harley -davidson motorcycles - lower dauphin …the factory racing team had a small pig as a mascot....

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Milwaukee, 1903 - Bill Harley and Arthur Walter Davidson developed a one-cylinder motorcycle

This motorcycle was initially built for racing and was powered by a one-cylinder gasoline combustion engine.

1905 - they built 11 motorcycles

1908 - they built 154 in a little wooden barn that was built by Davidson's father

The small company grew rapidly and soon had more than 20 employees

The „Bar & Shield‟ logo is used for the first time in 1910 and was trademarked one year later.

1920 - Now the largest motorcycle manufacturer, H-D boasts over 2,000 dealers in 67 countries.

1907 - The first Harley-Davidsons sold for police duty

1972 - First disc brakes on a Harley

1995 First fuel injection models

Makes

transportation

quicker

Better gas mileage

Aided policemen

and military to better

perform their jobs

(how does this make our lives easier?)

Harley had a huge

impact on the

motorcycle industry

Provided

transportation for

the US army

Many clubs and

special events

dedicated to the

company name

The factory racing team had a small pig as a mascot. The bikes are nicknamed “hogs” as a result

Harley-Davidson owns Buell

When WWII started, Harley all but ceased civilian production

During WWII Harley produced nearly 90,000 military bikes

2003 - It is estimated that 250,000 people come to Milwaukee to celebrate The Motor Company‟s 100th anniversary

Electric motorcycles

Possibly

motorcycles that act

as hover craft or

“flying machines”

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