December 1, 2006
RIDERS RELEASED FROM SCREAMIN' EAGLE HARLEY-DAVIDSON RACING PROGRAMS
MILWAUKEE (December 1, 2006) - Harley-Davidson Motor Company announced today that riders GT Tonglet and Rich King have been released from their Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson race team contracts.
Veteran AMA Flat Track racer Rich King recently completed his seventh season with the Screamin' Eagle team, finishing fifth in the final 2006 AMA point standings. King finished a career-best second in points in 2001.
Tonglet became the first NHRA rider to be sponsored by a Harley-Davidson factory team in 2002. He finished a career-best second in NHRA points in 2005 and was 12th in 2006.
"Both GT and Rich have been important contributors in our recent championship winning teams," Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. "They helped these programs become more competitive and dynamic and they will always be part of the Harley-Davidson family because of that. We wish them both future success and thank them each for their years of service with the Screamin' Eagle program."
Possible replacement riders for both the flat track and drag racing teams are still under consideration.
Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts are inspired by and built in the spirit of the raw adrenaline and power of motorcycle racing. Screamin’ Eagle Pro parts are specifically designed for race-use applications, while Screamin’ Eagle parts offer street-use performance options for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle owner. Visit www.harley-davidson.com for more information.
The Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle team is sponsored by Ford Truck, Dunlop, Matco Tools and S100.
December 12, 2006
HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC. DECLARES DIVIDEND
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Harley Owners Group helping JACY House
January 4, 2007 | www.pal-item.com
80 Harley-Davidson bears and other stuffed toys donated to center for youth
The efforts of the Whitewater Valley Harley Owners Group of Richmond are making visits to the JACY House a little more "bearable" for youngsters receiving assistance there. The group donated more than 80 Harley-Davidson bears and other stuffed animals to the JACY House. JACY House executive director Maureen Santillo and Richmond Harley-Davidson Center owner Louise Shade were part of the official donation presentation.
JACY stands for Justice and Advocacy Center for Youth, and its one of about 14 similar centers around Indiana where alleged victims of child abuse can be interviewed in a friendly, non-threatening atmosphere. The JACY House is a partnership between the Wayne County Office of Family Services and Children, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office and local law enforcement. Since it opened in 2003, the house has offered a kid-friendly, toy-filled environment for several hundred recorded interviews with victims of alleged sexual abuse. The HOG Group also donated office supplies to the organization. This is the second delivery of bears to the JACY House this year by the owners' group.
Cadillac Style Collection
Sunday Dec 31 | Roadfly.com
By John Henley Staff Writer
Showroom boutiques have now become commonplace at large Harley-Davidson franchises in cities all over the country. As the motorcycle company became an icon among middle-aged baby boomers in the last decade, executives at the company saw the potential in marketing accessories with the Harley logo to its customers.
In recent years, automakers have begun to follow suit. BMW and Lexus have been marketing items that carry their logo to their customers for some time.
Missed train, nicked bike
Saturday Dec 30 | Motorcyclenews.com
Two men who broke into a house and stole a Harley-Davidson from a garage told a court this month they did it because they’d missed their last train home. The pair was given the cold shoulder by two women after they walked them home after a night out. Liam Fletcher, 23, and Russell Wilson, 30, had missed the train back to Brighton from Worthing, so they broke into a neighbours garage and nicked the Harley Sportster.
Harley Owners Will See Us in September: Hog heaven
Wednesday Dec 27 | The Charlotte Observer on Topix.net
Concord will go Hog wild next September when a national rally of up to 1,000 Harley-Davidson riders roars into town. It's part of the annual national rallies by Harley Owners Groups, the official riding club of the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Pat Rogers Speedway Harley-Davidson in Concord is the local host of the event, which will start in Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 22 and end Sept. 26. The last 2 1/2 days of the rally will be in Concord, store owner Rogers said.
'We're just real excited it will be here, (and) it will be very family-oriented,' he said. 'I don't want people to think Hell's Angels are going to move in.'
