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Harley-Davidson may leave WI if costs don’t fall
By DINESH RAMDE (AP)
MILWAUKEE, WI – April 30, 2010 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. warned its employees Thursday it could move its Wisconsin manufacturing operations to another U.S. state if it can’t cut millions of dollars in costs.
A recent analysis found a number of significant “cost gaps” that must be filled for the company to remain competitive, Harley spokesman Bob Klein said. The largest gaps involved labor costs and scheduling flexibility, Klein said.
“We’ll be talking with the unions about how to close those competitive gaps,” he said.
One of Harley’s largest unions, the Local 2-209 chapter of the United Steelworkers International Union, did not immediately return messages seeking comment.
The Wisconsin plants at risk include its powertrain operations in Milwaukee. Those operations, with about 1,320 employees, are already being consolidated, and company officials have said the move would result in an unspecified number of job cuts.
The other Wisconsin plant, in Tomahawk, makes components including motorcycle windshields. It has about 375 workers, Klein said.
Even while holding discussions with union leaders, the company plans to look at sites in other states, Klein said. He declined to say which states, or how many sites, were under consideration.
The announcement was first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett pledged in a statement to do everything he could “to ensure Harley-Davidson remains a proud Wisconsin company for generations to come.”
The Milwaukee-based company has been struggling with sluggish sales, particularly of its high-end bikes. It reported last week that its first-quarter profit plunged 72 percent from the same period last year, while revenue dropped 19 percent. Retail sales of its heavyweight motorcycles fell more than 18 percent worldwide, the company said, with sales in the U.S. falling by nearly a quarter.
In December, Harley and its union agreed to a seven-year contract at its main motorcycle assembly plant in York, Pa. Under that contract, Harley would shut down one of two factories there and lay off nearly half the unionized work force of about 1,950 employees.
Harley-Davidson has many factors working against it in the U.S., including an aging customer base and growing competition from rivals. The company has long said it is focusing more attention and investment in markets overseas, where it has more room for growth.
Harley-Davidson (NYSE: HOG) shares rose 83 cents, or 2.4 percent, to close at $35 on Thursday. Shares have traded in a 52-week range of $14.99 to $36.13.
Custom Bike Pinup Calendar News July - August 2010
World Premier of the new 2011 Iron & Lace Calendar! Beautiful Tarah Tobiason and Playboy Playmate Heather Rae Young are featured with the custom"Hardcore" built by Todd Silicatio of Todd's Cycle on the cover of the new 2011 Iron & Lace Calendarmaking its world premier this month July 18th 2010 at our annual LA Calendar Motorcycle Show.
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The 2011 Iron & Lace Custom Motorycle and Centerfold Model Calendar features the world's top custom bikes together with sexy centerfold models in revealing lingerie. Photographed by Jim Gianatsis, Iron & Lace offers a 16-month revealing look at the world's top winning bikes from the LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Calendar Bike Building Championship and the AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building. Included is the Best of Show winning bike "One Eyed jacks" from Kenjo Nagai / Ken's Factory, Japan, and "Rambler" from Dave Cook Custom Choppers. Plus the Metric V-Twin winner "LoLA" built by Jim Guffaw and the AFT Metric Customs Model Agency girls.
Other class winning bikes include Chris Flechtner's Speed Shop Design Pro Class winner, Ron Simms' "Rooster" Bar Hopper Class winner. Other show stoppers include two cool customs by Todd Silcato / Todd's Cycle, the Roehr Supercharged 1250cc V-Rod Superbike, a Jesse Rooke street tracker, and a retro Ducati V-twin cafe racer built by Shinya Kimura / Chabott Enginering for actor Brad Pitt.
The beautiful centerfold Calendar Kittens in revealing lingerie featured with the bikesthis year include Playboy Playmate Heather Rae Young, Apple Price, Tarah Tobiason, Melody Schuster, Cora Skinner, celebrity retro girl Masha and Stefanie Blase.
This month in the 2010 Iron & Lace Calendar Rachel and a Performance Machine Custom Softail
This month's beautiful Calendar Kitten is Rachel Bernstein with a Performance Machine customized Harley-Davidson Softail on location at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, home of our annual LA Calendar Motorcycle Show. Photo of course by Jim Gianatsis.
