The 8th Annual Musician’s Toy Run Benefit is set for this Saturday, November 7th at Trails End Saloon. The ABATE/Shriner’s Toy Run is a motorcycle event sponsored by ABATE of Oregon where hundreds of riders take toys to the children at Shriners Hospitals for Children. The actual Toy Run will take place on December 6th.
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It’s All About Kids
Posted in ABATE, Charitable Cause, Clubs, Events, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Oregon, Organizations, Pub, tagged ABATE, Brothers Speed Motorcycle Club, Events, Francine West, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Musician’s Toy Run Benefit, Musicians, Oregon City, Shriners, Toy Run, Trails End Saloon on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Stormy Monday
Posted in Fatalities, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Life Lessons, Motorcycle, Safety, tagged 1971, Age 24, Allman Brothers Band, Berry Oakley, Blues, Def Jam Music Group, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Eat-a-Peach, Georgia, Guitarist, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Macon, monday, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Fatalities, October, riding, Sam Hall & Sons, Skydog, Sportster on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was born in Georgia and “eat-a-peach” has always had a special meaning to me.
It was 38 years ago last week when Duane Allman kick-started his Harley-Davidson Sportster on an autumn evening in Macon, Georgia.
It had been only a couple months after the summer release and success of the At Fillmore East album which was [...]
Harley-Davidson Brings Darkness To Talladega Nights
Posted in 2010 Models, Brand, Dealer News, Events, Harley, Harley Engines, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, tagged Alabama, AZ, AZ Proving Ground, Chrysler, Eleanor Roosevelt, Fast, GM Proving Grounds, H-D, Harley-Davidson, Kingman, Mesa, Movie, Ricky Bobby, Speed, Talladega Nights, Talladega SuperSpeedway, Testomg, Yucca on October 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Shake ‘n Bake”… as the Harley-Davidson financial wizards turn off the Speedway lights and come on cost savings ideas like a spider monkey.
I blogged in October 2008 that H-D reached an agreement with Chrysler to use part of the Arizona Proving Grounds facility. The facility is located about 25 miles south of Kingman, AZ on the old [...]
The Perfect Storm
Posted in Safety, Safety-Conscious, tagged Accidents, Caution, FARS, Fatalities, H-D, Halloween, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Impaired Drivers, Motorcycle, NHTSA, ODOT, OSU, Safety, UO on October 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It happens this Saturday, October 31st. Halloween falls on a Saturday this year and it’s a particularly deadly night due to impaired drivers.
The ODOT Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) data reveals a startling fact. It turns out that 90% of the fatalities (10) on Halloween night (6:00 p.m., October 31st to 5:59 a.m., November 1st) [...]
Reconsidering Happiness
Posted in Brand, Celebration, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Life Lessons, Living Life, Motorcycle, tagged 4-Piller Strategy, All for the Hall, American Innovation, Buell, Buell Closure, Bummer Zone, CEO, Country Music, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Dealer Failures, Erik Buell, Factory Closure, Finance, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Keith Urban, Keith Wandel, Layoff, Motorcycle, Music, Nashville, Shutdown, Sommet Center, Vince Gill, Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me on October 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Whoa! My two previous posts on the current state of the Harley-Davidson state was clearly like a sad country song in an old rundown coffee shop, yup one of those “bummer zones” so, we need a change of scenery.
Speaking of, have you been to Nashville? If you haven’t been to the Country Music Hall of [...]
Harley-Davidson Fanaticism Can’t Save Timpanogo
Posted in 2009 Models, 2010 Models, Brand Loyalty, Dealer News, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Latest News, Motorcycle, Motorcycle Sales, tagged Harley, Harley-Davidson, Recession, Utah, Alpine Loop, Bajio Mexican restaurants, Dave Tuomisto, Timpanogos Harley-Davidson, Geneva Steel, Chapter 11, Bankruptcy, Timpanogo, Job-Less Recovery, Joe Timmons, Tupelo Investments LLC, Harley Davidson Credit, Monarch Recreation Sales, Scrub Oaks, Utah State Tax Commission, Nu Skin, Blake Roney, Marley's, Geneva Steel power plant, U.S. Bankruptcy Court on October 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s starting to look a lot like a “job-less recovery”… and the R-word continues to take a toll as bankruptcy filings nationally surged past the 1 million mark during the first nine months of 2009. Many states have similar statistics, but in Utah the U.S. Bankruptcy Court received 10,706 bankruptcy petitions in the first nine [...]
