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Gathering in Mallorca

SPAIN (El País/Vicente G. Olaya - Mariano Urdín)Hundreds of Spanish Harley-Davidson owners are angry because they cannot take their bikes out on the road, lest they be impounded by the Civil Guard. The legendary two-wheelers have to be "standardized" to ride the Spanish roads. The standardization certificate is carried only by bikes proceeding, new or secondhand, from Harley-Davidson concessions in Spain. >>>

Recall for eleven Harley-Davidson models

Recalls for cars are all the rage right now - we haven't mentioned them because they're all over the media. However, bucking the trend in a different direction (and knowing we have several motorcycle fans among our readers), Harley-Davidson issued a recall on Monday for eleven of their models (see below) because of a fault on their fuel tank mountings which could rupture on impact, according to Spain's consumer organization FACUA-Consumidores en Acción. This is the fourth recall affecting motorcycles so far this year, following those for Yamaha YBR250, Peugeot Satelis and Buell XB12SS. The Harley models involved are>