110th Anniversary Look Back

As mentioned by Stan Parrish on a post earlier this week, back in the day we used to offer the Kegel's Early Bird Club where you could you pre-order your bike as soon as Harley announced it! Model releases are done a bit differently now and unfortunately the Early Bird Club is no more but here's some fun images of it from years past! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today we have an older throwback, found in our archives, of a couple of our HOG members (and #kegelhd regulars), including the Verhagens! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #365daysofkegelhd #worldsoldest

While not exclusively #Kegelhd we did find this old, late 1950s ad in our archives for the Harley-Davidson Hummer! Did any of you or your family members own one? While they don't currently manufacture these bikes anymore, we do have plenty others in stock and you could win a $500 gift card for taking em on a test ride this weekend! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #365daysofkegelhd #worldsoldest

Today we share a throwback photo (courtesy of Chuck Lahey) of Julius, in 1965, on one of his infamous motorcycle tours through Europe! He was approximately 74 here and still riding strong! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

In 1998, Harley published a special 95th Anniversary magazine and in it contained an article about the 3 oldest dealers in the company (which includes #Kegelhd!).

Blast from the Past: Who recalls receiving this Fall 1983 flyer in the mail from us?? #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Here we have a customer who was "patched" by some of our Kegel Krew some time ago! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today for #365daysofkegelhd we share a sweet memorial written by Mel Kegel for Kegel Krew employee Dave Olson who unexpectedly passed away a few years back. Perhaps some of you remember him?

While not exclusively #kegelhd, another fun item we found in our archives is this awesome H-D pop-up book! While it might not be in the best condition, it's still a pretty neat piece of Harley history! Wanna see it in person? Stop by the marketing office during normal business hours - we'll be happy to show it to you! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

At one point we had an official publication called Kegel Motorcycle News and in our archives we found the April 2001 issue! For today's #365daysofkegelhd we thought we'd share the first article and pages!