By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com “Wild Bill” Eggers of Goshen, CT has done it again. After replicating an 1886 Daimler motorcycle – and building five of them, one of which sits in the Motorcyclepedia museum in Newburgh, NY – he’s now recreating what might have been the first motorcycle. It’s …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com Last year was a good year for Harley-Davidson, and for those in the corporate offices. H-D’s top five executives received discretionary and performance-based bonuses of almost $5.7 million, with CEO Keith Wandell getting more than $2.8 million. Wandell’s total compensation for 2011, which includes stock …

By Bud Wilkinson of RIDE-CT.com In an effort to tout its riding apparel, Harley-Davidson has created a series of three videos titled “Made of a lot More Than Just Leather,” the first of which is posted below. When Harley tipped me to the videos yesterday afternoon, I chuckled upon seeing …