| March
2009 News
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| APRIL IS
"CHECK YOUR HELMET" MONTH FOR MOTORCYCLE RIDERS |
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MILWAUKEE (March 30, 2009) - Having prepared
their motorcycles and gear over the winter months, April is when
many motorcyclists begin their riding season. April is also
"Check Your Helmet" month, and a good time for every rider
to ensure they're properly protected with a few vital inspections.
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| Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse Helps Kick Off the Inaugural New Orleans Bike Week this May |
| NEW ORLEANS--March 30, 2009--The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse announced it will be featured at the Easyriders V-Twin Bike Show to help kick off the first annual New Orleans Bike Week from May 6-10, 2009. In addition to showcasing some of the best bikes from the industry's biggest names, the Roadhouse will feature some new additions, including a collection of customized Hard Rock Fender guitars that were debuted during Daytona Bike Week.
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| NEW
HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE DETAILING KIT |
| MILWAUKEE –
The new Harley-Davidson Detailing Kit (P/N 94702-09, $49.95) from
Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories combines into an
easy-to-purchase kit a collection of essential products for
polishing and protecting the finish of any motorcycle. The following
six products are included in the kit:
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| NEW GLOSS
BLACK DOCKING KITS FOR TOURING MODELS |
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MILWAUKEE
– Two Gloss Black Docking Hardware Kits from Harley-Davidson
Genuine Motor Accessories fit the wider, cleaner rear fender area of
the 2009 Touring chassis. Designed to match Gloss Black accessories,
these Docking Kits are easy to install and bolt directly to the
factory drilled-and-threaded fender struts for perfect alignment.
Even if used initially only for a passenger backrest, these kits
allow the owner to quickly change to a different accessory as
touring demands change.
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| NEW TRIBAL
COLLECTION ACCESSORIES FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON |
| MILWAUKEE - The
new Tribal Collection accessories for 1996-2007 Touring models from
Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories feature a monochrome
palate and simple lines inspired by ancient tribal art. Tribal
Collection Hand Grips (P/N 56254-09; $89.95) have a smooth,
black-rubber surface that rises above the cast-in recesses of the
jet black shell to add depth and dimension to the design. These
comfortable, 1.5-inch diameter grips have a ÒgluelessÓ design that
can be removed for service without damage. Tribal Collection Mirrors
(P/N 92398-09 Black, P/N 92410-09 Chrome; $129.95) feature a deeply
grooved stem and the swept-back design that hugs the contour of the
handlebar. The cast-in recesses of the tribal design highlight the
details in the metal work.
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| NEW
HARLEY-DAVIDSON BLACK ANODIZED GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE |
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MILWAUKEE
(March 27, 2009) – The new Custom Gear Shift Linkage - Slotted
with Bar & Shield Logo, Black Anodized (P/N 33778-09, $129.95)
from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories features a Bar &
Shield logo and machined slots that expose the raw aluminum for a
high-contrast finish. Aircraft-quality rod ends permit easy
adjustment and smooth operation. The easy-to-install kit includes a
transmission lever cover and decorative acorn nuts and bolts for a
complete custom look.
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| ESLICK AND
BUELL COMPLETE FONTANA AMA DAYTONA SPORTBIKE SWEEP |
| East
Troy, Wis. Danny Eslick swept the AMA Daytona SportBike
double-header at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, with a
thrilling win in Sunday's Race 2, bringing his Bruce Rossmeyer's
Daytona Racing/RMR Buell 1125R across the line just 0.099-second
ahead of Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki's Jamie Hacking.
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| HARLEY-DAVIDSON
HOSTS SPECIAL RIDES TO KICK OFF WOMEN RIDERS MONTH |
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MILWAUKEE
(March 23, 2009) - To help commemorate the 3rd Annual International
Female Ride Day, as well as kick-start Women Riders Month,
Harley-Davidson is hosting two special rides on Friday, May 1, 2009,
in New York City and Milwaukee, respectively. The rides, as well as
additional events throughout the month of May are designed to
celebrate the millions of women who have already grabbed life by the
handlebars, as well as inspire more women to experience the freedom
of the open road.
