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6 WELCOME NOTE Dream the Dream

7 EDITOR’S NOTE & INTAKE The Freedom Issue 43 BACK SHOP Letters from Members 44 Pitstop THAT THUMPING Curves Ahead: 8 BACKSTAGE Speed Demon: Conquering the corners SENSATION YOU FEEL Joe Petrali in 1937 46 An Ounce of Prevention: Expect the unexpected 11 FRONT SHOP IN YOUR CHEST? 12 News 48 Rally Rides ® “American Badass” 2013 H.O.G. Rallies Headlines Celebration 52 Rally Rides THAT’S THE THRILL 16 Backstory 30 Reasons to Attend The Ultimate Enthusiasts, Riders with Disabilities 56 Riding Stories OF CARVING A Appalachian Wonder: 18 Gallery Blue Ridge Parkway A Bit of Everything CORNER THE WAY from Our Readers 59 Riding Stories Vive la France! On the cover: 2012 Sportster® The Alsace wine route THE PROS DO IT. Forty-Eight™ motorcycle with see page 44 Genuine Motor Parts & Accessories. 61 Riding Stories The Road of Enlightenment: ↓ one trip at a time

64 Archives Game On, Again: A history of racing

66 Exhaust Fortunate Son: The riding dream is true

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Features 22 LIFE’S A BEACH Motorcyclist checks off another item on the bucket list: 2013 Daytona Beach Bike Week. Photography and text by Dustin A. Woods. 28 BROTHERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING JACKET Two guys, four days, one epic rally, and a new home for the Freedom Jacket. By Christian Schauf. Photography by Kyle Camerer. 34 BRILLIANT REFLECTIONS Riding along Lake Temiskaming’s shores, then north into Quebec, makes the Toronto rush-hour madness an illusion in the mirror. Photography and text by Vicki Gray. 39 BEFORE THE BEGINNING ... History of the Harley and Davidson Families, pre-1903.

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TOC.indd 5 5/8/13 8:03 PM WELCOME / SUMMER 2013 “LIFE IS A JOURNEY, NOT A DESTINATION.” - RALPH WALDO EMERSON

“It can be a hard concept to relate to those who don’t ride, but part of you can become so focused that another part is free to daydream, philosophize and create all at the same time.”

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THE CANADIAN EDITION IS PUBLISHED BY: GINA MCNEIL MANAGER, ENTHUSIAST SERVICES DUARTE PITA EDITOR SCOTT CLARK PRODUCTION DREAM THE DREAM TERESA COLUSSI COMMUNICATIONS BRAD JANDREW DIRECTOR OF MARKETING What is it that engages us to ride and inadvertently create a special bond when it comes to a PRODUCTION, DESIGN & SALES BY Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle? For those with ample experience and time on their side, I have been told that sometimes it is a necessary, yet peaceful escape from reality … and having that sense of freedom to get away to clear WWW.FRESHAIRPUBLISHING.CA your head feels more complete on an H-D® bike. Rather than move away from the things that are GORDIE BOWLES PRODUCTION KAT MORGENROTH DESIGN troubling, you can actually be moving towards something, some greater, larger thing that you need DON CAMERON DESIGN FRENCH

to move towards more than anything else. When this is your purpose, riding doesn’t just necessarily Please direct any advertising inquiries to transport you to a destination; it is the destination. [email protected] On a younger more edgy side, I have heard it said that if you don’t ride, you are living a little less We care about you. Ride safely, respectfully and than you want to be living! Motorcycling is a thrilling experience, a little risky, but that makes it that within the limits of the law and your abilities. Always ® wear an approved helmet, proper eyewear and much more life affirming for those with a wild side. However, riding a Harley motorcycle demands protective clothing and insist your passenger does too. Never ride while under the influence of alcohol respect, as well as physical and mental acuity, but, ironically, your mind is free to wander. It can be or drugs. Know your Harley® motorcycle and read and a hard concept to relate to those who don’t ride, but part of you can become so focused that another understand your owner’s manual from cover to cover. HOG® Magazine Canada is published quarterly by

part is free to daydream, philosophize and create all at the same time. You’ll notice that although the Harley Owners Group® Canada. Due to various circumstances, some information in this issue is the approach and mind-set for varying age groups can be different there is a common kinship subject to change. Harley-Davidson, Harley, H-D, H.O.G. logo and the Harley-Davidson logo are among that brings us all together and makes it truly all about the riding. This is what is so great about the trademarks of H-D Michigan, LLC. ® No part of this publication may be reproduced for being a Harley bike owner, you all belong together as part of a much larger community, but at the any reason without written consent from the editor. By sending your submissions, you are giving same time may have very different missions, interests or aims on what you want to get out of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Harley-Davidson experience. This is the strength and power that the Harley-Davidson Motor Company has created Owners Group® of Canada Ltd., and their affliates, the unrestricted right, permission, and authority to in fostering the opportunity for any multigenerational rider, to be a part of a global family with the use and publish your name and city of residence, any photograph or image of you, including any state- ® Harley Owners Group in which each person is equally as individualistic and valued as the next. ments you make, for publication in HOG® Magazine ® Canada or for posting on members.hog.com, H.O.G. also gives you ample opportunity to express yourself through your own personal style; without consideration or compensation of any kind whatsoever. You further hereby irrevocably release by the way you customize your bike; whether you like to ride in a group or prefer to ride alone; and waive any right, claim, or cause of action you and that drive to be different creates an actual connection that is at the very heart of the Harley- may have against Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Harley-Davidson Owners Group® of Canada Ltd., and Davidson® experience. their affiliates, for compensation, libel, or invasion of privacy, or any other liability whatsoever. Harley H.O.G.® has come a long way over the last 30 years and we continue to strive to be better, as well Owners Group® reserves the right to edit stories for content, length and clarity. as, more relevant to our newest, youngest and most loyal riders alike. It has always has been an With the purchase of any new Harley-Davidson® model from an authorized Canadian Harley-Davidson® important part of Harley-Davidson who’s purpose for more than 110 years has been to fulfill dreams Retailer, you will receive a free, full one-year membership in H.O.G.® of freedom, a feeling of liberation, a means for self-expression and independence. To achieve our Always ride with a helmet. Ride defensively. purpose, we must not only design, build and deliver the best motorcycles, but through H.O.G.® we Distributed exclusively in Canada by Deeley Harley- Davidson® Canada, Richmond and Concord. Deeley also empower and enable our customers to achieve their dreams of freedom and to keep dreaming Harley-Davidson® Canada is a proud sponsor of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. To find your local autho- bigger. Together we share a bond that sets us apart from the rest of the world. rized Canadian Harley-Davidson® Retailer, visit www. harleycanada.com today. ©2013 H-D or its affiliates. H-D, Harley, Harley-Davidson and the bar & shield logo are among the trademarks of H-D U.S.A., LLC. - Gina McNeil Printed in Canada.

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Editor’s Note THE FREEDOM ISSUE

Welcome one and all to this summer’s edition of HOG® Magazine Canada. We’ve titled this publication The Freedom Issue. What is Freedom? Many people dream about it, and even more talk about it, but could anyone really explain what it is, or better yet, how it should feel, what it looks like, and how it sounds? As a fellow rider, freedom to me is the sensation I get when riding on a pristine road that feels like 24 carat black gold under my bike, with the sun’s rays gleaming down heating the leather and chrome, the smells of the great outdoors brushing by me, and no particular destination in mind. In other words, to get lost somewhere and then find yourself, in more ways than one (see 30 Reasons to Attend a 2013 Event, pages 52-53). As you all must know by now, the Harley Owners Group® is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year and HOG® Magazine Canada is holding an exciting photo contest to see how our members will be Question of the day: celebrating this milestone. Creativity is key here, so go ahead and “bling out” your bike and/or your How would you describe road gear, and show us what you are going to do to commemorate this landmark occasion! Wear some ® ® freedom from a rider’s H.O.G. 30th Anniversary clothing, proudly display a H.O.G. 30th Anniversary flag with your ride, or ® perspective? give a visual description of your H.O.G. 30th Anniversary plans. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, this is your opportunity to share your passion and walk (ride) away with a H.O.G.® 30th Anniversary gift package. Please see page 65 for contest details. We have an exciting issue for your reading pleasure, chock full of member photos in the Gallery and some feature articles that are sure to entice as we come into the peak of this new riding season. I love hearing from all our members from coast-to-coast. Make sure to send me your thoughts on the contents of this new issue, or simply to share a personal riding story at [email protected].

Duarte Pita

Editor, HOG ® Magazine Canada

was enough to convince my Every single compliment I have ready for the road after a long parents that this was not received about the bike (and hibernation period. Too often, to be my path in life! Fast there have been many!) is about people neglect to do these forward some 30 years or so, the paint job. Many people are steps and their motorcycles I now ride a Harley-Davidson® surprised to learn that the are not in tip-top shape. We motorcycle, but never did get Denim Black is stock. Many definitely need to make sure the proper training to become thanks to those at Tomahawk that we are safe on our roads, a full-fledged mechanic. All I for the quality they turn out as should be our motorcycles. can say is that Mr. Villanueva every day, and thank you for After a long winter, the oil is certainly living a mechanic’s a great story. tends to gunk up. Giving it an oil dream – maintaining, improving, John Bullis, VIA EMAIL change will make your engine and riding an iconic American purr with delight. Again, thank motorcycle. READY AND SET TO RIDE you for the very helpful tips on Mario Bottoni, Woodbridge, Ontario I am writing you to thank you getting my motorcycle ready for for the very informative article the riding season! A MECHANIC’S DREAM PAINT JOBS on getting my motorcycle Anonymous, VIA EMAIL The feature on the young I really enjoyed the story on the mechanic, Sam Villanueva, Harley-Davidson® Tomahawk brought me back to my teens, facility in the Spring 2013 We welcome all letters and feedback to HOG® Magazine when the only thing I wanted edition. My current ride is Canada. Letters should be 100-150 words. E-mail your feedback to do in life was to ride either a Denim Black 2012 Road to [email protected] and put “Intake” in the e-mail subject. one of my motorcycles or fix Glide® motorcycle that I had Include your name, telephone number and e-mail address. them! But, one minor accident tweaked with custom striping. We reserve the right to edit submissions for length and clarity.

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SPEED DEMON The first Harley-Davidson® WL models were produced in 1937, the year rider Joe Petrali set a new land speed record of 219 kilometres per hour on a modified 61 cubic inch overhead valve-driven motorcycle. On the same day, he also broke the speed record for a 45 cubic inch engine motorcycle.

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Photograph courtesy of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Archives. Copyright H-D.

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ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK AND Daytona Bike Week, Sturgis performance for the 110th HARLEY-DAVIDSON Motorcycle Rally, and the 110th Anniversary celebration of MOTOR COMPANY Main events throughout Anniversary celebration in the Company in Milwaukee the year will showcase the Milwaukee. over this coming Labour Day ANNOUNCE partnerships such as Sturgis For more information, go to weekend in September. AN EXCLUSIVE Motorcycle Rally, August 3-10; www.h-d.com/110. The first-of-its-kind PARTNERSHIP and the 110th Anniversary partnership brings together in Milwaukee, August 28 to “AMERICAN two legendary American rebels, DURING THE 110TH September 1. Milwaukee will BADASS” KID ROCK and names Harley‑Davidson ANNIVERSARY play host to the biggest party as a title sponsor of Kid AND HARLEY- YEAR of the 110th Anniversary tour. Rock’s Rebel Soul tour. Both American-made DAVIDSON MOTOR Harley-Davidson plans to Rockstar Energy Drink Brands, Rockstar Energy Drink offer concertgoers unique has joined forces with and Harley-Davidson, have COMPANY PARTNER experiences at each of the 60 Harley-Davidson Motor created four special edition UP FOR EPIC planned stops on the Rebel Company to commemorate motorcycles that will be given CELEBRATIONS Soul tour. The final stop is the monumental 110th away to fans throughout Saturday, August 31, 2013, Anniversary of the legendary the year, through both the In its most thrilling and when Kid Rock rolls into Harley-Davidson® Brand. Rockstar Energy Drink and globally epic anniversary Milwaukee, the hometown The year-long, global Harley-Davidson social media celebration to date, Harley- of Harley-Davidson, to party celebration is connecting channels. These four custom Davidson Motor Company with thousands of his fellow millions of Harley-Davidson® bikes were built by motorcycle has announced an exclusive riders. Kid Rock will play a motorcycle fans united by a legend Rusty Coones out partnership with legendary ticketed show at the Marcus common bond and a shared of Illusion Motorcycles in musician and “American Amphitheater, which is located passion for freedom, self- Huntington Beach, California, Badass”, Kid Rock. This on the south end of Milwaukee’s expression, and epic adventure. and will be travelling to includes a Saturday night Henry Maier Festival Park

