HD Museum visit
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Superior, WI
Visited the museum last August and really enjoyed it. The walk through the AMF era exhibit was something else. Hearing that the mechanics at the dealerships would take the bike apart when it came it to make sure things were put together the right way was unbelievable. My 2 boys loved it. The resturant was decent, but was disappointed with the "gift" shop.
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Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Central AL
Definitely a place that I want to visit, if I ever get a chance to get up that way. I have been to Barber's Motorsports museum with over 1200 bikes ... very cool. If you are ever near Bham, AL check it out.
http://www.barbermotorsports.com/gen...age-museum.php
http://www.barbermotorsports.com/gen...age-museum.php
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From: Between Chicago & Milwaukee
Noticed 2 or 3 negative comments about the Museum Gift Shop,but no specifics about what was wrong ? It's a top notch Museum and the Gift Shop (which is in the building next to it) seemed more than appropriate to my Wife and I.
Cruiser
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Beamsville Ont
Wife and I stopped at the Museum for a tour in August as well during our trip back east. Well worth the trip. Bit of a pain finding it off the freeway but once you get into the streets there was good signage. Really enjoyed the history lesson, would definitely do it again. Gift shop was fine in my experience, overpriced like all HD paraphenalia but the staff were friendly. Been there, got the t-shirt!
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From: Greenfield, WI
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Cruiser
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From: Whittier, Ca
specifics on the gift shop. I really wanted a tee shirt, and didn't find any that I liked, and of the choices, they had what I find in a lot of dealerships.... Small, medium and XXXL. They had a nice button up shirt, small and XXL, when I asked the girls working there if they had an XL they said all we have is what's on the floor, and those were last winters clothes, and the new winter clothes haven't come out. I asked, can I order one in XL... she looked at me like I was crazy and said no.... like, you stupid dummy.... whoops.
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Cruiser
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From: Whittier, Ca
Okay, update. Today I went on the "steel toe factory tour". They drive you out to the factory where they put the motors and transmissions together. The tour brings you right into the 18 acre assembly line. They show you everything from start to finish on assembling the engine and transmissions. You see the robots in action, the men and women running the machines, checking parts, assembling engines right on the line. The tour lasted about 1 1/2 hours. From parts bins to complete engines with transmissions. They have them on racks loading into trucks going to the final plants in York and (?) Kansas City. Way worth the time, and it's too bad you can't take pictures, but it gives you a whole new perspective on how they assemble, check, assemble.