A tartan design for Harley davidson

**THISLPT** · 15th April 06, 02:29 PM

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** · 15th April 06, 02:43 PM

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** · 15th April 06, 03:33 PM

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** · 15th April 06, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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

**Iolaus** · 15th April 06, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Wompet

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** · 15th April 06, 06:11 PM

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

**bikercelt1** · 15th April 06, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by 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.

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.