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(Summerfest Grounds). Fans who purchase 110th Anniversary ticket packages – available at www.ticketmaster.com – will have an opportunity to purchase tickets for Kid Rock’s 110th Anniversary performance. Kid Rock is one of three headliners that Harley- Davidson has announced for the 110th Anniversary celebration in Milwaukee. WIN THE ULTIMATE THE HARLEY- DAVIDSON® BRAND TRIP TO THE IS NOW IN THE 2013 MOTORCYCLE HOMETOWN PHILIPPINES THROWDOWN On its 110th Anniversary, the RIDE FOR DAD If you love the Harley- legendary American motorcycle Davidson® and UFC® Brands, Brand has opened its first you won’t want to miss out Retail Store in the Philippines; Each year, thousands of the news is not all bad. With on the contest that brings its sixth in Southeast Asia. motorcycle riders across the help of events like the these two legendary names American Motorcycles, Inc., Canada drive the fight against TELUS Motorcycle Ride For together. But, time is running the official distributor of prostate cancer with the TELUS Dad, and the support of Deeley out, so you are going to have ® Harley‑Davidson motorcycles Motorcycle Ride For Dad, Harley-Davidson® Canada, more to act fast. Deeley Harley-

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The H.O.G.® 30th Anniversary festivities members ONLY during the Thursday will be integrated directly into the 110th celebrations, the H.O.G.® riding skills Anniversary celebrations, to show finals, a walking parade, and a 2014 H-D® how proud we are of H.O.G.® and how motorcycle showcase. As an added bonus, important H.O.G.® is to Harley-Davidson. we have seating for H.O.G.® members H.O.G. ® MEMBERS It won’t be hidden off at another site. only at the BMO Harris Pavilion stage. And, it is the perfect way to show those There is no additional charge to H.O.G.® GET MORE - WITH who are not H.O.G.® members what they members to join in the celebration of the are missing out on. More visibility – to H.O.G.® 30th Anniversary. However, there THEIR CARD! make H.O.G.® better! will be no admittance to the H.O.G.® 30th “Members-only” activities will be taking Anniversary celebrations or special on- TWO CELEBRATIONS + ONE PARTY place throughout the three-day event, site arrangements without your H.O.G.® = LIFELONG MEMORIES. starting with the H.O.G.® 30th Anniversary CD membership card, which must be celebration members-only access to shown with a Milwaukee H-D® 110th the Summerfest Grounds on Thursday, Anniversary celebration ticket for entry. Harley-Davidson Motor Company and the August 29, from noon to 5:00 pm. This If you can’t find your card, call the Harley Owners Group® are in the final will include a headline performance by office now at 800-668-4836 to get a stages of preparation for the party of the Lynyrd Skynyrd and friends. replacement. Also, please don’t wait to century, with both the H-D® 110th and There will also be a members-only space renew your membership or sign-up as H.O.G.® 30th Anniversary celebrations on the festival grounds, an MDA raffle for an Associate, to ensure you receive your rolled up into one fine package. a new 2014 bike that will be for H.O.G.® materials and card in time for the event.

KEY FEATURES: MEMBERS.HOG.COM › Canadian localized and personalized content in English and French The recently-invigorated members.hog.com website is now › Rider-generated content (photos, ride ratings and reviews, live in English (French to follow shortly) and is “one of the comments) most valuable assets we have to inspire riding activity and › Info and inspiring content (including, but not limited to HOG® move the Brand forward – strengthening the emotional and Magazine Canada content). social connection of riders with Harley-Davidson [Motor › A new way to showcase events. Company] and each other,” said Gina McNeil, Manager, Enthusiast Services, for Harley Davidson Owners Group® of Enjoy the All NEW exclusive H.O.G.® members-only website with a Canada Ltd. wide range of new features.

HARLEY® ON SCREEN 1978 H-D® XR750 Sportster® model, in Viva Knievel, Movie, 1977 1990 H-D® FXRS Low Rider® model, in Nothing but Trouble, Movie, 1991 1996 H-D® Sportster® model, in Escape from L.A., Movie, 1996 2005 H-D® Dyna® model, in Open Water 2, Movie, 2006

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AND MAKE THE MOST OF THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON 110TH AND H.O.G.® 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS IN MILWAUKEE – AUGUST 29 TO SEPTEMBER 1, 2013.

H.O.G.® 30TH AT THE H-D 110TH Get your Celebration Ticket and get to Milwaukee early to enjoy exclusive members-only H.O.G.® events at the Summerfest Grounds: Friday, August 30: Aerosmith THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 EXCLUSIVE EARLY ENTRY FOR H.O.G.® MEMBERS-ONLY: FROM NOON TO 5:00 PM* › Members-only concert featuring LYNYRD SKYNYRD › H.O.G.® motorcycle skills competition › Members-only MDA bike raffle › New Orleans-style walking parade; wear your country colours and wave your flags › And much more! Saturday: August 31: Kid Rock Thursday, August 29: Toby Keith ALL WEEKEND LONG* MEMBER SERVICES: pick up 30th Anniversary pin; meet staff LEGENDARY ENTERTAINMENT from Harley-Davidson Motor Company and H.O.G.®, Deeley HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS LINED UP more than 60 local and ® Harley-Davidson® Canada as well as H.O.G. national bands to perform at the Summerfest Grounds throughout members from around the world the weekend – including these legendary headliners at the Marcus › Members-only merchandise Amphitheater. › Exclusive H.O.G.® seating at the BMO Harris Pavilion Separate tickets are required for Marcus Amphitheater concerts, › Two members-only lounges with cash bars which are on sale now for celebration ticket holders. › And much more!! JOIN THE CELEBRATION NO TICKET REQUIRED PURCHASE YOUR CELEBRATION TICKETS NOW AT ® DO NOT MISS THESE OTHER EXCITING H.O.G. ANNIVERSARY H-D.COM/110TICKETS. EVENTS IN MILWAUKEE: › Chapter Parade of Flags at the H-D 110th Anniversary parade › Pin stop at Harley-Davidson MuseumTM and Custom Bike Show COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATION › Pin stop at Pilgrim Road Powertrain location and 2014 H-D® TICKET PACKAGE demo rides (US$102.50**) Includes three-day access to the event grounds, presale access FIND OUT MORE AT H-D.COM/110MILWAUKEE for headlining concerts, official event mobile app, and a map of *Celebration Ticket required. historic H-D® sites in Milwaukee, plus a commemorative photo holder, laminated ticket and lanyard, 110th Anniversary pocket guide, limited-edition poker chip, guitar pick keepsake, and a drink koozie with drink discounts at the event. **Convenience fees are not included. Note: Information is subject to change.

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THE ULTIMATE ENTHUSIASTS ... RIDERS WITH DISABILITIES By Maria Schoeberl, Senior Archivist Harley-Davidson® motorcycle riders have always been well-suited to the name “Enthusiast”. And there have always been riders who have proudly taken this title to great lengths. Perhaps the best examples of this are the riders who have overcome physical disability to pursue their love of motorcycling. One of the earliest photographs in the Harley-Davidson archives features one such rider. The image, taken circa 1919, shows long- distance rider Alfred LeRoy in his specially modified motorcycle and sidecar. LeRoy, who lost his left arm and at least one leg in an unidentified incident, modified the hand and foot controls so that they could all be operated with his right hand. He then had the left handlebar extended so that he could operate the motorcycle while sitting in the sidecar, which was attached to the left side of the vehicle. As a finishing touch, LeRoy had a smaller, leather-upholstered sidecar for his dog attached to the left of his own.

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MEMBERS GALLERY

Christopher Smith from Woodstock, Ontario, on Route 163S in Utah.

Joelene Tobin from St. Brides, NFLD on her Mike Beerthuizen from Kakabeka Falls, Ontario, Mike and Trish Barber from Scarborough, 2010 Harley-Davidson® Dyna® Wide Glide® at the Bighorn National Forest, Wyoming. Ont., with Bill Davidson, in Milwaukee at the motorcycle in August 2012, Salmon Arm, B.C. Harley-Davidson Museum™ restaurant.

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(L to R) Jean-Marie Bourque, Daniel Valiquette, Jean-Paul Marquis, and Richard Ayotte, Roger and Stephanie Benson from Calgary, all from Quebec, at the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherokee, North Carolina, in the summer Alberta, in Key West, Florida, at the of 2012. southernmost point in the U.S., in June 2012.

Robert and Jacinthe Descent from Sainte- Anne-des-Lacs, Quebec, in the Eastern Dennis Butcher from Collingwood, Ontario, in the Badlands, South Dakota, in June 2012. Townships of Quebec.

Mike and Trish Barber from Scarborough, Frank Stanley from Jordan Station, Ontario, on the Tail of the Dragon (Tennessee) in the Mark Tobin from Newfoundland, with Ont., with Bill Davidson, in Milwaukee at the summer of 2012. his 2006 Screamin’ Eagle® Fat Boy® Harley-Davidson Museum™ restaurant. motorcycle, in St. Philip’s, Newfoundland.

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MOTORCYCLIST TICKS OFF ANOTHER FROM THE BUCKET LIST: 2013 DAYTONA BEACH BIKE WEEK

By: Dustin A. Woods

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22_27_Canuck_in_Daytona.indd 23 5/8/13 8:26 PM Attendees arrived on stock cruisers and sportbikes, customized and chromed choppers, flamboyant Hayabusas with swingarms stretched to eternity, and indiscernible do-it-yourself projects that made your back hurt just by looking at them.

here are various annual events across this vast Now in its 72nd year, the event has grown to inconceivable continent that must be experienced by specific groups of proportions with this year’s “week” of festivities spanning from T people in their lifetime. Are you an equestrian enthusiast? March 8 to 17. Despite being lectured en route to my hotel by an You simply must see the Kentucky Derby. A football fanatic? The adamant cab driver about how I had come just in time for the Superbowl is a spectacle that must be witnessed while you’re still death rattle, my expectations were blown right out of the water. on this side of the sod. As most of the readers of HOG® Magazine The largest biker Rally I had attended prior to 2013 Bike Week in Canada can relate to, my passion resides in torqued internal Daytona Beach was the Port Dover Friday the 13th festivities, which combustion propulsion of the two-wheeled variety, so I surely can draw anywhere from 5,000 to 20,000 people depending on the couldn’t turn down an opportunity to see what sunny Daytona Bike time of year. Official counts have yet to come in, but Bike Week has Week was all about when the invitation arrived at the tail end of the been known to attract as many as half a million, so needless to say icy depths of winter. it was a sight to behold.

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22_27_Canuck_in_Daytona.indd 24 5/8/13 8:26 PM Originally planning to fly south of the snow and take a road trip down, a hefty work schedule foiled my plans, forcing me to fly directly to Daytona for the sake of saving time. Nevertheless, I made the most of it by renting a Candy Apple Red Harley-Davidson® Electra Glide® Classic bike for the weekend. While I’ve logged literally thousands of kilometres in the saddle of a sibling to this hefty V-Twin tourer, it wouldn’t have been my first choice for navigating the busy city streets lined with motorcycles, crowds of enthusiasts, vendors, strollers, and cars alike. That being said, while every possible form of two-wheeled transportation was represented, Harley-Davidson® motorcycles were definitely the mount of choice, and it was good to have room for my camera gear and a stereo on-board. After hooking up the bike, the next priority was finding a place to hang my head. Sporting no fewer than three establishments in the region, Best Western offered several options for those either looking to be right in the thick of things or to be far enough from the craziness to actually get some sleep. I chose the latter rather than the former, but the location on West International Speedway Boulevard still resembled a Show ‘N Shine, with the entire hotel occupied by motorcycles and riders of all kinds. The beauty of Best Western is that many of their properties are rider friendly, and they offer pretty significant discounts for Harley® motorcycle owners, which definitely adds up over the course of a long trip. THERE WERE THOUSANDS Unlike most rallies of this kind, there wasn’t simply one hot spot where everyone congregated. Crowds seemed to be equally OF RIDERS, ON EVERY dispersed around the city, based on the kind of scene they preferred. Main Street CONCEIVABLE BIKE YOU CAN seemed to be where the majority of the wild and weird was happening, so I spent considerable time watching the parades IMAGINE, BUZZING AROUND of people and their creations. Inside the belly of the beast, you will see the craziest LIKE SWARMS OF WILD, of customs, more ink and silicone than you ever thought possible, and more skin than you’d like to lay your eyes on in PETROLEUM-FUELED BEES.

