Happy Days – 28 August 2008

Even the “Fonze” would be impressed with his weekend of celebrations.

First stop this morning was the new Harley Davidson Museum here in Milwaukee, which is primarily open only to Harley riders throughout this weekend.

I spent 2 hours in the Museum itself (which is about the average) and was amazed.

The museum is over 2 levels with the upper level being about the history of Harley Davidson and they have a bike from each year since 1903 on display, together with bikes produced for specific purposes.

There are police department bikes, army bikes that mean business and bikes and trikes used by businesses to advertise, courier etc.

Downstairs is more about the early Harley racing, developments over the years, current developments, novelty bikes, videos and Harley information.

they even have a replica of the Captain America bike ridden in the Easy Rider movie.

From the Museum it was back down Canal Street to Miller Park, where the 25th HOG celebrations were under way.

I talked earlier in the blog about the number of bikes at Sturgis, well it looks like they are now all here in Milwaukee, there some 8 huge parking lots, each full of bikes and the bike traffic still waiting to get in stretched back along the surrounding roads and motorways.

I could not help but wonder what it would be like if you forgot which car park you had parked your bike in.

The festivities will go on well into tonight, with headline act, Kid Rock, starting at 9.00 pm and going through until around midnight.

Me, I think that i’ll go to bed early ready for another busy day following a late night last night.