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Where it all began

My name is Ken and I started Harley-Performance.com several years ago. I've been a motorcycle rider and enthusiast for as long as I can remember, and when not riding I would frequent the many message boards related to Harley motorcycles. One day it occurred to me that there should be a way to share ideas with others to enhance the performance of our bikes. While message boards are a wealth of information, for me they lacked the personal touch a web site could provide. This lead me to start collecting articles and information which I could share with other enthusiasts.

Humble Beginnings

When I first started out to share my passion for Harley's through my own personal web page, things didn't go so well. Using one of those free web services I built a very generic site and added a laundry list of articles and performance tips. I spent many hours tweaking that page to the point of almost losing interest. Not only was that original site boring and disorganized, but no one even knew it existed. I had built exactly the opposite of what I had wanted to accomplish.

Harley-Performance is Born

One day while speaking to a friend my perspective was changed forever. I realized that my approach had been completely wrong, and if I wanted to share my passion with others it was going to take more than a list of articles and links.

If I wanted to share my ideas with others I needed a way to deliver in an organized manner without drowning in details. Like most I hold a full time job that wouldn't allow me to devote that much time to another project. Paying someone to build me a web page was out of the question and my own technical skills were limited.

My friend then introduced me to Site Build It which set me in the right direction. Not only could I reach others in a professional manner, but I didn't have to pay a fortune for web designers or software. To this day I continue to build my pages and reach other Harley enthusiasts using SBI.

After a couple months of sharing my ideas and articles through my site, I found that the site started taking on a life of it's own. Not only did the site allow me to personally express myself, but my pages were paying for themselves ten times over with very little effort.

The Journey Continues

Harley Performance has been running for over 4 years mow and I still pour my passion into it. The only difference now is I don't waste all the hours of time I originally did with my first attempts. Harley Performance gives back to me as much as I put into it, while still allowing me the time to do what led me here in the first place... the desire to get out there and RIDE!

If I weren't such a workaholic I probably would have quit my day job and devoted my days just to Harley-Performance. As it is, I only put a couple hours in per month. In the future I may turn my attention to taking these pages to a higher level.

Update: Harley Performance has expanded and now operates the Bike Talk Motorcycle Forum originally founded by Cyber Dave of Direct Parts. Be sure to stop by to talk with thousands of other motorcycle enthusiasts like yourself.

I would greatly encourage anyone with a hobby, interest, or passion to consider sharing that knowledge with others. It really doesn't matter what it is, if you are interested in it there are likely others who want to hear about it. Not only will you find great personal satisfaction from sharing with others, but you could likely turn those ideas into extra money or a new career. The internet is drowning in advertising and commercials, but the desire for content rich information is what everyone is actually looking for. Small businesses or those looking to use the web to let others know about an idea can also use SBI to get the word out to others. No fuss, and no marketing mumbo-jumbo!

Building this web site has opened up a whole new world for me. I just wish I would have found out a long time ago how easy it was to do it myself. As Harley Performance grows I will update this page along with the rest of the site. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I enjoy sharing it with you.

Enjoy the Ride!