Proud Sponsor of Biker Jam
Special Announcements: Congrats to the 2008 Biker Jam raffle winners!
Harley-Davidson Museum Grand opening July 12-13 and your invited!
Click here for more info
Million Mile Monday June 30th
3,000,960 miles whoohoo!!!
1st Place 2008 Fat Bob: James G. of Rockford
2nd Place $500 cash: Jim W. from Chicago
3rd Place $300 cash: Ric R. from Rockford
Thanks to all the volunteers for making this another successful year!!! See ya next year...
2008 Biker Jam in memory of Don Morrison HOG Life Member 1951-2008
Moving Forward After The Breitbach Fire:
Balltown will re-open June 14 2008
Lets plan a ride!
Check out this you tube "Open Road Song"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4mU8ZqMZPU
Good driving music for the Harley rider! It take a couple seconds to get going so hang in there...Thanks Sonny
BlackHawk Farms is looking for safety crew members for race weekends. They'll train you, feed you, pay you and give you free admission for helping out. Race weekends are: May10-11, May 31-June 1, July 26-27, August 23-24 and Sept 27-28.
Click here for info...Contact David at:
midwestsafetycrew@hotmail.com
Harley has a new Softail:
Softail Cross Bones & Rocker C
and Kegel's H-D has both on the showroom floor!
The new Softail Rocker™FXCW and FXCWC
Anti-sparkle is the theme of the new finishes for this machine.
The Rockertail™ suspension features a clean rear fender mounted on the swingarm, creating the look of zero suspension around the 240mm tire.
The minimalist style lets the design cues shine through.
Hurry into Kegel Harley-Davidson/Buell for the 2008 Rocker and check out one of the lowest solo saddles in any production Harley.
Robbie Maddison's World Record Motorcycle Jump 31/12/07 Click here
- H.O.G.® 25th Anniversary Collection merchandise . Choose from a wide variety of collectibles and apparel, including pins, patches, shirts, and more. Login at HOG member login
Keep your miles and days riden up to date. Let Mona O. know your starting miles for 2008 and Mark H. your days ridden for 2008 (the year starts in Dec 2007).
Local motorcycle Museum:
Vintage Spokes Motorcycle Museum,
4560 Shepherd Trail, Rockford, Il. 61103
Open Saturdays 10am-3pm, Flyer click here
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World's oldest Family run Dealer! Kegel's located at: 7125 Harrison Ave. Rockford, IL 61112 They’re open: M-F 9-7 Sat 9-4 Sun 10-3 (Service closed) 815-332-7125 or Fax 815-332-9613
Send an E-mail info@kegelmotorcycles.com
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Looking for a place to ride and someone fun to ride with? Consider joining the best bunch of Harley riders around the Rock River HOG Chapter! We are looking for riders just like you. Drop by our RR HOG meeting the last Wednesday of the month at SM & SF Club at 7:00pm. 1010 Sandy Hollow Rd. Rockford IL. See the contact page for more info. See ya there! 
RR HOG members email me with your event updates and pictures. info@rrhog.com
Make sure you sign up for the RR HOG email mailing list. Its on the Kegel's HOG web page. Click on the yellow box fill out the desired info and don't forget to put down your HOG ID #. This will keep you up to date with the latest RR HOG news. Kegel's RR HOG Web Page
Want to impress fellow RR HOG members with your cool style and sharp looks? Thats Right! Just stop in Kegels and ask for the latest RR HOG wear and collectables. Get your RR HOG patches, shirts, jackets, hats and other RR HOG stuff. If you don't see what you want Kegel's can order it for you. Wear it Proud and wear it Loud! The 2008 HOG Wear Catalog is in. Stop by Kegels H-D to check it out.
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Other helpful related websites:
Harley-Davidson
Kegel H-D
IL State H.O.G.® Rally
AMA
Riders Edge
Motorcycle Safety Education Program
Motorcycle Tires
- Motorcycle tires may seem difficult to understand at first. Here is a simple guide to unlocking the information on the sidewall of you motorcycle tires. You will see a series of numbers on your sidewall i.e. 130/90HB-16 What these numbers stand for is the tire width, aspect ratio, speed rating, construction type and rim diameter.
For instance, the 130 stands for 130mm of tread width. The 90 stands for the aspect ratio (sidewall height) which is a percentage, so for a 130/90 the aspect ratio/sidewall is 90% of the tread width or 117mm.
The next number (speed rating) determines what speed, that this tire is designed to be safely operated. In this example, the H speed rating means that tire has a maximum speed rating of 130 MPH. V-rated tires have a maximum speed rating of 149MPH and Z-rated is 149+MPH. This doesn’t mean it is ok to break the speed limit, it simply means the manufacturer has certified that tire to be capable of those speeds.
The Next letter designation stands for the construction of the tire itself. In this example, the B stands for Bias construction, meaning the tire is a bias ply, not a radial. You will see an R in this place if the tire is of radial construction.
Last but not least is the rim diameter. You couldn’t very well stretch a 16 tire on a 18 inch rim, so it’s important to you to know what size rim your dealing with when replacing tires. Dealers cannot recommend a tire size or speed rating less than what the factory equipped your bike with.
Don't forget Harley offers Michelin tires for replacement on select models with more coming in the future.
