VATICAN CITY — The Pope started making motorcycles in 1902, and ended in 1918… no wait, wrong Pope. Forgive us for we have sinned. It’s the Pope in Rome… (his holiness Pope Benedict XVI) who will bless Harley-Davidson’s bikes at the Vatican next June as part of the Milwaukee manufacturer’s 110th anniversary. Being that [...]
110th Anniversary Editions, Hard Candy Custom Styling, and a Restyled Street Bob MILWAUKEE (August 20, 2012) – Harley-Davidson rolls into its 110th model year with a line of authentic American motorcycles that includes 110th Anniversary Editions of select Harley-Davidson® motorcycle models and a restyled Dyna® Street Bob® model. Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO)TM offers two new models, the CVO™ [...]
Milwaukee (May 25, 2012) – A Harley-Davidson motorcycle recovered on the coast of British Columbia after drifting for more than a year and 4,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean following last year’s Japanese Tsunami will be preserved by the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee as a memorial to the tragedy that claimed more than 15,000 lives, [...]
Earnings Per Share Rise 45.1 Percent to $0.74 Retail New Motorcycle Sales Climb 20.3 Percent Worldwide and 25.5 Percent in U.S. Company Raises Full-Year Shipment Guidance MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2012 — Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) reported strong gains in earnings and dealer new motorcycle sales for the first quarter of 2012. Income from continuing operations was [...]
MILWAUKEE, March 16, 2012 USRiderNews: After nearly 50 years as head of styling, Willie G. Davidson is retiring from Harley-Davidson HOG +0.01%April 30, 2012. Willie G., Senior Vice President and Chief Styling Officer, is widely recognized as a legend in the world of motorcycling and motorcycle design. He will continue his involvement with the company as an [...]
SAN FRANCISCO.- On May 8, the worldwide auction house Bonhams will present the Visions of Garcia auction, featuring guitars and on-of-a-kind memorabilia from the late Grateful Dead front man, Jerry Garcia. Deadheads will note the auction is set on thee 35th anniversary of the famous 5-8-77 Cornell show in the band’s home town of San Francisco. [...]
With Daytona’s Bike Week just a week away, Harley-Davidson wants to know, can you spot a biker? Or more specifically the typical Harley-Davidson owner? For the general public the stereotypical Harley owner is often much different from the reality and in HD’s new “No Cages” campaign, the following video puts real Harley riders in the [...]
Dark Custom Gets Some Color – A New Narrow Sportster in Sparkling Metal Flake Paint MILWAUKEE (Feb. 1, 2012) – The Harley-Davidson® Seventy-Two™ motorcycle is a metal flake dream machine, a Sportster® on a trip back to the days when the cool kids rode a Sting-Ray and the big boys parked choppers in a row on the [...]
Admittedly we didn’t do a lot of research into this, but last night at an auction in Texas, the official 1972 divorce papers between Elvis and Pricilla Presley hidden away for nearly 20 years, came to the block and were purchased by an unnamed buyer for 8,963. The 12-page agreement signed by both Elvis and Pricilla, [...]
Harley-Davidson is recalling over a quarter of a million CVO, Touring and Trike models manufactured from 2008, to 2010 for problems with the rear brake light switch. According to the official recall notice, 250,757 models were manufactured in a way in which the switch can be affected by heat from the exhaust causing it not [...]