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Tough Breaks for Cardenas and DiSalvo During Fontana Superpole
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| Team M4 Suzuki
showed their strength in race trim on Friday at Auto Club Speedway
in Fontana, California, posting the fastest and fifth fastest laps
during AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL Basic
Qualifying. Team riders Jason DiSalvo and Martin Cardenas weren't as
fortunate in the unpredictable Superpole session, but expect to be
in contention for the win in Saturday's 21-lap race.
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| HIGBEE KICK
STARTS NEW CAREER AT FONTANA |
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East Troy, Wis. (March 20, 2009) Shawn
Higbee's inspiring privateer run to a top five finish in last
month's Daytona 200 was the highlight of Buell's results at the AMA
season opener, but it also marked an important milestone in Higbee's
career as the race came on his last day as an employee of Buell
Motorcycle Company. Today, Higbee kicks off his re-entry into AMA
Pro racing as a full-time privateer as AMA Pro Racing competition
begins at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
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| The
Legendary Buffalo Chip Announces Michael Lichter Exhibit for Sturgis
Rally 2009 |
| STURGIS-S.D.-
March 19, 2009-World famous motorcycle photographer Michael Lichter
will host the 9th annual Motorcycles as Art Exhibition August 1
through August 8 during the 2009 Sturgis Rally. This year's
exhibition will be held at the Legendary Buffalo Chip, located four
miles east of Sturgis on Highway 34, and will explore motorcycle
culture through a thematic presentation of motorcycles and graphic
arts.
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MX Sports and AMA Pro Racing Release 2009 Motocross Rulebook
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MORGANTOWN,
W.V. (March 19, 2009) - With the series-opening race just
over two months away, MX Sports, in conjunction with AMA Pro Racing,
is pleased to announce the release of this year's AMA Pro Racing
Motocross Rulebook.
While much of the rulebook remains familiar, four significant
changes have been made, thanks in part to the transition of MX
Sports as series manager of the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross
Championships.
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| HINES RIDES
SCREAMIN’ EAGLE® V-ROD® TO GAINESVILLE SEMI-FINALS |
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GAINESVILLE,
Fla. - Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines
advanced to the semi-final round in Pro Stock Motorcycle
eliminations at the AC Delco NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville
Raceway. The opening round of the Pro Stock Motorcycle schedule on
the 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series was also the
competition debut of an all-new Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson
V-Rod® motorcycle in the hands of Hines and the defending NHRA Pro
Stock Motorcycle champion, Screamin' Eagle / Vance & Hines rider
Eddie Krawiec. Krawiec advanced to the second round of eliminations.
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AMA public service announcement regarding youth
bike ban |
The American
Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has made available a video public
service
announcement (PSA) regarding the current ban on the sale of youth
off-highway vehicles
(OHVs), which includes motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles,
intended for kids 12
and under.
The 54-second video features AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman
discussing the ban
and encourages viewers to contact their representatives in Congress
and the Consumer
Products Safety Commission to end the ban.
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| Daytona
Biker Fusion Raises Over $24,000 for Soldier's Angels |
| DAYTONA BEACH,
Fla.--March 16, 2008-- The Seminole Hard Rock Roadhouse's Biker
Fusion party was once again the hottest event in Daytona during Bike
Week 2009. The event was held Thursday, March 5 at the Dog House Bar
& Grill on Main Street and raised over $24,000 for Soldiers
Angels, and organization whose mission is "may no solider go
unloved."
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| Senate
leadership has revived attack on motorized access to public lands |
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PICKERINGTON,
Ohio -- The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 -- which
would
prohibit motorized vehicle access by off-highway motorcycles and
all-terrain vehicles
to more than 2 million acres of public lands -- has been revived in
the Senate,
the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
Although the original bill, S. 22, was defeated on March 11 in the
U.S. House of
Representatives following Senate approval, it has been revived
as part of H.R.
146, the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Acquisition
Grant Program.
"Despite last week's defeat of S. 22 in the House, the Senate
is employing rare
tactics to shove this ban through Congress," said Ed Moreland,
the AMA's vice president
for government relations.
