 12
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[?]Submitted by lester’s legends sports blog
Round Twelve
West Sports Report Analysis
12-1 The Sports Bank - Favre, Brett FA* QB
Yeah… I did it. Whether people like to admit it or not, Favre is going to be a Viking this year and a starter at that. 11 of his potential starts will be inside a [...]
Exclusive Clip: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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[?]Submitted by Denerstein Unleashed
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is set to set a new box office record this weekend. Here is an exclusive clip for your viewing enoyment.
Hells Canyon Rally Wrap Up – Day 1
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
The Hells Canyon Wilderness is an area located on the Idaho/Oregon border. Created in 1975, the Wilderness is managed by both the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service. It has some of the most spectacular views of the Snake River as it winds its way [...]
18 Years And Counting
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Many of you may know, but just incase it’s slipped your memory, this coming Monday (15th) is the annual Ride to Work Day. In its 18th year of advocating and supporting the use of motorcycles for transportation and everyday utility the organization hopes to draw significant attention on [...]
311 Curves In 34 Miles
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
I’ve heard of the “Trail of The Black Horse” motorcycle ride in the past, but never had the time to look up the information let alone determine if I could pull some time off work to make the ride.
I recently learned the ride is basically the McKenzie [...]
Remembering The First
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
You always remember your first. Or so the saying goes. Whether you hold on to it forever is another question.
I’m talking about the first time you installed engine performance upgrades on your motorcycle and that “first” ride to check out the components. There’s a moment, be it [...]
Harley Hires Bankruptcy And Exit Financing Expert
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Lawrence G. Hund
H-D announced the hire (or is it re-hire?) of Lawrence G. Hund as President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. (HDFS), effective June 29. HDFS is a wholly owned subsidiary of H-D and provides wholesale financing to dealers and retail financing [...]
One More Time
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Napster was 10 years ago. “Thriller” twenty five. The boy band peak never arrived and Hip-Hop can’t fade fast enough in my humble opinion. Then you wake one morning and realize how much time has passed! Sure, it’s the financial crisis, but the change of centuries has [...]
Harley Target Markets
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
With an estimated 310 million people residing in the U.S., marketing to each person is the most arduous processes any company can undertake. As a result, they slice and dice the population into sub-categories with facts, figures, and statistics which include demographics on ethnicity, age, gender, household [...]
Champion Of The Outcasts
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
She’s tough, tenacious, smart and demonstrated a willingness to take the Government to task. I’m talking about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.
She’s served on the US Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit for 10 years, heard over 3,000 cases and written over 380 opinions. She has [...]
Harley Hispanic Trends
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
I’ve written previously that Harley-Davidson has been losing traction in worldwide motorcycle sales and is pushing a marketing strategy that focuses on attracting more Latino-centric customers and other racial minorities to the biker lifestyle.
With costly and parallel marketing efforts the company is pushing multi-generational and multi-cultural marketing [...]
The Game Of The Name
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[?]Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog
Mac Motorcycle
Choosing a name, either for a product or a whole company, is not an easy task. Every serious prospect is typically registered to one company or another — often car manufacturers — and although many are not in actual use, the right to that name, and [...]
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