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The name Harley means "hare's meadow". Harley first became popular in the year 1880, where it was the 180th most popular masculine given name in the United States, the name first became popular as a feminine given name in 1991, and became the 667th most popular feminine given name during that year. [1]
Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Founded in 1903, it is one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression along with its historical rival, Indian Motorcycles. [3]
Rikuo, a licensed copy of the Harley-Davidson, started production in 1929. In 1931 Dabittoson Harley Motorcycle Co., Ltd. was established in Japan. Dabittoson started domestic production of the Harley-Davidson Road King Motorcycle. The 4-cycle, 1200 cc, side-valve V-twin engine produces 28 horsepower for a top speed of 97 km per hour.
The Electra Glide Sport was a precursor to the Road King. It was relaunched in 1981 as the Sport Electra Glide and in 1983-84 had an Evolution engine and a new chassis. In 1987, it had the Tour Glide's all-in-one console for its instruments, and a different nacelle. FLHR/I Road King 82 cu in (1,340 cc) (1998) 88 cu in (1,450 cc) (1999–2010)
William Sylvester Harley headstone. In 1910 he married Anna Jachthuber, with whom he had two sons and a daughter. In his spare time, Harley took up hunting, fishing and golf, and was also noted for his affinity for sketching and wildlife photography. [7] Harley died of heart failure in Milwaukee on September 18, 1943, at the age of 62. [8] [9]
Dini had several names in mind while naming the character, such as Columbine, and eventually settled on the name "Harley Quinn". [19] Dini chose the name for the character to be in line with other Batman characters's names being puns, and also because he thought "Harley was a fun name for a girl". [17] [13] The name Harley Quinn is a play on ...
Davidson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William C. Davidson (1846–1923), who was born and grew up in Angus, Scotland, and Margaret Adams McFarlane (1843–1933) of Scottish descent from the small Scottish settlement of Cambridge, Wisconsin; they raised five children together: Janet May, William A., Walter, Arthur and Elizabeth. [1]
Mike Harley Jr. (born 1997), American football player; Robert Harley (1579–1656), English politician of the seventeenth century; Robert Harley (c. 1706–1774), an English Member of Parliament (younger son of Edward Harley (1664–1735)) Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, (1661–1724) British first minister under Queen Anne