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22_27_Canuck_in_Daytona.indd 25 5/8/13 8:26 PM BOASTING STRETCHES OF SPARKLING BLUE WAVES, WHITE SAND, AND SMOOTH ASPHALT UNDER SUNNY SKIES, OCCASIONALLY SHROUDED BY THE SHADE OF MATURE TREES, IT WASN’T DIFFICULT TO SEE WHY THIS AREA HAS BECOME A DESTINATION FOR RIDERS.

most cases. Attendees arrived on stock features every conceivable piece of H-D® cruisers and sportbikes, customized and merchandise, as well as a sizeable offering chromed choppers, flamboyant Hayabusas of motorcycles, both new and used. Their with swingarms stretched to eternity, and outlet Store across the parking lot offers indiscernible do-it-yourself projects that some serious discounts for the previous made your back hurt just by looking at them. season’s apparel and merchandise, as long Event planners diligently work all year as you don’t care about wearing up-to-the- long to secure partners and sponsorships, minute riding attire. I certainly don’t, so I ensuring everything runs smoothly for all actually ended up saving about 50 percent who attend. It didn’t take long to realize that on my new leather Harley® jacket. this wasn’t their first rodeo. After leaving Rossmeyer’s H-D® Retail I had been told that there are many Store in Ormond, I cruised down to his must dos while attending Bike Week, one original location, which has been re-opened of which is riding The Loop, a roughly as a museum. Following his death in a revellers continued on until the wee hours 230-kilometre boondoggle where you can motorcycle accident in 2009, the family of the morning. Seeing as I had a painfully get out of second gear, unlike most of the closed the Store and followed his vision of early flight home on Sunday morning, city. Boasting stretches of sparkling blue curating a museum in his honour, which I had every intention of behaving Saturday waves, white sand, and smooth asphalt opened last spring. night. Parked at the bar with my iPad and under sunny skies, occasionally shrouded Over at the Daytona International a mission to file a story while watching by the shade of mature trees, it wasn’t Speedway, race fans were taking in Retailer UFC 158 in Montreal, the night ended with difficult to see why this area has become demos and swap meets and were treated me walking into my hotel room as my a destination for riders of all shapes to exciting two-wheeled competition all alarm clock was madly buzzing and my and sizes. weekend long, including the AMA Vance & airport transfer was already waiting out Doing my best to explore all there was to Hines XR1200® Series, featuring Canadian front. Seeing as George St. Pierre was set offer in a short amount of time, I couldn’t racing legend Steve Crevier. The throaty to fight Nick Diaz after midnight and some resist visiting Bruce Rossmeyer’s Harley- V-Twin engines tackled the five-kilometre friendly amateur racers sitting beside ® Davidson®, the largest H-D Retailer on motorcycle course, making an exciting me were dead set on painting the town the planet. Roughly the size of your local spectacle for racers and fans alike. red, who was I to oppose copious shots Walmart, you could literally spend days Unsurprisingly, things only got more of whiskey? I wasn’t riding anywhere. perusing the massive two-level Store, which interesting once the sun went down and Needless to say, there is no shortage of

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While I am often a fan of speeding off in a non pre- determined direction without a particular destination in mind, serendipitously travelling wherever the breeze may happen to take me, there are times when a trip requires forethought and planning if you want to be where the action is and don’t want to sleep alone in a ditch. The Harley-Davidson® Ride Planner provides a wealth of online information, featuring interactive maps that let you know where to find interesting places and the best curvy roads, as well as accommodation information and booking options. Want your adventure to coincide with a particular festival, Rally, or event? They are all there. I even used it to locate and book the rental of my Electra Glide® motorcycle for the weekend. The truly fascinating aspect is the embedded modern interactivity that allows you to save and share your itinerary or even synchronize it to your GPS. Isn’t technology grand?

http://rideplanner.harley-davidson.com/ rideplanner/rideplanner.jsp

friendly people from all over the continent simply looking to have a good time. Considering there were thousands of riders, on every conceivable bike you can imagine, buzzing around like swarms of wild, petroleum-fueled bees, I was shocked to see only a single mishap during my time in the city. Before I could even react to a guy who was cut off in the middle of an intersection by a beige Corolla (why is it always a beige Corolla) and forced to dump his Street Glide® bike at low speed, a group of legitimate colour- donning, full patch-holding bikers hopped the fence of the patio where they had been drinking cold beer on the hot day, dusted off his old lady, and straightened his handlebars for him. You don’t often expect that kind of goodwill from such a motley group, but it was mirrored by everyone I came across during my trip. That’s just the kind of camaraderie and friendly atmosphere you’ll find at Daytona Bike Week, reinforcing the fact that if you’re into life on two wheels, it is not to be missed.

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22_27_Canuck_in_Daytona.indd 27 5/8/13 8:26 PM THE BROTHERHOOD OF TRAVELLING THE JACKET

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® MOTORCYCLES, TWO GUYS, FOUR DAYS, 75,000 HARLEY-DAVIDSON ONE EPIC RALLY, AND A NEW HOME FOR THE FREEDOM JACKET: FELIX.

By Christian Schauf / Photography by Kyle Camerer

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28-33_Faaker_See_Canada_V3.indd 29 5/8/13 8:37 PM y younger brother’s ith me was my good friend wedding was in six and videographer Kyle WCamerer. Our mission was M to head to Faaker See, Austria, navigate days, and I had the honour and through 75,000 riders at European Bike responsibility of being the best man. Week, and then find someone deserving of wearing the Freedom Jacket – all the while, Knowing the risk of my often-crazy documenting our adventure. Oh, and I had to be back in Wisconsin in lifestyle, my family made me promise less than 100 hours. The sun was just peeking over the horizon that I’d stay in town, help set up, as we rolled in to Faaker See, a resort area in and generally sit tight to make sure southern Austria that, for the past 15 years, has been home to European Bike Week during the I didn’t miss it. Then I got a call from first week of September. Picturesque homes dotted the shores of a beautiful lake nestled Milwaukee. “What are you doing between the rolling Alpine foothills. It was early, but the village was already bustling with this weekend?” asked the guy from life. If you’ve ever seen the movie Heidi, add 75,000 Harley-Davidson® motorcycles, and Harley-Davidson Motor Company. you have a pretty good idea of what we found. We dropped our bags, swapped our rental Suddenly, all bets were off. car for an Ember Red Sunglo Street Glide® motorcycle, loaded the saddlebags with “Uh, not much ... what’s up?” cameras, gear, and a few Red Bulls, and “We’d like to send you to Austria for set out. European Bike Week.” As we navigated the early morning crowds Visions of missed flights, an unprepared in the Harley-Davidson® area, my ears darted best man speech, and foreign jail waged war from one discussion to another. I challenged against the idea of riding a Harley-Davidson® myself to figure out what languages I was motorcycle through the Alps and whatever a hearing, and smiled when a German or Italian European biker party could have in store. “I’m in.” Twenty-four hours later, I was on a plane with a special riding jacket that was about to embark on another leg of its unique trip. The simple, black leather Freedom Jacket began its journey in China last August (see Exhaust, Spring 2013 issue), and will spend the rest of this year circling the world, being passed along through a global hand-off from rider to rider. Every mark and adornment it acquires from those who wear it along the way will tell the collective story of its journey. When it arrives back home in Milwaukee at the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary celebration, it will be displayed in the Harley- Davidson Museum™.

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28-33_Faaker_See_Canada_V3.indd 30 5/8/13 8:37 PM sentence was suddenly punctuated by “Softail Deluxe” or “Road Glide Custom” in perfect English. “Do you have a plan for finding someone for the jacket?” Kyle asked. I didn’t have an answer. “All I wanted The reality of the assignment was starting to settle in, and frankly, all I wanted to do was get on the bike and join the constant stream of motorcycles following the black ribbons of asphalt as to do was join they rolled up into the hills. “We’ll figure it out. Maybe we should go get some riding footage first.” Kyle gave a knowing the constant smile, and we began to mount GoPro cameras to the Street Glide® bike. I’m sure we looked funny: two men with cameras shooting in every direction, including a stream of “narwhal” mount sticking off the front of my helmet like a tusk. Kyle held on with one hand and motorcycles worked a GoPro on the end of a 6-foot monopod from the rear fender. But we were riding, and it was awesome. following the The weather was perfect, and there was something spiritual about being in a pack of thousands of motorcycles, moving in unison. I didn’t understand half the road signs, but I just rolled with the black ribbons of flow and followed the pack. As we passed other bikers, they cheered, honked, or flashed us the peace sign. We finished our loop of the lake and parked near the Free Biker area to explore and asphalt as they seek out someone we felt was deserving of leaving their mark on the Freedom Jacket. rolled up into If the Harley-Davidson® area was a state fair, then the Free Biker area was a carnival. It was still a decidedly Harley® scene, but heavier on the customization and a bit looser in general. The the hills.” smells of exhaust, barbecue, leather, and burnt rubber mixed together and hung in the humid air

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28-33_Faaker_See_Canada_V3.indd 31 5/8/13 9:16 PM The next morning, I awoke to church bells Two very different echoing off the hills. Kyle and I gathered our gear and headed down to Felix’s shop where he people had unpredictably was waiting for us. come together to make a As he painted, Felix shared stories from his life. He was a former Team Burton professional beautiful piece of art. snowboarder, which explained why he made the Dolomite mountains his home. He talked about the time he made 25 passes through the mountains in one day, which equated to roughly a thousand miles, on a 40-year-old bike. For all I know, he could have made it all up, but I believed him. I had no desire not to. As the paint left his brush, he explained his design. Each colour represented something to him, from the Austrian flag colours outlining the peace sign, to the blue representing the lake at the centre of Faaker See. Other colours were symbolic of the different nationalities coming together around the lake for Bike Week. As the hours ticked by, the stories continued to roll, and we began to regard Felix as an old friend. We were talking about riding with our friends, when Felix’s eyes lit up. “You have to meet my friend. He’s a very important pinstriper.” A short walk away, we found “The Blaster” set up next to an outdoor bar, in front of his old as we navigated aisles and aisles of products, When we asked if he’d leave his mark Volkswagen van. There were a few bikes sitting shops, and people. on the jacket, he was thrilled. His vision around waiting to be painted, and a stack of It was there, among the black and orange, was simple: a peace sign should be on the helmets. The Blaster’s own custom Panhead the leather and chrome, that we found Felix. Freedom Jacket, because to Felix, “with peace, motorcycle sat amongst them. Felix sat on a chair outside a red, white, and you live healthier, think clearer, and ride As we entered his shop, The Blaster looked blue booth. His shop looked like the wardrobe better.” We told him we’d return the next day, up, raised an eyebrow, and pushed his paint- department from a biker movie crossed with giving him an opportunity to get his brushes covered glasses to his face, careful not to smear the coolest thrift shop you’ve ever seen. He and paints together. any more of the fresh red paint on his fingers. had an eclectic mix of objects for sale, and the Kyle and I headed back to our bike. Excited Like a celebrity tired of autograph seekers, I backdrop of his shop was a huge American flag we had found someone, but also exhausted felt his guard go up. But since we were friends silk-screened with vintage pictures of James from over two days without sleep, we planned of Felix, he obliged us with a conversation. The Dean. We made introductions, and it didn’t take to check into our hotel rooms, get some food, whole time we talked, long, arcing lines flowed long to realize Felix was our man. and charge our batteries. from his hands, perfectly placed and void of any In Italian-accented English, Felix spoke of But while walking back, we ran into defect. He told me later that he doesn’t really the romance of riding, how the vibrations and European H.O.G.® Director Nigel Villiers, and think about it; he just lets his hands go where smells of fresh gas and oil distill into an inner the next thing you know, we were checking they want. peace. A collector of old Harley® motorcycles, out a cover band called “Smash Brothers” on After a round of Coronas, he pulled out an he was obviously a great salesman, as almost the main stage. I caught a second wind, and old binder filled with magazine articles that everyone who entered his shop left with we decided to hang out for awhile. We passed showed a much younger, smiling Blaster. some sort of memento. He greeted everyone the Freedom Jacket around for photo ops, and He had been at this game for a lifetime. He with a warm smile and white wine. As Felix got the lead singer to wear the jacket on stage owned a painting shop, but often travelled in explained, if you mix it in equal parts with for one song. It was the first time I’ve seen a his van, with the bike loaded in the back, to sparkling water, you can drink all day, feel man sing “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” (or any other song) motorcycle events around Europe. He said he good, and never get a headache. This guy while wearing a leather jacket and a kilt. The was the only full-time pinstriper that he knew of, had life down to an art. crowd ate it up. and was extremely proud that he could make a

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28-33_Faaker_See_Canada_V3.indd 32 5/8/13 8:37 PM “With peace, you live it, so we stopped halfway and swapped the Freedom Jacket between them. As we passed healthier, think clearer, from village to village, nothing was said, but a lot was communicated. Nods, smiles, and small and ride better.” hand gestures were all we needed. At the end of the ride, we hugged like old friends, though we’d only met hours before. living at it. He also admitted it kept him a very busy man, and while Felix would ride for thousands It was sad to see them go, and with only a of miles, The Blaster found his “freedom” in just getting out for a half-hour in the middle of the day. few hours before I had to head to the airport It was his escape, “like being in another world.” myself, I started to reflect on the past few days. I explained the Freedom Jacket and the story behind it. Upon hearing the name “Willie G.”, Landing here, I knew no one, but it didn’t take he stopped. “Willie G. has touched this jacket!?” long to meet some lifelong friends, united I told him that Willie G. Davidson had signed the jacket and would see whatever we painted through the simple concept of a single leather on the jacket after its return to Milwaukee. He pushed the helmet he’d been working on to the jacket making a trip around the world. side; grabbed the jacket from me; and wasted no time striping a beautiful, intricate design around Across the divides of geography, religion, the peace sign Felix had just finished. He carefully put the jacket on and proclaimed, “Willie G.! politics, and more, the Freedom Jacket has We are now brothers!” the power to bond people who share a love I held the jacket as Felix’s crude peace sign, surrounded by The Blaster’s intricate pinstriping, of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles, and I feel dried. Two very different people had unpredictably come together to make a beautiful piece of art. fortunate to have been able to play a small part I was thankful, and for the first time since we’d touched down, I felt myself relaxing a bit. We in its year-long journey. celebrated our accomplished mission by going for a ride. I’d been talking about motorcycles for As I handed the Freedom Jacket off and too long, and I think everyone felt the same way. Felix knew the back hills, so we rumbled out of rolled out of town, I smiled, finished a Red Bull, the Free Biker area and headed out of town. and raced back to Munich to catch my flight. With time and sunlight dwindling, a shop that needed tending, and helmets and bikes that I had a wedding to attend. needed pinstriping, we didn’t get a very long ride in, but it’s one I’ll never forget. We snaked our To see more stories, photos, and videos way through the crowds and several small towns, and headed into the Austrian countryside. It was about the Freedom Jacket’s global journey, warm enough that we didn’t need a jacket, but The Blaster and Felix both wanted a turn wearing visit h‑d.com/110jacket. Õ

