WITH NEW MODELS LIKE THE STREET BOB.. NO WONDER SALES ARE UP….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Thursday, 26 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog HARLEY-DAVIDSON FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS, RETAIL MOTORCYCLE SALES UP SHARPLY Earnings Per Share Rise 45.1 Percent to $0.74 Retail New Motorcycle Sales Climb 20.3 Percent Worldwide and 25.5 Percent in U.S. Company Raises Full-Year Shipment Guidance MILWAUKEE, April 25, 2012 — Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) reported strong gains in earnings and dealer new motorcycle sales for the first quarter of 2012. Income from continuing operations was $172.0 million, or $0.74 per share, on consolidated revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to income from […]
SOUTH DAKOTA COPS ARE GOOD GUYS…….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Saturday, 21 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog A STURGIS EARLY BIRD HEADS UP GA GA GOOGLES.. WEAR EYE PROTECTION…IT’S THE LAW. If you’re planning on coming to the annual Sturgis Rally 2012 make sure you wear eye protection if you don’t have a windshield on your motorcycle. Legal night-time eye protection does not include dark sunglasses. If a traffic office cannot determine the color of your eyes through your glasses he may claim they are too dark to be safe. If you are issued a traffic citation for lack of eye […]
GAUGES WITH A LITTLE EXTRA CLASS…………………
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Wednesday, 18 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog CUSTOM FACES… FOR YOUR HARLEY-DAVIDSON GAUGES As I photographed the recent Bagger feature bike you saw on this blog, I noticed the gauge face treatment. It was something I had not seen previously. The bike owner, Sean Nickson told me HD Gauges was the place to go for custom gauge faces such as those installed on his motorcycle. HD Gauges feature unique gauge face styling for your existing Harley-Davidson gauges. With several different and unique designs available you can go with the flow or […]
MILLION MILE MONDAY……. WHY I OUGHTA….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Thursday, 19 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog Harley-Davidson World Ride Starts June 24 Million Mile Monday Expanding to Two Days Milwaukee (April 19, 2012) – The Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.), the official riding club of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, is pleased to invite all Harley-Davidson motorcycle riders around the world to join its members in celebrating the freedom of the open road during the 2012 Harley-Davidson World Ride. Launched in 2008, Million Mile Monday has been an annual event on the last Monday of June that brings thousands of Harley-Davidson motorcycle […]
HANDY DONATES LIFT TO STUDENTS AT STURGIS HIGH SCHOOL…
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Monday, 16 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog HANDY LIFT DONATED TO STURGIS BROWN HIGH SCHOOL What is a Handy Lift? If you ask yourself that question you are not one of the thousands of motorcycle mechanics, custom bike builders, and Harley-Davidson dealerships that rely on Handy Lifts for everyday use. Handy Lift is the world’s most popular professional motorcycle lift. The Handy Lift seen here is a model 1500, perfect for use with the Buffalo Chip Legends Motorcycle Project and the Handy Lift Company thought so too and generously donated this lift […]
WHAT THE HELL IS A BAGGSTER?………………..
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Tuesday, 17 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog A HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER WITH A TWIST By Buck Lovell photos by Lovell Photography You like your Harley-Davidson Sportster because it is nimble, low to the ground, and easy to handle. You simply do not want a big heavy motorcycle, or you just are not big enough to be comfortable on a 700-pound touring machine. Brian Malo feels the same. Brian’s Little Green Baggster is just what the doctor ordered for this dyed in the wool Sportster fan. He still has his light, nimble, […]
NEW LID LAW IN MICHIGAN……
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Friday, 13 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAME FROM PAT DANGER AT CAPITOL HARLEY-DAVIDSON………….. NEW LID LAW IN MICHIGAN…. LANSING, Mich. (WOOD) – Michigan will become the 31st state to give motorcyclists the option of wearing a helmet under legislation signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday. The legislation was approved with bipartisan support. Lawmakers had passed repeals of the mandatory motorcycle helmet law before, but the measures were vetoed twice by then-Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Gov. Snyder’s office told 24 Hour News 8 on Friday the law takes […]
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE FIRST MOTORCYCLE MADE IN AMERICA………..?
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Sunday, 15 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog THE FIRST MOTORCYCLE MADE IN AMERICA! THE 1896 MARKS MOTOR BIKE AS RESTORED BY STAN DISHONG I have been photographing and documenting Antique and Classic American motorcycles for many more years than I would care to admit. Believe it or not the first American motorcycle was NOT produced by the Indian Motocycle (Motocycle is the correct spelling, Indian did not use an R in it’s name at that time) Company as is commonly thought by many. The first American made motorcycle was in fact, […]
MY WHA-WHA-WHA WHAT? ….. MIKE WHO?…………………..
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Monday, 09 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog THAT CAN’T POSSIBLY BE HIS REAL NAME…….. CAN IT???
GLAD BAG NAG……………….. A RON WARNE BIKERTOON…….
Originally posted by Buck Lovell on Tuesday, 10 April 2012 in Buck Lovell’s – American Biker Blog MY HUSBAND THE IDIOT….?????
