The Street Vibrations 2010 Mea Culpa

Previously I blogged about how Street Vibrations 2010 turned into Street Frustrations 2010 HERE. Sure, there’s a whole bunch of stuff that can go wrong with any major event the size of Street Vibrations and after months and months of hard work the folks running this event know if they just pulled off another stunning [...]

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Harley-Davidson Brand Impact Declines

Brand impact.  That’s what H-D desires. Trust and customer loyalty are the words that matter most in today’s economic market place. Let’s recap the various statements made by CEO, Keith Wandell on the Harley-Davidson brand.  I found it interesting and thought you might too: October 2009 — “As our announcement regarding Buell and MV Agusta indicates, we [...]

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Street Frustrations 2010

Formally known as Street Vibrations… As thousands of motorcycles descended into Reno, NV for the annual Street Vibrations motorcycle rally they were met with what will be surely known as the motorcycle rally debacle of 2010! Our posse arrived on Thursday (23rd) afternoon.  Checked in to the hotel and walked out on to the street [...]

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Street Vibrations – Less Is Better

As a society we tend to think that more is better. More megapixels must result in better photos. More square footage must mean a better apartment. More calories must mean a better meal. Often times–save the last–we are wrong. If you’ve ever attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally you likely noted the dizzying array of vendors, [...]

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Schuberth C3 Helmet News

With more than 70 years of experience, Schuberth GmbH has developed a wide range of superb products and is a trailblazer in head protection technology. I’ve previously posted about their laser scan process, price and number of carbon fiber layers the helmets contain HERE for Formula 1 racers. Schuberth has just opened its North American headquarters and [...]

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The Smart Person Accepts. The Idiot Insists.

I was reading an article by Michael Lewis’s on the Greek financial crisis which somehow seemed to be framed by a story involving monks?  I was only scanning the article because I just didn’t care that much.  But, I couldn’t figure out the angle, what exactly did the monks do? Jumping back, I discovered it involved some land [...]

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The Harley-Davidson Ultimatum

It was rather fitting that last week Harley-Davidson workers in Milwaukee got their first look at a proposed labor agreement that would take effect in 2012 at about the same time as President Obama spent Labor Day at Laborfest where he announced a $50 BILLION jobs plan centered around transportation infrastructure including the rehab of [...]

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Patriot Guard Motorcycle Crash

According to a new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Oregon’s traffic deaths fell to a low of 9.4% from 416 in 2008 to 377 in 2009.   Washington’s road fatalities dropped from 521 to 492, a 5.6% decline. At a news conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this week, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cited the weak [...]

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Free Harley-Davidson Poster

It’s not every day that I get to pass along information to readers about something for free.  And it’s something you can get without leaving your keyboard! It just doesn’t happen often, but Harley-Davidson is giving away a free poster of any of the 32 motorcycle models from 2011.  Once you’ve filled in the relevant and [...]

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A Break With Style, Not On Strategy

Rumors and “teaser” ads have surfaced on the web this week about Erik Buell Racing (EBR) who looks to be promoting a new street bike based on the 1190RR race machine. You might recall that last October Harley-Davidson announced the discontinue of the Buell Motorcycle brand.  On October 30, 2009 just two weeks after the announcement the [...]

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