Message from Kelly & Susan Usually November means it is time to store your motorcycle for winter, but with temps forecasted to be in the upper 60s and dry for at least the first week of the month we say not so fast … LET’S RIDE!!! We don’t know about you but we’re crossing our fingers and hoping that old man winter doesn’t arrive any time soon so that we can all continue riding our motorcycles. Although the weather looks promising in the near future, we all know how quickly it can change and winter can arrive on our doorstep. Therefore, now is a good time to call or visit our service department and reserve a spot for your motorcycle in our climate-controlled storage area. With prices starting at only .99 cents per day, our dealership is the best place to store your motorcycle this winter. And, if you are thinking about upgrades to your motorcycle, winter is the

best time to have the work done and you may even qualify for FREE storage. Speak with Mark, David or Erin in our ser-vice department for more details about our winter storage program and reserve your spot today.

THANK YOU! We just learned that our dealership was, once again, awarded as Erie’s Choice for Recreational Vehicles in 2015. This is our 7th consecutive year of receiving the Erie’s Choice award! We are very proud of the various awards and accolades that our award-winning dealership has received recently, but this award always stands out for us because it is deter-mined and voted on by you - our community and customers. Thanksgiving is around the corner and we always give pause this time of year to reflect on all the wonderful memories we shared with our customers and friends this past year. So fat this year has been another fantastic

year for our business and we recognize how blessed we are to have such a wonder-ful and dedicated staff, an enthusiastic and active HOG chapter, loyal customers, and wonderful friends. To all of you, we say “thank you” for your continued support. Also, please remember that our winter business hours begin November 1st and continue until March 1st and this means our dealership we will be CLOSED ON MONDAYS with the exception of special holiday shopping hours in December. As always, we truly appreciate your continued friendship and look forward to seeing you again this month at Harley-Davidson of Erie. Happy Thanksgiving! With warmest regards,

Kelly Lapping Susan Lapping Co-Owner/President Co-Owner/CFO

November 2015

Issue #96

Help Us Fight Hunger in the Community with our Plaques for Plates Promotion

Winter is quickly approaching and that means frigid weather and the holiday season is around the corner. Unfortunately, too many people in our community do not have enough food to eat, and Harley-Davidson of Erie is continuing our commitment to help fight hunger with our Plaques for Plates promotion. Last year, we helped provide food for hundreds of people through the Second Harvest Food Bank, and with your support again this year we can help this wonderful organization feed even more people and families. Read the Plaque for Plates flyer in this issue for more details about the innovative program and how to purchase your plaque(s) today. These plaques also make wonderful gifts or tributes to those family members and friends that have passed. If you can, please register today and help fight hunger in our community.

Drop Off ‘Toys for Tots’ at H-D of Erie November 1st – December 5th The U.S. Marine Corps will be kick-off their annual TOYS for TOTS campaign at Harley-Davidson of Erie on November 1st. Harley-Davidson of Erie is proud to sup-port this charity which helps bring happiness to needy children in our community. Bring and drop-off any new, unwrapped toy (valued over $10) between November 1st and December 5th and you will receive 15% OFF the purchase of any Harley-Davidson officially licensed product.

Spread the Holiday Cheer with H-D MotorClothes Our MotorClothes staff is eager to help make holiday shopping easy and stress-

free for everyone this year! Stop by the dealership and let them help you complete your wish list. They will keep your ‘wish list’ on file so that you family and friends can buy you the perfect gift(s) that you wanted all year! Holiday merchandise is arriving daily, so hurry into our dealership and get the perfect gifts for the spe-cial people in your life. This month’s special incen-tives, which cannot be combined with any other offers/discounts, include:

20% Men’s/Women’s Nylon Jackets (in stock only) 20% OFF Boots (in stock only) 20% OFF Miss Me Jeans (in stock only)

Gift Wrapping Volunteers Needed!!!

We are searching for volunteers to help our staff with holiday gift wrapping. If you enjoy wrapping gifts (doesn’t everyone?) and shar-ing laughs with other

Harley-Davidson enthusiasts, then you should contact Laurie Thompson for details on this fun-filled opportunity.

Drop-Off Food at H-D of Erie for Second Harvest on November 18th

Harley-Davidson of Erie is proud to once again be a drop-off location for this year’s Second Harvest Food Bank Drive-Thru Food Drive. You can drop off your non-perishable food at our dealership from 6 AM to 6 PM on Wednesday, November 18. Please help us fight hunger in our community this winter. The WICU/WSEE/CW Holiday Drive-Thru Food Drive is held in November each year. This event, now in its 15th year, is an all-day food drive and fundraiser to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania and its member agencies. All food collected at each location

in Erie, Meadville, Corry, Warren, Edinboro, Titusville, Waterford, East Springfield and Franklin remains in the community where it was collected. Monetary donations assist the Second Harvest to help provide food to our member agencies throughout northwest Pennsylvania.

‘Black Friday/Chrome Saturday’ Shopping Spectacular - November 27 & 28

Harley-Davidson of Erie’s Black Friday/Chrome Saturday Shopping Spectacular makes the be-ginning of the holiday shopping season much easier and more enjoyable because you can avoid the hustle and bustle of the holidays and the chaos associated with shopping on upper Peach Street and at Millcreek Mall on the busi-est shopping day of the year. Our dealership is

your one-stop holiday shopping destination for riders and non-riders alike with hassle-free parking, FREE gift wrapping on all of your H-D of Erie purchases, as well as FREE pastries, donuts and coffee! If you would like to avoid the holiday shopping madness, make plans to visit Har-ley-Davidson of Erie at 10:00 a.m. on November 27th and 28th and let our staff show you how enjoyable holiday shopping is with the Harley-Davidson holiday spirit!

Winter Storage Starting at Only 99¢ a Day!

If you are looking for a place to store your motorcycle over the winter, call our service department (838-1356) to reserve your spot today. With rates starting at only .99¢ per day we offer a cost effective approach that frees up space in your garage or storage shed. Your motorcycle will be stored in our climate controlled storage area, we will connect it to a battery tender, cover it (customer must provide cov-er), and give it a FREE safety check over prior to pickup in the spring to ensure you are ready to ride. Ask our service department how you can qualify for FREE STORAGE.

Get Your Framed Harley-Davidson Tank Collection! Beginning November 8th thru December 24th (while supplies last) we will give you

a framed Harley-Davidson Tank Collec-tion ($75 value) for FREE with any quali-fying purchase. This framed tank collec-tion makes a perfect gift for family and/or friends

Check out the New Apparel at our Winter Fashion Show on November 21st The holidays and winter are just around the corner and our MotorClothes Department is hosting their 1st annual Winter Fashion Show at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 21st. This fashion show brings all the apparel you see in the pages of the Harley-Davidson brochures to life so that you get a better feel for how the clothing looks in person. Make plans to join us for fun-filled event and cheer on some of your friends as they model merchandise.

Harley-Davidson of Erie Named Erie’s Choice for 7th Straight Year National elections are around the corner, but the votes have been counted by the Erie Times-News for 2015 and, once again, Harley-Davidson of Erie was voted as the community’s favorite Recreational Vehicle Dealer. This is our seventh straight year winning this award!!! We are very proud to receive this recognition from the community and extremely appreciative to everyone who voted for us. On behalf of everyone at Harley-Davidson of Erie, we say “thank you” for mak-ing us Erie’s Choice in 2015.