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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

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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

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Worn to be wild

We look at the history of one of the most iconic parts of motorcycling culture: the black leather jacket

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Into the ’80s: the saga continues

After the buyback, a long road to recovery lay ahead.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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