Details of the local events are still being planned, Rogers said. They likely will include tours of Lowe's Motor Speedway, Roush Racing and Hendrick Motorsports. Rogers also will host a party that will be open to the public. Hotels and restaurants in Cabarrus County should see a big benefit from the rally, he said. The event will have an economic impact of about $579,000, according to a preliminary estimate by the Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bureau. That's a good medium-size event for the community, bureau CEO DeSales Wagster said. The rally to Concord is one of several taking place nationwide in 2007, said Leslie Prevish, a spokeswoman for Harley-Davidson Co.
Other rallies will take riders through the Rocky Mountains, upstate New York and the Great Smoky Mountains and from Delaware to Oregon. The Harley rallies are open only to members of the Harley Owners Group, which has more than 1 million members and nearly 1,400 chapters worldwide, according to the company. Anyone who buys a new Harley gets a free one-year membership in the club, Prevish said.
Forget The Bike And Accessorize Yourself With Harley Davidson Clothing
Tuesday Dec 26 | Qt Auto News
Provided by Low Jeremy
After you have purchased your priceless Harley-Davidson, it is now time not to think about modifying it. Your Harley-Davidson has its own image of toughness and ruggedness and would not need any alteration. What should you be thinking of is how to match yourself to the bike and not the other way around. Of course you would buy things that match your personality- that of course include your bike. And you somehow have to think what type of Harley should you buy based on who you are. Well, you have done that already. Now, its time to dress up and hop in your Harley. Having said that, you should start looking Harley-Davidson clothing...
A Harley homecoming
Sunday Dec 24 | The Spectrum Online Edition
By TIFFANY DE MASTERS
A proud father welcomes his son home from Iraq
ST. GEORGE - About 100 onlookers watched with tears in their eyes Saturday morning as a father gave his son a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The event, hosted at Zion Harley-Davidson, 2345 N. Coral Canyon Blvd., was to honor Sgt. Rob Nokolai, 24, who had spent more than a year in Iraq.
Tony Emanuele, Nokali's father, said his son wanted to get a bullet bike. If Nokolai was going to ride a motorcycle, Emanuele wanted to put him on the safest one out there. "What better way to welcome your son home with the best," he said. "I wish that other people who came home could experience what my son did." Nokolai returned home Dec. 20. He said he had every intention on buying a motorcycle that was either a Suzuki or a Honda. "He (Emanuele) hated the idea of me being on a crotch-rocket because they go so fast, and we're a Harley family," Nokolai said. Although he was given a bike, Nokolai said the event wasn't just about the Harley. "The event was truly indescribable. I saw everybody salute and it was just overwhelming," he said. His father agreed...
Along for the ride
Sunday Dec 24 | Detroit Free Press
BY NANCY CHIPMAN POWERS |
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
The Ladies of Harley, Motor City Chapter, is made up of female Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiasts who do not limit their philanthropic efforts to the holiday season. This fall, they had a clothing drive for homeless veterans in Detroit, and they donated 36 handmade blankets to wheelchair patients at the veterans hospital in Ann Arbor. On Feb. 17, they'll host a chili cook-off fund-raiser at Joy Manor in Westland, and they'll raise money to send a couple of kids to Muscular Dystrophy Association camp by holding an indoor garage-swap sale on May 6, also at Joy Manor. In the summer, they host the Second Chance at Life motorcycle run to raise money for organ transplant research at the University of Michigan. For more information about the group or its events, call Motor City Harley-Davidson at 248-473-7433.
Harley ladies to wrap it up
Sunday Dec 24 | Detroit Free Press
BY NANCY CHIPMAN POWERS |
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
Redford Township's Sharyn Hughes -- a.k.a. Harley Barbie -- typically rides through town on her favorite toy, her 2003 Harley-Davidson Road King. But today, she and about 25 fellow members of Ladies of Harley, Motor City Chapter, turn their attention to other playthings: last-minute Christmas gifts they're wrapping at Motor City Harley-Davidson in Farmington Hills. They'll wrap just about any gift; all they ask is a donation to the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan. The group has been wrapping gifts and accepting donations every Saturday and Sunday since Dec. 2. Since 2000, the Ladies of Harley have raised more than $12,600 for the Children's Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, which provides information, financial assistance and support to adults and children across Michigan who are affected by leukemia, lymphoma and related blood disorders.
"We do have guys gift wrapping," said Hughes. "They know they don't have to just stand there and gift wrap. They can pack boxes, too."
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