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From 1903 Until Now.
It's a story no one on earth could have
made up. Four young men experiment with
internal combustion in a tiny wooden
shed.
Not only does the shed not burn down,
but the motorcycle they build goes on to
serve for over 100,000 miles, under five
owners.
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1900's
1901
William S. Harley, age 21, completes a
blueprint drawing of an engine designed to fit into
a bicycle.
1903
William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson make
available to the public the first production
Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. The bike was built to
be a racer, with a 3-1/8 inch bore and 3-1/2 inch
stroke. The factory in which they worked was a 10 x
15-foot wooden shed with the words "Harley-Davidson
Motor Company" crudely scrawled on the door.
Arthur's brother Walter later joins their efforts.
Henry Meyer of Milwaukee, a schoolyard pal of
William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson, buys one of
the 1903 models directly from the founders.
1904
The first Harley-Davidson Dealer, C.H. Lang of
Chicago, IL, opens for business and sells one of the
first three production Harley-Davidson motorcycles
ever made.
1905
On July 4th, a H-D motorcycle wins a 15 mile
race in Chicago with a time of 19:02. In Milwaukee,
the first full-time employee is hired.
1906
A new factory, measuring 28 x 80 feet, is built
on the Chestnut St. site, later renamed Juneau
Avenue. Staff size is increased to six full-time
employees. Also, the first motorcycle catalog is
produced by the Company and the nickname "Silent
Gray Fellow" is used for the first time.
1907
William A. Davidson, brother to Arthur and
Walter Davidson, quits his job as tool foreman for
the Milwaukee Road railroad and joins the Motor
Company.
Harley-Davidson Motor Company is incorporated on
September 17th. The stock is split four ways between
the four founders, and staff size has more than
doubled from the previous year to eighteen
employees. Factory size is doubled as well. Dealer
recruitment begins, targeting the New England
region.
1908
Walter Davidson scores a perfect 1,000 points
at the 7th Annual Federation of American
Motorcyclists Endurance and Reliability Contest.
Three days after the contest, Walter sets the FAM
economy record at 188.234 miles per gallon. Word of
Harley-Davidson's extremely tough motorcycle spreads
rapidly.
The first motorcycle sold for police duty is
delivered to the Detroit, MI, Police Department.
1909
The six-year-old Harley-Davidson Motor Company
introduces its first V-twin powered motorcycle. With
a displacement of 49.5 cubic inches, the bike
produces seven horsepower. The image of two
cylinders in a 45-degree configuration would fast
become one of the most enduring icons of
Harley-Davidson history. Also available for the
first time from the Motor Company are spare parts
for motorcycles.
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1910
The famed "Bar & Shield" logo
is used for the first
time. It is trademarked at the U.S. Patent office
one year later.
At least seven different first
place finishes are
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hillclimbs
across America. All seven winners are riding
Harley-Davidson® motorcycles.
1911
The "F-head" engine becomes a workhorse of the
Harley-Davidson motorcycle until 1929.
1912
Construction begins on what will become the six
story headquarters and main factory building at
Juneau Ave. in Milwaukee. A separate Parts and
Accessories Department is formed.
H-D exports motorcycles to Japan, marking the first
ever sales outside of the U.S. Dealer network grows
to over 200 nationwide.
1913
The Racing Department is formed, with William
Ottaway as its first Assistant Engineer to racing
engineer William S. Harley. Also, the Forecar
delivery van is offered for the first time.
1914
Sidecars are made available to Harley-Davidson
buyers. Clutch and brake pedals now available on
F-head singles and twins.
The Motor Company formally enters motorcycle racing
this year. The first Racing Engineer is William S.
Harley. Within a few short years, team
Harley-Davidson is referred to informally as the
"Wrecking Crew" because of their incredible
dominance of the sport.
The Two-Speed rear hub transmission is introduced
for two years only in the Model 10F. Patented by
William S. Harley, it was effective but discontinued
in order to further improve drivetrain function in
1915 with a three-speed design.
