| September
2007 News |
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| NEW
ILLUMINATED LED WINDSHIELD MOLDING KIT |
| MILWAUKEE (Sept.
28, 2007) – The new Illuminated LED Windshield Molding Kit
(P/N 57335-08, $189.95) from Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor
Accessories features four bands of amber LED lamps that glow as
running lamps behind smoked lenses when the ignition is on. The two
outer LED clusters also function as auxiliary directional indicators
when the turn signals are activated. All wiring is concealed inside
the fairing for a clean, custom appearance. This complete kit
includes all necessary mounting hardware. Fits 1996-later Electra
Glide and Street Glide models.
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| NEW
SIGNATURE SERIES TOURING SEAT WITH RIDER BACKREST |
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MILWAUKEE (Sept.
28, 2007) – The new Signature Series Seat with Rider
Backrest (P/N 51985-08 and P/N 51998-08, $499.95) from
Harley-Davidson Genuine Motor Accessories offers the perfect
combination of foam density and shape for long-haul touring comfort.
On the road, both rider and passenger will appreciate the wide
seating area. Around town, the narrow nose keeps the rider’s legs
closer together at stops. The seat features a removable rider
backrest that folds down for easier passenger mounting. The backrest
has a five-position height adjustment with 1.5-inch range. The
forward/back angle adjustment is made with the quick twist of the
control knob. An embossed Bar & Shield logo completes the smooth
seating surface. The Signature Series Seat with Rider Backrest is
available in two versions to fit a number of Softail models. See
dealer for fitment details.
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| Stevenson's
Cycle and Evil-Engineering Collaborate on L.S.D |
Wayne,
MI—September 27, 2007 —Stevenson's Cycle and Evil-Engineering
have put their ingenuity and experience together to create a new
Lowered Starter Design belt drive with several great features.
Made to fit custom applications, this two-inch open belt drive has a
Lowered Starter Design that puts the starter behind the
transmission. This allows you to drop seat height and or put a
larger oil tank in for more oil capacity on those big inch motors.
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| COOLBETH AND
MEES READY TO MAKE FINAL BATTLE AS AMA FLAT TRACK SEASON NEARS END |
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MILWAUKEE (Sept. 25, 2007) – Screamin'
Eagle Harley-Davidson rider Kenny Coolbeth has earned six victories
this AMA Flat Track Twins Ford Quality Checked Championship season.
His Wrecking Crew teammate Jared Mees has earned three wins this
season.
With two races remaining this season, the two
Wrecking Crew riders are the championship contenders. Coolbeth –
the defending AMA Twins series champion – has a 19-point lead
going into this Saturday's AMA Twins event at USA Race Park in
Tucson, Ariz.
It might scare the rest of the competition,
but Coolbeth said he's more excited about the last two events of
this season than he has ever been.
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| HINES RIDES
SCREAMIN' EAGLE HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD INTO TEXAS FINAL ROUND |
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ENNIS, Texas (Sept. 24, 2007) – Andrew
Hines earned his 21st career final round appearance and a spot in
the NHRA POWERade Countdown to the Championship Sunday at the Texas
Motorplex.
The 24-year-old three-time NHRA Pro Stock
Motorcycle champion clinched a position in the final round of the
Countdown points system. The top four riders in the category will
have two events, the Oct. 28 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in Las
Vegas and the Nov. 4 Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals in
Pomona, Calif., to compete for the 2007 championship.
Sunday, however, Hines was battling for
another victory. Hines came up just short of adding to the four
victories he has already posted this season.
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| Monster
Energy Has Team USA’s Back In This Weekend’s Motocross Des
Nations @ Budds Creek MX Park! |
Monster Energy
checks in this weekend as the official sponsor of Team USA in the
61st running of the Motocross Des Nations – pitting the top three
motocross racers from 35 countries in team scoring race set to
decide which nation fields the world’s best three-man motocross
team.
Representing the Monster Energy-backed Team USA will be the
winningest American motocross racer of all time, Monster Energy’s
own Ricky Carmichael (Makita/Suzuki). Carmichael will be joined by
former AMA 125 class supercross champion Tim Ferry (Monster
Energy/Kawasaki) and two-time defending AMA Outdoor Nationals Lites
class champion, Ryan Villopoto (Monster Energy/Pro
Circuit/Kawasaki).
