Article: HARLEY-DAVIDSON Museum lets 105th focus on history Motorcycle maker tries to give anniversary bash its own identity

Harley-Davidson Inc. is poised to do something this week that many businesses could only dream of -- deliver a sequel to its 100th anniversary celebration that roared through Milwaukee only five years ago.

Not to be eclipsed by the centennial, the party that begins Wednesday night and continues through Aug. 31 will have its own identity, including a Bruce Springsteen concert and the recently opened Harley-Davidson museum that was only a concept on paper five years ago.

"I think some cynics in the marketplace might say they're trying to make up for the Elton John fiasco" in 2003, when the British pop star was the surprise headliner and bombed at the 100th anniversary party, said Dennis ...

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