Bakersfield Harley-Davidson Blog

 The All New 2007 Harley-Davidson Nightster™ has arrived.  In case you haven’t heard, the new Sportster 1200N is basically a Sportster with an attitude.

Chopped Fenders, Matte finish engine Blacked out rims, Side mounted license frame and fork gators complete the look.

For a complete rundown on this awesome new bike click here or better yet come by and see it in person. 

On December 14th the Harley-Davidson Traveling Museum arrived at Bakersfield Harley-Davidson, accompanied by it’s driver/curator, Mike Quinn.  The Traveling Museum is, as the name implies, a mobile  collection hand picked from H-D’s fabulous Archive collection based in Milwaukee.

The Museum is not a static collection.  Each year the company hand selects new displays according to an ever changing theme that emphasizes an aspect of the Company’s rich history.  For 2006 the collection emphasizes the Company’s racing heritage and included a board-track Peashooter from the early part of the 20th century, a CR dirt track racer from the 1950s, a VR-1000 racing bike (forerunner of the modern V-Rod series of liquid cooled Harley-Davidson motorcycles), among many other displays.

Other display cases contained trophys and racing memorabilia spanning the Company’s lengthy and successful racing history.

Even though the musem was in town mid-week over 800 enthusiasts filed through the Museum to enjoy this year’s collection.  We all look forward to another visit next year, and another opportunity to enjoy more offerings from the Harley-Davidson Archive Collection.

Special thanks to Don Oldaker and Dave Fisher for helping to put together this article.  Pictures to follow.

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On Sunday, Dec 3^rd The Hudnall Memorial Ride took place leaving Bakersfield Harley-Davidson benefiting the family of Kern County Sheriff’s Deputy Joe Hudnall, who died in the line of duty on November 14^th. Hundreds of bikes left at 11:30 am heading to Chuy’s restaurant on Rosedale.

“Incredible” is the only word I could use to describe the turnout of motorcycles for the Ride. Each Rider donated $20 each with proceeds to go to the family as they try to cope during this hardship.  Seeing the children of Deputy Hudnall really hit home with me and left a lump in my throat.

John Mason of the H.O.G. group knew him well and stated to me, “he is one of the greatest guys you’ll ever want to meet”. We at Bakersfield Harley-Davidson were thankful to be able to facilitate this event for such a good cause.

Bikers come from all backgrounds and different views but the strength of the biker in my opinion comes out when we rally together for great causes such as this.

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Well, its that time of year again, our annual Ladies Night event is just about here at Bakersfield Harley-Davidson.  This years theme is “Game Night”! On Tuesday December 5^th at 6:30pm we will open our doors for ladies only. Just like every year it’s their chance to have the run of the store and shop till they drop.

We will have a big sale, games, prizes, refreshments, music and more. We just received a huge shipment of Holiday items so it’s a great time to buy gifts for others or just treat themselves.

And guys don’t forget to mention this to the lady in your life (along with a subtle or not so subtle hint of what you want for the Holidays).

We’ll see you here!

On the morning of Sunday, November 19^th our local HOG chapter organized the last breakfast ride of the year. When I left my house in the morning it was cold and foggy with temperatures in the low 40’s. I figured it would be a low turnout (boy was I wrong).

Imagine my surprise when I pulled into the Chevron 20 minutes early and the lot was packed with bikes! In fact according to Bakersfield HOG Director Bob Courtney there were 68 bikes, a breakfast ride record!

We were headed to the Cook Shack up in Alta Sierra an approximately 1 ½ hour ride and what a beautiful ride it was.

The fog was pretty thick when we headed out. We took the China Grade Loop to Alfred Harrell Hwy through Hart Park. The fog disappeared completely about the time we reached the Rio Bravo Golf Course. From there we headed up the 178 through the canyon that was really spectacular as always. From there we hit Wofford Heights and up a short windy road up to Alta Sierra.

When we arrived at the Cook Shack it was cool but eventually would end up sunny and beautiful. We couldn’t have asked for a better day and

Thanks to Bobby, Budd and the rest of the HOG group who planned this unforgettable ride and the Cook Shack who provided us with a great venue.

Special thanks to Don Oldaker for the great pictures, which follow…

 Marv Rohlfing is a true American hero.

Marv was born and raised Bakersfield. He joined the army 1965 and was stationed at Fort Ord in Monterrey California. Went into advanced infantry training and later to drill sergeant academy. At that time he was one of the youngest drill sergeants in the U.S. Army.

Soon Marv was sent to Vietnam. Soon, the CIA came in and hand picked Marv to become a part LuRRPS (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol) that ran covert and black ops in Cambodia Laos. And in 1966 Marv was one of the first tunnel rats of the Vietnam War. (more…)

 
Join us on October 21st, on Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California Dream Ride to benefit Operation Homefront.  Bakersfield Harley-Davidson is proud to be one of only six starting locations on what should be an incredible ride for a worthy cause.

We will be leaving at 9:30 sharp the morning of October 21st and riding to historic Cook’s Corner.  There will be live music by Michael John and the Bottom Line, BBQ and special guests such as Tom Arnold.  The event will run from 12:30pm to 4:00pm at Cooks Corner and a donation of $15 is suggested.

You can pre-register now at www.cadreamride.com and the first 800 to register will receive a free gift or you can register at Bakersfield Harley-Davidson the day of the event on October 21st starting at 8am.  For more information contact us at (661) 325-3644.

Wow! To be honest with you, we expected a big turnout but we never expected anything like this.  When we got to the shop and started setting up we had no idea of the tidal wave of people that would be rolling in during the next few hours.  I talked with people from all over, including San Diego and the bay area and of course our valued local customers.

The feeling in the shop was electric.  It was only 7:00 and already bikes were arriving. That was the first indication that this was going to be good.

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