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 Doesn't Get Any Better Than This There is no better Harley-Davidson store than D&S! It is always a pleasure to walk into the store and be greeted by the friendliest, most courteous, and professional staff. Everytime I walk into D&S I am greeted, welcomed, and treated with respect. Last week, I drove the 40 miles to D&S and was quickly greeted before my 3rd step inside the building! Next, a towering salesman walked passed me with a grin on his face and said, "Hi. Is there anything I can help you with?" Before I could answer, Geoff Sterling, intercepted me and said my ordered parts were ready for pick up and escorted me to the Parts Department. More employees looked straight at me, smiled, and said, "Hi, need any help?" Then, two mechanics stepped out of their work area, noticed me, and said, "How's it going?" After I paid for the sissy bar parts, I carried them through the storefront and admired the new motorcycles. Another incredible employee, Michelle, asked (from across the store), "Got chrome?" She gave me a big smile and a thumbs up. As I backed my car out of the parking lot, I saw an arm waving goodbye to me from behind the shelves of helmets. Does it get any better than this? John Cowens One for the Road
To see some of these great areas in one day, it helps to have Interstate-5 handy to save time when needed. Join us this year for some out-standing back road riding and camaraderie. Robert Mumby Tea House Run
Even before I got my endorsement I was given a X-mas gift of a Hotwheels bike... a model which "Santa" advised me to water and nurture so it would soon grow into a real bike and it did. I ride a '96 1100 Virago. After getting used to the many comments (good and bad) towards my new adventures as a lady rider I decided to take the sport a step further. I made the decision to round up as many lady riders in
First came the "Tea House Run" which almost got rained out twice in one summer (see attached picture) and that got us going! We quickly formed the "Siskiyou Lady Riders" which brought us new friends from both north and south. Women on Wheels in
The love I have for riding has brought me into a new scary/exciting part of my life. I am currently finishing up my apprenticeship as a leathersmith. I have started "Lady Luck Leathers" and am developing a line of custom tank bibs and accessories for women so that they their bikes will look more like a lady's bike. Picture a tank bib with a lipstick holder! I can't forget the men's tank bibs which will be just as custom as the ladies. For not having ever ridden a bike up until about 5 years ago, I guess I've taken the ball and run with it! Passing of a Friend
Marilyn Lokken died after a nine-month battle with brain cancer. Her life made a perfect circle as she died on her birthday; she was 45. We remember Marilyn as a funny, brave and strong-minded woman who loved to ride her red RoadKing. She had started out on a silver Dyna and moved up when her husband Hal bought his new blue UltraClassic. She worked in our Motorclothes Department for a while in 2004 and helped out at our kiosk in the mall. She was a member of two motorcycle groups sponsored by D&S: the Southern Oregon No. 1 HOG chapter and the Wild Rogue chapter of Women In The Wind. We will miss her, but hope she's out there somewhere, riding. Way Down to Kosovo
I have been riding motorcycles of various makes since I was 15 years old, my first was a '66 Suzuki X6 250cc 2-stroke and I was hooked from that point on. As teenagers, my buddy and I used to ride over to Stumpy's HD in Neptune, NJ and drool over the FL pan dressers and talked about touring the country some day on them. While in the Marine Corps, my bro let me ride his '61 Duo-Glide,I'll never forget that. My riding experience is mostly street, but rode a lot of dirt bikes in SO CA. My present scoots are a 1999 FXSTC and a 2001 FLHT, both slightly modified but I plan on doing more to them when I get home. I don't make it to a lot of HOG meetings because of National Guard drill weekends along with being deployed, twice since 9/11. Right now I am a Master Sergeant presently serving a one year tour in Kosovo with the California Army National Guard as a Combat Engineer with the Multinational Brigade East. Our mission here is peace enforcement, providing a safe and secure environment while the UN decides Kosovo's final status. The K-Albanians want Kosovo to become a country and the K-Serbians want it to remain part of Serbia. It's been a rewarding experience here interacting with both ethnicities to work together for a common cause. Kosovo's best hope for the future is in the children and my soldiers have made a positive impact on them. Well I hope to be back to the states soon and get riding again; there is something wrong with a country that has very few motorcycles in it. But it's just as well with the road conditions and crazy drivers here. The picture taken is at our Forward Operating Base in Kamenica and it's not the new Army uniform! 5 Softail® Deluxe. There are more pictures in the Photo Albums. |
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