We’re always being told how moviegoers set new revenue records during the holiday. Last weekend not only did the movie industry set the largest single weekend at the box office with three movies topping over $50M each, the blockbuster film from James Cameron, ‘Avatar’ set a new 10 day gross total of $212.7M. Maybe that [...]
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Harley-Davidson’s Avatar
Posted in Advertising, Brand, Brand Loyalty, Buzz Colors, Clothing, Harley, Harley-Davidson, HD Video, Motorcycle, Products, tagged $212.7M, Arrogant, Ass, Avatar, Biker Bad Boy, Blockbuster, Celebrities, Clothing Promotion, Ducati Hypermotard, Film, Harley, Harley-Davidson, HD, Hoi Polloi, holiday, Image, Jake Sully, James Cameron, John Mayer, LAX, marketing, Motorcycle, Movie, Privileged, Promotion, Public, Sam Worthington, Terminator Salvation, TMZ on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Noise Free America Goes Hysterical Over Motorcycles
Posted in 2010 Models, Events, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Legislation, Motorcycle, Organizations, Politics, Transportation, tagged Abdulmutallab, don’t waste a breath, Dumb, George Atwood, Guantanamo Bay, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Noise, Noise Free America, noise makers, Noise Pollution, Northwest Flight 253, South Park “F” Episode, TERRORISM, The Onion Store, WI Official Motorcycle, WI State Journal, Wisconsin on December 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Harley-Davidson is the only American motorcycle builder to survive the Great Depression and continue rolling today. That fact and that the company has employed generations of workers as well as provided enthusiasts around the world with wind in the face fun has prompted lawmakers in Wisconsin to sponsor a bill to honor H-D as the [...]
Stupid Hurts In The New Year
Posted in Age, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Legal, Legislation, Life Lessons, Living Life, Motorcycle, Oregon, Politics, Safety, Safety-Conscious, tagged 1998, ATV, Campaign, DMV, Drunk Driving, Fines, Harley, Honda, House Bill 2040, Increase, January 1 2010, Legislation, marketing, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Endorsement, Move Over Law, New Rules, Oregon, Oregon Legislature, ORS 811.147, Politics, Revenue Challenge, Safety, Spending Problem, Stopping Stupid, Stupid, Stupid Hurts, Team Oregon on December 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It was the slogan of American Honda’s safety awareness campaign back in 1998. The “Stupid Hurts” (.pdf) campaign was intended to create a lasting impression on parents and youngsters as the company was under a lot of pressure with respect to marketing and promotion of ATVs. It was a multi-million dollar program to deliver straightforward, [...]
The Harley-Davidson Decade
Posted in 2010 Models, Age, Brand, Brand Loyalty, Buell, Celebration, Clothing, Dealer News, Earnings, Events, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Products, tagged 105th Anniversary Celebration, 2000-2009, 6-speed transmission, AMA Pro Road Racing, Beijing Feng Huo Lun (FHL), Buell Firebolt, China, Decade, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Downsizing, Erik Buell, Erik Buell Racing, Franky Zorn, Gender, H-D, H-D 100th Anniversary Celebration, H-D Museum, H.O.G., H.O.G. 25th Anniversary, Harley, Harley's Heroes™ Tour, Harley-Davidson, HD, HOG Membership, Ice, Ice Racing, James McMurtry, James Ziemer, Keith Wandell, Median Age, Million Mile Monday, Mobile Service Offices (MSOs), Motorcycle, MSS, Muscular Dystrophy Association, MV Agusta, MV Agusta Group, Open Road Tour, PA, Police Motorcycle Sales, Prozac, Rankings, Revenue, Ride Free II Guarantee Program, Road King Custom, Rutger Pauw, Softail Deuce, Sportster, Sportster XL 1200N Nightster, Street Glide, Tri Glide Ultra Classic, Twin Cam 88B, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Unit Shipments, V-Rod, We Can't Make It Here, XL 883L Sportster 883 Low, XR1200, York on December 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, it’s been ten years! Magazines and newspapers with decade-ending rankings have started to appear. Over the next month, we’re going to be deluged with statistics. Telling us who the winners were. People who provided fodder for the system, that you consumed, and forgot. Best movies, best athlete, best TV shows, best songs, best companies [...]
