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- Did you go to Harley-Davidson York’s open house? Share your experiences.
- Secret Harley-Davidson test track in Florida Everglades for sale
- American Chopper ‘Gears of War’ to premiere Sept. 12 on Discover Channel
- Take the MSF Advanced Rider Sport Bike Techniques course in Lancaster this fall
- Learned a lot at the UAW Local 1872 annual corn roast
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- Jay Green on Motorcycle rally and races in York in 2012: What do you think?
- Rick Zellman on Motorcycle rally and races in York in 2012: What do you think?
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- Barry Ness on Would you buy a motorcycle that runs on french fry grease?
- Phylis Craig on Harley CEO rings NYSE closing bell Friday, and the Materals Velocity Center gets sold
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Author Archives: Lauren Boyer
Did you go to Harley-Davidson York’s open house? Share your experiences.
This weekend was the first Harley-Davidson open house since the company began restructuring in 2009. Did you see the newly restructured factory? What did you think? Anything surprise you? Share your thoughts here or e-mail me at lboyer@ydr.com. Plus, read … Continue reading
Posted in Harley plant, Lauren Boyer, Uncategorized
Tagged factory tours, harley, harley-davidson, lauren, lauren boyer, manufacturing, open house, open house york, pennsylvania, york, york county
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Secret Harley-Davidson test track in Florida Everglades for sale
Got $7.5 million to blow? According to this article, you can own a secret Harley-Davidson test track in the Florida Everglades. Apparently, it was once used to test Ford cars. Pretty. Freaking. Cool.
Posted in Lauren Boyer, Other media reports
Tagged everglades, florida, harley, harley-davidson, milwaukee, motorcycles, property, real estate, test track, track, tracks, york, york county
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American Chopper ‘Gears of War’ to premiere Sept. 12 on Discover Channel
What once was a family business, is now a family feud. Catch all new bike builds and all the building drama between father and son as the new season of American Chopper premieres Monday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m. on … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer
Tagged american chopper, choppers, discovery channel, gears of war, harley, motorcycle, motorcycles, riders, shows, television, tv
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Take the MSF Advanced Rider Sport Bike Techniques course in Lancaster this fall
The Motorcycle Safety Program will be offering the new MSF Advanced Rider Course – Sport Bike Techniques, which can be taken on any style bike. The course will be held on Oct. 2 at the Lancaster Public Safety Center in … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer
Tagged classes, events, harley, motorcycles, penndot, rider, riders, safety
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Learned a lot at the UAW Local 1872 annual corn roast
I wasn’t really in it for the corn, which smelled savory cooking near the parking lot of the United Auto Workers Local 1872 union hall Wednesday night. As the manufacturing reporter, I figured I should go to the annual corn … Continue reading
Posted in Harley plant, Lauren Boyer
Tagged book, dick boyd, harley, the bridge, unionized labor, unions, United Auto Workers
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Would you buy a motorcycle that runs on french fry grease?
On Friday, I checked out this chopper that runs on grease from school cafeterias. It’s not a HOG, but the instructor of the Lancaster County Career and Technology Center class that built the bike, said the school built an E-85 … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer
Tagged biodiesel, biofuel, energy independence, ethanol, fuel, harley, harley-davidson, motorcycle, motorcycle harley biofuel, york, york county
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Harley CEO rings NYSE closing bell Friday, and the Materals Velocity Center gets sold
Harley-Davidson CEO Keith Wandell and staff rang the closing bell on the NYSE Friday. Following the bell ringing, Wandell was featured on CNBC’s “Closing Bell” with Maria Bartiromo. Here’s some footage from the episode. In other Harley news, a California-based … Continue reading
Posted in Harley CEO, Lauren Boyer
Tagged CEO, closing bell, dimauro, harley, harley-davidson, keith wandell, materials velocity center, nyse, wandell, york
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Do Harley-Davidson’s Q2 sales gains indicate a greater class divide?
Here’s an interesting article my co-worker passed along. For those following along at home, Harley-Davidson posted a 7.5 percent increase in U.S. motorcycle sales in their second quarter earnings report. It was the first increase in domestic business since 2006. … Continue reading
Posted in earnings, Lauren Boyer, sales
Tagged class divide, earnings, harley-davidson, motorcycle, motorcycles, retail
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Motorcycle rally and races in York in 2012: What do you think?
In case you missed it, I checked in last week with Bob Adamson of Adamson’s Susquehanna Cycle in York Township. He and his partners, attorney Jeff Rehmeyer and Larry Racey are producing White Rose Thunder, a four-day bike event to … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer
Tagged bike night, flat track, harley, harley-davidson, honda, kawasaki, motorcycle, motorcycle racing, motorcycles, open house, racing, rally, white rose thunder, york, york fairgrounds
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Rep. Frankel pushes helmet law following three motorcycle fatalities in York County
If you haven’t picked up a copy of today’s York Daily Record, it contains this piece by Rick Lee surrounding the three motorcycle fatalities in the past five days. Two of the men were not wearing helmets. Rep. Dan Frankel, … Continue reading
Posted in Lauren Boyer
Tagged deaths, franklel, helmet law, helmets, legislation, pennsylvania
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