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Get Your Motorcycle OSCAR

Posted in Harley, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Blogger International, Organizations, Transportation, tagged , , , , , on February 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field.  In the motorbike industry it’s the Motorcycle Bloggers International time for the OSCAR’s! 
You can call it culling the herd or an unnatural selection process, but it’s time for you to nominate and then chuckle at [...]

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Rib Roast and Chrome

Posted in Celebration, Events, Harley, Motorcycle, Oregon, Paradise HD, Travel, Winter Rides, tagged , , on February 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Yeah, I know…winter continues for another 4 weeks here in the Northwest, but this past weekend was meteorologically awesome!  And what better way to enjoy it than heading down to Paradise HD to look over some chrome and eat some rib roast. 
The dealer held its annual service shop sponsored rib roast and the good weather [...]

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OR State HOG Rally

Posted in Events, HOG, Harley, Oregon, Sunset HOG, Travel, tagged , , , , on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What: Oregon State H.O.G. Rally
When:  Thur.  July 10 – Sat. July 12th.
Where: Pendleton to Mt. Hood to Seaside
Pendleton, OR is where the annual Rodeo and Round-up happen.  It’s a cowboy town and on Thursday, July 10th the Harley rally, shall we say “gallops” into town?  There’s a lot to see, from the Underground Tours to [...]

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Daytona Bike Week

Posted in Daytona, Events, HOG, Harley, Travel, tagged , , , , , , on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I was in Daytona Beach back in ‘03 for the NASCAR Daytona 500.  I had a temperature controlled seat view from a press booth, but having arrived from the cold and rainy Northwest I enjoyed the outdoor seats with ocean air while watching Michael Waltrip win the race — it was shortened to 109 laps that year [...]

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HOG Radio

Posted in HOG, HOG Radio, Harley, Harley Engines, Latest News, Transportation, Travel, Trikes, tagged , , , , , on February 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I recently learned about Hog Radio which is a weekly radio show covering the world of motorcycling.  
According to its Web site, Hog Radio is a fast paced one hour radio show designed around motorcycle riders, especially those who own Harleys, customs and V-twin bikes.  They have a passion for everything bike-related.
Hog Radio airs weekly [...]

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Harley Engine History

Posted in Harley, Harley Engines, Transportation, Travel, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on February 6, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Have you ever wondered about the history of Harley-Davidson engines? 
Compared to other motorcycle manufactures or custom shops, Harley works on a complete different time clock with new engine designs. 
They seem to launch every 15 years or so. Between 1936 and 2003, engine designs released by Harley represented a constant tweaking of the same V-twin, 45-degree, [...]

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