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Roy Holtz

For more than 25 years, the identity of the soldier in this now-famous photo remained a mystery…

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Let’s ride

Long before the Harley Owners Group® became a force in the motorcycle world, Harley-Davidson® riders gathered and formed clubs to ride and share their passion. This photo, which originally appeared in Motorcycle Illustrated, depicts a 1912 gathering of a Chicago group.

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Flying high

Leslie “Red” Parkhurst races a biplane at the Wisconsin State Fair, circa 1915. Parkhurst began his racing career at age 13 after lying about his age, then became the first official member of the Harley-Davidson® factory racing team five years later, in 1914.

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Joe Ryan and the Service School

Throughout Harley-Davidson’s history, many individuals have had an outsized impact on the company that reverberates long after they’ve gone. Joe Ryan was one of those people.

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Bikes That Changed Harley-Davidson history

Harley-Davidson’s all-electric LiveWire™ motorcycle will always carry the honor of being the first of its kind, with a place in the pantheon of motorcycles that have made their mark on H-D® history. Here are five other models that earned spots on that list

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AMF and the end of an era

January 8, 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the purchase of Harley-Davidson Motor Company by American Machine and Foundry (AMF) for $22 million in 1969. The following dozen years were turbulent times for the Motor Company, and the AMF era is often considered a low point in the company’s long and storied history, but it wasn’t all bad

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Personalised protection

For most of their history, motorcycle helmets have been as much about self expression as head protection

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Happy Go Lucky

The Motor Company owes a debt of gratitude to one of its earliest, happiest influencers

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The Jack Pine ENDURES

Today, most Harley-Davidson enthusiasts prefer experiencing the best of nature. But in the early days, some riders went out of their way to seek a sterner test of what Mother Nature could dish out

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