Hello Puttin my 2 cents in the forum pot..

Me and my wife took a little vacation to milwaulki and went to the hd musem it was bad *** a must go! they had a car night pretty cool.
they have to restaruants the motor more sit down very very good get the bratwaurst melt!!! and the cafe racer kind burgers and fries type still freakin good!! whole muesum! well worth it!!! they also have this package take the motor assemlbly plant tour buy one get one free on the muesem tour well worth it they have a shuttle takes you to the motor plant in menomonee Wi.. we stayed at the the iron horse if you drive your car be prepared to pay $25 for valet.. if you drink bud light you have to drive down town to a liquar store to get it, they didnt have bud light there!!! they have a restraunt in the hotel called smyth ahh it was ok to stuck up for me though.. Ive read on here some people complain about the trains they wernt that bad!

over all a cool trip a must see and do!

sorry for the spealing mistakes thats not my area!

 

oh Also we stopped at the ottawa Ill Hd Dealer Starved rock.. It was ok Not knocking them but I have been to better Dealerships, as far as getting a t shirt not much selection..

 

I fancy a visit, although we have the Atlantic in the way. Shipped my bike to Milwaukee for 2003 and thinking of doing it again in 2013. Perhaps....

 

A very nice HD Dealer in Wisco is Uke's in Kenosha,Just south of Milwaukee right off I-94....Worth a stop....and of course Don't forget the Brat Stop..Look it up!!!! The Brat stop is a favorite for us Flatlanders in Illinois who need that last Brat before we come back to the real world!!! LOL.... o~`o
Guess i should put my 2 cents in about the museum....Personally i wasn't all that impressed but thats just me...the guys i was with enjoyed it very much,I just thought for some reason HD could of done better,It just din't have the WOW factor for me.I did enjoy the engine section and the cross cut motor so i could get a real look at how it ticks and parts i will soon need to replace..LOL....Anyway it is worth checking out BUT its not cheap and not much for the kids (not much hands on) and maybe not for the O'lady.Also I talked to Road Ranger (HDForum member) about this and he said his family enjoyed it very much...each to his own!!!I went durring the week and the weekends can fill up so plan accordingly...So if you want to take it all in and take your time you might send the kids and others to the Zoo....ALSO the gift shop has mostly MUSEUM apparel.... SO if you or others want official HD Garb...GO to a HD dealer!!!!! Just my FWIW.... Tim... o~`o

 

Was the parking $25 per day or just for valet service? Going in July and was thinking about staying at the Iron Horse?


Thanks!

 

I plan to see the museum this year! Can't wait.

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Went to the museum when I was up for the 105th. Well worth the trip plan on seeing it again during the 110th.

 

Live 40 minutes north of the museum and go there all the time. Every Thursday is Bike Night. Anyway, I've toured the museum 4 times now. Each time I learn more and see more. One time I went with the local HD dealership and took the VIP tour. We had a tour guide that was a retired Harley design engineer and told us hundreds of little facts about all kinds of stuff he worked on when he was designing the bikes. Also included in the VIP tour was a chance to see the "archives" where they keep all the bikes that aren't on display.

 

I might be riding out to the museum this fall. So what is the Iron Horse, and do you have to take a shuttle to the tour or can you ride there? I will check on all this before I leave, but thought I would ask as long it was brought up.

 

The links worked and thanks for sharing ;-)

DaFish