110th Anniversary Look Back

Check out this ad that appeared in the Sept 21, 1932 Freeport Journal-Standard after Joseph moved the company out to Rockford and Julius took over the Freeport store. #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

#ThrowbackThursday today for #365daysofkegelhd with this photo of our staff (at the time) at the Auburn Street location!

Keeping in trend with yesterday's #365daysofkegelhd post, here's a shot from outside our 1st Madison St. location! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

And for #365daysofkegelhd today... a picture of the original shop in Freeport that started it all! If you recall from a previous #kegel365 post from March, this is the photo of Harley's outside that was copied from a 1910 dated Freeport newspaper a customer brought in. If anyone has a copy of that newspaper, please let us know! #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Who participated in one of our Biker Bash games? What was your favorite part of the day? #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Prior to our Grand Opening at the Harrison location, we wrote a letter and extended an invitation to Mr. Jay Leno himself who was scheduled to make a nearby appearance around the same time of our opening in 1996.

For today's #365daysofkegelhd we have a polaroid of Karl with Uncle Harold! Harold was Bob's brother and Joe's other son who took over the bicycle end of the business after Joe passed and he and Bob decided to split the business. #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Today's #365daysofkegelhd starts the sharing of a wonderful piece on Julius from the December 1972 issue of Cycle World.

And now, for the beginning of the December 1972 Cycle World piece on Julius by Howard W. Carlson.

And now for the conclusion of the December 1972 Cycle World article on Julius Kegel...