The Ride Home
Celebrate 40 Years with Cycle Connection
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THE HISTORY
In 1970, the family business of Jr. Mills Cycle World (now Cycle Connection Harley-Davidson) became a franchised Harley-Davidson dealer and was located in a midtown location in Joplin, Missouri. The business held on tight, through the ups-and-downs in the Harley-Davidson history in a 3,000 square foot facility. As the Harley brand and its’ growth sky-rocketed, we too began a new era at Cycle Connection. On July 17, 1999, we opened a new facility at 5014 South Hearnes Boulevard (I-44, Exit 6), which expanded our dealership to 15,000 square feet. Then on April 21, 2007, a celebration marked another period of growth, which touted Cycle Connection’s newly expanded 40,000 square foot facility. We honor Jr., Wilma and Ronnie Mills for their foresight, hard work and enthusiasm to dream the Harley dream and it has been the pleasure of Scott and Nancy Hutson to carry on that family tradition and dream...for 40 YEARS!!
Details
Enjoy a ride home to where Cycle Connection Harley-Davidson began. The Ride Home will leave five locations surrounding Joplin at 9:00 a.m. Then each group will converge across the street from the original Cycle Connection location on 7th Street where homage will be paid to the Mills Family. Then the staged 40th Anniversary Parade will roar West on 7th Street escorted by Joplin’s finest to Main and then South on Main to the existing location for Cycle Connection. Upon our arrival we will start one hell of a party to celebrate our 40 years of American Iron including food, music, vendors, and a one-of-a-kind auction to benefit MDA.
The Ride Home
Rides have been mapped out to leave Frontenac, Kansas; Lamar, Missouri; Monett, Missouri; Grove, Oklahoma; and Fayetteville, Arkansas. Each ride will leave their location promptly at 9:00am. The Ride Home will end at Locke Supply, across from the original 7th Street store. All motorcycles will stage for the 40th Anniversary Parade which will leave promptly at 11:00am, ending at Cycle Connection Harley-Davidson.
Locke Supply Co.