1915
Harley-Davidson motorcycles are now available with
three speed sliding-gear transmissions with final
and primary drive on the same side.
1916
The Enthusiast begins its reign as the longest
continuously published motorcycle magazine in the
world.
1917
During this year, roughly one-third of all
Harley-Davidson motorcycles produced are sold to the
U.S. military. The Quartermasters School, a
department of Harley-Davidson devoted to training
military mechanics on Harley-Davidson motorcycles,
opens for business in July. It will later become the
Service School.
The sale of Harley-Davidson bicycles begins.
Individual components are made by the Davis Sewing
Machine Co. of Dayton, Ohio. The bicycles are sold
through the H-D dealer network.
1918
Almost half of all Harley-Davidson motorcycles
produced are sold for use by the U.S. military in
World War I. At War's end, it is estimated that the
Army used some 20,000 motorcycles in their efforts,
most of which were Harley-Davidsons. One day after
the signing of the Armistice, Corporal Roy Holtz of
Chippewa Falls, Wis., is the first American to enter
Germany. He is riding a Harley-Davidson.
1919
The 37 cubic inch opposed twin cylinder Sport model
is introduced and gains great popularity overseas.
Unique not only for the cylinder configuration,
which was directly opposed and flat, the Sport
quickly earns a reputation for being uncommonly
quiet.
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1920
By
1920, Harley-Davidson is the largest motorcycle
manufacturer in the world. New Harley-Davidson®
motorcycles can be purchased from over 2,000 dealers
in 67 countries worldwide.
Leslie "Red" Parkhurst breaks 23 speed records on a
Harley-Davidson 61 cubic inch racing motorcycle.
Also, the "hog" association starts when the racing
team's mascot, a pig, is carried on a victory lap
after each race won by the team.
1922
The first 74 cubic inch V-twin engine is
introduced on the JD and FD models. Harley-Davidson
dealerships are now found in sixty-seven countries.
Harley-Davidson riders sweep all eight National
Championship races.
1925
Gas tanks on all models now have a distinct
teardrop shape. This basic appearance is set for all
subsequent Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Joe Petrali begins racing for Harley-Davidson. He
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successful dirt-track racers for Harley-Davidson,
and one of the most successful racers of all time.
1926
Single-cylinder motorcycles are again sold by
Harley-Davidson for the first time since 1918.
Models A, AA, B, and BA are available in side-valve
and overhead-valve engine configurations.
1928
The first Harley-Davidson two cam engine is
made available to the public on the JD series
motorcycles. The bike is capable of top speeds
between 85 - 100 mph.
Front wheel brakes are now available on all
Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
1929
The 45 cubic inch V-twin engine (later to be
known as the "flathead") is introduced on the D
model. The engine proves to be so reliable that
variations of it are available on Harley-Davidson
motorcycles as late as 1973.
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1930
Bill
Davidson, Jr. wins the Jack Pine endurance
contest
with 997 points of 1,000. All individual class
winners are riding Harley-Davidson® motorcycles.
1931
All of Harley-Davidson's remaining American
competition is now gone except Indian |
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(Hendee
Manufacturing). Indian and Harley-Davidson are the
only two American motorcycle
manufacturers until
1953.
1932
The 45 cubic inch-driven, three-wheeled Servi-car
begins its 41 year run as a popular commercial and
police vehicle.
In dirt track racing, Harley-Davidson racer Joe
Petrali begins a five-year consecutive streak of
winning the AMA Grand National Championship. Petrali
also wins the National Hill-Climb Championships for
1932 to 1935.
1933
An art-deco "eagle" design is painted on all
gas tanks. This marks the beginning of graphic
designs on Harley-Davidson motorcycles (with the
exception of previously special order-only paint
schemes). This styling decision was made in part to
stimulate the low sales numbers caused by the Great
Depression.
1935
The Japanese motorcycle industry is founded as
a result of Harley-Davidson licensing blueprints,
tools, dies and machinery to the Sankyo Company of
Japan. The result is the Rikuo motorcycle.
