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Archive for June, 2009

Video from our Summer Kick-Off Party

June 24th, 2009 | Category: Harley-Davidson Topics

Check out our video from the Summer Kick-Off Party and Bug Run on June 6th, 2009. Good times! You can also view the photos here.

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Want more? Join us this Saturday (June 27th) for Parker’s HOG Days of Summer. Click here to learn more.

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Ladies Run Video from Last Year (2008)

June 17th, 2009 | Category: Harley-Davidson Topics,Ladies of Mile High Harley-Davidson

Last year’s Ladies Run video — I posted this just to get you excited for this year’s Ladies Ride in Fairplay – coming up on Saturday, July 11th!

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Ladies Run in Fairplay ~ July 11th

June 12th, 2009 | Category: Harley-Davidson Topics,Ladies of Mile High Harley-Davidson

Colorado Ladies Run Ladies Run in Fairplay ~ July 11th
23rd Annual Ladies Run of Colorado
in Fairplay, Colorado – July 11th

Every year since 1987 a bunch of ladies get together and plan a charity run up to Fairplay, Colorado where we inevitably take over the town for a weekend of fun and games!

The ride is incredible with several scenic stops along the way!

www.ladiesrun.com

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Summer Kick Off & Bug Run Photos are online!

June 12th, 2009 | Category: Harley-Davidson Topics,Ladies of Mile High Harley-Davidson

DSC00033 Summer Kick Off & Bug Run Photos are online!

That’s right – the photos are in! Come see if you and your friends and family are in our photos. What a great party – thanks for everyone who came out to help us kick off another Harley-Davidson® riding summer!

View Photos, click here.

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Cha is learning to ride.

June 11th, 2009 | Category: Ladies of Mile High Harley-Davidson

Learn To Ride with Cha Cha is learning to ride.

Cha Cha has always wanted to do something, but was always to chicken to try it until now – and that is to ride a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. Join Cha in our Rider’s Edge courses – she’s taking classes on the 23rd & 24th – come join us! Learn more here:

http://www.milehigh-harley.com/ridersedge/

Listen to Cha’s thoughts  here:
Cha’s Spot #1
Cha’s Spot #2

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Female Outreach

June 01st, 2009 | Category: Harley-Davidson Topics,Ladies of Mile High Harley-Davidson

Women’s Motorcycle Riding Movement

H-D’s Female Outreach Managers Tell All
By Taryn Funcheon
Photography by Courtesy OF HARLEY-DAVIDSON

In celebration of all female riders no matter the motorcycle brand, Harley-Davidson declared May as Women Riders Month. For the Motor Company, this is an exciting time for women of all ages and backgrounds to learn to ride motorcycles and to offer them support throughout the experience and on the road. We thought this was the perfect opportunity to commemorate some industry ladies and riders who are helping make significant contributions to women and motorcycling and who have helped shape Harley’s women outreach efforts.
First off, piloting the ladies riding movement at H-D is Women’s Outreach Manager Leslie Prevish. Helping other females see and feel the passion for motorcycling for the past 20 years, Leslie was introduced to two wheels back in her childhood. “My dad was a rider and I remember one short but exhilarating ride with him when I was 8 years old before he passed away and my mom sold the bike,” Leslie recalled. While Leslie was living with her brother during college, in which she received a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, and a master’s degree in Italian, and a master’s in business administration, her brother encouraged her to get her motorcycle license. “I hadn’t really thought about it before that,” Leslie said, “since there were so few women riders–around 3 percent–so I’m glad he suggested it!”
After Leslie finished her master’s in Italian, she worked as the promotions coordinator and later a Buell salesperson at A.D. Farrow Harley-Davidson in Columbus, Ohio, from 1995-’98. From there, it was off to Milwaukee to H-D where Leslie has worked the past 11 years and has enjoyed several roles in public relations. “I also managed Buell Riders Adventure Group and was the editor of Enthusiast,” Leslie said. “Then I lobbied for the [Motor] Company to create a women’s outreach manager position, and a year and a half ago, I started in my dream job working full time to promote women and motorcycling.” Leslie humorously added, “In college a boyfriend asked what my dream job would be, and when I said I’d love to market motorcycles to women, he laughed and said, `No one will ever pay you for that.’ Guess he was wrong!”
In Leslie’s role, she works with many departments in marketing and also throughout H-D to implement its initiatives to encourage women to ride and promote stronger bonds with existing female riders. This year has been the greatest for outreach efforts, from a fully redesigned website dedicated to female riders (http://www.harley-davidson.com/womenriders) to events, rides, mentoring programs, and much more. Outreach initiatives include H-D Garage Party events, where dealerships across the country host free women-only shows that are targeted toward new or inexperienced riders, as well as Share Your Spark, a mentoring DVD for both current riders and aspiring riders looking to help one another. A first in the industry to encourage women to ride is H-D’s We Ride, a guide that provides inspirational stories and educational materials to help women understand what motorcycling is all about. “We have heard many dealers say that women have been inspired after reading the guide to take the rider course and buy a motorcycle,” Leslie said. “And that is why I love my job, because I know that each of those women is starting her own adventure on two wheels and hopefully someday will help encourage others to ride as well.”
Source: www.hotbikeweb.com
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Summer Kick-Off Party & Bug Run THIS SATURDAY!

June 01st, 2009 | Category: Harley-Davidson Topics

June 6th – 12-6pm: Join us for our annual Summer Kick-Off Party with live music, giveaways, food, refreshments, Miller Lite girls, patch sewing, chair massages and so much more.

Riders – come join us at 9am to register for the Bug Run – the ride departs at 9:30am – let’s get out and squash some skeets!

PARTY THIS SATURDAY Summer Kick Off Party & Bug Run THIS SATURDAY!

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