Boo! Harley-Davidson Nightmares

As Halloween approaches, I decided to ponder: What strikes fear into the hearts of Harley-Davidson executives all over the land? To answer that question, I peeked into a crystal ball, reviewed the Christine O’Donnell ad on “witches” and met with a couple carneys on voo-doo to peer into the subconscious of the motorcycle company’s most powerful [...]

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Teutul’s Fight To Voir Dire

The title is a reference to an interview process which is called voir dire, a French phrase translated as “to see and speak the truth.”  Another way to say it is democracy in action. I’m talking about Paul Teutul (Sr.) and his son Paul M. Tuetul (Jr.) of OCC/American Chopper fame.  Like rock stars, they are.  A key part [...]

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Oregon’s Age Impaired Drivers

It started out like any other routine day.  Up early, shower, comb the hair, brush the teeth, start up the automobile and head out enroute to various scheduled appointments. Except on this day Marcia Brandon was guilty of listening to the radio as she fidgeted with the automobile controls and multitasked down the highway.  The preening on [...]

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Obama Visit Results In Motorcyclist Death

Yesterday, President Obama returned to Portland, OR to try and fire up the Democrats or rekindle some political magic.  There was an enthusiastic crowd estimated near 10,000 which packed the convention center and listened as the president stumped for John Kitzhaber, who is locked in a tight race for his old job as governor. Sadly, the [...]

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Greatest Road

Paper maps are essentially unmanageable on a motorcycle.  As a result many motorcyclists venture toward stand-alone handlebar-mounted GPS units that are easy to read and manipulate.  Then there are those who prefer to leverage their smart phone and Google maps.  Of course there is the debate about distracted riding of ALL kinds and whether anyone should be using [...]

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H-D Accountability And Accomplishments

Autumn leaves are falling rapidly around the northwest and it’s earnings time for Harley-Davidson.  Will it be continued progress or sputtering along? We’ve got a crisis in America.  No jobs.  And those with the money want to keep it!   We live in a society.  And right now our society is not cohesive.  It’s about the haves and have-nots.  Those who want [...]

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More Ethanol Horse****

That’s horseshit! No, I’m not afraid to put that in the title.  It’s just if I do, this finely crafted missive is unlikely to pass the blog filters.  In fact, those of you working at companies probably won’t see it pass through your company filter now that I’ve spelled out the word.  Because that’s how afraid of plain [...]

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Renegade Partners With Paul Jr.

He joins an elite club of A-listers who love to flaunt their fabulous machines and high quality wares. I’m talking about Chuck Frederick, owner of Renegade Wheels. I was recently contacted by the co-founder of MaleStandard.com, a men’s lifestyle source of information on grooming, dating and other esoteric items that men care about, in regards to [...]

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Innocents Caught In Toy Run Ban

About a week ago in Josephine county it was time for the 7th annual Grants Pass Toy Run. In case you are unfamiliar with toy runs, they are about bikers of all persuasion getting together to help disadvantage children during a bad time in their life.  Or another way to say it is these are children who [...]

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The Pen That Silenced Motorcycles

Recently California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed SB 435 into law (without comment). Sure, I’ve got an opinion.  I’ve got thoughts, but I decided not to write anything at the time because I just wasn’t in the correct mood.  Content is important, but feel is key.  How do the words flow together, I’m I overly biased, is [...]

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