All of our Iron & Lace Calendar bikes including the LA Calendar Show and AMD World Championship winners are feature in large photo pictorials in the Calendar Bike Garage.
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LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Winning Bike & 2010 Show Preview! Chris Fletchner's / SpeedShopDesign.com 2009 LA Calendar Pro Class winning bike winner Speed Shop Special #6 is featured in a 3-page spread in the June 2010 issue of Iron Works magazine. Chris is building an all-new bike to premier at this year's 2010 LA Calendar Show on Sunday July 18th. Click the pages to ENLARGE.
Jim Guiffra shows one of his spokesmodels how to tear down the Honda VT750 in prepaation for its rebuild into a custom Bonneville racer.
AFT Customs to premier newest custom Bonneville racer "Kimosabe"
at the 2010 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show July 18th Custom Honda Bobber Built and to be Piloted by the ATF Models for Bonneville Record Attempt
Long Beach, CA, July 1st 2010 - Reigning LA Calendar Bike Building Champions, AFT Customs of Martel, CA, with owner designer Jim Guiffra and his AFT Motorsports Model Agency spokesmodels (AFTcustoms.com) will again use this year's 2010 LA Calendar Motorcycle Show on Sunday July 18th at the Queen Mary Event Park, Long Beach, CA to premier their latest custom built motorcycle "Kimosabe". Then after the Calendar Show the AFT crew and the bike will head to the legendary Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah to participate in the BUB Speed Trials where two of the girl builders, Sukhee and Shelby, will pilot the bike on timed runs. Also helping with the bike build and attending the events are models Cyndi, Sara, Malanie and Katy
Jim and his AFT Models will be holding one of three Calendar Bike Building Seminars at the Show, to detail to fans how they designed and built "Kimosabe" with the help of their sponsors including Miller Electric, JE Pistons and Avon Tires who will be there with them. Miller will be giving away at the Show their professional caliber "Diversion 180 TIG Machine Welding Package" valued at $2,150 to one lucky spectator, along with Miller Calendar Show Discount Coupons to every Show visitor valued up to $150 cash back on Miller Equipment purchases.
If you are a Pro or Hobbyist builder in need of any welding gear, your Calendar Show admission will be returned many times over with these exclusive discounts from Miller. Stop by the AFT Miller Electric display any time during the day to sign up for the TIG Welding Package Giveaway, and to pick up a Miller Calendar Show Discount Coupon towards a future purchase. Miller Technicians and the AFT Models will be there with a product display and demonstration to help with any welding questions. The winner of the TIG Welding Package Giveaway drawing must be present during the Awards Ceremonies which start at 5pm.
The AFT crew are no strangers to premiering new bikes at the Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend having garnered the coveted "Best of Show" award in 2008 with their Yamaha Royal Star based custom "Er Head." Last year they returned with "LoLA" a 2009 Honda VXT1300 Pro Street custom to take 1st place in the Metric Custom class. After the Show their winning bikes were photographed by Calendar Show producer Jim Gianatsis for the FastDates.com Iron & Lace Custom Motorcycle PinUp Calendar, the new 2011 edition of which premiers at this year's Show.
"Kimosabe means faithful friend in Comanche, explains Guiffra. "It's the nickname Indian sidekick Tonto used for his partner "The Lone Ranger" in the classic old TV series from the 1960s.
AFT Customs is all about our friendships. All the AFT Model Agency Girls are working together with me build this bike, just as they have with all our past Calendar Show premiered bikes. We are like a family. We wanted our close friends in the Northern California custom bike builder community to be a part of this build as well so that it represented the Nor Cal scene & the support we have for each other. Each builder was given artistic creativity as long it fit our theme. The build is being fully documented and filmed for a upcoming TV show, which has been a lot of fun. The approach is different from what you've seen in the past."