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| COOLBETH
WINS ANOTHER AMA FLAT TRACK TWINS EVENT – MAKES IT SIX FOR THE
SEASON |
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MONTICELLO, N.Y. (Sept. 17, 2007) – Kenny
Coolbeth earned his sixth victory of the season Saturday, increasing
his points lead in the AMA Flat Track Twins Ford Quality Checked
Championship season.
Coolbeth earned the top position on the
podium at Monticello Raceway, giving him a 19-point lead with two
races remaining this season. The defending AMA Flat Track series
champion said the track surface didn't make anyone's job easy.
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| HINES
EARNS THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN AT MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK; FOURTH
VICTORY OF THE SEASON |
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MEMPHIS (Sept. 17, 2007) – Andrew Hines won
his third consecutive race at Memphis Motorsports Park Sunday,
earning his fourth win of the season and his 12th win overall.
When Hines won the Pro Stock Motorcycle
title at the O'Reilly Mid-South NHRA Nationals in 2006, it was the
first time he had earned a second win at the same facility. He
thought that was cool – until he won his third race there, of
course.
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| SCREAMIN'
EAGLE VANCE & HINES MOTORSPORTS TEAM AIMS FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE
WIN IN MEMPHIS |
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MILWAUKEE (Sept. 11, 2007) - Andrew Hines and
the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson V-Rod team
have learned to love Memphis Motorsports Park.
Hines is the two-time defending champion at
the O'Reilly Mid-South NHRA Nationals and is aiming to make it three
in a row when qualifying for the 13th of 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle
events kicks off on Friday.
Of course, he knows that won't come easy. But
still, he also knows if anyone has a chance of winning this
weekend's race in Memphis, the Screamin' Eagle team has as good a
shot as any other team in the pits.
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| ESTOK
LOCKS UP THUNDERBIKE TITLE ON BUELL AT SUMMIT POINT |
| SUMMIT
POINT, W.V. (Sept. 9, 2007) – Deeley H-D/Buell Canada/Ruthless
Racing rider Dave Estok secured the 2007 American Sportbike Racing
Association (ASRA) Pro Thunderbike Championship with a win aboard a
Buell XB12R at the Summers End Cyclefest at Summit Point Motorsports
Park. It was Estok’s fifth Thunderbike National win of the 2007
season. His only rival for the title, Hal’s H-D/Buell/Hal’s
Speed Shop rider Dan Bilansky, finished fourth on a Buell at Summit
Point, leaving Estok with an insurmountable 50-point lead with one
race left on the schedule.
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| News and
Notes |
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Traffic deaths
in the United States dropped to a record low last year, according to
figures released by the Department of Transportation (DOT).
In 2006, 42,642 people were killed in traffic
accidents, a drop of 868, or roughly 2 percent, from 2005. That
amounts to 1.42 people per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, the
lowest rate ever recorded, according to the DOT. Those figures
include 30,251 fatalities in passenger vehicles - a category that
includes cars, trucks, SUVs, vans and pickups - which is the lowest
annual total since 1993, according to the DOT.
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| Best
Year Yet at Thunder Road, The Custom Capital Of Sturgis |
| Sturgis,
SD—September 4, 2007 – Thunder Road, the custom capital of
Sturgis, lived up to its name for the fifth year in a row. The
turnout was incredible and the bike shows had more crazy customs
than ever before. Official overall traffic numbers for Sturgis were
up this year and vendors at Thunder Road saw an increase in sales.
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| WRECKING CREW RIDERS
TAKE TWO SPOTS ON COVETED SPRINGFIELD MILE PODIUM |
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Sept. 3, 2007) -Screamin'
Eagle Harley-Davidson factory rider Kenny Coolbeth didn't win the
AMA Flat Track race this weekend. But the defending AMA champion did
the next best thing.
Not only did Coolbeth finish in second place
at the historic Springfield Mile at the Illinois State Fairgrounds
but he increased his points lead too.
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| HINES CLAIMS $25,000 IN
BONUS RACE AT 2007 MAC TOOLS U.S. NATIONALS IN INDIANAPOLIS |
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 3, 2007) - Andrew Hines
and the Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team won
the Ringer's Gloves Pro Bike Battle for the third time in five
appearances.
The bonus race is held annually at the Mac
Tools U.S. Nationals at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.
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