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he fragrance of fresh birch and pine was invigorating! iding along Lake Goldenrod and wild grasses along the road’s shoulder Tleaped forward with a punch of colour. The road shone. Temiskaming’s It had just rained, and gauging by the amount of water left behind, the Road King® motorcycle and I had only just avoided shores, then north a huge soaking. R “Thank you,” I whispered to mom nature for staging this into Quebec, makes incredible panorama for me to ride. The pavement glided on below me, bending and straightening, over and over. I moved the Toronto rush-hour the bike along naturally, constantly. The mighty Road King® motorcycle no longer shone. Water and debris had sprayed madness an illusion in up from the road and muddied its chrome. I thought about the Harley-Davidson® motorcycle enthusiasts I’d meet along the way, the mirror. shaming me for its unkempt appearance. But then I’d explain how, “there was this great road, a wilderness road, “no cages” – just the pure sensation that riding calls upon. The only sound heard is the rumble of the Road King® motorcycle’s twin engine By Vicki Gray

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beating in time. This road from New Liskeard to Elk Lake and I won’t forget the town of Temagami, and I am happy I took the back.” They’d imagine – they’d understand. time to visit the eye-catching old train station on its main street. Just yesterday, I watched Toronto disappear in my rear-view It’s a restored original, built in 1907. Jenny, who was just finishing mirror with a thrilling sense of adventure, while riding north up her summer job at its info centre inside, told me Temagami and around Lake Temiskaming. I covered a good stretch of was known for its majestic rare old red and white pines. The pine- road – nearly seven hours on the bike – Toronto to Sudbury, and finished interior underlined that fact magnificently. then overnight in North Bay. I can still taste the fresh pancakes Yes, yesterday was perfect, and then riding south on this Elk I devoured at the Holiday Inn’s breakfast buffet. And to think I Lake run, back to New Liskeard for the night, brought me right almost bypassed them to save time and get to North Bay Cycle. into that rain I’d had the fortune of avoiding. It hit hard in a I’d recently met up with Jody and the North Bay race group at a teeming downpour. Darn, I wish I’d worn my waterproof gloves! recent Vintage Road Racing Association (VRRA) Mosport venue, I spied the turn-off leading to Kap-Kig-Iwan Park, and turned in, and had promised to drop by the shop. We enjoyed a terrific visit hoping to get a glimpse of its whitewater rapids from the Englehart filled entirely with moto-talk. And I confirm, the rumours are River. I was its only visitor; the weather had chased the others away. absolutely true – North Bay folks are as friendly as they say! I too opted not to leave the bike, and turned around with a mental Leaving North Bay, I rode farther northward on Trans-Canada note to revisit on a sunnier day. highway eleven, towards Timmins and Cochrane. It was easy to When I arrived in New Liskeard, the rain had subsided, but the keep the throttle steady; the road was simple and uninterrupted. clouds on the horizon said it would return soon. It seemed like a

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good idea to meet Doug and Kim at the lakeside Roosters restaurant Quebec, just twenty-two kilometres from by taxi – avoiding an inevitable soaking on the Road King® motorcycle New Liskeard! I was now rounding the later. Doug and Kim promote, manage, and enthusiastically northernmost tip of Lake Témiscaming (its partake in the yearly “New Liskeard Bikers Reunion”. Throughout French spelling). I throttled the Harley® our hors d’oeuvres and tasty entrees, they shared accounts of the bike through the silent, quaint village of incredible popularity the event has grown to enjoy over its thirteen- Notre-Dame-du-Nord, where highway 65 year existence. Literally thousands of motorcyclists arrive in New east intersects the 101 south. It continued Liskeard to enjoy local rides and camaraderie – a full agenda of fun. across a narrow section of the mighty The event is motivated by the goal of raising funds for the Cancer lake. The scenery from Ontario to Quebec Care Unit at Temiskaming Hospital. I was convinced – this was one rolled on ahead in a combination of event that I had better not miss out on next summer, and marked plateaus, escarpments, and the lowlands, June 28, 29, and 30 on my calendar. with changing elevations and Lake “Up and at ’em!” I heard in the back of my mind. Day three, Témiscaming emerging then disappearing and northern roads are waiting! I jumped out of bed and peeked between the woods. outside the window – the foremost task of any motorcyclist’s An hour’s riding passed quickly. I turned waking moment – in anticipation of the ride ahead. The Road right at the Chemin du Vieux Fort to visit the King® motorcycle stood as a barely visible outline in the surprising Fort Témiscamingue national historic site. and unexpected thick fog. It reminded me of Austria, the Alps; It sits on the northwest corner of the Ottawa almost every morning was exactly like this. River, where it turns from the west to the I decided to take my time and allow it to lift before heading out. southeast. I walked toward the entrance It would be safer to travel with better visibility. I lounged around and left the Road King® motorcycle “ticking” my spacious Holiday Inn apartment suite, and then made my way – the random sounds of its cooling hot parts downstairs to consume numerous cups of coffee and – pancakes. – in a shaded parking spot. The fort’s shores The fog lifted; I tied my cargo bag to the passenger seat and were edged with small water-smoothed

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34_37_Appalchian Wonder.indd 36 5/8/13 8:46 PM white rocks. I walked the grounds, exploring the amusingly to avoid the rough patches. The road narrowed, twisted, then re-created scenes of the fort’s olden activities. Tall white tee-pees, widened and narrowed again for 52 kilometres, and I loved every a canoe craftsman’s shop, and trader scenes on the hill and shore minute of it! The woods stood close to the road, and at times, its invited me to imagine myself as an explorer or trader. Well, in fact canopies concealed me from any rain that threatened to fall. Its side I was an explorer, only I had arrived by motorcycle, which given the lanes posted “no trespassing” warnings. They seemed to lead to choice, they might have done too. campsites or logging sites, by way of reddish coloured sand-like soil. Riding a motorcycle always seems to rouse an appetite; I had an itch for an off-road bike, imagining how fun it would be to I was ready for lunch. I rode down the road to the La Bannik ride! The logging trucks used the shortcut too, and had no qualms Recreotouristic camping site nestled at about ploughing by me with force. As it the base of its conifer inhabited mountain. happened, this always seemed to be around La Bannik restaurant featured a falcon’s the gravel sections of the road – covering eye lake-view. I sat out in its outdoor deck me in dust. Yes, I’d take shortcut 533 settled among the white birch tree tops. again, just for the thrill of the ride, but not A westward view directed me toward the necessarily to save time. mid-day sun, which lit up the lake as After a quick spin around Bonfield village, though blanketed by diamonds. I sipped and an animated conversation with two my iced-tea, imagining it might be glasses bold little five-year-old girls playing near of red French wine – if I hadn’t planned the stop sign, I turned around, realizing this to continue riding. The lively French was not where I’d find the Cedar Cables Inn. conversation at the bistro table next to me Back to Trans-Canada Highway 17 it was. lent the perfect accent to every savoury I could spy the sign on road 43 Line 3 North mouthful of my tomato basil thin crust pizza. to Cedar Gables Lodge, just across the road. I was southward bound along highway Joanne and Darcy Watson were awaiting my 101 south, and still in Quebec. A little less arrival, and had set out a side stand plank than an hour brought me to the town of of wood for parking in the gravel – a nice Témiscaming. Riding through its main welcome mat, so to speak. After a delicious street, I turned into the Train Museum – homemade veggie stir-fry, a cold beer, and Musee de la Gare. It might seem like I’m a conversations that generally only occur train enthusiast, with this being the second “Well, in fact I was between old friends, I climbed into the train station stop during this ride, but it’s just an explorer, only high, four-poster bed, and fell fast asleep that I can’t resist admiring these uniquely to the serenade of the Cedar Gables own designed historic buildings. The museum I had arrived by cricket orchestra. had a fine collection of historic remnants The Road King® motorcycle was loaded on display, detailing its activities since 1927. motorcycle, which and ready for the journey back to Toronto. I enjoyed its authentic wooden benches, all given the choice, I bid farewell to the Watsons and their with authentic old baggage at their sides, perfect Inn amidst the cedars. I headed packed and readied for whatever journey its they might have down the lane, grasping the handlebars on passenger awaited ahead. done too.” the Road King® motorcycle with a reluctant My plan was to arrive at the Cedar Gables tug – like that of a child in its parent’s hand, Inn, Bonfield, before the sun bowed too low not wanting to leave the playground. In four in the sky. I’d crossed the Ottawa River and hours, I’d be sitting amidst Toronto’s hot, returned to Ontario via 63 south. Rather than stay on 63 through to raging, rush-hour traffic. I turned onto highway 17 east, revved the North Bay, and then East again on 17 to Bonfield, I decided to take Harley® motorcycle up high and shifted to the next gear. I gazed highway 533, the Mattawa shortcut. It wouldn’t shave a lot of time at the view behind me in its mirrors, this time seeing only the off the journey, but it would provide more of an adventure. reflections of Lake Temiskaming. It was that view that I’d hold onto Two motorcycle fellas I’d met earlier in Temagami had cautioned for the ride home to the city – for as long as I possibly could. me about the 533’s poor road surface and stretches of loose gravel. Vicki Gray is the founder of MOTORESS.com, the global online I appreciated the alert, yet I was undeniably sparked with the magazine for women motorcyclists. Currently based in Toronto, thought of a challenging ride. I turned onto the 533, accelerating she’s been an advocate for skilled motorcycling for thirty years, with caution. This wasn’t bad, I thought. It was a sort of concrete and continues to instruct both for street, racetrack, and dirt riding. mixture of stones and paved patches here and there. And then, Her writings cover a broad range of motorsport topics for either it changed, morphing into the rough and bumpy surface they’d gender. Her trip around Lake Temiskaming was sponsored by the described. I reduced my speed and “worked it”, doing my best Temiskaming Shores Tourist offices. Õ

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34_37_Appalchian Wonder.indd 37 5/8/13 8:46 PM GET FIT QUICK New products from Genuine Harley-Davidson® Motor Accessories add comfort, ease, and custom styling to select motorcycles

ADJUSTABLE TWO-UP LUGGAGE RACK With telescoping side extensions that allow you to customize its width in seconds, the new Adjustable Two-Up Luggage Rack is the ideal storage platform for a variety of touring gear. Unexpanded, the 12-inch-deep rack measures 12.75 inches wide. Press two buttons, and the slide-out extensions increase the width to 18.75 inches. Rigorously tested and approved by Harley-Davidson Motor Company, the rack features a 30-lb load capacity, uses standard four-point docking hardware, and incorporates internal wiring for accessory light kits. It’s available in Chrome or Gloss Black for most 2009 and later Touring models. Closed Open

REACH FOR THE CHIZEL The new Chizeled Handlebar offers a cutting-edge, mitred look, but with cast tube elbows and removable Bar & Shield plugs that enable easy internal wiring. Tested and approved for durability by the Motor Company, the one-inch diameter bar installs using the stock risers, and is available in Satin Black or Chrome for select 2007 and later Sportster® and Dyna® models.

AIR WING SISSY BAR ELECTRA GLO™ UPRIGHT FAIRING EDGE Designed for most 2009 and later LIGHT KITS Touring models, the two-up Air Wing Add the visible glow of white Sissy Bar Upright matches passenger LED lights to the trim edge of comfort and custom styling with easy 1996 and later Touring models detachability. Integrated internal wiring equipped with a bat-wing fairing. simplifies adding an LED Light Kit on Easy to install, with no cutting or the upright for increased visibility. It’s splicing into the wire harness, available in Chrome or Gloss Black, and the low profile, smoked housing uses standard four-point or two-point conceals the lights when they’re docking hardware. not illuminated.

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38_41_Before_the_Beginning_V2.indd 38 5/8/13 9:32 PM BEFORE THE BEGINNING ...

As we celebrate 110 years of Harley-Davidson® history, we trace 1835 the story of the Harley and Davidson families from Victorian William S. Harley’s father, also called William, Britain to Milwaukee in 1903. was born in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. The history of the Harley-Davidson Motor the history of many aspects of Harley- 1858 Company has been well documented; Davidson, but how did the Company come Alexander “Sandy” numerous books exist on the subject, into being in the first place? In this article, Davidson and family left their home just not to mention the colossal amount of we trace the lineage of both the Harley outside of Aberlemno information (and indeed, motorcycles and Davidson families, and we find out in Angus, Scotland, and immigrated to the United and other artifacts) contained within the more about their journeys from Victorian States. Harley-Davidson Museum™ in Milwaukee. Britain, across the Atlantic Ocean, 1859 HOG® Magazine Canada has chronicled to Wisconsin … William Harley married Susan Scotting.

