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- 22:05, 23 August 2010 diff hist +177 N Honda CA95/Videos Created page with "<youtube>GFKcb4-poAs</youtube> <youtube>7KuhU6bfMlI</youtube>v <youtube>9G6HJ_Uat0w</youtube> (ignore the sales pitch it has a good walkaround) <youtube>0tBfUSvh9zU&NR</youtube>"
- 22:05, 23 August 2010 diff hist −195 Honda CA95 →Other Info and Links
- 22:03, 23 August 2010 diff hist +289 N Barry's Custom Cycles Created page with "Founded by Barry Matteson in Anchorage, Alaska in 1971. where he built and sold custom and tuned Harleys. He became a fully-fledged Harley-Davidson dealer in 1976, and despit..." current
- 22:03, 23 August 2010 diff hist −15 Honda CA95 →Other Info and Links
- 22:02, 23 August 2010 diff hist +50 Honda CA95
- 21:58, 23 August 2010 diff hist +253 N Rick Doss Created page with "Famed American East-Coast builder and designer of custom parts under the shop name of 'Rick's Custom Harlees' (sic). He is also a consultant to the multimillion-dollar customs pa..." current
- 21:58, 23 August 2010 diff hist +2 Impact of cheap cars on motorcycle sales current
- 21:55, 23 August 2010 diff hist +636 N Impact of cheap cars on motorcycle sales Created page with "The advent of cheap mass-produced automobiles spelt death to many motorcycle makers. By the early 1920s there were around 400 manufacturers of cars in America, and you could ..."
- 21:53, 23 August 2010 diff hist +157 N California Highway Patrol Created page with "CHIP has long been a high-profile user of Harley-Davidsons, and though the company lost the contract to Kawasaki in 1986, it has since been won back." current
- 21:53, 23 August 2010 diff hist +547 N Charles Cable Created page with "Charles Cable ran an import-export business from San Francisco in the 1920s, and part of his business was the export of Harleys to Mongolia. The factory was puzzled as to why..." current
- 21:50, 23 August 2010 diff hist +507 N John Buschmann Created page with "Worked for Harley-Davidson for just three months from late 1965-66. He was behind a stolen parts scam in which new parts were smuggled out of the factory and sold to the uns..." current
- 21:50, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Eric Burkey current
- 21:48, 23 August 2010 diff hist +705 N Eric Burkey Created page with "President of the IAM Lodge at the York factory. With others at Harley-Davidson, he went on a tour of the Honda factory at Marysville, Ohio to take a look at Japanese prod..."
- 21:45, 23 August 2010 diff hist +530 N British Motorcycle Dealers Association Created page with "Formed to represent those who sold British bikes in America after the Second World War. They had a legal battle with Harley-Davidson in 1951..." current
- 21:44, 23 August 2010 diff hist +792 N British Imports Created page with "America imported British motorcycles by the thousand in the 25 years after the Second World War. These were different from Harley-Davidsons,..." current
- 21:43, 23 August 2010 diff hist +19 Harley-Davidson history
- 21:42, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Indian Warrior current
- 21:35, 23 August 2010 diff hist +351 N John R. Bond Created page with "Worked in Harley-Davidson's engineering department from 1946-47, and later edited Road & Track magazine. He noted the paradox that, although senior management encouraged new ..." current
- 21:35, 23 August 2010 diff hist +428 N Bendix Manufacturing Co Created page with "Harley-Davidson was forced to defend itself in a legal action instigated by Bendix in 1924 when Victor Bendix claimed that the Harley-Davidson clutch design infringed his..." current
- 21:33, 23 August 2010 diff hist +769 Belt drive
- 21:33, 23 August 2010 diff hist −11 Kawasaki EX305B
- 21:30, 23 August 2010 diff hist +31 Harley-Davidson/Nomenclature →Last letter current
- 21:28, 23 August 2010 diff hist +611 N Erwin Baker Created page with "Indian racer in the second decade of the 20th century, who also made a speciality of endurance record attempts, which he completed on Ace, Excelsior, Henderson an..."