Joe Petrali and his Harley-Davidson peashooter win
all thirteen of the American Motorcycle Association
National Championship dirt track races. Petrali
breaks four records in the process.
1936
Harley-Davidson introduces the EL, an overhead
valve, 61 cubic inch powered bike. With increased
horsepower and bold styling changes, the motorcycle
quickly earns the nickname of "Knucklehead," due to
the shape of its rocker boxes. The same year, the
Motor Company introduces a 80 cubic inch side valve
engine.
1937
The first WL models are produced. Joe Petrali
sets a new land speed record of 136.183 mph on a
modified Harley-Davidson 61 cubic inch overhead
valve-driven motorcycle. . The same day, he also
breaks the record for 45 cubic inch engine
motorcycles.
1938
The Jack Pine Gypsies Motorcycle Club holds the
first Black Hills Rally in Sturgis, SD.
On the 3.2 mile beach course at Daytona, FL, Ben
Campanale wins the first of two consecutive
victories at the Daytona 200 on a Harley-Davidson
WLDR.
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1940
Babe Tancrede is the winner at the Daytona 200,
riding a WLDR model.
1941 America is plunged into World War II.
Production of civilian motorcycles is almost
entirely suspended in favor of military production.
The Service School is converted back to the
Quartermasters School for the training of military
mechanics.
The FL series premieres.
1942
Among other motorcycles made for the Army, H-D
produces the unique XA 750, a motorcycle with
horizontally opposed cylinders and shaft drive,
designed for desert use. The contract is cancelled
early due to war combat moving out of North Africa.
Only 1,011 XA's are built.
1943
Harley-Davidson receives the first of its four
Army-Navy "E" Awards for excellence in wartime
production. Overseas, many American servicemen get
their first exposure
to Harley-Davidson motorcycles,
something they would not forget when they would
return stateside.
1945
World War II ends, and Harley-Davidson has
produced almost 90,000 WLA models for military use.
Wasting no time, production of civilian motorcycles
resumes in November.
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Harley-Davidson introduces the 45 cubic inch
flathead WR racing motorcycle. It proves to be one
of the best racing motorcycles ever built.
1947
Attendees at the year's Dealers Convention in
Milwaukee are given a train ride to a "secret
destination," which turns out to be the newly
purchased plant on Capitol Drive. The plant was
formerly the A.O. Smith Propeller Plant, created
during the war. Harley-Davidson uses the plant as a
large machine shop, shipping the new parts to Juneau
Ave. for final assembly.
Harley-Davidson begins selling what will become the
classic black leather motorcycle jacket.
Harley-Davidson dirt track racer Jimmy Chann wins
the first of three consecutive AMA Grand National
Championships.
1948
New features are added to the 61 and 74
overhead valve engines, including aluminum heads and
hydraulic valve lifters. Also new are the one piece,
chrome plated rocker covers shaped like cake pans.
The nickname "Panhead" only seemed logical.
Production of American-made lightweight motorcycles
begins with the model S. Various versions will be
sold until 1966.
1949
Hydraulic front forks first appear on the new
Hydra-Glide models.
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1950
Larry Headrick wins the AMA Grand National
Championship for Harley-Davidson in dirt track
racing.
Harley-Davidson riders win 18 of 24 National
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1952
The side-valve K model is introduced with an
integrated engine & transmission to compete with
smaller, sportier motorcycles coming mainly from
Great Britain. The K will eventually evolve into the Sportster.
1953
Harley-Davidson celebrates its 50th Anniversary
in style. An attractive logo is created, depicting a
"V" in honor of the engine which had brought the
Company so far, with a bar overlaid reading
"Harley-Davidson" and the words, above and below,
"50 years--American made." A medallion version of
this logo is placed on the front fenders of the 1954
models.
Hendee Manufacturing, the creator of the Indian
motorcycle, goes out of business. Harley-Davidson
would be the sole U.S. motorcycle manufacturer for
the next 46 years.
1954
Dirt track racer Joe Leonard wins the AMA Grand
National Championship. Over the next eight years,
the Grand National Championship will be won by
Harley-Davidson racers.