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38_41_Before_the_Beginning_V2.indd 39 5/8/13 9:32 PM 1860 1864 1867 1868 1870 1872-1882 1880 William and Susan William enlisted in One of Sandy’s Susan is believed After William Five further children, William S. Harley, immigrated to the the New York Heavy sons, William C. to have died in Harley remarried, two boys and three one of the founders United States. Artillery (a tradition Davidson, married 1868 while giving William’s new wife girls, were born; of the Harley- that continues to Margaret McFarlane birth to a daughter, Mary (née Smith), however, only one Davidson Motor this day). in Milwaukee. Katherine. gave birth to a son, survived childhood. Company, was born Joseph. Shortly on December 29. after, the family relocated from New York to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. William found work as a railway engineer.

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Davidson is far from random today. It is amazing how early the present- day distribution of the surname in JOIN CLAN Scotland appears in the historical record. This suggests an affinity between Davidsons that is greater than what can be explained by descent from a random collection DAVIDSON of Davids. The evidence is open to several interpretations, but consistently implies that at least some of the Davidsons, having originated in Badenoch, later ASSOCIATION migrated from there. The Davidson Clan continues ome of the earliest records early history is also linked with the to research and celebrate the about Clan Davidson date legendary Chattan Confederation, Sfrom the 14th century, and a union of 16 Scottish clans linked wide-ranging ancestry of the many take their name from David Dubh of by blood ties or pledges of mutual Davidson families who have played Invernahavon in the Badenoch area defence. Although it is very unlikely their part in Scottish history and in of the Central Highlands (leading that all Davidsons are descended their new homes elsewhere in the to the name “David-son” for all his from a common ancestor, the world. Many Davidsons have left descendants). The highland clan’s distribution of the surname Scotland over the centuries, taking

FROM LITTLEPORT near the English village of Littleport in (née Harley) was the sister of William TO THE BIG CITY… Cambridgeshire, about 110 kilometres north Harley, and therefore the aunt of the co- of London. The name Harley stems from founder of the motorcycle company. The the Middle English, hara ley, and means link was thus established between the “clearing in the woods”. Motor Company and Littleport. Extensive In August 1996, Bruce Frost of The research demonstrated that the William Littleport Society received a letter from Harley born in Littleport on May 2, 1835, Kate Harley. This contained a copy of a was indeed the father of William Sylvester letter written on April 15, 1893, by Mary Harley. A silver sculpture of a Harley- Fyson of Victoria Street, Littleport, to her Davidson® motorcycle now stands in the “dear brother and sister”. A great deal centre of the village, which was unveiled The Harley family originated in of research was done, and eventually it in 2003 to coincide with the centenary of the fenland and farming country was proved conclusively that Mary Fyson the Harley-Davidson Motor Company.

The Harley-Davidson® motorcycle sculpture in Littleport, UK

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38_41_Before_the_Beginning_V2.indd 40 5/8/13 9:32 PM 1880s 1881 1895 1896 1901 1901 William S. Harley William C. and In the summer of The Harley At 21 years old, The Harley-Davidson befriended Arthur Margaret Davidson’s 1895, Edward Joel family moved to William drew up Motor Company was Davidson, who lived youngest son, Arthur Pennington, the Burleigh Avenue on plans for a small formed. a few doors down on (one of the founders American inventor Milwaukee’s north gasoline engine to Ninth Street. The two of the Motor and entrepreneur, side. William (at age propel an ordinary quickly became close Company), was born displayed his new 15) began working pedal bicycle. friends. on February 11. creation “The Motor at the Meiselbach Cycle” in Milwaukee, bicycle factory as a just a few blocks “cycle fitter”. Here, from where young he learned many Harley and Davidson manufacturing lived. This may well and construction have provided the techniques that inspiration for their would soon be put eventual success to better use when as motorcycle combined with the manufacturers internal combustion engine. 1890 1900

COMMENTS BY JEAN DAVIDSON AND HER SON, JON DAVIDSON OEFLEIN

Jeff Davidson Schrager reminisces about his Davidson heritage in the doorway of Netherton Cottage. “I love my Scottish heritage just as my father Gordon Davidson did. He had my sisters and I dress up in traditional kilts their skills with them, for a wide variety of overseas remains strong, and none other for pictures. My grandfather, Walter, started this family tradition with his reasons. Civil war, religious intolerance, than Jeff Davidson Schrager of Fresno, children after he had the kilts, which are land clearance, and economic migration California, great-grandson of Harley- made of the Davidson tartan, shipped have all been key factors. Davidson founder William A. Davidson, was over from Scotland. I have continued this Today, their descendants can be found a distinguished guest at the Clan Davidson family tradition and had my children, and all over the world. It was Sandy Davidson Association AGM Weekend that was held more recently my grandchildren, pose in the same two kilts!” of Aberlemno near Angus, grandfather of in Elgin in October 2012. Jeff and his wife - Jean Davidson, granddaughter of Walter Arthur, William, and Walter Davidson, who also took time to visit Netherton Cottage, Davidson, co-founder of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company founded Harley-Davidson with William the recently restored ancestral home of the Harley, who immigrated with his family Davidson family. “My mother, Jean Davidson, hooked to America in 1858 – the rest, as they say, Many Davidsons intermarried with other me on our family history. When you is history. A wheelwright and carpenter families and clans over the centuries, thus grow up with a lot of people named (working with a blacksmith) by trade, he taking on new names. After painstaking Davidson, you really don’t think about would undoubtedly have been delighted by effort, many of these families with blood it much. It wasn’t until I started doing some research for our new book, The his descendants’ contribution to the history ties to Clan Davidson have been identified, Harley-Davidson Family Scrapbook, of engineering. and the Clan Davidson Association is always that I was really blown away by how Clan Davidson continues to thrive around delighted to welcome a new member of the cool my lineage is! I often wonder if it the world, and the present Chief of the clan, however distant. was chance or destiny that one William Davidsons since 1998, Alister Davidson, If your ancestry includes the names Davie, Harley ended up being neighbours with my great grandfather, Walter Davidson lives in New Zealand. Branches exist in Davison, Daw, Dawson, Day, Dees, Dean (of and his brothers, Arthur and William.” Northern Ireland, Poland, France, the Inverness-shire & Moray), Deas, Deason, - Jon Davidson Oeflein, Jean Davidson’s son Netherlands, Canada, Australia, and of Dey, Dyson, Kay, Keay, Key, MacDade,

course, the U.S. The connection between MacDaid or McKeddie, you may be related to Left: Jon Davidson Oeflein and his sister Lori Right: Jean Davidson and her sister Barbara the Davidsons of Scotland and those the founders of Harley-Davidson!

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CURVES AHEAD Advanced Cornering: Learning to love the most challenging stretches of road. By Becky Tillman, MSF RiderCoach Trainer/Harley-Davidson Motor Company

e’ve all seen signs like it: a squiggly black arrow pointing upward on Wa bright yellow diamond. “Curves Ahead,” it suggests. The smaller sign below it tells the rest: “NEXT XX KILOMETRES.” If the number is large, some of us let out a whoop of joy, while others swallow hard and fight feelings of dread. It all depends on your cornering confidence.

BEYOND THE BASICS Now that we’ve addressed counter-steering and cornering basics in previous issues of this magazine, the road ahead is clear to talk about some of the more advanced aspects of cornering. Knowing how to safely navigate basic turns and curves is one thing; learning to love the twisties is another. One reason that good cornering technique is so important is that traction demands are higher when you turn. Think of it this way: in any given set of conditions, your tires have a fixed amount of traction available. The more “inputs” you apply, the more traction gets used. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation uses a visual of “traction pie” to help understand this. Total traction is represented by an entire pie – a complete circle – and every time you accelerate, brake, or ON THE LINE turn it eats up a slice. (A small slice is also taken away just by The first thing to consider when approaching a twisted stretch riding at a steady speed in a straight line.) When you turn, some of road is the condition of the road. Is the pavement in good of your traction is needed to hold you in the curve and keep the shape? Is it wet? Is there any debris in the road, such as loose bike’s tires from sliding out from under you. gravel, fallen leaves, dirt, etc.? If it’s cold, could there be any icy The key is understanding that if you take too many traction spots? Keep in mind that shaded areas dry out more slowly than slices at once, the pie is consumed. If you add acceleration or sunny spots. braking in a curve, you risk running out of traction or losing Also, how are the sightlines? That is, how far can you see of tire grip. The better your cornering technique, the more around the curve? And is the road a familiar one, or is it traction you conserve, and the better you can handle unknown? All of these factors can affect how aggressively you the curves. can comfortably approach a curve.

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Backshop.indd 44 5/8/13 10:08 PM Let’s assume that conditions are good, your tires are nicely warmed, the sightlines are clear, there’s no traffic in sight, and THAT THUMPING your confidence is high. What’s the best way to approach those curves ahead? First, sticking to the basics, adjust your speed accordingly. SENSATION YOU FEEL You’re still using “S.E.E.”, right? Search the road ahead, Evaluate the conditions (we’ve already established that the coast is clear), then Execute by slowing to a steady and appropriate speed IN YOUR CHEST? – or perhaps maintaining your speed if the curve is gradual. To maximize your available traction, you don’t want to add any THAT’S THE THRILL unnecessary inputs (braking or accelerating) as you start to turn. Part of your evaluation process is to pick out a “line” through the curve, the path you intend to follow. The most efficient path is to OF CARVING A start on the “outside” of the curve (away from the direction of the turn), move smoothly to the inside of the curve as you round the corner, then move back to the outside as you leave the curve. This CORNER THE WAY approach effectively flattens the curve, allowing you to execute the turn at a higher speed. Or, if conditions are less than ideal, it lets THE PROS DO IT. you keep the bike more upright to conserve precious traction. Remember, to initiate the turn, think about the counter- steering principle: Push forward on the right grip to turn right; push forward on the left grip to turn left. Hold your speed steady Delayed Apex Turns – This technique is useful when you as you turn, then roll on the throttle smoothly as you exit. This can’t see around the curve as well as you would like – and helps your motorcycle to naturally return to an upright position especially if you suspect that there may be oncoming traffic, and regain speed. As always, turn your head in the direction of road debris, or some other hazard. Approach the turn a little the turn, and direct your gaze well ahead of the motorcycle, not more slowly than you otherwise might, well to the outside, down at the front tire or at the 12 inches of pavement directly in and ride a little “deeper” into the curve before you start to turn. front of it. This will give you a chance to turn your head and get a good If you want to be a little more aggressive still, shift your weight look at what’s coming. If the path is clear, complete the turn as slightly to the inside as you turn. Don’t lean your torso. Shift your you otherwise would. If not, you’re now in a good position to ride butt in the seat a little instead, as it’s important to keep the weight around the obstacle or slow down further, if needed. shift low. That thumping sensation you feel in your chest? That’s the BIG BIKES, BIG GRINS thrill of carving a corner the way the pros do it. One of the great things about Harley-Davidson® motorcycles is how nimble they are for such large and powerful bikes. OTHER TECHNIQUES Racers and sportbike riders sometimes use the term “flickable” S-Curves – When one curve is immediately followed by another to describe how easily a motorcycle flicks from side to side in the opposite direction, a slightly different approach is required. through turns. Harley® motorcycles are built with a low centre The same basic principles apply, but you may have to get a bit of gravity – the V-Twin engine sits low in the frame. This and “creative” when choosing the best line. Enter the first turn the other innovative design elements make them surprisingly same way (from the “outside”), and look for the straightest line flickable for a big bike. possible through all the curves. Hug the inside of the final turn, With a little practice and patience, you can easily learn to then exit in the same way, with a smooth roll of the throttle. become one of those riders who celebrate the curves ahead Decreasing-Radius Turns – Treat these curves (which get rather than curse them. tighter as you continue through them and are often found on exit Becky Tillman is MSF RiderCoach Trainer, Rider’s Edge® ramps), much like a standard curve – start on the outside and Instructor, and Marketing Field Manager, Harley-Davidson work your way toward the inside as you go. Gauge your entry Motor Company. speed accordingly, accounting for the increasing tightness, and How about you? Do you have a topic you’d like to see guard against accelerating too soon. Wait until the end of the us address in Pitstop? Let us know by writing to curve is in sight, then accelerate smoothly as you exit. [email protected].

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Backshop.indd 45 5/8/13 10:08 PM BACK SHOP / SUMMER 2013 PIT STOP • RALLY RIDES • GEAR • RIDING STORIES • ARCHIVES • EXHAUST AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION 1 PUNCH T-CLOCS Sure, you get free Roadside Assistance as a H.O.G.® member. But, why use it if you don’t have to? Even with all that help on tap, getting stranded is still a colossal pain in the butt. A pain you can avoid with a simple inspection. Yes, we’re talking T-CLOCS – the pre-ride checklist developed by Q the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. Learn it. Live by it. What’s worse than a stranded motorcyclist? T C L

TIRES, WHEELS, & BRAKES CONTROLS LIGHTS & ELECTRICS Carefully inspect tread depth, Inspect the levers and pedals for Check the battery terminals for wear, weathering, bulges, and broken, bent, or cracked parts. Be clean and tight connections. Check embedded objects. Check each sure the mounts are tight. Check the headlamp for high and low tire’s air pressure. Check the cables for frays or kinks. Check beam operation and aim. Check the A wheels for loose or bent spokes, the hoses for cuts, cracks, leaks, tail lamp for operation and activa- When that or cast wheels for cracks. Check bulges, chafing, or deterioration. tion with both front and rear brake motorcyclist the rims to see if they are out of Be sure that the hose routing application. Check left and right, round. Check the bearings for doesn’t interfere with steering. front and back turn signals. Adjust is you. any free play in the tires. Check Check the throttle to be sure it the mirrors and make sure that the brakes to determine if each moves freely, snaps closed, and the horn is operational. Check the brake alone can keep the bike doesn’t rev when the handlebar wiring for pinching or fraying wires, from rolling. is turned. and make sure the wiring doesn’t 3 interfere with steering. Ways to avoid roadside breakdown. O C S

OIL & OTHER FLUIDS CHASSIS STAND Check fluid levels. Check the frame for cracks. Check Make sure the spring is working Check for leaks. the accessory mounts. Check properly. Check for cracks or handlebar movement for full bends. travel. Check the front forks for smooth travel. Check the belt for tension and for embedded objects.

