The history of Harley
Davidson - The legend lives!
Arthur
Davidson and William S. Harley were school friends who shared a
mechanical passion and a strong desire to join the other motorcycle
pioneers. They rekindled their relationship while working at the same
factory in Milwaukee. Together they began to study mechanics focusing on
motorcycle engines.
In 1901 they had four engines designed
and ready to be fitted to bicycle frames. In 1903 the first
Harley-Davidson motorcycles were built.
The brand name become very famous and
appeared in ads and articles describing the motorcycle that would become
a legend. Three motorcycles were produced between 1903 and 1904 and
were sold before they were even built. During this time Walter C.
Davidson Sr. and William A. Davidson joined Arthur Davidson and William
S. Harley and the Harley Davidson Motor Company was officially
registered with the U.S. Trade and Company Register office on September
17th 1907. The management positions within the company were assigned
at the registration with Walter C. Davidson as President, William A.
Davidson as Vice-President and Works Manager, Arthur Davidson as
Secretary and General Sales Manager, and William S. Harley to serve as
Chief Engineer and Treasurer. Even though the titles were officialy
assigned, each person could intervene in all sectors.
In 1904 Harley-Davidson began
participated in motorcycle racing and benefited from commercial
implications of the numerous victories won by their bikes and in 1913
the company decided to establish an official racing team. Early racers
such as Ralph Hepburn and Eddie Brink put Harley on the track and won
races with these machines, later Joe Petreli and Red Parkhurst. Joe
Petreli first raced on an Indian motorcycle, and then made a name for
himself by racing
Harley-Davidson's. From 1926 untill 1931 Harley
interrupted their racing and Petreli raced for the Excelsior Company,
which was shut down in 1931. Petreli again raced for Harley when the
company started their race teams back in 1931. Red Parkhurst became a
big winner and had a long career of motorcycle racing for Harley.
Participating in motorcycle racing gave Harley an edge on research and
development of their motorcycles.
Harley Davidsonmotorcyclebecame the symbol of
American individualism and ended up "KING OF THE ROAD", all in 100
years.
SUP BRO,
I just wanted to say that your site is bad ass...and
that you truly are a fighter. There's nothing
in this world that can stop you man.
Fighters live with honor and respect. You
have mine.
~ 84 FOX
I just reviewed
your wonderful
website. It
has been a while
since I have
looked at it.
Once again (just
like in the
beginning) -
I got the chills,
a feeling of
serenity and
an overwhelming
gratitude of
love and friendship.
You are one
of most wonderful
human beings
I have ever
met and I thank
God each day
for our relationship.
Love, Kathleen
Tenuta
You
came to
my school
today and
I took pictures
with you.
I just wanted
to say you
are an amazing
inspiration
to me and
million
of other
people all
around the
world. Thank
you so much.
I really
do appreciate
what you're
doing. It's
not often
that a public
speaker,
for lack
of a better
word, "speaks
to me."
Stay strong,
it's a fight
and I'm
joining
you!!!
I
actually
was sitting
here feeling
a bit sorry
for my self
when I saw
your website.
As I am
trying to
type this
thru teary
eyes, I
feel guilty
for my own
good health.
I hope this
finds you
in as good
health as
can be expected,
whatever
it may be....you
are truly
a man I
can say
I admire.
You make
me look
at myself
and want
to be a
better woman/mother
for my daughter.
Thank you.....
After I read your mini biography in the WSJ, I felt compelled to check out your website. I felt your story was one of true inspiration that needed to be told. Therefore, I wanted to email you just to thank you and praise you for the wonderful work that you do because not only are you breaking down stereotypes, but you're utilizing and employing the power of a negative situation into a very enlightening and influential one. You're showing the world that this condition is not going to win, and just by the work that you do is simply phenomenal and I just thought you deserved to be told that. I do not have
AIDS nor can even begin to relate to what you must go through on a daily basis, but I work in the human services field and deal with a lot of individuals who could really use a mentor like yourself. So, keep up good work! P.S. You really look
fantastic, especially the pictures of you on the bike. Very nice.
