If You Go
Motorcycles will be on display from about noon to 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 10, at Kutter Harley-Davidson, 129 West 6th St., Monroe. Food will be available for the public to purchase, along with the opportunity to view numerous vintage antique motorcycles. The public is encouraged to take photos and meet the riders when they stop for lunch prepared with local support and donations from Rackow's Family Sausage, Barb's Kitchen and Potato Salad, Minhas Craft Brewery and the local Swiss Valley HOG Chapter.
MONROE - Kutter Harley-Davidson in Monroe will serve as a lunch stop on Monday, Sept. 10 for more than 75 riders of vintage motorcycles making a coast-to-coast run across the United States.
The bikes on the 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run have to be built before 1930 and run on their original engines and transmissions, according to organizers. During the run, riders will put nearly 4,000 miles on their machines, some of which are more than 100 years old.
The endurance run was scheduled to leave from Newburgh, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 7 and finish at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday, Sept. 23. The route is 17 days total, with 16 days on the road.
Scott Golackson, Kutter Harley-Davidson manager in Monroe, is beyond excited about his store being chosen by the riders as a stopover on the route.
"Never, ever in your life, even if you go to a museum, are you going to be able to stop and see 75 pre-1930 motorcycles in one place - ever again in your life," he said. "I'll never see this again - not in my lifetime."
Golackson said Monroe's Kutter Harley-Davidson was chosen as the luncheon spot because of the history of the city and the dealership. Kutter Harley-Davidson in Janesville and Monroe has received several awards, including the coveted H-D Gold Bar and Shield Circle of Excellence award and has held the distinction of being voted No. 1 Harley-Davidson dealership in the U.S. based heavily on customer service.
Riders on day four of the run will be coming from Milwaukee and will spend the morning navigating through southern Wisconsin farm country before arriving for a casual lunch at the dealership, on their way to the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.
The run pays tribute to Erwin George "Cannonball" Baker, a pioneering motorcyclist who set more than 100 speed and endurance records from 1910 to 1930. In 1914, in one of Baker's most heralded runs, he made it coast to coast in 11 and a half days.
Among the riders this year will be Scott Jacobs, the first officially-licensed artist through Harley-Davidson's "Fine Art Program" worldwide in 1993. His images can be seen on many objects from limited editions graphics to Franklin Mint collector plates, coffee mugs, beach towels, clocks and many others. 2010 saw the release of his second book, "The Art of Scott Jacobs - The Complete Works."
He will join other riders of pre-1930 motorcycles from 22 states and 10 foreign countries.
More information about the 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run is at www.motorcyclecannonball.com.
Motorcycles will be on display from about noon to 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 10, at Kutter Harley-Davidson, 129 West 6th St., Monroe. Food will be available for the public to purchase, along with the opportunity to view numerous vintage antique motorcycles. The public is encouraged to take photos and meet the riders when they stop for lunch prepared with local support and donations from Rackow's Family Sausage, Barb's Kitchen and Potato Salad, Minhas Craft Brewery and the local Swiss Valley HOG Chapter.
The bikes on the 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run have to be built before 1930 and run on their original engines and transmissions, according to organizers. During the run, riders will put nearly 4,000 miles on their machines, some of which are more than 100 years old.
The endurance run was scheduled to leave from Newburgh, N.Y., Friday, Sept. 7 and finish at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on Sunday, Sept. 23. The route is 17 days total, with 16 days on the road.
Scott Golackson, Kutter Harley-Davidson manager in Monroe, is beyond excited about his store being chosen by the riders as a stopover on the route.
"Never, ever in your life, even if you go to a museum, are you going to be able to stop and see 75 pre-1930 motorcycles in one place - ever again in your life," he said. "I'll never see this again - not in my lifetime."
Golackson said Monroe's Kutter Harley-Davidson was chosen as the luncheon spot because of the history of the city and the dealership. Kutter Harley-Davidson in Janesville and Monroe has received several awards, including the coveted H-D Gold Bar and Shield Circle of Excellence award and has held the distinction of being voted No. 1 Harley-Davidson dealership in the U.S. based heavily on customer service.
Riders on day four of the run will be coming from Milwaukee and will spend the morning navigating through southern Wisconsin farm country before arriving for a casual lunch at the dealership, on their way to the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa, Iowa.
The run pays tribute to Erwin George "Cannonball" Baker, a pioneering motorcyclist who set more than 100 speed and endurance records from 1910 to 1930. In 1914, in one of Baker's most heralded runs, he made it coast to coast in 11 and a half days.
Among the riders this year will be Scott Jacobs, the first officially-licensed artist through Harley-Davidson's "Fine Art Program" worldwide in 1993. His images can be seen on many objects from limited editions graphics to Franklin Mint collector plates, coffee mugs, beach towels, clocks and many others. 2010 saw the release of his second book, "The Art of Scott Jacobs - The Complete Works."
He will join other riders of pre-1930 motorcycles from 22 states and 10 foreign countries.
More information about the 2012 Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run is at www.motorcyclecannonball.com.
Motorcycles will be on display from about noon to 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 10, at Kutter Harley-Davidson, 129 West 6th St., Monroe. Food will be available for the public to purchase, along with the opportunity to view numerous vintage antique motorcycles. The public is encouraged to take photos and meet the riders when they stop for lunch prepared with local support and donations from Rackow's Family Sausage, Barb's Kitchen and Potato Salad, Minhas Craft Brewery and the local Swiss Valley HOG Chapter.