1955
This year begins a seven-year consecutive run
of victories at the Daytona 200. The victories will
be shared by racers Brad Andres, Johnny Gibson, Joe
Leonard and Roger Reiman. All ride Harley-Davidson
KR models. Reiman's victory in 1961 is on the new
speedway course.
1956
The new young star Elvis Presley poses for the
cover of the May Enthusiast sitting on a 1956 model KH.
1957
The motorcycling public met a new motorcycle
called the Sportster®. It premiers as a 55 cubic
inch overhead valve engine, and within one year of
its debut, becomes known as the first of the "Superbikes."
Another Harley-Davidson tradition and legend is
born.
1958
The first rear brakes and hydraulic rear
suspensions appear on the Duo-Glide.
Racer Carroll Resweber wins the first of four AMA
Grand National Championships.
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1960
The Harley-Davidson Topper
motor scooter is
introduced and
is the only scooter platform the
Motor Company ever produced.
Harley-Davidson purchases a
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Aermacchi Harley-Davidson, a European division that
will produce small, single cylinder motorcycles.
In this year of Brad Andres' 1st place finish at the
Daytona 200, the top 14 finishers are also riding
Harley-Davidson 750 KR models.
1961
Introduction of the Sprint model.
1962
Harley-Davidson purchases 60 percent of the stock in
the Tomahawk Boat Manufacturing Company. H-D
recognizes the rising relevance of fiberglass in
motorcycle production, and begins manufacturing its
own components. As a result, the Tomahawk Division
is established and is operational as a
Harley-Davidson facility by 1963.
1963
Ralph White resumes the winning of the Daytona 200
for Harley-Davidson, again on a 750 KR motorcycle.
1964
Roger Reiman wins the AMA Grand National
Championship for Harley-Davidson. Reiman also scores
the first of back-to-back Daytona 200 victories on a
750 KR.
The three-wheeled Servi-Car becomes the very first
Harley-Davidson motorcycle to receive an electric
starter.
1965
The Electra-Glide® replaces the Duo-Glide and is
updated with electric starter. The Electra-Glide is
the first FL available with electric start, and the
Sportster® line would receive electric starters soon
after.
In a Streamliner powered by a 250cc Sprint CR racing
engine, George Roeder shatters the speed records for
Class A and Class C runs, averaging 177 miles per
hour.
Harley-Davidson dirt track racer Bart Markel wins
the AMA Grand National Championship in 1965 and
1966.
1966
The first of the "Shovelhead" engines is introduced
on the Electra-Glide models, replacing the Panhead.
1968
Cal Rayborn wins the first of back-to-back victories
at the Daytona 200 on a 750 KR model.
1969
Harley-Davidson merges with the American Machine and
Foundry Company (AMF), a longtime producer of
leisure products.
Mert Lawill wins the AMA Grand National Championship
for team Harley-Davidson in dirt track racing.
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1970
In consideration of new AMA rules for Class C
racing, a new Sportster®-based motorcycle, the
XR-750 racer is introduced.
On the Bonneville salt flats near Wendover, Utah,
racer Cal Rayborn breaks the world record for land
speed set by a motorcycle. The vehicle is a sixteen
foot streamliner powered by a single Sportster
engine, and averages just over 265 mph.
1971
In response to the customizing craze,
Harley-Davidson introduces the FX 1200 Super Glide®,
which combined a sporty front end (similar to that
of the XL series) with the frame and powertrain of
the FL series. A new class of motorcycle, the
cruiser, is born.
First year of Harley-Davidson snowmobile production.
1972
The new, more powerful, more reliable aluminum
alloy XR-750 debuts. It becomes
the dominant dirt
track racer through the next three decades. Dirt
track racer Mark Brelsford wins the AMA Grand
National Championship on the XR-750 this year.
1973
Motorcycle production is upgraded when all
assembly operations are moved to a modern 400,000
square foot plant in York, Penn. All other
production operations remain in Milwaukee and
Tomahawk. The Capitol Drive plant in Milwaukee
begins production of engines.
