Good news for the Harley fans; Heard on tv (CNBC) today that Harley was the best
selling bike in the US in 1999 with a 26% market share. Honda has held the title
for decades (since the 60's). It has been over 40 years since Harley held this
title. FWIW I' m a Harley rider too with a 1948 FL and a 1991 FXSTC. Started
riding scooters in 1962 (Cushman, Mustang, Allstate etc) and rode my first
Milwakee Vibrator in 1966.
Ed
joe boogie wrote:
> Cool Gene! I've got a street sportster thats done service at Speedweek
> before as a "pit bike" -can't get no better way to get around the pits at
> Bonnie-ville! I heard the pits were almost a mile long during the 50th last
> year...that may be stretchin it but I'd hate to have to walk the pits I'll
> tell ya that!
> BTW: my "sport" is an '82 "Roadster" turned flat-tracker with 10-1
> wiseco's, sifton cams, ported heads, and running an andrews flowmaster carb.
> -all work by yrs truly. you'll find that theres lotsa rodders that'r bikers
> here too. -'course you already knew that.
> "Welcome aboard" I've only been on this myself for a month or two an'
> I'm havin' a ball learnin' loads of stuff I never knew!
> See ya at Bonneville sometime! your're gonna fall in love.
>
> Cheers, "Dirty Doug" in NY 6:45 pm edt 12/23/99
>
> >From: "Gene Brauninger" <genesds@ic.net>
> >Reply-To: "Gene Brauninger" <genesds@ic.net>
> >To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Introduction
> >Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 08:26:05 -0500
> >
> >Thanks for all the replys on which meet to attend. We have decided on the
> >August SpeedWeek meet. I have a RV and have already made reservations at
> >the KOA in Wendover for the week.
> >
> >A little bakground about me/us. My name is Gene Brauninger and I live just
> >outside Detroit MI. I belong to the X-L Sportster List and the Harley
> >Email
> >Digest. In October we got a post that a group of Moto Guzzi riders set 2
> >new records at Bonneville. These records were held by HD Sportsters. The
> >Guzzi group was from their internet digest list. Not wanting to let the
> >records stay in the Guzzi hands one of the members suggested we try and
> >take
> >it back. So here we are. I am the owner of the XR1000 that we will use.
> >The story is a at www.Sportster.org if you are interested.
> >
> >I will read up on the past post and once again thanks for the replys. I
> >will probably have more questions and hope to meet many of you in August.
> >
> >Gene
> >
> >
> >
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