What Harley-Davidson Exec’s Want For Christmas
Posted in 2010 Models, Brand, Celebration, Dealer News, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Oregon, tagged 105th Anniversary, Anne Paluso, Bill Davidson, CEO, CFO, Chianti, Christmas, Enrico D’Onofrio, EVP & General Counsel, EVP Corporate Product Planning, Executive Bonus, Gail Lione, H-D, Happy Holidays, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Harley-Davidson Company Spokesperson, HD, Indian, James McCaslin, John Olin, Joke, Jon R. Flickinger, Karl Eberle, Keith Wandell, Lawrence Hund, Managing Director – MV Augusta, Mark-Hans Richer, Matthew Levatich, Merry Christmas, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Parody, Paul James, President & COO, President & COO of Buell, President & COO of H-D Finance, santa, Sr. VP & Chief Marketing Officer, Sr. VP Manufacturing, Tiger Woods, Tuscany, VP Core Customer Marketing, Wall Street, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wish List on December 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Santa wasn’t good to the motorcycle industry in 2009. A weak economy, company layoffs, a housing melt-down, credit freeze, higher manufacturing costs and an ever discriminating consumer to boot. As Harley-Davidson executives ponder over what happen this year, I can’t help but believe there are some major things on their wish lists to Santa. So [...]
Harley-Davidson Racing
Posted in 2009 Models, Brand Loyalty, Dealer News, Earnings, Events, Female Riders, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, tagged accelerated budgetary reduction, Anne Paluso, Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Bill Davidson, Down Sized, Engines, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Harley-Davidson Racing, Harley-Davidson Racing Manager, HD, Influence, Laid Off, Motorcycle, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle, Paul James, Racing, V-Rod, Vice President of Core Customer Marketing on December 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“…They may be disappointed now, but someday they will be able to look back and see what great things were accomplished this season.” This quote from Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso who this past November was commending the racing team after Eddie Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod to win his fifth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle event [...]
Mt Hood Déjà Vu
Posted in Fatalities, Latest News, Life Lessons, Living Life, Safety, Safety-Conscious, tagged 11239 Feet, 1978, 9700 Feet, Altitude, Anthony Vietti, Bergshund, Brian Hall, Bruno, Climber's Route, Danger, Dick Sawyer, Found, Glissading, Guides, Heidi, Hogsback, Ice, Jerry "Nikko" Cooke, Katie Nolan, Kelly James, Mazama, Mountain Climbing, Mt. Hood, National Park Service, Palmer, Pearly Gates, Portland Mt. Rescue, Reid Headwall, Rest Step, Slippery, St. Bernard, Steve Rearder, Summit, Timberline Lodge, Windy, Zinc Oxide on December 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The names have changed, but once again experienced mountain climbers get into trouble on Mt. Hood. Something went wrong for climbers Luke Gullberg, Katie Nolan and Antony Vietti. This past Saturday, rescuers found Gullberg’s body and retrieved a digital camera that recorded the group at 10,000 feet on the Reid Headwall, the steep rocky face [...]
Saluting Valor
Posted in Fatalities, Oregon, Organizations, Safety-Conscious, tagged AL, Army, Army-FBI Hazardous Devices School, Bomb, Bomb Disposal Community, Bomb Squads, Bruce Turnidge, FBI, HDS Memorial, Huntsville, Joshua Abrahm Turnidge, Kwajalein, Leo, Marshall Islands, Military, OR, Oregon State Police, OSP, Police Chief Scott Russell, Redstone Arsenal, Safety, Technicians, Tovex, Valor, West Coast Bank, William Robert Hakim, Woodburn, Woodburn Police Captain Tom Tennant on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Selfless courage at the moment of truth… All bomb technicians in America go through the Redstone school, which is the only one of its kind in the U.S.; there is another similar school in England. Located on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL the school is a joint Army-FBI effort which has been involved in training [...]
Seattle Motorcycle Show
Posted in 2010 Models, Advertising, Brand, Dealer News, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Washington, tagged Cycle World, Cycle World International Motorcycle Show, Dealer News, Event Center, Harley, Harley-Davidson, HD, Motorcycle, Qwest Field, Seattle, Show, WA on December 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a reminder that tomorrow is the start of the 2009 Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Seattle, WA. Location: Qwest Field Event Center 800 Occidental Ave. Seattle, WA When: Friday, December 11: 4:00 – 9:00pm Saturday, December 12: 9:30 am – 8:00pm Sunday, December 13: 9:30am – 5:00pm See you there! Photo courtesy [...]
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