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Kozikowski Schweitzer Contents Photography: Michael Lichter Photography: 26 Features Departments 46 26 Blackline™ Magic 10 Editor A peek behind the curtain at the newest Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. 12 Intake 32 Timeless 14 The Word One of H-D’s own takes on the Motorcycle Cannonball Run. 18 Spotlight 38 12 Reasons to Love Your 20 Next Ride Air-cooled Engine Why the H-D® V-twin is cooler than you may think. 22 Get Going 40 40 Roam on the Range 24 Between the Lines Gary McKechnie explores the Texas Hill Country. 54 Enthusiasts 46 Any Way You Want It Giving new meaning to the words “Factory Custom.” 62 Gear 50 $100 Rides 64 Archives Readers share stories of low-budget adventure. 66 Exhaust Jeff Decker and his 1914 Harley-Davidson motorcycle on the inaugural Motorcycle Cannonball Run (Page 32). Backstage Flying High for the Troops THOUSANDS OF U.S. AND COALITION ARMED FORCES GOT AN EARLY HOLIDAY TREAT IN 2010 as Harley-Davidson teamed up with Bikes Over Baghdad (BOB) for seven unforgettable sports performances at military bases throughout Iraq and Kuwait. Pictured here, Mike Escamilla (a.k.a. “Rooftop”) launches his bike high over a group of characteristically brave soldiers stationed in Iraq. “Harley-Davidson shares a deep sense of freedom and patriotism with the U.S. Armed Forces, and we are grateful for their many sacrifices, dedication, and hard work,” said Mike McCann, director of core customer marketing at Harley-Davidson. BOB is a BMX exhibition made up of an elite handful of the world’s best action sports athletes, announcers, and ramp builders. The tour was the third of its kind, following two popular visits in 2009. For the athletes who make up the tour, BOB3 means putting their lives at risk to provide a few hours of escape, excitement, and camaraderie with those who work so hard to protect America’s freedom. “Our mission in Iraq is simple. We want to show the troops that we care, that America hasn’t forgotten about them,” said rider Brian Kachinsky, an X Games bronze medalist. “It’s crazy when the troops thank us for performing. We’re the ones who should be thanking them. They’re the real heroes, not us.” Photography: Keith Mulligan Keith Photography: 6 HOG HOG 7 Backstory That's Odd This summer make your way to Milwaukee to see an exotic collection of motorcycling oddities in their natural habitat: the Harley-Davidson Museum® in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Weird Wild Wonders will showcase an amazing array of treasures from the Harley-Davidson Archives, from secret prototypes to fantastic folk-art creations to “What were they thinking?” contraptions. If you never imagined it was possible, chances are somebody else did – and there’s a good chance you’ll see it here in this special exhibit. In this photo, members of the Forty & Eight Club, a veterans service organization formerly associated with the American Legion, piloted this zany Harley-Davidson Servi-Car at a convention in Oregon in 1952. Weird Wild Wonders will be on display for a limited time only: June 11-August 21, 2011. For more information, visit www.h-dmuseum.com. ® Photograph courtesy of the the of courtesy Photograph Harley-Davidson Motor Company Company Motor Harley-Davidson H-D. Copyright Archives. 8 HOG HOG 9 Editor We’re Number 1 “HARLEY RIDERS ARE OLD AND GETTING OLDER.” copyright 2011 H-D ON THE COVER: Introducing the 2011 Harley-Davidson® How often have you heard that vague claim, either in Blackline,™ Softail® stripped to the core. the press or from another rider, usually not riding a Executive Editor Paul James ® Harley ? To some uninformed observers, we’re just a Editor bunch of middle-aged white guys getting even older Matt King Design and Production and grayer, but would it surprise you to learn that GS Design JUNE 2-11, 2011 Visit Harley-Davidson Motor Co. on the Internet at NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA TO CLEVELAND, OHIO Harley-Davidson actually sells more motorcycles in www.harley-davidson.com. the U.S. to people under the age of 35 than any other We care about you. Ride safely, respectfully, and within the limits of the law and your abilities. Always wear H.O.G.®’s Rock, Rhythm, & Blues Tour takes you from motorcycle company? an approved helmet, proper eyewear, and protective clothing and insist your passenger does too. Never ride New Orleans jazz to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of I have to admit it surprised me a bit when I saw while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Know your Harley® motorcycle and read and understand your Fame and Museum, with stops for Memphis blues and the data from automotive research firm R.L. Polk, owner’s manual from cover to cover. Nashville country along the way. HOG magazine is published by Harley-Davidson for which reviewed the registrations of all motorcycles owners of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and anyone interested in news about the Motor Company, its sold in the U.S. and found that beginning in 2008 H-D products, and activities. Subscriptions are limited to You’ll be a VIP guest at parties in each city celebrating the U.S. became the top-selling brand in sales of new on-road their singular contributions to America’s musical voice. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for motorcycles to young adults aged 18-34, popularly publication in HOG. And you’ll enjoy unforgettable roads in between. All submissions become property of Harley-Davidson know as Generation Y. In 2009, we extended that lead (the numbers aren’t in yet for 2010). Motor Co. If you’d like your photo returned, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope with your submission. Registration opens February 9. And that’s for all displacement motorcycles, not just heavyweight bikes. If we only measure All H-D® and Buell® product illustrations, photographs, Log on to members.hog.com for details. heavyweight bikes over 650 cc, we’ve been number 1 for some time. and specifications mentioned in the publication are based on the latest product information at the time of publication. The right is reserved to make changes What about Gen Y’s interest in motorcycling in general? The popular assumption at any time in prices, colors, materials, equipment, specifications, and models and also to discontinue seems to be that “kids today” only play video games. We measure this by looking at the models. Some vehicles in this publication are shown with available equipment. incidence rate, or percentage of people in the population who are riding motorcycles. The HOG will not intentionally publish fraudulent or good news is that the percentage of young adults aged 18-34 riding motorcycles has been misleading advertising. HOG does not endorse any advertiser or its products, and cannot be responsible for ® advertisers’ claims. Some advertised products are not rising. You might also be interested to know that today we sell more new Harley-Davidson available outside the U.S. motorcycles to this generation of young adults than we did to Baby Boomers when they To order HOG or change mailing address, e-mail us at [email protected] or write: HOG, were the same age. By total sales, we can say that Harley-Davidson is more popular now Harley-Davidson, Inc., P.O. Box 453, Milwaukee, WI 53201, or visit: www.harley-davidson.com/hog. with Gen Y than it was for young Boomers back then. When requesting a change of address, include your New bike sales aren’t the only part of the youth story. As you might expect, younger mailing label from the back cover. To advertise in HOG, e-mail John Sandberg at jsandberg@ people are feeling their share of economic pressure these days, and the price of a brand- integraonline.com. new Harley-Davidson motorcycle might be out of reach for some of them. So what happens HOG may allow others to use its mailing list. If you do not want your name included, please write: HOG, when we add in sales of used H-D® bikes? From 2006-2009 we sold approximately Harley-Davidson, Inc., P.O.