The AFT Agency models again went all out for this year's build which is a "Bobber" style custom based on a Honda VT750 V-twin streetbike. Miller Welding came on board as a sponsor and sent an instructor to help the girls improve their TIG welding. Guiffra's aim with the AFT Model Agency is to supply the Motorsports Industry with attractive spokesmodels for trade shows and consumer event, models who are knowledgeable in talking to customers about the products and companies they represent. Being involved in building some of the word's winning-est custom bikes featured in Calendars, magazines and on TV, and attempting world land speed records at Bonneville certainly makes them well qualified.
Product suppliers and sponsors for Kemosabe include Cole Foster - fairing for headlight; Satya / Alan Kraus - h/bar risers and wheel rotor centers; Brian Schimke - tail light, exhaust tip; Kirk Taylor - foot pegs; Greg Westbury - gas cap; Duane Ballard - leather work; Bozzie Customs - engine porting & polishing; Todd Evans - paint, Lyndall Racing Brakes; Avon Tyre; Avon grips; Works Connection; Alloy Art -controls, JE Piston, Web Cam, Motion Pro; Kingup and Easton.
Kimosabe Sneak Peak! Los Angeles, CA, July 5th, 2010 - Here's a sneak peak at Kimosabe having just been completed by the AFT Motorsports Model Agency Girls, in a studio photo shoot just before their appearance at the July 18th LA Calendar Show. Meet AFT Metric Customs owner Jim Giuffra and the AFT Models at this year's Show, take a picture with them, and be sure to attend thier Calendar Bike Builder's Semianar at 2pm on Sunday.
The Making of the FastDates.com Calendars now on DVD! Sure, we may be slow getting around to some things, one of those being the re mastering of our infamous Making of the FastDates.com Calendars movies to DVD. But now thanks to the help of Amazon.com we've entered the 21st century and you can stuff into your Computer or Big Screen DVD player the fastest, hottest, wettest, sexiest motorcycle movies ever made!
Above, Playboy centerfold Tanya Beyer down on the farm with Playboy models Keri and Jody Hoskins and some wild customs by Arlen Ness and Ron Simms in Iron & Lace I.
We guarantee you'll be left breathless by the incredible bikes, locations and beautiful girls. But don't wait to get those sticky rental copies of these exciting new FastDates.com Calendar DVD s from your your local rental dive. Be the hero of the next Race Watch or Bachelor's Party by getting your very own DVD copies over night from Amazon.com to hide under your bed from your mom, or download them now directly to your computer. The making of the FasDates.com Calendars DVD movies are available from Amazon.com and in the FastDates.com Video Store.
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Performance Machine
Best of Show
Kenji Negai / Kens Factory Torrance USA / Tokyo Japan
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Chris Flechtner / Speed Shop Design, Seattle WA
Best Performance Machine Bike
Ron Simms / Ron Simms Oakland, CA
1st Place Mikuni Street Custom Kevin Hendricks / Anarchy Disrupter, Ultima 120ci
Shelly, ID
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Classic Post '56 Street Custom
Gilbert Martus / Krome 3
Colton, CA
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Classic Pre '65 Street Custom
Oscar Fragoso / Gothspeed
1950 Triumph Thunderbird
Long Beach, CA
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S&S Street Performance
Butch Yaple / Custom Cycle Controls
Henderson NV
1st Place Mikuni Street Chopper
Mark Shell
Idaho Falls, ID
1st Place Metric Custom
"LoLA"
AFT Model Agency Girls / AFT Metric Customs Inglewood, CA
1st Place Iron Works Bobber Ken Drapier / BUB Bobber
Grass Valley, CA
1st Place Iron Works
Sportster Dave Edwards, Cycle World / Richard Pollock, Mule MC Poway, CA
1st Place Fast Dates Sportbike
Ray Roth / Eye Candy Cycle Design Kawasaki ZX14 Turbo
Riverside, CA
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Jim and his AFT Models will be holding one of three Calendar Bike Building Seminars at the Show, to detail to fans how they designed and built "Kimosabe" with the help of their sponsors including Miller Electric, JE Pistons and Avon Tires who will be there with them. Miller will be giving away at the Show their professional caliber "Diversion 180 TIG Machine Welding Package" valued at $2,150 to one lucky spectator, along with Miller Calendar Show Discount Coupons to every Show visitor valued up to $150 cash back on Miller Equipment purchases. 
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