Results compiled from over 10,000 digital and mail-in ballots.
2021’s Best Production Model motorcycle
Harley-Davidson Pan America While many of us kept one eyebrow raised as Harley talked about its impending offering to the dual sport segment, we also eagerly awaited its release. When it came out, the Pan America was anything but too heavy and underpowered as suspicions would have it. Instead, it featured the new Revolution® Max liquid-cooled power train with 150 horsepower. All of a sudden, it seemed as if Harley was back in the lead and then they started to show up everywhere. Even in the mad labs of performance mod guys who would look to quickly understand this new platform and find a way to work within it to make more power. The bike is fun, it’s full of technology and proof that Harley-Davidson still has an ear to the ground when it comes to its customer base. For continuing to lead we are proud to announce The Harley-Davidson Pan America as the 2021 Cycle Source Readers’ Best Production Model Motorcycle of the Year!
2021’s motorcycling’s Man of the year
Willie T Jones - Tropical Tattoo’s Head Man And ChopperTime Creator
This year we all took a deep breath and held it as the news of Willie’s accident came in. Hit by a drunk driver on Main Street of Daytona off rally in April. Suddenly, the man responsible for so many of us having a place to call home during Bike Week, was in pretty bad shape. A lifetimetime tattoo artist and shop owner Willie is best known to the motorcycle world for the twice a year event at his Ormond Beach business Tropical Tattoo. Choppertime as he and everyone calls it is legendary at this point but few of us could imagine what it would be like without him. Fortunately by Biketoberfest it was starting to look like he was on his way to recovery and we will never have to. Through the year friends and family got together and helped with some donations and even held an event to the same end called Willie-paloza. For his lifetime commitment to the chopper cuture, and for throwing the greatest chopper show in history, we are more than honored to name Willie T. Jones as the 2021 Cycle Source Readers’ Motorcycling’s Man of the Year! Photo Courtesy Of: Shawn Ponte
2021’ s motorcycling’s woMan of the year Nancy Davidson
Nancy lost her battle with breast cancer at the age of 89 but in those many years she lived as much as any two lives. As the wife of Willie G Davidson, Nancy was half of the dynamic duo who carried out the duties of ambassadors to the company that carries their last name, but her life started as a school teacher, then moving into full time motherhood before devoting her time to the motorcycle culture as a good will steward. By 2010 she was inducted into the motorcycle Hall of Fame and has undoubtedly touched millions of riders through the years. Wherever Willie was, Nancy was right beside him hitting hundreds of motorcycle events in the United States and abroad furthering the reach of Harley-Davidson. As sad as we were to report of her passing, it brings us great joy to name Nancy Davidson as the 2021 Cycle Source Reader’s Motorcycling Woman of the Year!
Photo Courtesy Of: Harley-Davidson
2021’s sportsperson of the year Sit Down Steve - Stunt Rider
If one thing has come out of the last few years it is the new breed of stunt riders. While the credit of being the innovator of stunt riding a Harley cannot be attributed to 2021’s Sportsmen of the Year, (that title arguably belongs to Jason Pullen [modern era] and to Evel Knievel [OG]) no one can deny that Sit Down Steve definitely helped peg the needle this year as a stand out rider and showman. His group of riders are more of a “crew” rather than a “team” and you never know where or when they will show up. One thing is for certain, no matter when or where, you are definitely in for a show! We can’t wait to see where Steve takes his skill set in 2022. As one of the most influential stunt riders in the country (hell in the world!), Steve has become an overnight sensation in the last decade. Stunt riding has become a staple and like twenty years ago the young guns rode choppers these guys are no less serious and they are definitely driving our industry
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