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Harley-Davidson, Inc. (H-D, or simply Harley) is an American motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. 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 ]
First of two H-D flat-twin motorcycle designs put into production, first H-D flathead motorcycle. The fork was a trailing link design. D-series (45 solo) 45.1 cu in (739 cc) flathead: 1929–1932 First H-D 45 cubic inch motorcycle, first H-D flathead V-twin motorcycle. R-series (45 solo: R, RL, RLD,) 45.1 cu in (739 cc) flathead 1932–1936
William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson developed the first prototype of a Harley Davidson motorcycle in 1903. The engine was designed according to the system De Dion-Bouton, had a displacement of 167 cc and made about 2 ps (1.5 kW).
Indian's production was up to over 500 bikes by 1902, and would rise to 32,000, its best ever, in 1913. [19] [20] Indian produced over 20,000 bikes per year. [21] The oldest surviving Russian-manufactured motorcycle, the Rossiya, dates from 1902. [22] The American company Harley-Davidson started producing motorcycles in 1903.
The Bikes That Came Before. For more than a century, the Harley-Davidson name has been synonymous with big, loud, roaring engines. But in 2019, the legendary American manufacturer unveiled its ...
Harley-Davidson engines are now made at Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Pilgrim Road Powertrain Operations facility in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. The company's founders started making smaller flathead motorcycle engines individually by hand and fitted to bicycles in the 10 ft x 15 ft wooden barn in Milwaukee that was the Harley-Davidson ...
The Harley-Davidson Museum is an American museum located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin celebrating the more than 100-year history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. [1] The 130,000 square foot (12,077.3952 m 2) three-building complex on 20 acres (8.0937128448 ha) along the Menomonee River bank contains more than 450 Harley-Davidson motorcycles and hundreds of thousands of artifacts from the Harley ...
Buell motorcycles built with variants of the Sportster engine have used a rubber mount system since 1987. The Model K, from which the Sportster evolved, was the first civilian motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson with hydraulic shock absorbers on both wheels. Common usage calls this a K Model.