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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). Since Harley and Davidson were dissatisfied with the performance, in 1904, cubic capacity was increased to 405 cm 3 at one of bore 76 mm and one stroke 89 mm. From this pre-production model came two copies. [2]
Model Engine Years Notes Model 125 125 cc (7.6 cu in) two-stroke single 1948–1952 Copy of DKW RT 125 given to Harley-Davidson as war reparations. More than ten thousand were sold in the first year of production. Model 165 165 cc (10.1 cu in) two-stroke single 1953–1959 Replacement for the Model 125, with larger engine. Hummer
The Great Depression began a few months after the introduction of their 45 cu in (740 cm 3) model. Harley-Davidson's sales fell from 21,000 in 1929 to 3,703 in 1933. Despite this, Harley-Davidson unveiled a new lineup for 1934, which included a flathead engine and Art Deco styling. [35]
The first 750 XR1200 models in 2009 were pre-ordered and came with a number 1 tag for the front of the bike, autographed by Kenny Coolbeth and Scott Parker and a thank you/welcome letter from Harley-Davidson, signed by Bill Davidson. The XR1200 was discontinued on the United States Market after 2012.
The Confederate Edition is stored in the company's corporate archives in a connected building on the museum's grounds. Gene Perryman, a Harley-Davidson archivist, described the original model unit numbers that numbered the Confederate Editions (and which had been recently published in Old Bike Journal, Feb '95). The issue also described the ...
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