110th Anniversary Look Back

We found another old receipt in the archives - this one from 1984! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Check out this cool logo for ourselves we found in the archives, drawn by Ray Schulz! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

For today's #365daysofkegelhd we share this fun photo, likely from the 1940s, outside our 110-112 N. Madison St location. Yes, you are seeing correctly - there was an Indian Dealership right next door for a time. #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Here's a pretty awesome mockup/proof of an ad from not too far back we recently came across in the archives... check out some of those old school bikes down the side of it! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today, in honor of our annual Truck or Treat event, we are throwin' it back 12 years ago when we had the Witchy Ride! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Check out this throwback ad spread from the early/mid 1950s we found of the H-D® Model K! Did you or anyone you know have one of these? #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Who attended any of our 100th anniversary events 10 years ago? Here's a few throwback photos from festivities that happened during that year! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today we share this throwback ad that ran in a Freeport newspaper in 1990. As you may recall from previous #kegel365 posts, Julius took over the original shop in Freeport when Joe moved the business to Rockford and Julius ran that store with his nephew Ed until he retired in 1960. At some point in the early 2000s the shop was sold and became Freeport Bicycle Company, however sadly the shop has been closed for nearly 2 years now. #365daysofkegelhd #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Today we share of the tragic passing of Joe and Julius' other brother Edward, as reported here in the Monday, July 2, 1951 issue of the Belvidere Daily Republican.

For today's #365daysofkegelhd we share this throwback of some folks enjoying themselves during Springtime at our Auburn St. location! Do you recognize any of them? #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest