After this long lockdown phase, it felt really good to finally be out and about with other bikers or with other people and friends. Letting the warm wind blow in your face on a Harley was balm for the soul. Andalusia is really beautiful, best of all with a Harley in your luggage.
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The Harleysite marketplace goes online
After the new Harleysite app was released, the new Harleysite marketplace in cooperation with 1000PS was launched at the beginning of July. A great idea, only used Harley-Davidson motorcycles from private sellers and Harley-Davidson dealers should be offered here. Here the Harley-Davidson Originals seal is in the foreground, these are vehicles that have been tested according to a 99-point plan and are offered with an extended guarantee. In times when more and more people have less and less knowledge about technology, vehicles with the Originals seal are a good investment.
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LiveWire introduces the LiveWire One in the USA
The LiveWire One is a modified LiveWire, slightly more range and at a lower price, it will only be offered on the American market in 2021.
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The Sportster S will be presented in July
On July 13, Harley-Davidson presented the new Sportster S with the 1250 T Revolution Max engine. The new Revolution Max 1250T V-Twin engine with 122 hp gives the Sportster S a particularly rich start from the low revs. In 2021 it shouldn't have it as easy as the Pan America, because apart from test drives there wasn't much going on until late autumn. It will not be seen more often on the streets of the country until 2022. Delivery bottlenecks in the supplier industry and low transport capacities dominated the year 2021.
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On July 17th we went to Denmark with the Fat Boy 114
Just touring with the Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 2021 and living the Danish hygge. The short trip to Denmark serves as a small suggestion to simply spend a long weekend with the Harley-Davidson.
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On July 23rd it's on again, off to the Harley Days Dresden
A lot of people didn't understand that, in Dresden it was possible to celebrate on the event area with up to 5000 participants and the Hamburg Harley Days were cancelled. This was due to the fact that the authorities in Dresden were much more cooperative and always looked for the best solution for everyone involved in close consultation with the organizer.
It had to be safe but no one should be left out so it was possible to get onto the site under the 3G rule. The event took place on a very large event site and it went really well, that was the highlight of 2021.
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ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died
It was a sad moment in July, on July 29th it was announced that rocker and musician Dusty Hill had died at the age of 72.
AUGUST 2021
The moped driving license class AM now nationwide from 15 years
For the motorcycle industry, it is important that today's youth still enjoy motorcycling, That's why the information is very interesting, nationwide from the age of 15 you can get a class AM moped driver's license.
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Harley-Davidson presents the Street Glide Special in the limited Arctic Blast paint version
With the Arctic Blast, Harley-Davidson will present a Street Glide limited to 500 units worldwide on August 9, 2021. A very elaborately handcrafted paint, especially the honeycomb pattern on the bat wing fairing looks extremely beautiful in the light.
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The final decision for the European Bike Week came on August 13th
Now it was clear that the European Bike Week would take place in a slimmed-down version. The sad picture of 2020 should not be repeated. But they didn't want to get through to the full program.
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On August 16, Harley-Davidson will start the Sportster S VIP-Days
The Sportster S models were still in short supply, the first models are now appearing with the Via-Days at H-D authorized dealers for test drives on.
SEPTEMBER 2021
The beginning of September shows that Harley-Davidson is on a course for savings and change
Harley-Davidson has left its longstanding press and PR agency Sassenbach GmbH separately. As part of cost savings, this service has been re-advertised.
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Chapter tours are very popular at the European Bike Week
In September 2021, the motto at the European Bike Week is more riding than partying. And that works best in a neighborly way when local chapters show you around.
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After Bike Week is before Bike Week
European Bike Week 2021 was better than nothing. Harley-Davidson presented its current models and put the main focus on test rides. Everything was fine so far, nothing compared to the normal Bike Week, but we all knew that beforehand.
The dispute over the punitive tariffs is coming to a head
Time is running out. the Harley-Davidson dealer association is again appealing to the community to participate in the petition against the punitive tariffs.
Müller Motorcycles moves into new company building
Müller Motorcycles celebrated the opening ceremony for the new company building on September 18th. The family business is particularly well known for its clutch relief products for Harley-Davidson models.
The Pan America will start at the end of September.
At the end of the season it's all about the shooter of the year again, the Pan America should prove itself in my everyday life.
