{"id":1597,"date":"2024-12-02T12:44:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/?p=2604"},"modified":"2025-10-31T12:34:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T10:34:16","slug":"family-fortunes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hog.thecreativeplot.com\/sv-se\/family-fortunes\/","title":{"rendered":"Family fortunes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian H.O.G.\u00ae<\/sup> member Marco Bauknecht has found himself in the right place, at the right time, to meet multiple generations of the Davidson family<\/p>\n\n\n

I\u2019d been interested in the world of Harley-Davidson since I was a kid, but it wasn\u2019t until the age of 39 that I was finally able to realise this life-long dream. The year was 1999 when I purchased my first Harley, a Fat Boy\u00ae<\/sup>, and immediately became a life member of the Harley Owners Group\u00ae<\/sup>. Since then, I\u2019ve had four different Harley\u00ae<\/sup> motorcycles and have been a member of Firenze Chapter Italy, for almost 25 years. I am now one of the older members of my chapter and thoroughly enjoy my current motorcycle, which is a Road King\u00ae<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I use my motorcycle whenever I can, whether it\u2019s for riding with friends from my chapter or solo, and it\u2019s a great way for me to escape into the surrounding countryside \u2013 Florence is surrounded by beautiful vineyards and the Chianti region \u2013 home to Chianti red wine \u2013 is within easy reach by motorcycle. However, I also like to venture further afield to join the wider H.O.G.\u00ae<\/sup> community at rallies around the continent. In 2018, Harley-Davidson organised a great event in Florence, which brought over the most important dealers from the US, plus members of the Davidson family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I work as a limousine driver and it was at this event that I had the amazing opportunity to meet the icon himself, Willie G. Davidson. I was the driver for him and his wife during the event and was proud to tell them that I owned a Road King and had been a H.O.G. member for almost 20 years. They were very amicable and Willie G. asked me to show him a photograph of my motorcycle. I was pleased to show it to him and he also wanted to sign my vest and the seat of my motorcycle. I have some photographs which I jealously keep and which fill me with joy every time I look at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What struck me most about this encounter was the kindness, simplicity and availability of Willie G. who, upon departure, invited me to visit the Harley-Davidson Museum\u2122<\/sup> in Milwaukee, offering to personally guide me during the visit. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be able to go to Milwaukee one day, but I can\u2019t imagine what more a Harley owner could dream of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, I went along to European Bike Week\u00ae<\/sup> in Faaker See, Austria, and had the pleasure of meeting Bill Davidson, Willie G.\u2019s son. I told him the story of how I\u2019d met his parents years before and showed him the photographs of us outside the Westing Excelsior hotel. Naturally, I also took a picture with Bill and my best friend Stefano to remember the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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