The Freedom Issue
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$6.99 can summer 2013 for the harley-davidson® enthusiast since 1916 canadian edition THE FREEDOM ISSUE CANUCK AT DAYTONA / THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE TRAVELLING JACKET / AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION / BRILLIANT REFLECTIONS: RIDING LAKE TEMISKAMING / CANADIAN H.O.G.® RALLY RIDES / CURVES AHEAD Issue11cover.indd 1 5/8/13 7:21 PM PURE INSUBORDINATION. * Vehicle shown may vary visually by market and may differ from vehicles manufactured and delivered. See your Retailer for details. The new BreakoutTM motorcycle. Fat 18” rear tire, raked out front end, classic“Gasser” wheels, premium paint, exclusive graphics and a new tank emblem. This one stretches aggressive, factory custom muscle to new lengths. Take a ride. There’s not an ounce of submission in it. With the purchase of any new Harley-Davidson® model from an authorized Canadian Harley-Davidson® Retailer, you will receive a free, full one-year membership in H.O.G.® Always ride with a helmet. Ride defensively. Distributed exclusively in Canada by Deeley Harley-Davidson® Canada, Richmond and Concord. Deeley Harley-Davidson® Canada is a proud sponsor of Muscular Dystrophy Canada. ©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. MY13.5_Breakout_Insubordination_DPS_HOG_8x10.5_CA-en-fr.indd 2 09/05/2013 11:37:02 AM PURE INSUBORDINATION. TM 2013 BREAKOUT Visit your authorized Canadian Harley-Davidson® Retailer today or online at www.harleycanada.com ©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. MY13.5_Breakout_Insubordination_DPS_HOG_8x10.5_CA-en-fr.indd 3 09/05/2013 11:37:03 AM Departments 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 4 hog® magazine canada TOC.indd 4 5/8/13 7:22 PM CONTENTS/SUMMER 2013 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. hog® magazine canada 5 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.” HOG® MAGAZINE CANADA IS PUBLISHED BY THE HARLEY OWNERS GROUP® CANADA SEND US YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO: [email protected] HOGMAGAZINECANADA.CA HOG® MAGAZINE CANADA FEATURES SOME CONTENT FROM THE US EDITION OF HOG® MAGAZINE AND EUROPEAN EDITIONS OF HOG® MAGAZINE. 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 member- ship 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.