Motorcycles Blog

What Harley-Davidson Exec’s Want For Christmas

admin — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:38:56 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog 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 [...]

Harley-Davidson Racing

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:27:01 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog “…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 [...]

Broadcast Film Critics nominees announced

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:58:20 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog As a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), I usually publish a list of the organization’s major nominees for year-end honors. The 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards will be announced Friday, January 15. The list — more expansive than most other such lists — provides you with plenty [...]

Mt Hood Déjà Vu

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:57:08 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog Mac (red) — Mt. Hood Peak At 11,239 Feet 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 [...]

30th Annual Shriners Toy Run

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:20:07 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog This past Saturday was Portland’s annual Shriners Children Hospital Toy Run. The major organizer and motorcycle advocacy group for the event is ABATE and this year marks 30 years. The weather was dry, but it was cold. In fact, the temp gauge registered a new low (28 degrees) on the motorcycle. As I [...]

Supporting Veterans

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:35:08 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog mac On this Veterans Day we still feel the shock of the 13 who were killed and the 43 injured on the base of Fort Hood just 6 days ago. I have not been injured or nearly killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq. Nor do I personally understand the trials and long [...]

Motorcycle Discrimination

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:27:05 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog Craig Bramscher (Brammo CEO) and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden Equal treatment from the state and federal government. It’s a topic that many motorcycle groups and individuals invest a lot of time to ensure. Whether it’s fighting against profiling of average citizens who ride motorcycles or “anti-gang bills” that defines a gang as “an [...]

Veteran Disturbia

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:55:05 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog The Fort Hood, TX., shooting spree yesterday by Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is disturbing. He had duties as a psychiatrist to help treat soldiers returning from combat with P.T.S.D. and it’s being reported that he shouted “Allahu Akhbar” (phrase meaning “Allah is great” in Arabic) as he opened fire on returning [...]

The Perfect Storm

admin — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:55:38 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog 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 [...]

Reconsidering Happiness

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:07:11 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog Keith Urban 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 [...]

Are You Significant

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:05:47 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog This is the question I’ve been pondering over after having an opportunity to spend a couple of hours with “No Barriers” founder Neal Petersen. To save you some time the short version of Neal’s story is — He is a black South African who grew up poor and disabled during apartheid yet achieved his dream [...]

Harley-Davidson Fanaticism Can’t Save Timpanogo

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:04:24 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog GM, Rick Story and Owner, Dave Tuomisto 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. [...]

Motorcycle Freedom And NCOM

admin2 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:35:52 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog NCOM Agenda — Portland, OR 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 [...]

Blogging Timeout

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:53:50 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog 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 [...]

Road Trippn’ To Street Vibrations 2009 – Part 3

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:51:56 +0000

Submitted by Northwest Harley Blog 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 [...]