1975
The first of four more consecutive years of
Harley-Davidson AMA Grand National Championships in
dirt track racing. Gary Scott wins in 1975. The
following three years are won by racing legend Jay
Springsteen.
1977
Harley-Davidson introduces the FXS Low
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drag style
handlebars, unique engine and paint treatments, the
Low Rider lives up to its name by placing the rider
in a lowered seating position than was typical.
Later in the same year, Willie G. Davidson's dynamic
version of the Sportster, the Cafe Racer, is
released.
1979
Introduction of the FXEF Fat Bob, "Fat" because of
the dual gas tanks, "Bob" for the bobbed fenders.
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1980
Harley-Davidson debuts the FLT with its vibration
dampening, rubber-isolated drivetrain and unique
trailing front fork. The FLT also debutes an engine
and five-speed transmission that are hard bolted
together.
A kevlar belt replaces the chain as the final drive.
The belt is cleaner running, and needs less
adjustments and maintenance. It isn't long before
belt final drive is standard on all Harley-Davidson®
motorcycles.
The AMA Grand National Championship in dirt track
racing goes to yet another Harley-Davidson racer,
Randy Goss.
In honor of the historic Sturgis motorcycle rally,
Harley-Davidson releases the FXB Sturgis model,
employing belt drive, black chrome appointments and
80 cubic inch engine.
The FXWG Wide Glide is introduced for the 1980 model
year.
1981
On February 26, thirteen Harley-Davidson senior
executives sign a letter of intent to purchase
Harley-Davidson Motor Company from AMF. By mid-June,
the buyback is official, and the phrase "The Eagle
Soars Alone" becomes a rallying cry.
Scott Parker begins racing for team Harley-Davidson
on the AMA dirt track circuit. He will become the
most successful racer in Harley-Davidson history,
accumulating 93 career victories and, more
incredibly, winning 9 Grand National Champion titles
in a 10 year period.
1982
More innovations demonstrate a new commitment to
quality, such as the FXR/FXRS Super Glide® II with
its rubber-isolated, five-speed powertrain and the
welded and stamped frame for the new Sportster®
models.
The top three finishers in the AMA Grand National
Championship are Ricky Graham, Jay Springsteen and
Randy Goss. This begins a two year run of dirt track
Championship wins for Harley-Davidson. Goss takes
the Championship in 1983.
The Materials As Needed (MAN) application is
introduced to production. Generally, this means that
parts and raw materials are purchased and built only
as they are required. This dramatically lowers
production costs and improves quality.
1983
Harley-Davidson successfully petitions the
International Trade Commission (ITC) for tariff
relief, which is granted April 1, 1983. The tariff,
scheduled to end five years later, is placed on all
imported Japanese motorcycles 700cc or larger as a
response to Japanese motorcycle manufacturers
stockpiling inventories of unsold motorcycles in the
United States.
One of Harley-Davidson's most unique endeavors
begins: Harley Owners Group®. Fondly referred to as
H.O.G.®, the Group immediately becomes the largest
factory-sponsored motorcycle club in the world.
Within six years, H.O.G. membership soars to more
than 90,000. By the year 2000, it exceeds 500,000
members.
Dirt track racer Randy Goss wins the AMA Grand
National Championship this year.
1984
Harley-Davidson unveils the 1340cc V²® Evolution®
engine on five models including the all-new Softail®.
The result of seven years of development, the
Evolution engine produces more power at every speed,
runs cooler, cleaner and is oil-tight. Also
witnessed is the debut of the Softail design and its
trend-setting method of "hiding" the motorcycle's
rear shock absorbers.
1986
In another bold styling and engineering move,
Harley-Davidson releases the Heritage Softail®.
The Motor Company is listed on the American Stock
Exchange, the first time Harley-Davidson is publicly
traded since 1969, the year of the AMF merger.
The Sportster® motorcycle line receives the
Evolution V-twin engine.
To diversify its holdings, Harley-Davidson purchases
Holiday Rambler Corporation, producer of quality
motor homes.