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Backshop.indd 46 5/8/13 10:08 PM Roadside Assistance: Expect the Unexpected ONE GREAT THING to travel with is the peace of mind provided by 2 READ THE DAMN MANUAL the Standard Roadside Assistance package, included with your full AS ADVICE YOU’VE LIKELY HEARD too many times, their bike’s security system, and have to call for H.O.G.® membership. H.O.G.® it’s right up there with “eat your vegetables”. But, if assistance. But, if they’d cracked the manual and members may purchase upgraded coverage as well. you don’t do it and you do get stuck, who’s the practiced a couple of times at home, they’d already joke on? know the sequence of control activation that disarms STANDARD ROADSIDE A little reading can spare you a lot of headaches. the system using their five-digit pin code. And, they’d ASSISTANCE (INCLUDED WITH Take key fobs, for instance. Lots of riders lose be on their way. FULL H.O.G.® MEMBERSHIP): them on a trip, find themselves unable to disarm › Provides for one assistance per calendar year for one registered Harley-Davidson® motorcycle, 3 BRING A “JUST IN CASE” KIT with $100 maximum coverage. › Covers roadside needs, such as: HERE’S A LIST OF SOME USEFUL STUFF TO BRING ALONG ON YOUR RIDES TO DEAL WITH ROADSIDE TROUBLE. fuel, oil, fluid, and water delivery; › Swiss-style pocketknife › Water › H.O.G.® Touring Handbook lost (or locked) key assistance; and help extracting your H-D® motorcycle or multi-tool › First-aid kit › Bike registration and insurance info when stuck in a ditch or other › Bike lock › Duct tape › Motorcycle Owner’s Manual inaccessible areas. › Tire pressure gauge › Cell phone and charger › Sidestand board › Provides a tow to the nearest › Tool kit › Utility light › Sunscreen and lip balm authorized H-D® Retailer or another › Rain gear › Emergency contact numbers › Bathroom tissue location of your choice for flat tire or › Sunglasses › List of current medical conditions › Credit card battery assistance. › Energy food bar and medications › Emergency cash › You’re responsible for any non- covered expenses or expenses in excess of $100 per calendar year. ! WORDS TO THE WISE DELUXE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ($19.95/YEAR):Extends coverage AS MANAGER OF SERVICE MARKETING at Harley- different amperages than your motorcycle, and you to two H-D® motorcycles registered Davidson Motor Company, Chris Tribbey knows could easily end up with more problems than just to an active full member. Also offers maintenance. Better yet, he knows how to avoid the a dead battery. He also recommends washing your unlimited services per year, with all covered towing/roadside costs paid need for it when you’re on the road. motorcycle regularly. By washing your bike, you’re in full. First off, he says to use T-CLOCS. It alerts you to touching a lot of components on your bike. You’ll problems before they become ride busters. Second, easily detect loose shifter levers, leaking gaskets, or ULTRA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE know the most preventable causes of an inoperable loose spokes. Beyond getting things clean, it helps ($29.95/YEAR): Adds emergency travel reimbursement when the motorcycle: flat tire, dead battery, blown drive belt. you detect initial component wear. H-D® motorcycle is disabled due to a “A high percentage of flat tires are caused by tires Although jump-starting batteries is not typically collision or the mechanical breakdown that are too worn or that had an embedded object recommended, if you do find yourself stranded with a of a warranty-covered component. that caused a slow leak,” Tribbey says. “Careful dead battery, follow these tips: ULTRA PLUS ROADSIDE inspection of both tires before the ride can prevent a Always observe the correct procedure and process ASSISTANCE ($49.95/YEAR): flat from happening.” to connect and disconnect the positive and negative Gives ultra-level coverage for up to two “Similarly, drive belt failure isn’t too common,” cables (as indicated in your Owner’s Manual). H-D® motorcycles and three personal he says, “but when it happens it’s usually caused by To avoid the possibility of sparks, don’t connect vehicles, including automobiles and light-duty trucks. an embedded object; usually a small rock or prior the negative jumper cable to the terminal of the fraying. A pre-ride inspection would catch those.” discharged battery. Finally, while some breakdowns are “And finally,” he adds, “many battery failures could Make sure both vehicles have the same battery impossible to prevent, an Extended Service Plan offers peace of mind by be prevented by using a battery tender whenever voltage when jump-starting. Connecting vehicles with protecting you from costly repairs. the motorcycle is parked overnight, even during the different system voltages can result in vehicle damage. See your local Retailer for Extended riding season. There’s a constant draw on the battery, If a car or truck is used as the booster battery, Service Plan information. Visit even with the engine off.” make sure the vehicle is not running. High-output members.hog.com, or call Road America toll free at 1-866-209-8270 If you do have to jump-start your bike, don’t do it charging systems from larger vehicles can damage for more detailed information on from a car or truck, Tribbey advises. They operate at the electrical components on the motorcycle. roadside assistance options.

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Backshop.indd 47 5/8/13 10:08 PM BACK SHOP / SUMMER 2013 PIT STOP • RALLY RIDES • GEAR • RIDING STORIES • ARCHIVES • EXHAUST WILD IN THE HAT The year 2013 will not only mark the 110th Anniversary of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company and the 30th Anniversary of the Harley Owners Group®, it will also mark the 9th Alberta Provincial H.O.G.® Rally. By Ralph Carson

Harley-Davidson® of neighbouring amenities. The Medicine Hat and the Medicine cabaret and tattoo contest are Hat Chapter of Alberta are two of the activities planned for

proud to host the 9th Alberta Friday night. Harley-Davidson® Provincial H.O.G.® Rally of Medicine Hat will host a on July 4-6, 2013, and to Friday and a Saturday morning welcome all members and breakfast. Also, the Rally enthusiasts from all over the rides will start and end at world. Bring your camera as the Retailer. you ride through the South Saturday morning will be Saskatchewan River Valley, the group family photo at the picturesque Cypress Hills, the World’s Largest Teepee, and the surrounding areas. with the parade to follow. The SILVER ’N CHROME Gear up to enjoy the amazing afternoon brings the Show 'N landmarks, some of which Shine and bike games to the were established in 1882, and parking lot of the Medicine IN DURHAM REGION all the other attractions in and Hat Mall. Live local music will The 25th Anniversary Ontario Provincial H.O.G.® around the “Hat”. soothe the ears of the Rally Throughout the Rally, the participants. Rally will take over the streets of Durham Region Medicine Hat Lodge Resort will Check out our website at June 27-29, 2013. be hosting the registration area, albertahogrally.com for By Vern Wilson and providing shuttle service to more information.

Located just east of Toronto, Show 'N Shine event. The Durham Region encompasses evening ends with a Rock n' the cities of Oshawa, Whitby, Bowl, billiards, and darts. Pickering, and more. In The final day starts off with conjunction with Mackie Harley- a breakfast, which will be

Davidson®, the Durham Chapter followed by a parade, and then has been busy planning one on-and-off motorcycle games. of the largest Ontario H.O.G.® The closing ceremonies and rallies of all time. banquet will take place at the A quick ten-minute ride will General Motors Centre get you off Highway 401 and into in Oshawa. the beautiful countryside, riding The Durham Chapter, along amazing back roads. Durham Region, and the Mackie

The agenda opens with Harley-Davidson® team look the opening ceremonies and forward to seeing all H.O.G.® meet and greet party, followed members making the trek to by a walking tour of the city the silver anniversary of the of Whitby. The next day will 25th Ontario Provincial H.O.G.® showcase various Poker Runs Rally. We know you’ll have a and Observation Rides, as well spectacular time. For complete as a visit to Mackie Harley- details and a schedule of events,

Davidson® who will host the go to ontariohogrally2013.com.

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Backshop.indd 48 5/8/13 10:08 PM WILD IN THE HAT QUEBEC PROVINCIAL H.O.G.® RALLY - ALL INVITED! The 17th Quebec Provincial H.O.G.® Rally will be held July 11-13, 2013, in the beautiful Outaouais region, in the city of Gatineau. By Michel-André Roy

Members of the organizing committee have been planning and putting together the event since December 2011, when

the Harley-Davidson® de L’Outaouais Retailer and the Outaouais Chapter agreed to host the 2013 Rally.

Harley-Davidson® de L’Outaouais, located near the Ramada Plaza Le Manoir du Casino (host hotel), will be the organizing committee has planned various activities, including a variety of rides, plus a Poker Run, main site for the Rally, during Show ’N Shine, Chapter Challenge, skills competitions, and Retailers’ dinner. which participants will get Not to be missed is the party on Saturday, July 13, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization! the chance to celebrate their The program includes our banquet and closing ceremonies, not to mention a show featuring Body shared passion, along with the Groove – Ribsteak Ron. On July 12 and 13, a free shuttle service will be offered between the main 30th Anniversary of the Harley accommodations sites and the main activities site. Start planning now to jump on your bikes in July Owners Group®. The Rally and come visit Gatineau! The complete Rally schedule can be found at rallyehoggatineau2013.ca.

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A SHAGGIN’ GOOD TIME Get ready for the time of your life. This summer will mark the fourth occasion that the Newfoundland & Labrador Chapter will host the 21st Atlantic Regional H.O.G.® Rally. By Dale Williams

The previous rallies were a riding require getting here RIDE IN THE VALLEY huge success, with members by ferry, from North Sydney, Pristine lakes, valley views, and awe-inspiring attending from as far away as Nova Scotia, to either Port aux beauty are everywhere the eyes wander! California, Florida, Alaska, and Basques or Argentia. Port aux most provinces and territories Basques is on the province’s Mountains, orchards, vineyards, beaches, in Canada. We are anticipating a west coast and you have a and romantic city lights await. great turnout – attendance has 10-hour, 900-kilometre ride to By Lisa Mirabent been steadily increasing as word St. John’s on the east coast. spreads about the excellent Newfoundland and Labrador The 13th Western Regional before descending into a desert time had by all on the rock. is known for its friendly people. H.O.G.® Rally takes place July micro-climate. How’s that for The island of Newfoundland Real and genuine, warm and 25-27, 2013, in Kelowna, British exhilaration? covers 111,390 square welcoming, fun-loving and Columbia. The “Rally in the Entertainment will be kilometres – an area that rivals funny to the core; the people Valley” boasts three action- non-stop throughout the the combined size of the other here are also known for their filled days of thrilling rides, weekend, featuring incredibly three Atlantic provinces: Nova natural creativity, unique poker runs, bike games, parties, talented musicians, such Scotia, New Brunswick, and language, and knack for live music, and much more! as the band “Colt 45”. Bring Prince Edward Island. With the storytelling. We are home to The Okanagan Chapter is your dancing boots and kick addition of the vast territory of some of the country’s finest going all-out to showcase the up your heels, you’ll want to Labrador, the province covers artists. Around here, music is gorgeous scenery the valley hit the blacktop as we party a total area of 405,212 square part of the natural and cultural has to offer, with guided rides under the stars. Saturday kilometres, with more than landscape. on Friday and Saturday, in night’s banquet kicks off 29,000 kilometres of unspoiled So, get your riding gear on addition to daily poker runs. with Herb Dixon, a favourite coastline. So it goes without and head to the 21st Atlantic There is even an early bird local comedian and sound saying, there’s plenty of Regional H.O.G.® Rally for ride for those who arrive on specialist. You are certain breathing room. “A Shaggin’ Good Time”. The Thursday when registration to “LOL” during his famous Given that the mainland schedule and planned events begins. motorcycle impression. The portion of Newfoundland and can be found on our website at Saturday’s poker run is party continues with “Blues Labrador is an island, those newfoundlandhog.com. dedicated to the peace officers Brother Too” and their Show of Kelowna. The Okanagan Band. Relax, dance, and enjoy offers a riding experience that this high-energy, big band, is unsurpassed anywhere on song and dance tribute act to the continent, because of the the original Blues Brothers – sheer number of its amazing “Jake and Elwood” – on routes, consistently good road Saturday evening. surface conditions, and the The Okanagan Chapter of comfortable, moderate climate. the Harley Owners Group® In a 170-kilometre stretch, invites all to come and share you can cruise beside lush our amazing scenic highways orchards and the sparkling this summer, and to enjoy a lake, climb up to rocky slopes weekend packed with fun and through slim canyons, and then entertainment. Register today ride onto forested plateaus at okanaganhog.com.

