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Doug Keim Creative Cycles is proud to announce they have signed on as the ‘Title Sponsor’ of Rolling Thunder NJ Chapter 2’s ‘BBQ & Family Fun Day’ to be held June 13^th @ Oak Tree Lodge with all proceeds benefiting Veterans in need. For more information on this great event please give Creative Cycles a call or visit http://www.rollingthunder-nj2.org/events.html for details and a printable version of the flier.

Our first Harley-Davidson Motor Co.  / RIDES-XXL Magazine bikes is complete. The bike was built to celebrate the opening of the new Billionaire Boys Club / Ice Cream Brand Clothing Store located at 456 West Broadway in the SOHO section of Manhattan. It was based on a brand new Harley-Davidson ‘CrossBones’, and we are confident that it will ‘WOW’ you when you see it. We will be adding pictures of the bike, known as ‘Cosmic Racer’, to our BIKES section very soon. So be sure to check it out!

Quoted from (ADM) American Motorcycle Dealer Magazine:

Harley-Davidson has reported that first-quarter 2010 revenue from Motorcycles and Related Products was $1.04 billion in the first quarter, and a return to profitability for the Company’s Harley-Davidson Financial Services (HDFS) subsidiary.

Worldwide retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles declined 18.2 percent in the quarter compared to the first quarter of 2009, which the company is citing as an improvement in the rate of decline from the prior three quarters.

In the U.S., retail Harley-Davidson motorcycle sales were down 24.3 percent and in international markets, retail sales declined 2.8 percent, compared to last year’s first quarter.

“We are encouraged by our progress in the first quarter,” said Keith Wandell, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson, Inc. “We are seeing directional improvement in our dealers’ retail motorcycle sales as we enter the key selling season. At the same time, given the global economic uncertainty that still exists, we believe conditions will remain challenging throughout this year, and we will continue to factor that into how we manage the business.

“Our entire team is moving with great purpose and speed as we implement our go-forward business strategy, with its focus on global growth through market and demographic outreach, commitment to core customers, and developing motorcycles that inspire and fulfill dreams. We also continue to be intensely focused on continuous improvement, looking at all opportunities to drive cost-competitiveness and efficiency throughout our operations,” Wandell said.

Revenue from Harley-Davidson motorcycles during the first quarter of 2010 of $808.8 million was down 20.0 percent compared to the year-ago period. In line with guidance, the Company shipped 53,674 Harley-Davidson motorcycles to dealers and distributors worldwide during the quarter, compared to shipments of 74,670 motorcycles in the first quarter of 2009.

Revenue from Parts and Accessories totaled $149.1 million during the quarter, down 12.1 percent, and revenue from General Merchandise, which includes MotorClothes apparel, was $66.3 million, down 11.9 percent compared to the year-ago period.

During the first quarter of 2010, worldwide dealer retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles decreased 18.2 percent compared to the prior-year quarter. In the U.S., retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles declined 24.3 percent for the quarter and industry-wide heavyweight motorcycle (651cc-plus) retail unit sales declined 21.4 percent.

International retail sales of new Harley-Davidson motorcycles decreased 2.8 percent during the quarter, compared to the year-ago period, after double-digit declines in each of the prior four quarters. In the first quarter of 2010, the Europe region was up 1.2 percent, Canada was up 1.5 percent, the Asia Pacific region was down 9.8 percent and the Latin America region was down 7.8 percent, compared to the year-ago period.

Doug Keim is one of those builders that everyone should know about but outside of the industry some remains relatively unknown. When I think of all the builders mad famous by the Discovery channel who seem to have become bigger than life and then look at Doug’s motorcycles I have to scratch my head. Unlike most of the Custom “Gods” that seem to build the same motorcycle over and over again, Doug isn’t a one trick pony. You can actually see the incredible progressive nature of his builds as each one becomes even more creative than the one before.

Thanks to www.scottscustomcycles.com for their kind words!

Ride your motorcycle or scooter on this day to demonstrate:

• The number of motorcyclists to the general public and to politicians.
• That motorcyclists are from all occupations and all walks of life.
• That motorcyclists can reduce traffic and parking congestion in large cities.
• That motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation.
• That motorcycling is a social good.

Check out www.ridetowork.org for more info!

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