What Experience Does Scarecrow Have with Harley-Davidson and Gold Wing Events?

Scarecrow Art Studio has been painting motorcycles since 1980 and was one of three pinstriper/artists approved by the Harley Owners Group (HOG) to work inside its vendor tents. That approval covered dozens of HOG national rallies through the 1990s and 2000s, plus HOG setups at Daytona Bike Week in March and Sturgis Bike Week in August. The studio's rally experience began earlier, at a Gold Wing national rally, after four years of working exclusively in dealership showrooms.

The HOG Vendor Tent Years

After Harley-Davidson created the Harley Owners Group, it organized regional and national rallies that drew thousands of riders. These events combined entertainment, food, and activities with an invitation-only vendor mall where members could buy quality items for themselves or their bikes.

Scarecrow was one of three Pinstriper/Artists approved by HOG to work in the HOG Vendor Tents, alongside the late George Williams and the late Art Perfetti. The studio attended dozens of these events throughout the 90s and 2000s and painted on hundreds of Harleys at those shows. The studio's Harley photo galleries document some of the bikes painted at these events.

What the HOG Approval Signals

HOG's vendor mall was exclusive and invitation-only, so approval to work inside the tents meant the artist met the organization's standard for vendors at member events. For a rider considering the studio, this is a verifiable marker of standing within the Harley community during that era, separate from any claim about artistic quality.

Daytona and Sturgis

Beyond its own National HOG Rally, HOG set up at two major bike weeks each year: Daytona Bike Week in March and Sturgis Bike Week in August. Scarecrow worked these HOG setups as part of the approved artist group, putting the studio in front of riders at the two largest American motorcycle gatherings of the period.

Before the Rallies: Dealership Showrooms

For the studio's first four years on the road, the work was exclusively in motorcycle dealership showrooms. There, Scarecrow entertained customers and painted on new bikes before they were sold. This showroom period preceded the first rally attempt, which came at a Gold Wing National Rally.

Why the Gold Wing Start Matters

The studio's rally debut was at a Gold Wing event, not a Harley one, and GoldWing and Harley-Davidson motorcycles are both listed among the bikes the studio paints. A Gold Wing owner can therefore read the studio's history as one that started with their model, not one that added it later.

What This Experience Means for a Bike Owner

The event history connects directly to how the work is done today:

• Work done on site, while you wait. The studio paints freehand at events and in showrooms, and the same approach applies to current work: no disassembly of the bike is required, and you can watch if you want.
• Paint built for outdoor use. All artwork uses an industrial exterior sign paint designed to stay in the weather 24/7, year-round, with no clear coat required.
• Lifetime guarantee. All work is guaranteed for life; if it ever comes off, Scarecrow fixes it for free.

The event record is background, not a substitute for checking current availability. The page evidence describes the rally years in the past tense, so a rider planning a project should confirm scheduling and current service details with the studio directly rather than assume the same event presence continues.

Quick Reference

If your question is whether the studio has painted on bikes like yours at major events, the answer is yes for Harley-Davidson and yes for Gold Wing, with the Gold Wing connection dating to the studio's first rally.