1987
Harley-Davidson is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
Harley-Davidson makes both business and American
history. H-D petitions the International Trade
Commission for early termination of the five-year
tariffs on heavyweight motorcycles. In effect, the
move demonstrated confidence in H-D's ability to
compete in the marketplace.
Harley-Davidson begins the "Buy Back Program," for
the XLH 883 Sportster, which offers full trade-in
value within two years on either a model FL or FX.
1988
The springer front end returns in the FXSTS
Springer® Softail®. Also introduced is the Sportster
1200. Harley-Davidson celebrates its 85th
Anniversary with a Homecoming in Milwaukee, attended
by over 60,000 enthusiasts.
The Harley-Davidson Traveling Museum hits the road,
displaying memorabilia, classic Harley-Davidson
motorcycles and the rich history of the
Harley-Davidson rider.
Scott Parker wins the first of his nine AMA Grand
National Championships. His total domination is
unprecedented in the history of the sport of dirt
track motorcycle racing.
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1990
Upon its introduction, the FLSTF Fat Boy®
almost instantaneously becomes a modern
legend of motorcycle design.
1991
Installation of a $31 million state of the
art paint facility begins at the York, PA,
factory. It becomes fully operational in
1992.
The Dyna line of motorcycles debuts with the
1991 FXDB Dyna Glide Sturgis®.
1993
Harley-Davidson celebrates its 90th
Anniversary in Milwaukee with a Family
Reunion. An estimated 100,000 people ride in
a parade of motorcycles.
Harley-Davidson buys a minority interest in
the Buell Motorcycle Company. Erik Buell
created the Company to manufacture American
sport motorcycles using Harley-Davidson® XL
883 and 1200 engines.
1994
Harley-Davidson enters Superbike racing with
the introduction of the VR1000, a dual
overhead cam, liquid-cooled motorcycle.
The classically-styled FLHR Road King® is
introduced.
1995
The 30th Anniversary Ultra Classic® Electra
Glide® becomes the first production
Harley-Davidson motorcycle to include
sequential port electronic fuel injection.
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1996
A new, state-of-the-art Parts and
Accessories Distribution Center opens in Franklin,
WI. By the beginning of 1997, all inventory is moved
from the original warehouse at Juneau Avenue to the
new 250,000-sq.-ft. facility.
1997
A new 217,000-sq.-ft. Product Development Center
opens next to the Capitol Drive plant in Milwaukee.
The building is dedicated to Willie G. Davidson.
Powertrain Operations at Capitol Drive expanded its
capacity by moving FL engine and transmission
production to a newly purchased plant located in
Menomonee Falls. XL engines and transmissions, as
well as Genuine Parts Manufacturing, remain at
Capitol Drive.
A new 330,000-sq.-ft. plant in Kansas City produces
its first Sportster.
1998
Harley-Davidson celebrates its 95th Anniversary.
140,000 plus riders are warmly received by Milwaukee
to help with the celebration.
A new assembly facility opens in Manaus, Brazil, the
first operations outside of the U.S.
Harley-Davidson buys a remaining 49% interest in
Buell Motorcycle Company. Erik Buell is named
Chairman of Buell operations.
1999
The Touring and Dyna motorcycle families receive the
new Twin Cam 88® engine.
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2000
The FXSTD Softail® Deuce™ is introduced
to the immediate delight of riders and the
motorcycle media.
The 2000 model year Softail® models are outfitted
with the Twin Cam 88B™ engine, a counter-balanced
version of the Twin Cam 88.
Fuel injection is unveiled as a feature new to the
Softail line of motorcycles for the 2001 model year.
Buell introduces the Blast®, a single-cylinder
motorcycle, for the 2000 model year. The Blast
receives excellent reviews. It's introduced in
tandem with the Rider's Edge® Academy of
Motorcycling, a beginner's rider course available
through Harley-Davidson and Buell dealerships.