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Supplier problems are now paralyzing Harley-Davidson Softail 2021 production!
That was the moment when the Harley-Davidson dealerships in particular were in a bad mood. They had to tell some customers that their order would be canceled or that delivery would be significantly delayed. That was really heavy news, the supply chains are disrupted and that won't noticeably improve until the turn of the year.
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OCTOBER 2021
My report to the south with Autozug
That was something completely different, the tour with Pan America via Autozug in Allgäu. And the offer is often accepted by motorcyclists.
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The new catalog of fines is launched
No discounts for motorcyclists. It's getting really expensive for those who are on the road in the rescue lane.
Harley-Davidson Saarland is here!
Two well-known faces of the Harley scene - Pascal Vergnaud, owner of Harley-Davidson Rhein-Neckar, and Matthias Meier, owner of the Harley Factory Group - , to bring Harley-Davidson Saarland to life together. Of course, where the heart of Germany's smallest area beats: in Saarbrücken. The Grand Opening will take place on November 20, 2021.
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Harley-Davidson already made the date for the H.O.G. Rally 2022 confirmed
The next H.O.G. Rally held in Portorož, beautiful Slovenia.
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On October 31st, an agreement on the punitive tariffs is emerging.
This Sunday, the confirmation will come from Brussels! Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the EU Commission is in favor of suspending punitive tariffs on US goods. Below is the official message from Brussels, from EU President Ursula von der Leyen.
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November 2021
Mallorca Bike Week 2021
In November, the Mallorca Bike Week was popular, not a typical event, here you can participate via SKS-Reisen. At the end of the season, recharge your soul a little, great tours and good entertainment are on the program. Unfortunately, the 2021 motorcycle season wasn’t really perfect yet, on Mallorca you could just forget all that.
Harley-Davidson is now implementing the "One Brand Strategy" in Switzerland for the first time
This news came in November and made waves. Harley-Heaven from Switzerland lost their dealer contract.
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The first Sportster S conversions appear
Ricks Motorcycles presents its Sportster S conversion, in November more and more deliveries of the Sportster S reach Harley-Davidson dealers.
In November, SKS Bikeshuttle will bring the first bikes to the Top Cross Mountain Museum
The museum at Timmelsjoch has been restocked with 200 unique motorcycles. They were taken up the mountain passage in the big trucks.
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"HOW TO" ADVENTURE TOURING: THROUGH THE PYRENEES WITH THE PAN AMERICA
To kick off the partnership, Nils Buntrock, Marketing Manager Harley-Davidson Germany, accompanied the ACT Pyrenees 2021 on the Pan America from the Mediterranean to to the Atlantic.
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Cancellation of the Custombike Show Bad Salzuflen
The cancellation of the Custombike Show was very sad news at the end of the year. However, the organizers did not want to operate according to the 2G rule because they do not want to exclude visitors and according to the 3G model, it was not permissible.
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Mallorca Bike Week 2021 season finale
In dense fog, the 15 black trucks set off from the tranquil Westerwald town of Mogendorf, they arrived in Mallorca in the pouring rain and left the island again in the most beautiful sunshine. In between there was a fantastic week that made every biker's heart beat faster.
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Zündwerk – Harley-Davidson Center Austria says goodbye!
This post was very emotional, the Harley-Davidson dealer canceled his dealership contract himself.
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Harley-Davidson already announced the date for the Swiss Harley Days 2022 in December.
Save-the-Date: July 1st to 3rd, 2022 in Lugano
On December 9, 2022, the Top Mountain Crosspoint Museum reopened its doors.
What a surprise, I can't believe how quickly the museum was rebuilt.
Rick's Motorcycles celebrates 10,000 days
On Friday, August 1, 1994, the Rastatt District Office applied for the trade license for today's company and on December 17, 2021, Rick's will be exactly 10,000 days old.
Harley-Davidson is the main sponsor of the world's largest metal festival for the first time
2022 will be "Faster, Harder, Louder" for Harley-Davidson: The Holy Ground in Wacken will be even faster and harder next year and louder than it already is, because the world-famous motorcycle brand is becoming a partner of the world's largest heavy metal festival.
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Harley-Davidson models 2022 - World premiere date
That was pretty much the last message in 2021, Harley-Davidson has announced the date for the presentation of the new models on January 26, 2022.
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