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Milwaukee, 1903 - Bill Harley and Arthur Walter Davidson developed a one-cylinder motorcycle
This motorcycle was initially built for racing and was powered by a one-cylinder gasoline combustion engine.
1905 - they built 11 motorcycles
1908 - they built 154 in a little wooden barn that was built by Davidson's father
The small company grew rapidly and soon had more than 20 employees
The „Bar & Shield‟ logo is used for the first time in 1910 and was trademarked one year later.
1920 - Now the largest motorcycle manufacturer, H-D boasts over 2,000 dealers in 67 countries.
1907 - The first Harley-Davidsons sold for police duty
1972 - First disc brakes on a Harley
1995 First fuel injection models
Makes
transportation
quicker
Better gas mileage
Aided policemen
and military to better
perform their jobs
(how does this make our lives easier?)
Harley had a huge
impact on the
motorcycle industry
Provided
transportation for
the US army
Many clubs and
special events
dedicated to the
company name
The factory racing team had a small pig as a mascot. The bikes are nicknamed “hogs” as a result
Harley-Davidson owns Buell
When WWII started, Harley all but ceased civilian production
During WWII Harley produced nearly 90,000 military bikes
2003 - It is estimated that 250,000 people come to Milwaukee to celebrate The Motor Company‟s 100th anniversary
Electric motorcycles
Possibly
motorcycles that act
as hover craft or
“flying machines”
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