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COMMENT: Harley Must Hire a Motorcycle Industry Professional.............................. 4 With all but four or five of the last 16 years under the leadership of executives with no direct personal knowledge of either Harley-Davidson or the international motorcycle industry, it is time for the board to confess its sins and ask forgiveness for getting it just so wrong. It is time for Harley to remember that its dealers are not enemies.
MRF: Tax credits for finance interest................................................................................................ 10 The recent ' Big, Beautiful Bill ' had an ' Easter Egg ' for the motorcycle industry hidden in plain sight. Buyers of American-made motorcycles( H-D, Indian, Buell, Zero, Arch etc.) can use the interest they pay on finance as a tax deductible.
' PEARL JAM ': Sturgis Museum to Honor Women in Motorcycling........................ 12 In a great move by the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum, ' Pearl Jam ' is a day of recognition for the contributions that female riders have made to our industry, named in recognition of Pearl Hoel, co-founder of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. The ' Iron Lilly ' movie about the life of Lillian Farrow, the first woman to own a Harley dealership, will get a preview showing too.
KLOCK WERKS: Counter Kits with Flare................................................................ 18 Mitchell, SD-based Klock Werks has released demo kits for its new Flare windshields. Designed specifically for the 2023 Road Glide( FLTR) and Street Glide( FLH) half-year release models with the new style fairings, these demo kits are shipping now and will be available through Drag Specialties Sales Representatives.
AFT SERIES: Memphis Shades DuQuoin Mile...................................................... 14
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Riding the Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07 DT, Dallas Daniels won the DuQuoin Mile by the narrowest of margins( 0.037 seconds). The Round 8, July 5 win was secured following a hectic five-rider showdown right to the very end, with the Harleys again showing well.
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