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Pascarella Second for LTD Racing in Daytona SuperSport Debut
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| DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. - LTD Racing's Joey Pascarella finished second in
the Daytona round of AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei, battling
for the victory in the 12-lap event with winner Tyler Odom and Russ
Wikle. "Jo-Jo" ran at the front and led a significant
portion of his first-ever AMA Pro SuperSport race at the 3.51-mile
Daytona International Speedway circuit, earning a podium result on
his No. 25 LTD Racing Yamaha R6 with Ohlins suspension. Teammate
Huntley Nash fought for third place before crashing. Nash's bid for
a podium result came up fruitless but "Hunt" continued to
fight hard and took sixteenth after remounting.
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Chris Ulrich Fights Uphill Battle at Daytona
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DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (March 13, 2009) - Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki
kicked off the 2009 AMA Pro Road Racing season at Daytona
international Speedway with a strong opening round, claiming a
podium result in AMA Pro SuperSport presented by Shoei competition
and putting in several gritty rides during a sometimes-trying week.
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Wikle Third in Daytona Opener for Team Roadracingworld.com
Suzuki
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| DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. (March 12, 2009) - 17-year-old Russell Wikle proved
to be one of the stars in the debut of the new AMA Pro SuperSport
presented by Shoei class, a new category designed to groom the stars
of the future. The Alabama native took full advantage of his front
row qualifying position (3rd, 1:44.738) and fought for the win
throughout the race on his No. 5 Roadracingworld.com Suzuki
GSX-R600. After leading nine of the race's 12 laps, Wikle ended up
third at the flag, just 0.002 off of second.
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| U.S. House
kills bill that would have closed 2 million acres to off-highway
riding |
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PICKERINGTON,
Ohio -- In a major victory for off-highway motorcycle and
all-terrain
vehicle (ATV) riders, the U.S. House on Wednesday, March 11, voted
down a bill that
would have banned motorized vehicles from more than 2 million acres
of public land,
the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.
The bill -- Senate Bill 22: The Omnibus Public Land Management Act
of 2009 -- failed
to get the required two-thirds vote of the House members for
approval. The vote
was 282 yes to 144 no, with six lawmakers abstaining.
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| HIGBEE PUTS
BUELL IN DAYTONA 200 TOP 5 |
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East Troy, Wis. (March 7, 2009) Shawn Higbee
made an incredible and unexpected run from a 16th place start to a
fifth place finish in the 68th running of the Daytona 200 Friday
night at Daytona International Speedway with a Buell 1125R that was
virtually built from the ground up in the Speedway garages in the
days prior to the race.
Higbee, who arrived at Daytona earlier in the
week with a sparse crew, a stock street bike, and a crate engine,
worked his way up near the top ten and benefitted from a strategic
decision by his crew chief to pit during a mid-race caution.
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| Young
motorcyclists and ATV riders join state lawmakers to seek lead-law
exemption |
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PICKERINGTON,
Ohio -- Young riders, parents, state lawmakers and others concerned
about the current federal ban on selling youth dirtbikes and
all-terrain vehicles
(ATVs) rallied on the steps of the Missouri State Capitol in
Jefferson City, Wednesday,
March 4, to support an exemption to the Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act
(CPSIA) of 2008, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA)
reports.
The press conference that followed was organized by State Rep. Tom
Self (R-Cole
Camp), who also sponsored a successful Missouri House resolution
urging the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to "provide a waiver or
exclusion for youth ATVs
and motorcycles from the lead limit requirements of the Consumer
Product Safety
Improvement Act."
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| Ben Bostrom
Scores First Daytona 200 by Honda Win for Team Graves Yamaha Under
the Lights |
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. - Ben Bostrom took the lead from M4 Suzuki rider
Jason DiSalvo on the run through Daytona International Speedway's
tri-oval on Lap 53 and then joined young teammate Josh Herrin in
scoring a one-two finish for Team Graves Yamaha Friday in the
Daytona 200 by Honda AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL
race.
Starting first on the grid on his No. 1s Yamaha YZF-R6 after winning
the pole in Thursday's single-bike Superpole qualifying, Bostrom
became the first rider since Miguel Duhamel in 2005 to win America's
premier motorcycle road race from the top starting spot. He
won his first career Daytona 200 victory in his fifth start and had
a previous best finish of second in 2003.
