The Haley Owners Group has announced that it’s 2009 National Rally will be held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 26 -27 2009. The H.O.G. membership will meet at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City for rally activities. There will be 2 stages for musical performances, plus attendees will be able to take demo rides on the 2009 models plus watch motorcycle stunt and drill teams perform.

The 2009 American Muscle Tour will be held July 14 - 19th. The ride will wind from the Corvette factory in Bowling Green, Kentucky to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is a 1000 participant capacity for this ride.

Have you always had that urge to own a Harley-Davidson but in these tough economic times you don’t think you could swing it? Well here’s a deal for you on some entry level Harleys. If you buy any previously untitled 2007, 08, 09 Sportster 883L, 1200XL or 2007 XL50 and finance it through Eaglemark Savings Bank (ESB) you can get a special rate. If you finance the bike over 72 months, you only pay $99 a month during the first 24 months. Payments do increase over the last 48 months.

This offer could let you get that Harley you’ve always dreamed of without breaking the budget. By the end of the first 24 months you should know whether you want to sell, trade up or keep the bike.

To help you with your holiday shopping Harley-Davidson will give you a gift for shopping at participating dealerships. All you have to do is spend $350 on qualified merchandise (that should be easy) and you will receive a Harley-Davidson 2008 Heritage Collection “Motorcycles of the Nineties” set for free. This is a limited edition collectible set of five pewter finished motorcycles mounted in a satin black frame. This offer is only for in-store purchases at participating dealers made before December 24th, 2008. So go in and buy that special someone some goodies and get yourself a nice gift too.

It’s amazing what you can learn on the Internet. I was surfing for something else and found an article from a couple years ago that stated that a crew was going to the property outside York where the Harley Factory sits to look for abandoned munitions. The Harley facility occupies buildings that used to house the York Safe and Lock Company and then the York Naval Ordinance Plant. During WW II the plant built the U.S. model of the famous Bofors anti-aircraft guns there. These guns were invented in Sweden by a company owned by Alfred Nobel, yes the Peace Prize is named after him. AMF bought the plant in 1964 and produced its lines of snowmobiles, golf carts, bowling equipment and less ceremoniously, naval shells. After AMF purchased Harley-Davidson, they moved final motorcycle production to the York facility in 1973.

Well it seems the financial crunch we are experiencing here in the good old U.S. is starting to be felt elsewhere. Harley-Davidson announced that it’s third quarter net income fell 37.1% compared to the same quarter last year. This was due to weak sales in the European market. Revenue from motorcycle sales was down 11.1%, Parts and Accessories was up 3% and Merchandise was up 1% for the quarter.

Does this sound familiar? A contest where you go online and “build” the custom bike of your dreams with a chance of winning it. Harley-Davidson has announced that it has started it’s “Build It and Win It” Sweepstakes. All you have to do is go to their website, fill out a profile and then start building your 2009 model virtual bike. You get to add or change most of the options on the bike. Then when you’re satisfied with how the bike looks to you, park it in your virtual garage and then you’re entered into the contest. There will be a random drawing at the end of the sweepstakes on November 6th to determine the winner. Just go to www.harley-davidson.com/customizer to start.

Now don’t get all upset Harley-Davidson is not moving out of Milwaukee. Nor is it moving out of its York, Pennsylvania Plant. In a recent announcement Harley said that it is moving it’s vehicle testing from Mesa, Arizona to Yucca, Arizona. They had been testing at the General Motors Mesa facility but that is being sold by GM.