Although he died Aug. 16, 1977, in many ways Elvis has never left the building. Last year, more than 600,000 visitors passed through the gates of Graceland, Presley's Memphis mansion. According to Forbes magazine, his estate earned more than $42 million in 2006. In 2005, 19 of Elvis' singles were reissued in the United Kingdom. All reached the Top 5 on the national charts.
Death hasn't slowed Presley down.
Harley-Davidson is producing special-edition Elvis motorcycles. Talk about saturation: Even Reese's candy is getting into the game, with Elvis Peanut Butter & Banana Creme Cups in stores through December.
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Sunday, August 12, 2007
Mike Copeland's column: Dr Pepper Museum awaits 1 millionth visitor
It’s a women-only affair, and Harley-Davidson of Waco promises you’ll leave with goody bags and lots of information.
“It’s for women who don’t ride but are curious about the riding culture,” said Barbara Rudie, motor clothes manager.
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ELVIS PRESLEY
...CEO of 11 Harley-Davidson dealers, including a new one in Memphis.
Rossmeyer recently created 30 motorcycles that emulate Presley's '57 Harley for the "Elvis Presley 30th Anniversary Bike Signature Collection." The first one sold for $100,000, and the last available one will be auctioned in Memphis on Wednesday during "Elvis Week."
Hatley is hoping the song will be used in conjunction somehow with Presley's anniversary.
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Rossmeyer recently created 30 motorcycles that emulate Presley's '57 Harley for the "Elvis Presley 30th Anniversary Bike Signature Collection." The first one sold for $100,000, and the last available one will be auctioned in Memphis on Wednesday during "Elvis Week."
Hatley is hoping the song will be used in conjunction somehow with Presley's anniversary.
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Buying tips for beginning bikers
Before heading off to major biker events, such as the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, S.D., novice bikers should visit dealers to determine what kind of bike they are most comfortable with, sport, touring, or cruiser.
"A lot of new riders, when they first approach the sport, they pick out a bike before they do the research. They look at a bike and say, 'I want one of those,' " said Tom Lindsay, spokesman for the American Motorcyclist Association. "It's not about falling in love with a bike. It's about making a choice that makes sense to you as a rider. It's like any other major purchase. It involves an expenditure, insurance, protecting your investment, and protecting yourself."
Most importantly, keep an open mind throughout the process.
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BIKER'S HAVEN
Road-hog Harley-Davidson may soon have to start sharing the fast lane with Orange County Choppers - the upstate New York custom motorcycle builders who appear on the cable TV hit, "American Chopper."
At the moment, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company that posted more than $6.2 billion in sales last year, has little to fear from OCC.
But OCC's push to manufacture mass-produced motorcycles, a line of apparel and other OCC-branded items such as cups and waste baskets could eventually bring the nation's largest cycle manufacturer some level of competition.
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At the moment, Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson, a publicly traded Fortune 500 company that posted more than $6.2 billion in sales last year, has little to fear from OCC.
But OCC's push to manufacture mass-produced motorcycles, a line of apparel and other OCC-branded items such as cups and waste baskets could eventually bring the nation's largest cycle manufacturer some level of competition.
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Remembering the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll
During Elvis Week 2007, thousands of fans will converge in Memphis to remember the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Fans from around the world will drop hundreds of thousands of dollars on souvenirs, special event tickets, hotels rooms, meals and transportation. They’ll hear a great many of the 700-plus songs the singer recorded, watch his movies and wear replicas of his jumpsuits and sunglasses. They’ll laugh, cry, sweat, wait in lines, dance and party up a storm.
It has already been a big year for Elvis. The venerable Thomas Kincaid painted Graceland; Harley-Davidson issued 30 one-of-a-kind “signature” motorcycles with special paint jobs; Reese’s Peanut Butter & Banana Creme Cups, with wrappers featuring Elvis, are now in stores; there’s an Elvis Cruise; the famed Peabody Hotel will install the King on its Duck Walk of Fame; and more – so much more.
