110th Anniversary Look Back

Here is a classic picture from 1924 of Joseph's brother Julius with one of his infamous mail hauling sidecars as he would deliver mail and eventually newspapers through various weather year-round to numerous small towns near Freeport after he returned from the war as a side business. At one point he had a fleet of 12 sidecar units and drivers! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today for #365daysofkegelhd we have a throwback of Robert's son Joe working in the service department on Auburn Street! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

On this day in 1996... our current location on Harrison Ave officially opened its doors to the public! Were you there? #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

A rare photo of Kegel brother Edward on a classic Harley-Davidson. Sadly, Edward (who was a Freeport Fireman) passed away in 1951 during a boating accident on the Rock River. #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today we skip back to May 4, 2019 when a bunch of you area riders joined us for a ride and helped make a dying man's final wish come true! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd From WREX: Bikers help man get last wish to take final ride on a motorcycle ROCKFORD (WREX) – Outside the quiet halls of Fairhaven Retirement Home, the roar of engines filled the air Saturday morning. One by one hundreds of bikers rode up to the facility, all to help Jim Ostrander take a ride

Today for #365daysofkegelhd we have part 1 of a theft that occurred in 1913 that all started with a bad check and was chronicled in the Freeport Daily Bulletin. #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Today we share the exciting conclusion to yesterday's #365daysofkegelhd from 1913 as several days after the initial theft the Freeport Daily Bulletin printed a thrilling update when the Kegel Bros took matters into their own hands! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Did you know that in the early 2000s we had a retail store at the Machesney Park mall? While it was short-lived as business inside the mall became scarce by 2004, we strictly sold merch and gifts there. Did you stop in? #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest #365daysofkegelhd

Today #365daysofkegelhd starts another series, printed in full by the Freeport Journal-Standard in 1961 where Julius made a trip around the world in 80 days! #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest

Today we continue sharing about that time published in 1961 that Julius Kegel pulled an Around the World in Days 80 trip #365daysofkegelhd #kegel365 #harleydavidson #kegelhd #worldsoldest