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Evel Knievel exhibit comes to Harley-Davidson Museum

Posted on June 21, 2010

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An Evel Knievel exhibit comes to Harley-Davidson Museum.

The special exhibition, "True Evel: The Amazing Story of Evel Knievel," will run July 10 to Sept. 6. The exhibition aims to tell the story of the wild and wily, bad and beautiful biker from Butte, Mont., who flew into the country's consciousness in the late 1960s and 1970s.

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Say it ain't so!!! Harley-Davidson could leave Wisconsin

Posted on April 30, 2010

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Harley-Davidson Inc. has told employees it may leave Milwaukee if it cannot cut millions of dollars in costs.

Harley spokesman Bob Klein said the company prefers to keep production in Wisconsin but will explore other U.S. sites if it cannot achieve the type of "concrete workable solutions" it needs.

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Airbrushed wolves and pickup trucks

Posted on April 12, 2010

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Saw this sweet pickup down by Prescott. Super-cool black pickup with two airbrushed wolves! Oh yeah, and the Harley stickers too!

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Move to make Harley Wisconsin's state motorcycle draws a complaint

Posted on December 16, 2009

Harley-Davidson fans may see the Milwaukee motorcycle company as an icon. But haters are slamming the hog as "noise terrorism" and a "brand cult."

The state Legislature on Tuesday won this month's "Noisy Dozen" award from Noise Free America for considering a bill to designate Harley as the official state motorcycle. "The noise frightens and intimidates people," George Atwood of Milton said.

Noise Free America says it's dedicated to fighting noise pollution from "boom cars," car alarms, leaf blowers and motorcycles. Its director, former Wisconsin resident Ted Rueter, said it's not good for the state to be known for the famous "Harley roar."

Harleys hurt people and their noise can cause hearing loss, higher medical costs, lost productivity and "loss of peace of mind," Atwood said. And he claimed many Harley riders have altered their mufflers to intentionally make them louder.

A public hearing on the Harley bill is scheduled for Thursday.

via host.madison.com

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