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• 1991 Installation of a $31 million stateof-the-art paint facility begins at the York, Pennsylvania, factory. It becomes fully operational in 1992. • The Dyna line of motorcycles debuts with the 1991 FXDB Dyna Glide Sturgis. 1992 • Harley-Davidson buys a minority interest in the Buell Motorcycle Company. Erik Buell creates the company to manufacture American sport motorcycles using HarleyDavidson XL883 engines. 1998 1993 • Harley-Davidson celebrates its 90th Anniversary in Milwaukee with a Family Reunion. An estimated 100,000 people ride in a parade of motorcycles. 1994 • Harley-Davidson enters Superbike racing with the introduction of the VR 1000, a dual-overhead-cam, liquid-cooled motorcycle. 1995 • The classically-styled FLHR Road King is introduced. • The 30th Anniversary Ultra Classic Electra Glide becomes the first production Harley-Davidson motorcycle to include sequential port electronic fuel injection. • Harley-Davidson celebrates its 95th anniversary. Over 140,000 riders are warmly received by Milwaukee to help with the celebration. • A new assembly facility opens in Manaus, Brazil, the first operations outside of the United States. • Harley-Davidson buys a remaining 49 percent interest in Buell Motorcycle Company. Erik Buell is named chairman of Buell operations. 1997 • Powertrain Operations are expanded by moving FL engine and transmission production to a newly purchased plant located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. XL engines and transmissions, as well as Genuine Parts Manufacturing, remain at Capitol Drive. • A new 330,OOO-square-foot plant in Kansas City produces its first Sportster. 1996 • A new, state-of-the-art Parts and Accessories Distribution Center opens in Franklin, Wisconsin. By the beginning of 1997, all inventory is moved from the original warehouse at Juneau Avenue to the new 250,000 square-foot facility. 1997 • A new 217,000-square-foot Product Development Center opens next to the Capitol Drive plant in Milwaukee. The building is dedicated to Willie G. Davidson. 1999 • All 1999 model year big twins receive the new Twin Cam 88 engine. • Buell introduces the Blast, a singlecylinder motorcycle. The Blast is introduced in tandem with the Rider's Edge(SM) Academy of Motorcycling, a beginner's rider course available through Harley-Davidson and Buell dealerships. 2000 • The FXSTD Softail Deuce is introduced. • The 2000 model year Softail and Dyna models are outfitted with the Twin Cam 88B engine, a counterbalanced version of the Twin Cam 88. • Fuel injection is unveiled as a feature new to the Softail line of motorcycles scheduled for the 2001 model year. 2001 • The VRSCA V-Rod is introduced for the 2002 model year. Inspired by the VRI 000 racing motorcycle, the V-Rod is Harley-Davidson's first motorcycle to combine fuel injection, overhead cams and liquid cooling. It delivers 115 horsepower. cycle 2001 • Harley-Davidson Racing announces the latest addition to the team: 17 -year-old Jennifer Snyder, who becomes the first woman to win a national event, in the Formula USA National Dirt Track Series. • Harley-Davidson announces expansions at the Product Development Center (Milwaukee), as well as Tomahawk, Wisconsin, and York, Pennsylvania, facilities. 2002 • Harley-Davidson's 100th anniversary celebration is kicked off a year early with the introduction of the Open Road Tour. The mammoth traveling birthday party, which includes Harley-Davidson historic and cultural displays, begins in Atlanta, Georgia, and will visit locales throughout the world before returning to Milwaukee for the 100th anniversary party on Labor Day weekend, 2003. 2003 • The Ride Home is set to begin on August 17, 2003, with Harley-Davidson riders from around the world converging on Milwaukee for the 100th anniversary celebration, August 2831. Hundreds of thousands of HarleyDavidson fans will celebrate 100 years of great motorcycles. As one century of Harley-Davidson history ends, another is getting polished up and ready to roll... CN n e _ so • APRIL 9. 2003 37