Harley-Davidson to Provide 102 Motorcycles for the 2000 Olympics

13 September 2000

    MILWAUKEE, Sept. 12 As Official Provider of Motorcycles to
the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Harley-Davidson will supply more
than 100 of its Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles for use in various
activities during the Olympic and Paralympic Games beginning September 15,
2000.
    Sixty motorcycles will be used to transport approximately 200,000 rolls of
film from Olympic Games venues outside of Sydney Olympic Park to the Park for
processing.  The motorcycles will be used as part of the UPS Film Transport
Service to ensure that journalists can immediately provide worldwide Olympic
fans with images they are anxious to see.
    In addition to providing motorcycles, Harley-Davidson is also supplying
154 bicycles from GT (the bicycles are licensed Harley-Davidson products), 60
All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) from Arctic Cat, 15 scooters from Piaggio and six
off-road motorcycles from KTM to be used for a variety of purposes.
Harley-Davidson arranged to purchase or lease the vehicles in order to provide
a full range of products for use during the Olympic Games.  Harley-Davidson
also is supplying HJC helmets for all riders.
    "The vehicles and equipment that Harley-Davidson is providing are vital to
the success of the Olympic Games," explained John Hevey, Vice President, Asia
Pacific and Latin America.  "They are being used in a variety of operations
and in terrain that cannot be reached by other methods of transportation.  In
addition, the Harley-Davidson motorcycles used in the Film Transport Service,
operated by United Parcel Service, will be integral in providing journalists
the ability to meet deadlines and provide their audiences with spectacular
Olympic images, which everyone is sure to appreciate."
    Bicycles, off-road motorcycles and ATVs will be used to transport people
within the Sailing, Equestrian and Mountain Bike venues respectively.  Lead
riders in a variety of sports, including Mountain Biking, will use off-road
motorcycles for transportation.  ATVs will be used for general patrol and
security at a number of Olympic Games venues.  Scooters will be used
throughout areas such as the Olympic Boulevard, where other vehicles will not
have access.
    Some of Harley-Davidson's street motorcycles will be set up to allow
camera crews to film road events such as cycling; others will be used to carry
bicycle spares for cycling athletes during competition.
    Harley-Davidson has already supplied specially-designed police Road King
motorcycles for use during the Olympic Torch Relay.  Members of Australian
police forces escorted more than 10,000 Torchbearers with the motorcycles,
which covered more than 16,000 kilometers of Australia's rugged terrain.