Meet Congress’ newest playboy… 56 year old Oregon Rep. David Wu (D). A lawmaker from the northwest who has done nothing for motorcyclists or motorcycle issues is the latest to be accused of sexual misconduct. Reportedly a woman, who is the daughter of one of Wu’s high school friends and a donor to his campaign efforts, is accusing the [...]
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Don’t Wu Me
Posted in Oregon, Politics, tagged 1st District, Congress, Consensual, David Wu, Delusional, Frosted Flakes, Hookup, Kellogg's, KGW Straight Talk, National Taxpayers Union, Oregon, Oregon Rep. David Wu, Political Transgressions, Politics, Portland, Really Good Place, Sam Adams, Tiger, Tigger, tingle up my leg, Unpredictable on July 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A Toast To Keith Wandell
Posted in Advertising, Age, Brand, Brand Loyalty, Dealer News, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Schwag (Free Stuff), Women Clubs, tagged Arbor Mist, Black Velvet Canadian Whisky, Blackstone, Board of Directors, Bot, Chairman of the Board, Clos du Bois, Constellation Brands, Corona Extra, Dancing Machine, Estancia, Fembot, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell, HD, Jackson 5, Jackson Triggs, Keith E. Wandell, Kim Crawford, NYSE: STZ, Ravenswood, Richard Sands, Robert Mondavi, Robot, Scott Spock, SVEDKA Grl, Vodka on July 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Elevate your lifestyle with another glass… It might become the new Harley-Davidson slogan as Keith E. Wandell (H-D CEO) recently joined the board of directors for Constellation Brands. Constant who? Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) is a Fortune 1000 company with more than 100 brands in their portfolio, sales in about 125 countries and operations in [...]
The Harley-Davidson 100W Smile
Posted in 2012 Models, Brand, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Products, tagged 100W, 1800cc (110 cu in), 2012, 2012 CVO Road Glide Custom, 2012 CVO Street Glide, 400W, “tubeless” Chrome Aluminum Profile Laced wheel, Brilliant Silver Pearl, CVO, CVO models, Dark Custom, Dyna, Dyna Switchback, Dynaudio BM15A, Electra Glide Ultra Limited, Fat Boy, Fat Boy Lo, Forty-Eight, H-D, Harley, Harman/Kardon Advanced Audio, HD, Iron 883, New Models, Night Rod Special, Nightster, no replacement for displacement, Road Glide Ultra, Road King Classic, Security Package, Softail, Street Glide, SuperLow, SwitchBack, Touring, Twin Cam 103, Twin Cam 110, V-Rod, V-Rod 10th Anniversary Edition, XR1200X on July 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Not so long ago the saying among motorcyclists was “there is no replacement for displacement.” In fact, on CVO models the 1800cc (110 cu in) engine produced copious amounts of torque and high horsepower numbers… it was the key to happiness and a big smile. It’s H-D’s analog approach to a mostly digital world. But, let’s [...]
Harley-Davidson Q2’11 Financials
Posted in 2011 Models, 2012 Models, Brand, Clothing, Dealer News, Earnings, Events, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Products, tagged $1.51B, $190.6M, 1% Price Increase, 103 cu in, 2012, 2012 Models, 53.8 % MSS, 96 cu in, American Innovation, automatic compression release, Bike Builder Process, Booyah, Brand, CFO, Chief Financial Officer, Conventional Thinking, Financial, H-D, H-D1™, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell, HD, Innovation, Japan, John Olin, Keith E. Wandell, Latin America, Lean Engineering, Mediocrity, Milwaukee, Motorcycle, Motorcycle shipments, motorcycles, New Products, Paint Palette, Product Development, Product Launch, Q2 2011, Q2'11, Road King, Sportster, Supply Chain, SwitchBack, Touring, Touring Models, Trike on July 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »
H-D announced Q2’11 financial results this morning. In a word – Booyah! By every financial measure Harley-Davidson generated improvements in the second quarter of 2011, with strong earnings growth, increased shipments and growth in its dealers’ new motorcycle sales both in the U.S. and globally. Here are some of the stats that CEO Keith Wandell and CFO John [...]
Harley-Davidson 2012 – Same As It Ever Was
Posted in 2012 Models, Advertising, Brand, Buzz Colors, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, Products, tagged 103 cu in, 2012, 96 cu in, American Innovation, automatic compression release, Big Dog, Bike Builder Process, Brand, Conventional Thinking, dash-for-cash, Elantra, Graj + Gustavsen Inc., H-D, H-D1™, Harley, Harley-Davidson, HD, Hyundai, Indian, Innovation, Mediocrity, Milwaukee, Motorcycle, motorcycles, New Products, OCC, Once In A Lifetime, Paint Palette, Product Development, Product Launch, Road King, Sportster, SwitchBack, Talking Heads, Touring, Touring Models, Trike, Wall Street Journal on July 11, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Have you been reading the headlines? There was a big earthquake in Haiti. Some men were rescued from a mine in Chile. Oh, and apparently there was a gigantic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. What’s that you say? This all sounds like last year’s news? Well, don’t tell that to Harley-Davidson. The motor [...]
Captain America Returns On A Harley WLA
Posted in Advertising, Antique, Brand, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Oregon, Veterans, tagged "Liberator", 1942, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division, 45 solo type, BMW, Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, Commercials, Davie Brown Entertainment, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Marvel Studios, Normandy, North African Campaign, Oregon, Portland, Private Robert J. Vance, Product Placement, Servi-Car (the "G" family), U.S. Army, U.S. Army Signal Corps, WLA, WLA Service Manual, WWII, XA on July 8, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Not the “Captain” you were thinking. It’s called product placement and I’ve blogged about it previously HERE and HERE. It’s all about socializing Harley-Davidson on the big screen. Sure we know that Harley-Davison has used product placement in the past, but these days it’s up to the Davie Brown Entertainment Team to make sure it’s a [...]
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