From a recent article in the Spokesman-Review in Spokane, WA.
“Thanks to the artistry of customization, the bikes come in all shapes and sizes, but mostly they come Harley-Davidson®.
That's because a Harley-Davidson® is more than a motorcycle, explained Buck Banks, of Shumate Harley-Davidson® in Spokane. "It's a lifestyle."
Banks has been changing people's lifestyles for about four months now, ever since changing his own after seeing the film "Wild Hogs," with John Travolta and William H. Macy. That's when the 60-year-old former school teacher from Bakersfield, Calif., decided to make the switch from selling educational materials to selling Harley-Davidsons®.
"There's a lot of gratification in it because I help their dreams come true," Banks said of customers.
About 60 percent of Harley-Davidson® sales are to first-time motorcycle buyers, he said, "probably the highest it's ever been."
Banks said most of his customers are guys around his own age. One recent customer bought a Harley-Davidson® after suffering a heart attack.
"I turned his $160-a-month cigarette habit into 84 monthly Harley-Davidson® payments," Banks said, adding that last time he saw the customer he was tanned and looking healthy.”
Even the dealers are confirming that The Motor Company® doesn’t sell motorcycles.
And from the Dallas Morning News…
“A man died after crashing his 2007 Harley-Davidson® motorcycle into a fire hydrant Thursday afternoon, Plano police said.
His identity was not released pending notification of relatives.
The man was driving north on Jupiter Road about 1:40 p.m. when he lost control of his Harley-Davidson® near Spring Creek Parkway, police said. Officer Andrae Smith said the man hit a mailbox, then crashed into a fire hydrant, knocking it out of the ground. The man, who was not wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
Police are investigating whether driver inexperience or speed were factors, Officer Smith said.”
While tragic, I find it amusing that there are so many accidents reported just like this one everyday. You could almost create boilerplate and just drop in the names and place. The main points, a rider on his Harley-Davidson® and the inability to negotiate a curve are repeated over and over. I think the buyers in the first story create the content for the latter.
“Thanks to the artistry of customization, the bikes come in all shapes and sizes, but mostly they come Harley-Davidson®.
That's because a Harley-Davidson® is more than a motorcycle, explained Buck Banks, of Shumate Harley-Davidson® in Spokane. "It's a lifestyle."
Banks has been changing people's lifestyles for about four months now, ever since changing his own after seeing the film "Wild Hogs," with John Travolta and William H. Macy. That's when the 60-year-old former school teacher from Bakersfield, Calif., decided to make the switch from selling educational materials to selling Harley-Davidsons®.
"There's a lot of gratification in it because I help their dreams come true," Banks said of customers.
About 60 percent of Harley-Davidson® sales are to first-time motorcycle buyers, he said, "probably the highest it's ever been."
Banks said most of his customers are guys around his own age. One recent customer bought a Harley-Davidson® after suffering a heart attack.
"I turned his $160-a-month cigarette habit into 84 monthly Harley-Davidson® payments," Banks said, adding that last time he saw the customer he was tanned and looking healthy.”
Even the dealers are confirming that The Motor Company® doesn’t sell motorcycles.
And from the Dallas Morning News…
“A man died after crashing his 2007 Harley-Davidson® motorcycle into a fire hydrant Thursday afternoon, Plano police said.
His identity was not released pending notification of relatives.
The man was driving north on Jupiter Road about 1:40 p.m. when he lost control of his Harley-Davidson® near Spring Creek Parkway, police said. Officer Andrae Smith said the man hit a mailbox, then crashed into a fire hydrant, knocking it out of the ground. The man, who was not wearing a helmet, died at the scene.
Police are investigating whether driver inexperience or speed were factors, Officer Smith said.”
While tragic, I find it amusing that there are so many accidents reported just like this one everyday. You could almost create boilerplate and just drop in the names and place. The main points, a rider on his Harley-Davidson® and the inability to negotiate a curve are repeated over and over. I think the buyers in the first story create the content for the latter.
