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Harley Changes Museum Curator

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Published April 30, 2010 at 2:19 p.m.

I missed this news flash while on the road last week, but Bill Davidson, the current VP of Core Customer Marketing and great-grandson of the motor company founder was “promoted” to the flagship position of Museum Director. Huh? Twenty-six years at the company to become the head honcho of factory tours and the Harley-Davidson museum? [ ... ] ...

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Harley-Davidson Museum gets Evel this summer

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Published April 30, 2010 at 5:02 a.m.

Marking the 35th anniversary of Evel Knievel's ill-fated Wembley Stadium jump in London , the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee this summer will host True Evel: The Amazing Story of Evel Knievel, celebrating the stuntman's life and legend ...

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Harley Movie Museum

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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 1:02 a.m.

Throughout Hollywood history, motorcycles have shared the spotlight with heroes and heartthrobs as the ultimate symbol of rebellion, passion, heroism, and good ol’ American rock ‘n’ roll. The 1953 film The Wild One, ...

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Hollywood Shines at the Harley-Davidson Museum

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Published Feb. 9, 2010 at 3:38 p.m.

Throughout Hollywood history, motorcycles have shared the spotlight with heroes and heartthrobs as the ultimate symbol of rebellion, passion, heroism, and good ol' American rock 'n' roll ...

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Harley Goes Hollywood... at Least Through Oscar Season

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 11:39 p.m.

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Harley-Davidson loves to play up their Hollywood history, and an upcoming exhibit at their Milwaukee museum is timed to coincide with the 2010 Academy Awards. From February 12 - March 14, a variety of bikes will be on display at their "Harleys & Hollywood" show ... The exhibit will include bikes from Star Trek , G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra , Wild Hogs , and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ... Visitors will be able to pose for pictures in the saddle of the Softail ridden by

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One Man's Obsession: A Photo Gallery of Jerry Kieffer's Amazing 1/8th Scale Harley-Davidson Knucklehead Model

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Published Feb. 7, 2010 at 8:44 p.m.

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After retiring from his job as a field rep for a Wisconsin power company, Jerry Kieffer dove deep into his passion of building perfectly scaled mechanical models. Kieffer says he's a non-professional machinist who learned his craft primarily through trial and error, creating immaculate (and functional) renditions of steam engines, miniature tools, and a John Deere tractor in tiny scale before he ventured into the two-wheeled realm ... Using his restored 1947 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead as a

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Famous motorcycles to be on display in Milwaukee

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 1:39 p.m.

The Harley-Davidson Museum is hosting an exhibit featuring famous motorcycles that have defined pop culture ...

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Harley-Davidson's Helmet Project

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Published Feb. 3, 2010 at 9:02 p.m.

In addition to the main gallery and a restaurant/retail wing, the 130,000 square-foot Harley-Davidson Museum complex in downtown Milwaukee also includes a third structure dubbed “The Garage.” This is where Harley-Davidson ...

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Celebrate Elvis Presley's 75th Birthday at the Harley Davidson Museum January 2010

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Published Jan. 9, 2010 at 12:13 p.m.

Neighborhood: birthday bash. The Harley-Davidson Museum, located on 400 Canal Street in Milwaukee , borrowed a collection from the Graceland Archives to make this 75th birthday celebration special ...

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