A tartan design for Harley davidson

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The Harley Davidson tartan?? i created this in a graphics program back in 1998 and thought about trying to market the idea to the big cheeses at Harley Davidson I know I posted this yesterday but if seemed to disappear. Anyone have any connections with making one of these for the biker types. I think it would catch on if it looked good. Maybe have a nice leather bar & shield logo attached to the lower left front.


By the way....the image is hosted on my website. www.azhighlandcruisers.com

[RockyR]

My PERSONAL opinion... a bit too much white. Makes it look like a "dress tartan" which are more "feminine". I'd stick with the black and gold and thinner white stripes.

Good luck! I think it would DEFINITELY catch on as MANY of my customers are Bikers!

[Iolaus]

Someone posted a reply before the thread disappered that said H-D already has a tartan. I like the color combo, but, as I said yesterday, I'd rather see it in a symetrical pattern.

[Wompet]

Someone posted a reply before the thread disappered that said H-D already has a tartan. I like the color combo, but, as I said yesterday, I'd rather see it in a symetrical pattern.

I think it was Matt Newsome who posted this link to the Harley Davidson tartan.

[bikercelt1]

Someone posted a reply before the thread disappered that said H-D already has a tartan. I like the color combo, but, as I said yesterday, I'd rather see it in a symetrical pattern.

Since I work in a dealership I sometimes have access to Harley execs. I talked to several of them during the 100th Anniversary in 2003 about a H-D tartan and pointed out that there were a fair number of kilted men in Milwaukee for the party. I don't think my comments had any effect, but in the dealers clothing ordering catalog for the 2007 model year there is a Black and Orange shirt that is advertised as Harley-Davidsons newly registered Tartan. Unfortunately the picture was too small to get a good idea of what the Tartan looks like and the size of the sett for the shirt would be way too small to make a decent looking kilt. I've been trying to find more information but that's all I have for now.

Jamie

P.S. The Tartan Authority sample looks much darker than what I saw in the catalog but I couldn't get a larger view of it for some reason.

[Iolaus]

I think it was Matt Newsome who posted this link to the Harley Davidson tartan.

Somone also linked up some pictures of apparel in the tartan, I think it was Sciuropterus.

[Kilted KT]

I like the design, but I agree with RockyR...too much white.

[StoneCold]

I like it!

I've often thought I'd like to find a tartan in the colours of the BC Lions football team (orange, black, white). This would work very well. In fact, to kill two birds with one stone, if I had that tartan in a kilt, I could ride my Harley to the Lions games. The only drawback is...I don't have a Harley. More like a 20 year old Honda Shadow. But I'm still learning.

I honestly think I'd be inclined to get something like that if it was ever produced and the timing was right financially.

[Riverkilt]

Gotta be tought to deal with those three colors in a tartan. My alma mater Oregon State University (same colors to work with) just came up with a tartan last fall. Think they went with too much orange.

If I were gonna do a tartan with those three colors would think it best as mostly black with just a tiny bit of orange and white.

A Harley tartan, if widely recognized by Harley riders, might help cement the macho image of kilted men even more.

Ron

[THISLPT]

Thanks for the input gents. This was one of my get drunk and get on the computer kinda things.
Easier to design tartan sober...trust me...lol

I looked at the HD tartan.....impressive.

Well...back to the drawing board.