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REASONS 30 TO ATTEND A 2013 EVENT

2013 is a big year for Harley-Davidson Motor Company and H.O.G.®, with amazing opportunities for you to make it your most memorable year ever. Big or small, near or far, provincial or regional rallies, global anniversary events, or even your local Chapter events, there’s no bad reason to get out and ride this year. Here are 30 great ones – just to get your juices flowing. 1 2 3 To show Milwaukee To rack up some ABCs and the world that no TO DO AS ROMANS DO … IN ROME. of Touring points at one celebrates provincial and regional like H.O.G.® H.O.G.® rallies.

4 ® 5 To reach new H.O.G. Because you’re Mileage Program going to need a new award levels. rear tire eventually. 6 TO ENTER 7 8 ® To broaden your To see if even H.O.G. YOUR FIRST horizons, test your rallies are bigger in limits, and blow Quebec (Oui). SHOW ‘N SHINE. your mind.

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Backshop.indd 52 5/8/13 10:09 PM 9 10 11 12 To compete in the To check Northwest To help smash last year’s Because places in H.O.G.® Riding Skills Territories, Nunavut, total of 12,551,499 kms Newfoundland with Competition in and Yukon off your on the Harley- names like Ass Hill, Milwaukee. bucket list. Davidson® World Ride. Blow Me Down, Conception Bay, and 13 14 15 Dildo are pretty funny. To hear the sound To dip your boot in the TO DISCOVER of 10,000 Harley® Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic 16 AN AMAZING NEW motorcycles parading Ocean’s, Hudson Bay, through the streets of a Great Lake and the TWO WORDS: LOCAL BAND. downtown Milwaukee. Saint Lawrence River. BIKER GAMES.

Because17 nothing 18 beats natural air To try out the conditioning! Best Western Ride Rewards benefit for seven consecutive nights ... in seven different provinces 19 and/or territories. To see what the 20 To fill up on mussels in Prince Edward Island, Northern Lights looks poutine in Quebec, maple syrup in Ontario, sushi like in Nunavut’s in British Columbia, or BBQ in Alberta. big sky. 21 BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEER 22 23 To pick up an exclusive To help Canada PRESSURE IS A Canadian H.O.G.® (“Alexander Graham GOOD THING. 30th Anniversary Bell”) and USA commemorative pin at (“Elisha Gray”) a H.O.G.® regional/ settle their dispute provincial Rally. over the invention of the telephone. 24 To get lost25 somewhere TO SHOW OFF YOUR and then find yourself in more ways than one. PATCH AND PIN 26 So you can tell your COLLECTION – OR friends you rode all the START ONE. way to London 29 (Ontario, that is). To complete28 the TO SEE ALL OF Trans Canadian Quest 27 or the Trans Canadian MILWAUKEE ROLL To ride on the GOLD certification and OUT THE RED 30 badlands of get your name down Do you really Dinosaur Valley. in history. CARPET. need a reason?

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FOR THE LOVE OF LEATHER There is a leather jacket to suit the taste of every Harley-Davidson® motorcycle rider. Your only challenge is choosing which one is for you. And, with some all-new beauties, that job just got harder.

The leather jacket is a design icon. From its humble While the leather jacket has experienced a renaissance of beginnings as a functional item to something that sets trends late in general fashion circles, it has always been en vogue for while protecting the wearer, the leather jacket has now bikers and Harley® motorcycle riders in particular. become a cultural icon in its own right, symbolizing rebellion Here are the latest favourites from the Harley-Davidson® and a whole generation’s excesses. MotorClothes® collection. And remember, with the Harley- From the military jackets of the 1940s, through to the iconic Davidson Motor Company celebrating more than 100 years of rockers of the early 1950s and on, no other garment has been history in manufacturing safety apparel for their racers and so inextricably linked to a pastime. riders, you know that you’re getting the very best in protection and history. So try on a Harley-Davidson® leather jacket today!

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LEGACY LEATHER JUNEAU LEATHER JACKET EMBELLISHED HARLEY® BIKER JACKET Lightweight cowhide leather LEATHER JACKET Elegant, mid-weight cowhide 100% poly-twill lining with body Lightweight cowhide leather leather Polyester twill lining with armour pockets. Beautifully Poly-satin lining with body armour body armour pockets Embossed embroidered appliqué graph- pockets. The embroidered appliqué graphics featured on the front hem ics adorn the back, front, and graphics are embellished with rhine- and across the shoulders. sleeves. stones on both the sleeve and back. FOR HER

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VICTORY LANE TOP WING REFLECTIVE ROAD RUMBLE LEATHER LEATHER JACKET LEATHER JACKET WARRIOR 3-IN-1 JACKET Beautifully distressed, Stylish, heavyweight Mid-weight cowhide leather Rugged, mid-weight cowhide mid-weight cowhide cowhide leather. Polyester Poly-mesh lining with body armour leather. Polyester mesh lining leather. Polyester twill cotton lining with body ar- pockets and a removable hooded with body armour pockets lining with body armour mour pockets located at the cotton vest. 3M Scotchlite Reflec- located at the elbows and pockets located at the elbows and shoulders tive Material appliqué graphics shoulders. 3M Scotchlite elbows and shoulders. Plus a removable vest liner adorn the front and back. Reflective Material keeps you for year-round comfort. A handy waterproof pocket to visible. FOR HIM protect your phone.

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APPALACHIAN WONDER Awe-inspiring scenic eye candy of the Blue Ridge Parkway is something to behold. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a highway that by today’s standards has no right to exist. It has no commercial value, its construction costs per kilometre must have been at least double a better situated road and it connects no towns of any importance.

By Tristram Lett and Susan Hill

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Backshop.indd 56 5/8/13 10:09 PM Its existence was simply a Carolina, situated on the bank it we kept gushing over the driver needs to pay attention to result of make work projects of the charming Tuckasegee intercom to each other. It was the road or he would be off it in instituted during the New Deal River. From here it is a short much more compact than we a flash. While it is an excellently by Roosevelt in the 1930’s to get ride to the entrance of the BRP. had imagined, but the pavement constructed roadway in very America working again. We made this our base camp was excellent. Starting at good repair, it is difficult to Thank heaven for that, for two nights to get acquainted 8:00 a.m., we could not believe drive and look at the scenery because motorcyclists and with the area. that we did not see another simultaneously. Sure, you motorists were given a On day one we visited Smoky vehicle for an hour! We had are aware of it peripherally

wonderful, enduring, touring Mountain Harley– Davidson® the road to ourselves. And this but there are so many turns, highway whose main virtue in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. lack of traffic was one of the tunnels (26 total), climbs and was – and still remains – its This Retailer did not disappoint! signatures of the whole trip. drops that you are constantly stunning scenery, but with a Super friendly and helpful, they Perhaps this results from shifting through the gears, lot of other interesting things answered all our questions the very few access roads to braking and accelerating. Only thrown in. about the area, gave us tips, the Parkway making it a very on the northern half does the Imagine a highway which maps and ideas. This Retailer inconvenient route for going driver get a break. bans any commercial traffic, has two affiliates and three anywhere. You are only on the But the builders knew this has no hotels, restaurants or outposts in the general area BRP to enjoy the magnificence and provided endless numbers commercial signage of any of the Smoky Mountains, so if of the Appalachian Mountains. of overlooks for drivers to pull kind, consists of only two lanes we were to have any problems, Encountering such little traffic off, take a break and drink in and has a maximum speed Harley-Davidson® Retailer was is a good thing because the the beauty of the mountains. of 70 kilometres per hour! always close by to assist. Furthermore, it is engineered Many riders want to to have constant arc curves, experience the Tail of the well banked turns and excellent Dragon which is not far from up and down transitions. With Pigeon Forge and also to view over 120 overlooks there are the Smokies from their highest plenty of opportunities to enjoy point at Clingman’s Dome the phenomenal Appalachian (2,024 metres). Visiting these scenery. This describes the two areas will consume most Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). of your day, but they are worth My partner and I drove the it. However, we’ll warn you, the BRP from bottom to top in Tail of the Dragon is not for the June 2012. This is our short faint of heart. chronicle. We got an early start on We started by checking in the second morning to the at the Harley® rider friendly Cherokee Indian Reservation Best Western River Escape Inn to begin our trip along the 754 and Suites at Dillsboro, North kilometre long BRP. Once on

THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART ... THERE ARE SO MANY TURNS, TUNNELS (26 TOTAL), CLIMBS AND DROPS THAT YOU ARE CONSTANTLY SHIFTING THROUGH THE GEARS, BRAKING AND ACCELERATING.

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The eye candy was incredible. There are also resource centres operated by several agencies that service the Parkway. These are very informative in providing the history, ecology, flora and fauna of local sections of the BRP and are worth taking in. The lack of access roads means that some planning is in order because there is only one gas station on the BRP near the northern end. You need to know where you are going to exit for fuel, so checking out the distances between exits in advance is ENDLESS NUMBERS OF OVERLOOKS recommended. The same is true for food, refreshments and FOR DRIVERS TO PULL OFF, TAKE A accommodations. The Parkway runs from BREAK AND DRINK IN THE BEAUTY elevations of around 609 metres to over 1,828 metres. OF THE MOUNTAINS. During our trip, the weather in the valleys was hot-over 35 degrees C but once we passed who also has a restaurant in Unlike the North Carolina country home, Monticello both through the 762 metre level the main part of town. We portion with its 24 tunnels, of which are must sees for it started to cool wonderfully. sampled both eateries over there is only one tunnel history buffs. At the higher elevations the the two days which we must in Virginia. This is a good Our trip on the BRP temperature was a comfortable say were a real treat. The town indicator that the terrain is was part of a much larger 25 degrees. itself was great place to poke much less rugged making for excursion which took us The first day we travelled around and there is a lot to a more leisurely drive. Our through 5,000 kilometre up to Blowing Rock, North see in the area. One example friends who had travelled the of Canadian and American Carolina. located at an is the relaxing hike we took BRP last year had cautioned countryside. The only elevation of 1,068 metres. in the magnificent Moses us to regularly check the rear observation we would make One of the few towns enroute Cone Memorial Park which tire. Were they ever right! in retrospect is that we would immediately off the BRP, it is accessible through the When we got to our B&B in allocate more than three days had been recommended as a originally built horse carriage Waynesboro, we had very little to travel the Parkway because stopping point by friends who trails which are still in use. tread left. The mountainous there is such a variety of had driven the Parkway the The next day we were off on terrain is exceptionally hard things to do and see other previous year. Historical and the final leg of our trip on the on a fully loaded bike’s rear than drive. quaint are descriptors which BRP to Waynesboro, Virginia, tire. Luckily we were detouring Near the end of our trip, very aptly describe this highly the northern terminus of to Richmond, Virginia, to visit one of the greatest thrills enjoyable community. We had the parkway. As we travelled a friend before continuing on was our visit to the Harley- reserved a room for two nights northwards the landscape to the Skyline Drive through Davidson factory in York, at the superb Gideon Hill Inn. began to change with fewer Shenandoah National Park, Pennsylvania, where our Ultra With its magnificent views in all mountain vistas and more so we were able to get a Classic Electra Glide was directions, unique rooms and a fields and pastures. It provided replacement quickly at Steel born. The BRP and its follow-

gourmet dining room, it was an a completely different feeling. Horse Harley-Davidson®. This up, the Skyline Trail in the excellent spot to decamp for a We marvelled at the number detour gave us an opportunity Shenandoah Valley, led us right couple of nights. of different kinds of split rail to visit Colonial Williamsburg to its door. Another must for a One of the owners is a chef fences bordering the roadway. and President Jefferson’s Harley® bike owner!

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Backshop.indd 58 5/8/13 10:09 PM VIVE LA FRANCE! The Alsace wine route in Northern France on a Harley® motorcycle was a trip for the ages. By Marco Buist

WE DECIDED TO FOLLOW THE WINE ROUTE ON A HARLEY® MOTORCYCLE, SO WE * WOULDN’T MISS OUR BIKES TOO MUCH ...

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Last summer, my girlfriend our vacation. They lived at our decided to follow the wine route and wanted to do it the old- and I wanted to spend our house while we lived at theirs. on a Harley® motorcycle, so fashioned way, with a map, and vacation far from home with Their house was located in we wouldn’t miss our bikes too with the possibility of getting our respective children. Marie the tiny village of Sermersheim, much while on vacation ... lost almost guaranteed! wanted to see Europe, and I population 800. Alsace, We were warmly greeted Because I’m an expert at that! wanted to see Northern France. occupied by Germany during by Alexandre at the Center We rode through many

I knew Alsace was a magnificent Hitler’s reign, still showed signs of Alsace Harley-Davidson® villages with “simple” names region. So we chose this of that time. Many villages Retailer in Fegersheim, who let such as Scherwiller, Kintzheim, destination, but staying in hotels have German names. The us have a gorgeous 2012 Riquewihr, Niedermorschwihr, was out of the question. With Alsatians truly suffered through Road King® motorcycle. As and Eguisheim. We read and six of us, it would have been this period, and the former H.O.G.® members, we got a re-read them, but we just too expensive. We’d heard of concentration camp, Struthof, 10% discount on the rental. couldn’t memorize all these house swapping through some is evidence of those hard times. Then we were off on those names. As a result, we got friends, so we decided to give Sermersheim is located beautiful country roads, lost constantly. Lucky for us, it a try. This also allows you to between Strasbourg and following the wine route. Our Alsatians are friendly and live in the community and better Colmar, close to the wine route. first stop was the Barr tourist helpful people. “No worries” as appreciate the regional culture. Most interesting to us was the centre, to get a local map. they like to say. Every time we So we swapped houses with a Harley-Davidson® Retailer 15 No way were we going to use asked for directions, we always couple from Alsace, France, for minutes from the house. We a GPS; we were on vacation got the same answer: “It’s easy;

WE WERE ON VACATION AND WANTED TO DO IT THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY, WITH A MAP, AND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING LOST ALMOST GUARANTEED!

