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The Harley-Davidson WLA is a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that was produced to US Army specifications in the years during and around World War II. It was based on an existing civilian model, the WL, and is of the 45 solo type, so called due to its 45-cubic-inch (740 cm 3) engine displacement and single-rider design.
Before there were choppers, there was the bobber, a motorcycle that had been "bobbed", or relieved of excess weight by removing parts.With the intent of making the bike lighter and faster, the fenders would often be removed, or at least to make it look better in the eyes of a rider seeking a more minimalist ride.
This a listing of motorcycles of the 1940s, including those on sale, introduced, or otherwise relevant in this period. Motorcycle. Acme motorcycle (1939–49)
The following is a list of motorcycle manufacturers worldwide, sorted by extant/extinct status and by country. These are producers whose motorcycles are available to the public, including both street legal as well as racetrack-only or off-road-only motorcycles .
The chopper is a more stylistically and technically extreme evolution of the bob-job, which emerged after the highly elaborate, heavily chromed bob-jobs which appeared in the late 1940s and 1950s. Bobbers are typically built around unmodified frames, while choppers use either highly modified or custom-made frames. [ 13 ]
This category is for motorcycles introduced in the 1940s. Motorcycles by decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s: Decades in transport: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s ...
The Indian Four was a motorcycle built by the Indian Motocycle Company from 1928 to 1942. It was based on the Ace motorcycle, which Indian bought as part of the assets of the Ace Motor Corporation in 1927. [2] For 1940, the Four frame was modified to include plunger rear suspension.
In April 1940 the OKH confirmed full acceptance of the Zündapp KS 750, and despite the satisfaction with the early production models, Zündapp kept including improvements throughout production. The series production started in the spring of 1941, and in eight years Zündapp produced 18,695 KS 750 in their Nuernberg factory.