Harley Davidson Motorcycles has donated tens of millions of dollars over the last twenty years but for 2005 the motorcycle giant is doing something special to fight muscular dystrophy.

The company will be employing the ever-popular "rubber wrist band for a cause" campaign. The wrist bands have been used for fund-raising awareness with cancer, diabetes, heart disease, as well as support for troops fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Harley Davidson will sell the wristbands to customers who make a donation to the MDA as well as customers who come in for a test ride during the "Demo Days for MDA" promotion. Customers can also receive a Harley-Davidson collector's edition wristband. A portion of the proceeds will go toward the research and medical care for children and adults with neuromuscular disease and the MDA summer camps.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association is a lifeline for for those afflicted with the debilitating disease which cripples and eventually ends the lives of millions of people prematurely.