Harley-Davidson Fathers Day Gift Guide 2013
Father’s Day is June 16th, and if you’re like most guys, you haven’t even thought about it. But not to fear! We’ve assembled a great list of gifts for the auto-enthusiast Dad. Check out our picks!
The Sportster based Café Racer has become a style in its own right, taking the classic look to new levels and doing it with a magic only a Harley can bring to the table. Our new SOLO tail completes the Café package on your 86-03 Sporty.
Available in partially covered with paintable black gel coat as well as a full covered version and both feature a gel insert in the seating area for maximum comfort. Requires removal of fender, supporting struts and relocation of taillight and signals. Includes mounting hardware for OEM electronics. Made in the US of A.
Give Dad a trip he’ll never forget with this ride along Historic Route 66 in September as part of H-D’s 110th anniversary party. Starting in Chicago, you’ll hit Milwaukee before partying down with Harley and its enthusiasts at the Anniversary party before cruising through the country on Route 66, ending in Los Angeles. See the country the way it’s meant to be seen on a Big Twin.
And if that’s not your thing, or dad’s thing of course, check out any of Harley-Davidson’s Authorized Tours for any unforgettable experience.
Riding with a group, or riding solo, the UClear line of helmet communications systems has you covered. Whether you want to listen to music, take hands-free phone calls, or keep in touch with your fellow riders, UClear facilitates those efforts. Utilizing Bluetooth technology, the HBC200 Force and the HBC100 Plus attach to your helmet and provide exceptional sound and boomless communications tech. Usable with nearly all hands-free and GPS communications.
Sunglasses represent the ultimate in cool, and when combined with serious protection, what could be a better gift for dad than a pair of glass/goggles from H-D. Choose from the Climate Control series that features a removable Facial Cavity Seal, the Street series with shatterproof frames and lenses, or the Active series with a fit perfect for those more aggressive rides. From polarized lenses, to sophisticated frames, to a variety of styles and fits, the eyewear choices offered up by Wiley X represent the best in H-D gear. Check your local dealer to get your mitts on a pair of these.
Summer is perfect riding weather, but there are those days when the sun is baking your brains, you’re sweating bullets, and the only thing the hog between your legs is doing is making you wonder about the effect of over-heated metal and leather on delicate parts. Still, it’s your day off and the road is calling, so how do you beat the heat? Silver Eagle Outfitters has at least one solution with the Kula-XD Cooling Vest, utilizing an evaporative system that has you add water into the vest that will then sweat out, cooling you off. Is it sexy? No? But then, cool always trumps sexy.
There’s nothing fun about a dead battery, so help keep all dad’s toys ready to rock and roll with Optima’s Digital 400 12V Performance Maintainer and Battery Charger. The backlit hybrid LED/LCD display provides easy-to-read info on fill rate and battery health, and top-notch build quality insures it’ll be around for years.
Though it never hurts to have a little extra cash in your pocket, turning your own wrenches is about more than saving money. Because you can’t buy the satisfaction that comes from working on your own equipment. So when Dad decides to tackle a tune up, track down an electrical gremlin or start with mods, the Know Thy Hog series of videos will give him the confidence to dive right in.
You got your sense of humor from dad, as well as your sense of adventure. Some may call that sense “stupid is as stupid does” but you know it’s really just living life BIGGER than those around you. And as such you were inducted at an early age into the “Here Hold My Beer” club. As you got older, you longed to be the one passing off the sudsy beverage to the next generation, tempted more by that rope swing or muddy road than you were by the delicious, delicious beer. Now, no one needs to hold dad’s beer but dad. This belt buckle converts from straight up fashion statement to beverage platform with a flick of the wrist, leaving you to find something else to hold.
Dad may not go for Sunday brunch – a meal made for ladies in hats – but he does go for BRUNCH, a man’s meal, a time for savories, for meat and eggs, and coffee, and butter, and Bloody Marys, yes please thank you very much. So treat him right and provide him with the tools for the perfect Bloody Mary with Stu’s Sours kit, a handsomely packaged combo of mix, sweet corn rimmer, key lime juice, and ghost pepper extract for a real kick. And don’t be a cheapskate, bring him some vodka and tomato juice and maybe he’ll whip you up one of these tasty treats on Father’s Day.
Ice melts, juice glasses irritate the nose, and doesn’t dad’s whisky deserve better? The answer to that is yes. So give him the Teroforma Whisky Lover Gift set, which includes two crystal tumblers and a set of 6 Whisky stones. These soapstone “rocks” are soft against the glass, and when chilled and placed in your beverage, bring down the temperature just enough. Dad will thank you, and remind you that he needs to drink his whisky straight to make up for all those times you watered his bottles down as a teenager when he and your mom were out of town.