One Million Miles on the Same Two Wheels

For any rider to log one million miles in a lifetime is truly amazing, but it’s even more impressive to do it on one motorcycle. Dave Zien accomplished this feat on a 1991 Harley-Davidson FXRT.

Harley-Davidson celebrated and honored Zien’s million-mile motorcycle accomplishment at the Company’s Milwaukee headquarters this past April with special presentations to Zien that included a brand-new 2009 Road Glide. The company also announced that after a short stay at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, the million-mile FXRT will be put on permanent display at the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame in Sturgis, SD.

Steve Phillips, Vice President of Quality, Operational Excellence and Technical Services at Harley-Davidson, helped honor Zien for his passion, dedication and devotion to the sport of motorcycling.

“We are extremely proud that Dave has accomplished his goal of riding one million miles on a Harley-Davidson,” Phillips said. “As much as Harley-Davidson appreciates being part of Dave’s riding achievement, we believe that riding one million miles is about the perseverance of the rider. This effort personifies the statement that a Harley-Davidson motorcycle is more than a machine, and it certainly places Dave among the world’s toughest riders.”

Phillips also recognized Zien for his service to our country as a U.S. Marine and Vietnam Veteran. Zien is a member of the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, both in recognition of his support for rider and veteran causes. He was a Wisconsin State Senator from 1993 to 2007, and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1989 to 2003.