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It has already been a big year for Elvis. The venerable Thomas Kincaid painted Graceland; Harley-Davidson issued 30 one-of-a-kind “signature” motorcycles with special paint jobs; Reese’s Peanut Butter & Banana Creme Cups, with wrappers featuring Elvis, are now in stores; there’s an Elvis Cruise; the famed Peabody Hotel will install the King on its Duck Walk of Fame; and more – so much more.
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Motorcycle fatalities have risen for 9 years
Last year, 4,810 bikers and passengers died on America's highways and byways. That's 234 more deaths than the 4,576 counted in 2005.
The last drop for motorcycle-related deaths came in 1997, with 2,116 deaths. That marked 45 fewer deaths than the previous year.
Motorcyclists and industry experts alike seek a reason for the disparity. There are no definitive answers, they say.
Only a comprehensive study of all motorcycle mishaps would provide a definitive reason for the increases in motorcycle fatalities, Tyson said. Until then, "anything we say would be pure speculation."
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The last drop for motorcycle-related deaths came in 1997, with 2,116 deaths. That marked 45 fewer deaths than the previous year.
Motorcyclists and industry experts alike seek a reason for the disparity. There are no definitive answers, they say.
Only a comprehensive study of all motorcycle mishaps would provide a definitive reason for the increases in motorcycle fatalities, Tyson said. Until then, "anything we say would be pure speculation."
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Smith Dominates Castle Rock Short Track
Preceding the Grand National a twelve lap main was held for the Pro-Sport riders. Schenk Racing Ent / YSR / Latus Motors Harley-Davidson’s Brady Mueller thrilled the local fans as he stormed back from a penalty line start to win the twelve lap race.
Lancaster Harley-Davidson / Don’s Kawasaki’s Shayna Texter had got the holeshot and was holding last night’s winner, Shift /A&A Racing’s Chad Cose at bay until Mueller stormed his way to the front at the half way mark.
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Lancaster Harley-Davidson / Don’s Kawasaki’s Shayna Texter had got the holeshot and was holding last night’s winner, Shift /A&A Racing’s Chad Cose at bay until Mueller stormed his way to the front at the half way mark.
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Motorcycle Safety
According to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more and more people are riding motorcycles.
At the same time, the number of motorcycle deaths is increasing as well.
"To prevent any kind of serious damage you need to be equipped, a helmet, gloves, long pants," said John Cunningham of Chattahoochee Harley Davidson.
The state of Georgia does offer safety classes for motorcycle riders.
For more information about the classes and to see when these classes are offered, go to the Georgia Department of Driver Services website.
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At the same time, the number of motorcycle deaths is increasing as well.
"To prevent any kind of serious damage you need to be equipped, a helmet, gloves, long pants," said John Cunningham of Chattahoochee Harley Davidson.
The state of Georgia does offer safety classes for motorcycle riders.
For more information about the classes and to see when these classes are offered, go to the Georgia Department of Driver Services website.
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NHRA: Sunday Results - Force Records 125th Funny Car Victory
Three-time and reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champ Hines got bragging rights over teammate Krawiec with his wire-to-wire job here. Hines left with a .034 to Krawiec's .091-second start and just rode away for his 11th career victory, winning with a 7.009 at 188.20 mph to Krawiec's 7.077 at 183.94 mph. Both men ride identical Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson V-Rods.
"It's always a great deal when you can run your teammate in the final," Hines said. "It doesn't matter who wins or loses because the team has already accomplished its goal. It's so tough to get one bike to the final round these days, let alone to get both of them there. It was a great day for the entire Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines team."
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"It's always a great deal when you can run your teammate in the final," Hines said. "It doesn't matter who wins or loses because the team has already accomplished its goal. It's so tough to get one bike to the final round these days, let alone to get both of them there. It was a great day for the entire Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines team."
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Tech Ed: Avoiding the 'brand canyon'
Carbone says the Harley Davidson community is one that any brand manager would die for. But he says to create such a community, companies have to understand the role of the subconscious mind.