* just keep going straight.” The problem is that the road is far from “straight”. It’s all curves and roundabouts. It was a great ride. We went through several fortified villages dating back to the XIVth century. Narrow roads, magnificent villages, a green countryside with many castles spread out before our eyes along our route. Alsace also offers great regional food. Their famous “flammekueche”, or flame cake, not a healthy choice (lardon, cream, and cheese), but very tasty. And the wine – wow! We were able to get excellent wine for five dollars a bottle. Alsace is definitely a region of France to discover. The people are friendly and the beauty of the villages is outstanding. This was a gorgeous trip that will remain etched in our memory for a long time.

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Backshop.indd 60 5/8/13 10:09 PM THE ROAD OF ENLIGHTENMENT A nine-year riding veteran faces each adventure head on, one trip at a time. By Manon Kellman

My new life started in to clean the remnants of bugs October 2004, at which time my from my riding glasses! husband was trying to persuade Many people have asked me to get a motorcycle. I was me on numerous occasions not very keen on the idea and why I don’t get myself a bigger kept telling him no, until the day bike with a windshield? My he called me from Kitchener response is, and will always

Harley-Davidson® (on his be until the day I can no longer birthday!) and asked again. ride or when I’m too weak to I finally gave in, and this is how fight off the wind, that the lack my adventure began. of a windshield keeps me in I am a person who needs to shape (arms, stomach, and be in control, such as always neck muscles). Besides, I think driving the car wherever we Sportster® bikes look better go. Therefore, sitting behind without a windshield. Also, him on a Harley-Davidson® my bike is a direct reflection Sportster® motorcycle was of who I am; of my distinct not for me … nor for him, due personality. I would not be to my constant nagging (i.e. I got the bike custom fitted for having our bikes shipped to able to see it in someone you’re leaning too much, your me: custom seat, lowered front Las Vegas, Nevada, or Phoenix, else’s hands. I have sat on going too fast, etc.). So there I forks and rear suspension, Arizona; and from there, we other bikes, but I find them too was at age 41, taking a three- added some chrome, a new would tour various places high, too wide, or too heavy. day motorcycle riders’ course. airbrush paint scheme, and for seven days: New Mexico, And they are not my Scorpio – I finished the course on the my engine performance was Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon, yes, I’ve named my bike, and Sunday, and picked up my increased to 1,200 cc. I felt like San Francisco, and Laughlin, proudly airbrushed its name brand-new Harley-Davidson® I was now ready to take on Nevada, for their annual Rally, onto it. It’s also taken me three Sportster® motorcycle the the world. the Laughlin River Run. For seasons to be able to perform following Tuesday! Wow, this I am starting my ninth the past four years, we have a u-turn with it. Now I own machine was big, and so much year of riding, and have put a toured the U.S. and Canada: it and can do practically any higher compared to the bikes little over 171,000 km on my Daytona Beach, Myrtle Beach, manoeuvre with it! we trained on … I’m only 5 Harley‑Davidson® Sportster® Key West, Prince Edward Island, I have learned and feet 2 inches tall. I left the motorcycle ... all without a Moncton, and many others, accomplished so much in Retail Store with my husband windshield! The engine has just including many of the national these past nine years, made following me, and within 30 been Factory rebuilt in 2012, and provincial H.O.G.® Rallies numerous friends, volunteered minutes, I had dropped the and I’m now looking forward to across Canada and state rallies as Road Captain at my local new bike and found myself on another 170,000km. I’m averaging across the U.S. One of my most H.O.G.® Chapters, and have the ground alongside it! over 20,000km each season. memorable trips was riding visited some of the most This was not to be my last I often ride with either of the down to the H.O.G.® Rally in beautiful places in North fall, but I never gave up that two H.O.G.® Chapters I belong Kamloops, British Columbia. America; all of which would not first year, even after breaking to (Milton and Kitchener), while The scenery, the wind in my have been possible without my my collarbone on one of those my most memorable trips have hair, butterflies, grasshoppers, Sportster® motorcycle! falls (at which time I learned been while accompanied by my and so on – it was like nothing My advice to all riders, that it is better to let the bike husband, who now rides I’d ever seen before. At one especially women, is to set fall, as it can be fixed quickly, a Harley-Davidson® Road point, I was riding with my scarf aside your fears, take on the while my body requires more Glide® motorcycle. shielding my face and a big adventure, and make the most time to heal). That first winter, Some of our trips required paper towel in my side pocket of your life.

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HD-P-0072_HOG Ad - CA Meet-Up Rally-E.indd 1 2013-04-29 3:11 PM H.O.G.® yearly packages are sent upon renewal. If you have a July want to claim mileage (including rental bikes). Please enrol at your 2013 expiry date for instance, you can renew in January 2013 to local Retailer, as they are required to sign the form to validate the receive your package at the beginning of the season. Your membership number of kilometres. will still expire in July 20XX (depending on your renewal term), but you Members receive the year-specific H.O.G.® pins and patches when will receive your materials sooner — so you don’t lose any months of renewing. In the first year of H.O.G.® Membership, the H.O.G.® (eagle) membership by renewing early! pin and patch are sent out, not the year specific ones. These are ® ® received for the first time on your first year of membership renewal. H.O.G. and H.O.G. Roadside Assistance are two separate companies, working closely together but with separate enrolment / Free H.O.G.® Membership from a new bike purchase is transferable renewal systems. To upgrade your package, please call Customer to an existing full member or associate member. Service at toll-free 1-866-209-8270. To call for service, please dial 1-888-443-5896.You must call this number to receive the necessary Renewal updates online will be visible within the members only assistance as per your H.O.G.® membership benefits. Calling another area approximately 10 days after their completion. Online profiles for towing service and submitting receipts after the fact is not the access to members.hog.com can be created for new memberships proper procedure and will not be reimbursed. within 10 days of your enrollment being processed.

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GAME ON, AGAIN How a small town in Indiana put motorcycle racing back on the map after “The War to End All Wars”.

for 125 miles. Following mechanical problems, however, Walker yielded the lead to his Harley- Davidson® teammate Leslie “Red” Parkhurst and Teddy Carroll of Indian, the H-D® team’s main competitor. Parkhurst went on to win with a time of 3 hours, 6 minutes, and just over 33 seconds. Second and third places went to Harley- Davidson® racers Ralph Hepburn and Otto Walker. But, even more important than the result was the attendance. An estimated 15,000 spectators watched the race, many riding on motorcycles from as far as the West Coast. More than 700 hotel rooms were filled, even as residents opened their homes to fans. Motorcycling and Bicycling magazine reported that “every street of the city” buzzed with motorcycles. Among the attendees were founders Walter Davidson and William World War I S. Harley.The success of the 1919 race led to an put a lot of things THE RACERS WOULD expanded 1920 event. The hill climb race from the on hold; not just previous year was repeated, and Civil War veterans in the motorcycle *COME - BUT WOULD of the local National Soldiers’ Home were given industry, but rides in sidecars on the race course. Red Parkhurst in the world at was among the riders, and cardboard tags that large. When the ANYONE SHOW UP read “I have donated my sidecar for the Old Soldiers’ war ended in outing – have you?” spread like wildfire throughout 1918, no one was TO WATCH? the weekend. sure how, when, or even if things in the motorcycle world would get The most historic moment of 1920 came after the race. Earlier in rolling again. So, in 1919, when the Motorcycle and Allied Trades the day, Ray Weishaar of the Harley‑Davidson® team had adopted a Association (predecessor to the AMA) organized a large-scale road runt piglet from a local farm, and he kept it close by as he wandered race in Marion, Indiana, over Labour Day weekend, it was a pretty the paddocks. Weishaar won the race with a blistering average big risk. speed of more than 71 miles per hour – a new record for the 200- The major manufacturers that had racing operations agreed to mile event. Weishaar included his new friend, “Johnny”, in a post- compete: Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Indian, and Excelsior- race photo op, prompting journalists to start using the word “hog” Henderson. War-time gas shortages had halted racing activity, in reference to Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and their riders. and civilian ridership had declined due to both limited motorcycle Those 1919 and 1920 races were about more than just a production and the sheer number of men in service. fun weekend of speed. World War I had decimated the civilian The racers would come – but would anyone show up to watch? rider market, leading several motorcycle manufacturers to lock A five-mile track was laid out on country roads around Marion, their doors permanently. Retailers throughout the industry had designed for a 40-lap, 200-mile race. Intersections were slightly closed their doors, while others scraped by with used bike sales, banked and right-angle turns were rounded to allow for higher accessories, and service work. speeds. These were dirt roads, of course, so the big problem was Those races – especially that first one – were about a rebirth of dust. In practice laps, near-misses with mailboxes and other riders motorcycling, a triumphant return of the sport so many still loved. caused problems. The solution was to oil the track and surface the To quote one journalist in 1919, “The game is on again”. backstretch with crushed limestone. However, this caused a new concern: rocks spewing from rear tires that damaged both the riders Original trophies and photos from the legendary Marion, Indiana, and bikes running behind. races can be seen in the Harley‑Davidson Museum™ in Milwaukee. On race day, former WWI aviator Otto Walker – wearing a The famous Ray Weishaar photo can also be purchased on helmet from a captured German aviator – dominated early and led www.harley-davidsonimages.com. Photograph courtesy of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Archives. Copyright H-D. Company Archives. Motor of the Harley-Davidson courtesy Photograph

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FORTUNATE SON The dream is true; riding is so much more. By Michael Kanaroski

I have not only found out how amazing my Harley® family is, but how wonderful all the people are in every local Chapter. There isn’t a more UNITED WE passionate following of friendly people attached to a machine than the people who own a ® CELEBRATE Harley motorcycle. Whether it’s in South America, Africa, Celebrate 110 years of Harley-Davidson with a Europe, Russia, Asia, Australia, 110TH Anniversary Living the Legend™ Rivet at the or right here at home, the ® camaraderie of people and Harley-Davidson Museum. Stainless steel on a love for these machines wall of iron, the rivet commemorates the enduring are staggering. I’ve even bond that unites all riders. Create yours today been lucky enough to join a at h-dmuseum.com/110rivet. barbeque event held by a local Chapter in Tavarnelle, Tuscany, LIVING THE LEGEND™ RIVET Italy. They treated me just like 110TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION family, with the same amazing AVAILABLE IN 2013 ONLY hospitality that our Chapter prides itself on. Let me say this: the single most amazing part of owning or as long as I can give up. Bikes were cool. How was also the first time I met a Harley® bike is riding with remember, I’ve always could they not be? All over the a member of the Ladies of my dad. There are families, wanted a Harley- movies, magazines, and media Harley™ group. She was 24 and then there is Family. F ® Davidson motorcycle: the there were always cool guys and and her name was Samantha. I’m fortunate to belong to sound, the scene, the sense attractive women. Dad had a She had enough of a wild both. Not many people get to of freedom associated with bike and now I did too. side about her to kick-start ride across cities, provinces, it. So it wasn’t too much of a My introduction to the my heart. There was no states, or countries with surprise when my dad and I Harley® scene came in the turning back; the movies and their best friend. Whether it went to pick up my first dirt bike early 90s at a H.O.G.® Rally in magazines were right. be competing in bike games; when I was 12 years old. I had Panorama, British Columbia, I bought my first Harley® sharing motels, bad coffee, saved up the $300 it cost for a when I was still a teenager. It bike five years ago, a 2007 H-D® and even worse food; polishing Yamaha DT80 bike from a paper was awesome. Dad and I rode FXSTC motorcycle. I’d read the bikes; taking early morning route, and I was fascinated by up together and camped out about them, gone to all the bike rides; getting caught in hail the idea of “ripping it” up on on the ski hill as it was early exhibitions and the demo rides, storms; or talking about bikes two wheels. The shocks were summer. I remember having and loved movies like “Easy and great roads while sitting in need of repair, and the tank to wear sunglasses to prevent Rider” and “Harley Davidson back and enjoying a cool drink was dented; the thing would retinal damage from the miles and the Marlboro Man”, so after a long, hard day of riding, barely start. But I was itching of glistening chrome. We did the I knew I wanted a chopper. I get to do this with my dad. to learn how to ride a bike, and scenic rides and a poker run, Needless to say, I think my dad We’ve always been close, Dad happened to be a great and we participated in the bike was almost more excited than Dad and I, but a pair of Harley- teacher. Despite falling a lot, games (even won a plaque too). I was when I finally bought a Davidson® motorcycles brought with many bumps, bruises, and I knew I was hooked, especially Harley® motorcycle. us closer. Thanks Dad, for the occasional burn, I wouldn’t on the games. Incidentally, it Through these past years, teaching me how to ride with you.

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