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| BILANSKY
RIDES BUELL TO THUNDERBIKE WIN AT DAYTONA |
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. – Hal's H-D/Buell/Hal's
Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky rode a Buell XB12R to win the
Thunderbike National at the first round of the 2009 ASRA Michelin
Pro Series at Daytona International Speedway. Bilansky executed a
perfect last-lap drafting pass of the defending Thunderbike
champion, BMW of Atlanta rider Nate Kern, to take the win.
In Motosport.com Championship Cup Series
sprint racing on Saturday at Daytona, Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona
Racing Buell rider Danny Eslick scored a convincing victory in
Expert SuperTwins, the first Daytona victory for a rider aboard a
Buell 1125R. On Sunday, Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Racing Buell rider
Michael Barnes, testing his injured hand in preparation for the
March 6 Daytona 200, rode a Buell 1125R to second place in Expert
Unlimited SuperSport.
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| ESLICK PUTS
BUELL 1125R ON DAYTONA 200 FRONT ROW |
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East Troy, Wis. (March 6, 2009) Danny Eslick
put the No. 9 Bruce Rossmeyer's Daytona Racing/RMR Buell 1125R on
the front row for the start of tonight's Daytona 200 with a
thrilling 1:50.342-second lap during Superpole qualifying Thursday
night at Daytona International Speedway.
Eslick will start ahead of 72 other riders
alongside Graves Yamaha's 2008 AMA Supersport champion Ben Bostrom,
who edged out Eslick by just 0.112 second to claim the pole position
and the prize of a new Rolex watch with a 1.50.240-second lap on the
final lap of the evening shootout-style Superpole session.
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| AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2009 Classic Club will celebrate two timeless Honda
models and the riders who love them |
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PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Honda has fueled some of motorcycling's most significant leaps,
including groundbreaking superbike technology in the late 1960s and a radical departure
from the contemporary norm a decade later. The models behind these developments
are the pioneering CB750 series and the fabulous CBX, which have consequently earned
a place in the hearts of motorcycle fans worldwide.
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| AMA Pro
Road Racing to Introduce Fan Walk Experience at Season-Opening
Daytona Races |
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BEACH, Fla. (March 3, 2009) - Motorcycle racing fans will
literally have a chance to get up close and personal with some of
the world's top riders and their high-speed machines at AMA Pro Road
Racing events this season just minutes before AMA Pro American
Superbike and AMA Pro Daytona SportBike races.
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| WINNING IS
A HABIT FOR SCREAMIN' EAGLE®/VANCE & HINES TEAM |
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MILWAUKEE
(March 2, 2009) – The Screamin' Eagle® / Vance & Hines team
brings a tradition of championship-winning performance to the Pro
Stock Motorcycle division of the 2009 National Hot Rod Association®
Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. In 2008 the Screamin' Eagle /
Vance & Hines team earned its fourth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle
title in five seasons, as rider Eddie Krawiec rode a Harley-Davidson®
V-Rod® to win his first NHRA championship.
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| DIS Ready
to Switch on the Lights for The 68th Daytona 200 by Honda |
DAYTONA
BEACH, Fla. - For the first time in the event's 68-year
history, the season-opening Daytona 200 By Honda at Daytona
International Speedway will be held at night on Friday, March 6.
Daytona International Speedway, with the help of permanent and
temporary lighting from Musco Lighting, will illuminate "The
World Center of Racing" as the stars of AMA Pro Racing battle
for 200 miles in America's most historic motorcycle classic.
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| NEW MAGNUM
5 CUSTOM WHEELS FROM HARLEY-DAVIDSON |
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MILWAUKEE –
Inspired by the feel of a large-frame revolver, the new Magnum
5 Custom Wheel (P/N 43621-09 front and P/N 43636-09 rear,
$599.95 each) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories will
add impact to many Dyna models. This one-piece cast aluminum wheel
is finished in brilliant chrome and features 15 individual spokes
that converge to form five distinct columns. The cast-in
"rivets" visually tie the oval cross-section spokes to the
rim and the hub. Like all Genuine Motor Accessory wheels, the Magnum
5 has been certified by Harley-Davidson to perform to standards for
handling, quality and durability, and bears the DOT and JWL marking,
ensuring that they passed the tests and meet the standards of those
agencies.
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