Pirate, You
came to
my school
today and
I took pictures
with you.
I just wanted
to say you
are an amazing
inspiration
to me and
million
of other
people all
around the
world. Thank
you so much.
I really
do appreciate
what you're
doing. It's
not often
that a public
speaker,
for lack
of a better
word, "speaks
to me."
Stay strong,
it's a fight
and I'm
joining
you!!!
~Briana
Da Pirate's Harley
Davidson Heritage Softail Motorcycle and da English Bulldogs
Da
Pirate's 1994 FLHTCU Ultra Classic® Electra Glide® Harley
Davidson Motorcycle
Photo taken at Bartels' Harley Davidson in Marina Del Rey,
California
Da Pirate's Harley
Davidson® Road King FLHRI motorcycle bare metal and
matt-black-Downtown Los Angeles, California
I WORK AT THE
OAKLAND COMMUNITY
SCHOOL. AND
I HAVE TO SAY
THAT
YOU REALLY GOT
TO THE KIDS
TODAY.
MAN, I NEVER
SAW THOSE KIDS
SO INTO A SPEAKER
LIKE THEY WERE
WITH YOU. FUCK
THEY WERE QUIET,
SHIT THAT MEANS
THAT THEY WERE
REALLY THINKIN
ABOUT THE FUCKING
TRUTH. WE ALWAYS
HAVE SOMEBODY
FROM THE COUNTY
COME IN AND
TALK ABOUT AIDS.
BUT YOU GOT
TO THEM. TAKE
IT FROM A GUY
THAT HAS BEEN
WITH THESE KIDS
FOR ABOUT 3
YRS. YOU KNOW
I FEEL LIKE
A FATHER TO
THESE KIDS.
BUT YOU LIKE
OPENED THESE
KIDS UP TO A
NEW LEVEL WITH
AIDS. THOSE
KIDS ASKED ME
SO MANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOU WHEN
YOU LEFT. HA
HA HA,
YOU WERE COOL.
YOU WERE THE
TALK OF THE
SCHOOL, I TOLD
THE STAFF THAT
THEY WERE MISSING
THE BEST SPEAKER
WE EVER HAD
HERE AT THE
SCHOOL. THEY
LIKED HOW YOU
DIDN'T BULLSHIT
WITH ANY ANSWERS
AND DIDN'T HIDE
ANYTHING. SHIT
THAT'S HOW I
AM WITH THESE
KIDS, MAN I
WISH WE HAD
SOMEONE TALK
TO THESE KIDS
MORE LIKE THAT
YOU KNOW. DON'T
SUGARCOAT SHIT.
TELL THEM HOW
THIS SHIT IS KILLIN GOOD
FUCKIN PEOPLE
LIKE YOURSELF.
TELL THEM THE
TRUTH ABOUT
WHAT'S GOIN
ON OUT THERE
BEYOND THE WALLS
THAT GUIDE THEM.
HEY I JUST WANTED
TO SAY THANKS
FOR TALKIN TO
THESE KIDS AND
LETTING THEM
IN ON YOUR LIFE.
IT TAKES A STRONG
PERSON TO OPEN
UP TO THESE
KIDS. THANKS
MAN, I GOT MUCH
LOVE FOR YOU. FIGHT ON!
It was Erik Buell's
passion for racing that led to the development the first
Buell motorcycle.
A successful privateer roadracer
himself in the late 1970s to early '80s, Erik Buell built his own
race bike to meet the rules for the AMA's premiere Formula 1 class.
The RW750, a handbuilt and raw pure race bike, was the first
official Buell motorcycle.
It
was a brutally fast a contender in the series, but one year later,
the AMA changed the class rules leaving the RW750 without a home.
Erik Buell regrouped and began to focus his efforts on building a
premium street bike. He translated his trilogy of technology
principles from that first race bike into the RR1000 street bike,
and, as the saying goes, the rest is history.
