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DEEP DISCOUNT?
Whoa up there, pardner! No, your local Harley dealer is not up to his old price-gouging ways again, so back away from the keyboard and save the stamps. We blew it when we announced in Roundup last month that '05-model Custom Vehicle Operations V-Rods were going for $17K and change-that's the stocker's MSRP. The CVO versions, with more displacement and 10 percent more horsepower and torque, plus custom paint and special wheels, go for $24,495. Wea culpa...
LAGUNA SECA CAN BE YOURS!
Or at least a couple of bricks' worth... In an effort to raise cash to help secure the hoped-for U.S. MotoGP round in 2005, the "Steps to the Corkscrew" fund-raising program was conceived to benefit the track's Improvement Fund, selling com memorative bricks (your name there) to be used in the construction of a path leading from Turn 10 to a new terrace overlooking the famed Corkscrew. Bricks of various sizes are available for a $150 to $500 donation. For more information, visit wwwlagunaseca.com or call 877/4CORKSCREW.
BIKETOBERFEST OR BUST...
nope to get uown to uaywna tieacri, Florida, for the righteous fall biker party (held October 21-24), but don't have a proper bike to ride? Rent a Hog from a Hariey-Davidson Authorized renter, and roll into town in the proper style. Visit www.hdrentals.com for more information about hiring a Hog at this and other events and rallies.
BLATA, BLATA, BLATA
Two-stroke 50cc minibike masters of the Czech Republic Blata has made an agreement with independent MotoGP team WCM Motorsports (which currently runs a loosely Yamaha YZF-R1 -based bike in the wo~d championship) to supply a yet-tobe-developed 990cc V-Six four-stroke for the 2005 season. "WCM recognized that it needed a strong technical partner to have any chance of challenging the factory supported teams and joining with Blata in this project achieves that," read a team release. It's a long way from the local go kart track!
ONE LAST RIDE
Tombstone Hearse Co. provides a fitting final ride for the V-Twin enthusiast with its Harley-Davidson hearse service. A 19th century-style hearse with glass sides is hooked up trailer-style to a trike-modified Road King. Included in the $500 to $600 cost is a costumed driver, and they'll even take the dearly departed over a favorite road or to a special place. Arrange your final ride at www.tombstonehearse.com, before it's too late...
BLM HANDSLAPPED
The Bureau of Land Management, it was decided by Congress, has been misusing a large portion of the $3.8 million in collected user fees last year for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recrea tion Area in California. Nearly $1 million had been directed toward environmental studies, while no new facilities to improve recreation areas have been added. This, said Congress, was contrary to the reason the Nation al Use Demo Fees were implemented, and that such spending by the BLM was a misuse of funds.
H-D MUSEUM GETS GO-AHEAD
Plans announced in January for a 230,000 square-foot Harley-Davidson museum on a 20-acre site in Milwaukee were approved by the city council this summer, clearing the way for the $95 million facility that will include a café, as well as retail and banquet space. Said H-D Vice President Lara Lee, "We're eager to get going with the museum development. Hundreds of thousands of Harley-Davidson customers are looking forward to visiting Milwaukee and the wo~d-class destination that's in store."
