This section will contain information on activities going on around the area in conjunction with the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration. These events are not officially associated with the 105th Anniversary. We will be updating information about these peripheral events continually. There will be many businesses and communities celebrating right along with Harley, so don’t miss out on any of the action.
The Milwaukee Rally will be taking place this year during the Harley-Davidson 105th Anniversary Celebration. Activities will be held at the four Metro-Milwaukee Harley Dealers. For a listing of activities, locations and music, visit
The Metro-Milwaukee Harley-Davidson Dealers have information about their activities on their web sites:
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SHELL CELEBRATES H-D 105TH ANNIVERSARY-- Shell NASCAR Driver Clint Bowyer, Chopper Chicks to be Part of Celebration
Houston – American icon Harley-Davidson plans to end the summer motorcycle season with a blowout event and Shell is gearing up for the celebration. As the exclusive fuel sponsor of the Harley-Davidson® 105th Anniversary Celebration, Shell will mark the occasion with an exciting lineup of events taking place in Milwaukee throughout the four-day event -- August 28-31.
To kick off the festivities, one of NASCAR’s top drivers, Clint Bowyer -- a Harley® owner and driver of the No. 07 Jack-Daniels car Chevrolet in the Sprint Series -- will be at the Shell Racing Experience at Veteran's Park on Thursday, August 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to greet fans and swap motorcycle stories. In addition to meeting Bowyer, event goers will have the opportunity to test their driving skills with the No. 07 and No. 29 NASCAR show cars and racing simulators and get a first hand feel of what it’s like to be in the pits with the Shell Tire Change Challenge.
On Friday, August 29, Shell will host an all-women’s charity custom bike build at the House of Harley, Milwaukee’s largest Harley dealership. The Chopper Chick Crew, led by Athena Ransom, will transform an array of hundreds of bike parts into a fully functioning motorcycle within a matter of hours. These women are some of the best in their field and have been featured on NBC’s Today Show, the Discovery Channel’s Biker Build-Off and SPEED TV’s American Thunder in addition to publications such as Easy Riders, American Iron, and Ironworks.
“Anytime we do a live bike build, it’s a huge draw,” said Ransom. “People are fascinated by the intricacies of what goes into making a motorcycle, and will stop by several times during the day to see the evolution of the bike.” Since the majority of motorcycles are made to run on premium grade gasoline, Shell Gift Cards will be randomly distributed throughout the event to give attendees the opportunity to try Shell V-Power premium gasoline for themselves.
Throughout the bike build, the “Garage-Girls” motorcycle experts will conduct free seminars to educate audience members about the importance of proper motorcycle care and demonstrate how to perform personal bike maintenance. The “fully-built bike” will be donated to the RAACE Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting child sexual abuse by raising public awareness of the epidemic.
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