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Harley Riders Parade Through Milwaukee for Harley Event
Fifty thousand bikers roared through Milwaukee celebrating Harley-Davidson’s 95th anniversary led by Jay Leno with Gov. Tommy Thompson and Peter Fonda among celebrities. The event drew over 100,000 enthusiasts, ended at a lakeside park festival, and included an antique Harley exhibit. One rider died in a helmetless wrong-way collision with a Jeep during the day.
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Jay Leno
Wisconsin
Tommy Thompson
Milwaukee
Harley-Davidson
Jim Moeckler
Lake Michigan
Leno
Ing Peter Fonda
America
Gary Glosek
Pewaukee
Dean Belcher
Belcher