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GET MORE INFO aT Fordvehicles.com Contents Photography: Michael Lichter Photography: 26 Features Departments 34 26 The Road to Agra 10 Editor A 12-hour quest to see the Taj Mahal. 12 Intake 34 Rolling Off the River Simple pleasures of the Ohio River Valley. 14 The Word 40 Firsthand 18 Spotlight Current H-D® Touring family owners react to the new models. 20 Next Ride 44 Man of Metal 22 Get Going Meet sculptor Jeff Decker, the man behind the Hill Climber monument at the H-D Museum.® 24 Between the Lines 52 $100 Rides 54 Enthusiasts How far can you stretch 100 bucks? The first in a series. 62 Gear 64 Archives 66 Exhaust 44 Michael Lichter Photography: Backstage Screamin’ Eagles Tripping The quarTer-mile lighTs in 6.8 seconds at speeds approaching 200 mph, the National Hot Rod Association’s Pro Stock Motorcycles are among the world’s fastest two-wheeled machines. Eddie Krawiec, the 2008 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion (right), wrenches on his Vance & Hines/Screamin’ Eagle® Harley-Davidson® V-Rod® in between rounds of the NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston, April 9-11, assisted by crew chief Matt Hines, older brother of his three-time PSM champion teammate Andrew Hines (2004-06), and himself a three-time class champion. Krawiec, winner of the season’s opening round at Gainsville, Florida, and Hines squared off against each other in the third round of eliminations at Houston, with Hines prevailing with a 6.90-second run to nip Krawiec at the light. Hines would go on to take the overall event victory later that day for his 19th career National event win. Photography: Matt Polito Matt Photography: 6 HOG HOG 7 Backstory Vintage Evel “I THINK IT’S BETTER TO RISK MY LIFE and to be a has-been than to never have been at all. Even though crippled and busted in half, it’s better to have taken a chance to win a victory or suffer a defeat than to live like others do who will never know victory or defeat because they haven’t had the guts to try either.” –Evel Knievel, Sports Illustrated, September 2, 1974 To read more about the legendary stuntman, and learn about a special exhibit at the Harley-Davidson Museum,® see “Archives” on Page 64. Photograph courtesy of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company Archives. Copyright H-D.® 8 HOG HOG 9 Editor H.O.G.® Blogging Blogs are everywhere. Your neighbor has one, copyright 2010 H-D ON THE COVER: The larger-than-life “Hill Climber” statue your cousin has one, and now H.O.G. has one. Or more has become an iconic image of the Harley-Davidson Museum® in Milwaukee. accurately, now you have one. Photography: Mark Brautigam Recently at members.hog.com, we launched general Manager, harley owners group® Benny Suggs four themed blogs covering a wide variety of topics executive editor addressing aspects of H.O.G. and Harley-Davidson Paul James editor that we hope will enhance your riding experience. Matt King The “HOG® Blog” is dedicated to expanding the Design and Production GS Design print version of this magazine into the virtually Visit Harley-Davidson Motor Co. on the Internet at www.harley-davidson.com. unlimited boundaries of the Web. We’ll be previewing We care about you. Ride safely, respectfully, and within and enhancing content from these pages, in addition the limits of the law and your abilities. Always wear an approved helmet, proper eyewear, and protective clothing and insist your passenger does too. Never ride to featuring new content we just don’t have the space while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Know your Harley® motorcycle and read and understand your for in the magazine. owner’s manual from cover to cover. In the “On the Road” blog, experts from HOG magazine is published by Harley-Davidson for owners of Harley-Davidson® motorcycles and anyone Harley-Davidson Motor Company will share tips interested in news about the Motor Company, its products, and activities. Subscriptions are limited to and techniques on all aspects of motorcycle riding – from where to go, how to pack for the U.S. We reserve the right to edit all submissions for a long trip, maintenance tips, riding education, and more. publication in HOG. The “Events” blog will feature information about upcoming local, state, and national All submissions become property of Harley-Davidson Motor Co. If you’d like your photo returned, please send a H.O.G. rallies and other events – such as Million Mile Monday (don’t miss it on June 28!); self-addressed stamped envelope with your submission. 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HOG does not endorse any advertiser or its products, and cannot be responsible for members like you can share stories about how being a member of the largest motorcycle advertisers’ claims. Some advertised products are not available outside the U.S. riders club in the world has affected your life and enhanced your riding enjoyment. From To order HOG or change mailing address, e-mail us the inspirational stories so many of you have shared with us personally over the years, we at [email protected] or write: HOG, Harley-Davidson, Inc., P.O. Box 453, Milwaukee, WI 53201, know this will be a hot topic – and one that’s sure to provide a spark of passion in many or visit: www.harley-davidson.com/hog. When requesting a change of address, include your other members. mailing label from the back cover. In the months to come, we’ll be adding even more interactive features to members.hog.com. To advertise in HOG, e-mail John Sandberg at jsandberg@ integraonline.com. But the one crucial element that links all of these online components is you, the H.O.G. HOG may allow others to use its mailing list. If you member and HOG reader. do not want your name included, please write: HOG, Harley-Davidson, Inc., P.O. Box 453, Milwaukee, WI 53201. For H.O.G.® Million Mile Monday to succeed in 2010, it doesn’t take The beauty of the Internet is that it allows instantaneous, organic interaction of voices No part of HOG may be reproduced for any purpose in entirety or part without the express written consent of a lot of miles – it only takes you. Whether you ride 10 minutes from around the world, and the primary intent behind this new online community is to Harley-Davidson. or all day, it counts. And it helps H.O.G. reach its worldwide provide an opportunity for you to participate. Rather than the Motor Company only Harley-Davidson, Harley, H-D, HOG, and the Bar & Shield logo are among the trademarks of H-D Michigan, LLC. goal of riding five million miles in a single day. talking to you, what we really want is for you to talk to us about anything and everything that motivates you as a Harley® rider and H.O.G. member. And that should be much more interesting than reading about what your cousin had for lunch yesterday. Then register your miles at members.hog.com by 3PM(CDT) on Tuesday, June 29. If you do, we all Matt King succeed – no matter how high the virtual odometer climbs. For more information or to purchase Million Mile Monday gear, log on to members.hog.com. 10 HOG Date and event details subject to change. Intake Being a recent member of the Harley SPIN DRY family and a H.O.G. member since 2008, Thank you for the interesting article “All I would like to say I enjoy the diverse Washed Up” in the Winter 2010 issue [005]. articles in your magazine. I’m sure it I would like to add the following tip: becomes difficult to appeal to everyone. After washing, ride the bike a few Hopefully you can represent all walks of miles to warm up the tires and dry water life and not be dominated by those who from nooks and crannies. Water left in find offense instead of entertainment. the wheel spokes or tire rim edges can MIKE SEEGERS settle between the inner tube lining and DE SOTO, WISCONSIN the inside of the rim, causing rust and BUNS OF STEEL The freedom of motorcycle riding possibly a slow leak.