Motorcycle Freedom And NCOM
Posted in 1 Percent, Clubs, Events, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Legislation, Motorcycle, Oregon, Organizations, Outlaw Biker, Washington, tagged Portland, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Oregon, 2009, Freedom, WA Coc, NCOM, Region 1, National Coalition of Motorcyclists, Holiday Inn, James “Doc” Reichenbach, Chairman, Sam Hochberg, Jim Hernandez, The Defender Program, Meeting, Seminar, Saturday, October 17, A.I.M., Aid to Injured Motorcyclists, Trademark Defense Update on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some things are immutable. You’ve got to show up for appointments on time.
And speaking of meetings the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM (Region 1)) meeting and seminar is set for Saturday, October 17th in PORTLAND, OR. The venue is the Holiday Inn (Portland Airport) at 8439 NE Columbia Blvd., Portland OR 97220.
Speakers at the daylong [...]
Blogging Timeout
Posted in Harley-Davidson, Living Life, Motorcycle, tagged Ambition Unfulfilled, Bad Behaviour, blog, Bloggers, blogging, closet journalist, Cross-Roads, FOM, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Link-baiters, Motorcycle, NWHB, Sabbatical, SPAM, Taking a break, Timeout, Trolls, Wallow on the Web, WOW on October 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
According to a 2008 survey by Technorati, which runs a search engine for blogs, only 7.4 million out of the 133 million blogs the company tracks had been updated in the past 120 days. That translates to 95% of blogs being essentially abandoned, left to WOW (wallow on the web), where they become public remnants [...]
Road Trippn’ To Street Vibrations 2009 – Part 3
Posted in Events, Fall Rides, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Posse Ride, Reno, Routes & Maps, Street Vibrations, Travel, tagged 546 Miles, 72 Arrests, 77 Traffic Citations, Accidents, Ashland, Boze fire, CA-44, CA-89, Catch A Rising Star, Event, Grand Sierra Resort, Grants Pass, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, Hat Creek Complex, high-desert valley, Honey Lake, I-5, Jagermeister Super Stage, Lake Tahoe, Lassen National Forest, Left of Center, Medford, Motorcycle, Mount Shasta, Northern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Old Station, Randy Burke, Reno, Road Shows, Rogue River valley, Rose City Rollers, Roseburg, Ryan Capes, State Route 342, Street V, Street Vibrations, Susanville, Tiller OR, Umpqua Valley, US 395, Virginia City on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Street Vibrations is a 4-day event that brings two-wheel enthusiasts from all parts of the country to show-off customs, parade the vendor booths and enjoy the entertainment. Oh did I mention the local rides? Yes, there are plenty from Virginia City to Lake Tahoe as well as the various poker runs.
The weather (mid-90’s) really made [...]
Road Trippn’ To Street Vibrations 2009 – Part 2
Posted in Harley, Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle, Posse Ride, Reno, Routes & Maps, Street Vibrations, Travel, tagged Alturas, California, Event, Goose Lake State Park, H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson, High Desert State Prison, high-desert valley, Honey Lake, Just Stuff, Lakeview, Likely, Litchfield, Motorcycle, New Pine Creek, Nobleas Train, OR 31, Oregon Route 31, Outback Scenic Byway, Ravendale, Reno, Standish, Street V, Street Vibrations, Summer Lake, Susanville, US 395 on September 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After an early morning continental breakfast we brought the bikes to life in the motel parking lot and after a quick fuel stop we shake, rattled and rolled down the US 395 trail.
The road encourages a relaxed pace and many of the trappings of modern travel are just not on this road. About 40 miles [...]
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