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Motorcycle marathon
Two friends from California and their Harley-Davidson motorcycles crossed unpassable roads at dizzying altitudes, took on alligators, dodged bullets and escaped a revolution to make the ambitious journey from the US to Brazil
From factories past to Harley-Davidson present
Kristina McGuirk offers a fascinating insight into the early years of practices at Harley-Davidson factories through images and text from the archives
Worn to be wild
We look at the history of one of the most iconic parts of motorcycling culture: the black leather jacket
Not all bad
For some, the AMF period was strictly a dark age from which Harley-Davidson® was fortunate to emerge. But there are layers to what proved to be a complex time in history.
EVOLUTION OF AN ICON
It’s one of the most recognisable brand logos in the world, but very little is actually known about the origins of the Harley-Davidson® Bar & Shield.
Putting the work back in: Harley-Davidson® bicycles
It is sometimes reported that the original Mr. Harley and three Mr. Davidsons said they started Harley-Davidson® to “take the work out of bicycling”. Though true, this statement is sometimes misconstrued to suggest that Harley-Davidson started as a bicycle company. This is simply not the case.
Remembering a founder
William A. Davidson left a legacy of being one of the most empathetic, supportive, generous and selfless men in the organisation’s long and proud history.
The knight on the gasoline steed
Theodore Werle was a man committed to stopping the ‘white plague’; tuberculosis, consumption, TB, whatever you called it, it took a devastating toll in the early 20th century.