2001
The VRSCA V-Rod® is introduced for the 2002
model year. Inspired by the VR-1000 racing
motorcycle, the V-Rod is Harley-Davidson's first
motorcycle to combine fuel injection, overhead cams
and liquid cooling, and delivers 115 horsepower.
Harley-Davidson Racing announces the latest addition
to the team: 17 year old Jennifer Snyder, the first
woman to win a national event in the Formula USA
National Dirt Track Series.
Harley-Davidson announces expansions at the Product
Development Center (Milwaukee), as well as Tomahawk,
WI, and York, PA, facilities.
2002
The all-new Buell® Firebolt® storms onto the
scene.
The Open Road Tour debuts in Atlanta, GA, in July to
celebrate the upcoming Harley-Davidson 100th
Anniversary.
2003
Buell Motorcycle Company unleashes the
Lightning® XB9S.
More than 250,000 people come to Milwaukee for the
final stop of the Open Road Tour and the
Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Celebration and
Party.
2004
For the 2004 model year, the Sportster® family
models receive rubber engine mounting, a new frame,
and a wider rear tire. Some Sportster® models
receive a redesigned gas tank.
The FLHRSI Road King® Custom is introduced. With its
low rear suspension and wide handlebars, the FLHRSI
brings a beach look to a classic Harley-Davidson
motorcycle.
Andrew Hines of the Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines
Harley-Davidson drag racing team clinches his first
NHRA Powerade Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship at
age 21, the youngest champion in NHRA history.
2005
The XL 883L Sportster® 883 Low brings a lowered
seating position to the Sportster® line.
The FLSTNI Softail® Deluxe adds a sleek look to the
Softail® line and a paint scheme reminiscent of 1939
Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Also, the FLSTSC/I
Softail® Springer® Classic revives looks from the
late 1940s.
Andrew Hines wins his second straight NHRA Powerade
Pro Stock Motorcycle Championship. G.T. Tonglet,
also of the Screamin' Eagle®/Vance & Hines
Harley-Davidson team, places second.
Harley-Davidson and the Muscular Dystrophy
Association (MDA) mark the 25th anniversary of their
partnership.
2006
The first of the 6-speed transmissions are made
available on 2006 model year Dyna™ motorcycles. Also
joining the Dyna™ family is the FXDB/I Street Bob™.
The 2006 model year includes the all new FLHX/I
Street Glide™, a lower profile touring motorcycle.
Harley-Davidson unveils plans for an all new museum
in Milwaukee, scheduled for opening in 2008.
Harley-Davidson appoints Beijing Feng Huo Lun (FHL)
as the first authorized Harley-Davidson dealer on
mainland China.
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Sportster
Every firecracker fuse you've ever lit
was just practice.Live wire performance
with just enough flat-track soul, the Sportster® is an open invitation to take
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Dyna
Descended from the days of the first
hardcore custom fanatics. It’s ground
few dare to tread. Thick slices of steel
and alloy served on top of a
thunder-breathing V-Twin. |
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Softail
Take a look at the pure, unmistakable
icon of everything that’s right with an
American custom motorcycle. It has the
power to defy time and most everything
else.
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VSRC
High-revving, liquid-cooled V-Twin
surrounded by the diamond-like precision
unique to Harley-Davidson. The fiery
soul of a dragster gone way beyond the
quarter mile. |
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Touring
A bike that's proven its long haul
ability and low-speed maneuverability
over millions of miles. You'll find even
more to like this year, including one
more gallon of go in the tank. |
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Recommended Products for your Harley Motorcycle Experience: |
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Hard Krome Res-Tec 3" Drag Pipes Exhausts
3” diameter mufflers constructed using RES-TEC™ (Reduced Exhaust Sound Technology), Stepped header design progressively
steps up from 13/4” to 17/8” to 2”, Feature patented True Doublewall
Construction (U.S. Patent # 6,408,980),
RES-TEC™ muffler cartridge reduces
exhaust sound while maintaining
performance, In chrome or ceramic matte
Black Star™ finish.
MSRP:
Starting at $699.95
> View All Hard Krome Exhausts |
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