Carbone says companies have to move from "best practice" to "next practice". He quoted management guru Peter Drucker, who wrote that companies exist to create value and profit is their reward. He says this has become corrupted. Many companies believe they exist for profit and the means to this is extracting it from the customer.
He says when people talk about customer relationship management, they are mainly talking about data management, not relationship management. He cited his own experience of Northwest Airlines and its rewards scheme.
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Carbone says companies have to move from "best practice" to "next practice". He quoted management guru Peter Drucker, who wrote that companies exist to create value and profit is their reward. He says this has become corrupted. Many companies believe they exist for profit and the means to this is extracting it from the customer.
He says when people talk about customer relationship management, they are mainly talking about data management, not relationship management. He cited his own experience of Northwest Airlines and its rewards scheme.
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Vermont man wins Crazy Horse Harley-Davidson
A Vermont man has 30 days to claim the exclusive 2007 Crazy Horse Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic.
Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski established the Memorial in 1947 to honor all American Indians. The bike’s main Olive Pearl and Vivid Black color scheme recalls the Army surplus tent that Korczak first lived in at the Memorial site.
The Ultra Classic will remain on display at Crazy Horse until the winner claims the motorcycle.
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Sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski established the Memorial in 1947 to honor all American Indians. The bike’s main Olive Pearl and Vivid Black color scheme recalls the Army surplus tent that Korczak first lived in at the Memorial site.
The Ultra Classic will remain on display at Crazy Horse until the winner claims the motorcycle.
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1970 Harley Davidson Ironhead Sportster Custom Motorcycle - Rock Star Bike Rehab
Some bikes have absolutely no story or character, but this one has so much it could fill its own magazine. Just in the last 13 years of its existence it's lived more than most bikes ever will, and nobody knows how it even got here. At some point in time it was a stock '60s (or '70s; we're not sure) ironhead. Sometime in the mid-'70s it gained a Paughco rigid frame, and in the 1980s it got the very new wave purple paint job, which is how owner Sean Kinney found it.
Fast forward 13 years. The bike is still in the storage space, laying on its side in a pool of its own oil with broken instruments piled on top of it. Forgotten, and worst of all, still ugly.
Sean sent it over to Huff Motorsports-who had worked on his machinery for years-to get it back in working order. Uber-builder (and former drag race star) Steve Huff did what he could to keep the bike in its New Wave glory, fixing the old parts instead of buying new ones, but the trouble was the same as before: the bike was still too frickan' ugly. So it sat at Huff's, with the occasional joyride by Steve or one of his cronies, for most of Seattle's short riding season.
This is where the bike's latest chapter begins.
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2004 Harley Davidson Softail Deuce Custom Motorcycle - Free Reign
With unrestricted bike-building liberty comes an even greater factor: trust.
Colby might not have had free rein over this '04 H-D Softail Deuce had it not been for the friendship he developed with the bike's owner, Joe Wilkins. Joe owns a construction company and was contracted to build Anaheim-Fullerton Harley-Davidson (AFH-D) in Fullerton, CA. During the construction of the dealership, he became good buddies with Colby, the service manager there, as well as the dealer's owner, Tom Scott.
Colby had found out that Joe was unhappy with his custom bike and had sold it. Armed with this knowledge, Colby picked the Softail Deuce as a great platform to start. Since he was acting on Joe's behalf, Colby wanted to use something that was both a nice-looking and decent ride, not to mention easy and convenient to service. "I wanted it to look cool, but most importantly, be user-friendly from a mechanical and ridability standpoint," Colby remarked.
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Harley-Davidson Rolls Out the '08 CVOs
The truly big news is that Harley has taken a big leap into 21st Century with the introduction of an Anti-lock Braking System on the CVO FL models and as an option on the Touring and VRSC models.
Further, H-D took the high road and separated the system front and rear, so there is none of the dreaded linked braking that mars a number of other ABS packages.
The Softail Springer is the hot rod of the bunch. Combining the nostalgia of the springer front-end and small headlight, they've gone and thrown on a forward-facing air cleaner ("Heavy Breather") for your stoplight-to-stoplight drag racing pleasure. read more
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