On this day in H-D history
September 16, 1915
Arthur L. Holmes makes record time travel from San Diego to Los Angeles. He rode his 1915 three speed Harley-Davidson fitted with Firestone tires 130.7 miles in 2 hours and 36 minutes! He beat the previous record set in 1911 of 3 hours and 20 minutes set by Paul Derkum.
Archives
Looking back at 17 years of the Harley-Davidson Museum
The Harley-Davidson Museum is a must-see for anyone planning a trip to the home of the Motor Company. Now 17 years old, we look back at how far it has come
This is me
Characters from across the decades are highlighted in the latest H-D Museum exhibition
H.O.G. Memories: The Finishing Touch
In our new series, Bob Lowery, who was the Director of Long Island H.O.G. Chapter in the early 1980s, shares the story of how the Harley Owners Group got its own license plate
A Crazy Adventure!
In 1925, two intrepid travelers set out on a pan-American adventure with a brand-new Harley-Davidson motorcycle and sidecar. The goal was to reach New York City—their starting point was southern Argentina.
THE ENTHUSIAST MAGAZINE
Explore our archive and dive into past editions of The Enthusiast magazine
Building a sidecar the Harley-Davidson way
A brochure in the Harley-Davidson Museum reveals how H-D made sidecars at their Juneau Avenue factory in the 1920s
Swing Time
We take a look back at an unusual motorcycle sport, which was growing in international popularity 100 years ago but has since fallen out of the limelight
Five things you didn’t know Harley-Davidson made
Harley-Davidson is famous for its motorcycles, but here are five more unusual items the Motor Company made