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The Nickle Rocker

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Built by Thunderbike Customs Harley-Davidson Niederrhein Germany the Nickle Rocker was voted 3rd place in the “Modified Harley”-Class of the European Championship at the 2013 Custom Chrome dealer show.       Tweet

April 3rd, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Harley and BMW Owners Say Their Brands Are Less Reliable, but More Satisfying

Consumer Reports magazine has conducted their first ever motorcycle reliability survey and they say that a quarter of all Harley-Davidson owners reported experiencing a major problem with their motorcycle in the previous four years.  BMW owners reported their motorcycles are even less reliable, with 33% of owners reporting problems in the previous four years.  Japanese [...]

March 27th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,BMW Motorcycles,Harley Davidson,Headlines,Victory | Read More »

2012 Harley-Davidson Switch Back

Passing through the rust belt near Allentown Pa, I can see the black wall of angry storm clouds racing towards me from the southwest. It seems “thunderstorms and test bikes” are my constant theme in 2012. First it was tropical storm Earl and the Victory Cross County Tour, then it was an unnamed but equally [...]

March 26th, 2013 | Posted in Harley Davidson,New Motorcycle Tests | Read More »

Four Rings On Two Wheels; Audi Concept Bike

When Audi bought Italian motorcycle maker Ducati last April, the motorcycle press speculated the auto maker might release a sportbike under the Audi four ring logo.  Now autoevolution is reporting the brand has released design sketches and photos of a clay model of The Audi Motorrad.  A concept of  French designers Thibault Devauze and his brother Marc [...]

March 25th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,BMW Motorcycles,Ducati | Read More »

Man Risks His Life To Save Bike Containing His Brothers’s Ashes

Billy Fountain stands next to his late brother's 1992 Harley Davidson Fat Boy motorcycle, which contains some of the ashes of the late Harold "Jugsy" Fountain, a Vietnam veteran who died while riding the bike in Florida in 2004. In back is the garage-barn where the bike had been kept. The garage was destroyed in a Wednesday morning fire, but the bike was unscathed.
Conor Berry, The Republican

Monson MA  March 20, 2013:  (excerpted from The Republican)    Billy Fountain told the local newspaper there was no way he was letting his brother’s 1992 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy burn up in the fire that broke out near the barn where it was being stored. ”Hell or highwater, I was getting the bike out of there,” [...]

March 21st, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Federal Regulators Issue Fine Against Southern Honda Powersports

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The largest powersports dealer in the nation, Southern Honda Powersports in Chattanooga Tennessee was fined $125,000 to settle allegations that it knowingly sold motorcycles that had been recalled but not repaired. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began a probe of the dealership after USA Today story about the practice.   USA Today said it [...]

March 16th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Headlines,Honda | Read More »

Own the Cover Bike

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Victory motorcycles is going to auction off the 2013 Cross Country between March 21-28 on Ebay to benefit Operation Gratitude.   Unfortunately, a date with the beautiful Playboy model Raquel (shown in the photo) is not included.  Bummer.  But here’s a behind the scenes video to whet your appetite and get you revved up to [...]

March 14th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Victory | Read More »

HARLEY-DAVIDSON® BREAKOUT® BELONGS TO THE STREET

Press Release –  The 2013 Harley-Davidson® Breakout® motorcycle is an urban prowler, a bike ready for a midnight ramble to the roadhouse or a rib joint rendezvous with the crew. Green light? Crack the throttle to deliver a muscular dose of American V-Twin torque and etch the asphalt with a fat rear tire. The Breakout will be [...]

March 8th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

Ravens Donate Pair of HD’s to New Orleans PD

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First it was a full page ad in the Times-Picayune,thanking the residents of New Orleans for their hospitality.  Then the Baltimore Ravens owner, Steve Bisicotti, purchased a pair of Harley-Davidson FLHP police bikes and donated them to NOPD for the assistance that was given to the team during its stay in the Big Easy. Typically the [...]

March 7th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Headlines | Read More »

PUT FREEDOM TO THE TEST WITH HARLEY-DAVIDSON RENTALS

Harley-Davidson Authorized Rentals Help Riders Answer Adventure’s Call MILWAUKEE (Feb. 18, 2013) – Every one of  the approximately 18.4 million miles[1] of paved roads around the world mile represents an adventure that’s waiting to happen, and as the largest provider of motorcycle rentals in the world, Harley-Davidson Authorized Rentals can provide the ride for those inspired to [...]

February 18th, 2013 | Posted in Blog View,Harley Davidson,Press Releases | Read More »