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International Female Ride Day
Motoress.com, a Canadian website for female riders initiated May 1 as a female ride day, a concept to connect women with motorcycling. The dream was to have it grow and become celebrated on an international scale. Well the dream is now being realized and there are thousands of women riders in many countries around the…
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Harley’s Financial Woes
The NYTimes ran an article in the Economy section a couple of weeks ago entitled Harley, You’re not getting any Younger. Being interested in all brands of motorcycles, I dove into the article. The story told how Harley’s core customers, the aging baby boomers, are currently unwilling to shell out 20K plus for a “big…
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Harleys and Women Riders
Statistics purport that by virtue of motorcycle sales the Harley Sportster is the motorcycle women choose most often. In 1990, 4% of all Harley-Davidson motorcycles purchased were by women, today women account for nearly 12% of new Harley-Davidson sales in the U.S. Out of the 12% of Harley Davidson’s sold to women, the Sportster is…