- 21:26, 23 August 2010 diff hist +209 N Dan Aykroyd Created page with "Actor Dan Aykroyd, who starred with John Belushi in the film The Blues Brothers, rode a Harley. After John Belushi died, Aykroyd led the funeral procession on his bike. [[Cat..." current
- 21:26, 23 August 2010 diff hist +28 Harley-Davidson history
- 21:25, 23 August 2010 diff hist +836 N Atmospheric Inlet Valve Created page with "Some early engines, including those of Harley-Davidson, relied on piston suction to open the inlet valve when, as the piston descended, the valve opened, with a light spr..." current
- 21:24, 23 August 2010 diff hist +32 Single overhead camshaft
- 21:24, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Dual overhead camshaft
- 21:24, 23 August 2010 diff hist +36 Dual overhead camshaft
- 21:23, 23 August 2010 diff hist +28 N Hap Scherer Redirected page to Julian Scherer current
- 21:22, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Roy Artley current
- 21:22, 23 August 2010 diff hist +6 Harley-Davidson MT500 current
- 21:21, 23 August 2010 diff hist +158 Harley-Davidson MT500
- 21:16, 23 August 2010 diff hist +290 N Erie Armstrong Created page with "'Red' Armstrong was a racer in the pioneer days, riding Indians. He notably won the first race at the new board track at Tacoma. Washington, in August 1915. Average speed was..." current
- 21:14, 23 August 2010 diff hist +50 N AMF Redirected page to American Machine and Foundry Company current
- 21:13, 23 August 2010 diff hist +1,241 American Machine and Foundry Company current
- 21:10, 23 August 2010 diff hist +913 N American Machine and Foundry Company Created page with "The original name of the American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF), which took over Harley-Davidson in 1969. It started off in the railway rolling stock. When rebadging ..."
- 21:09, 23 August 2010 diff hist +913 N American Car and Foundry Created page with "The original name of the American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF), which took over Harley-Davidson in 1969. It started off in the railway rolling stock. When rebadging ..." current
- 21:03, 23 August 2010 diff hist +5 Leslie Parkhurst current
- 21:03, 23 August 2010 diff hist +987 N Fred Zimmerman Created page with "A dealer in Rochester in the 1920s, Fred Zimmerman enjoyed the distinction of selling new Indians under the 'Rochester Harley-Davidson' name. Fred obtained a Harley-Dav..." current
- 21:01, 23 August 2010 diff hist +177 N Fred Warr Created page with "A famous Harley-Davidson dealer in London, who later became the official importer for Britain. He is still in business as F.H. Warr & Co. Category:Harley-Davidson people" current
- 21:00, 23 August 2010 diff hist +265 N Warbird Created page with "A special body kit designed by Mike Corbin of Hollister, California. Which can be fitted to big twins or sportsters giving them the appearance of fighter aircraft and ..." current
- 20:59, 23 August 2010 diff hist +431 N Eric Von Gumpert Created page with "A long-standing export manager from 1913, Eric von Gumpert negotiated the first export of Harley-Davidsons to Britain, and was involved in many of the early export markets, i..." current
- 20:58, 23 August 2010 diff hist +30 N Red Parkhurst Redirected page to Leslie Parkhurst current
- 20:57, 23 August 2010 diff hist +269 N Otto Walker Created page with "Captained the Harley-Davidson racing team in 1915, winning the 300-mile (483-km) race through Los Angeles' closed streets at 68.31mph (11(1km/h). Team mate Red Parkhurst ..." current
- 20:57, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew current
- 20:55, 23 August 2010 diff hist +764 N Ray Tritten Created page with "Brought in by AMF in 1973 to tackle Harley-Davidson's continuing problems. The moving of bike assembly to a factory in York, Pennsylvania had created its own problems, wh..." current
- 20:55, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Harley-Davidson history
- 20:53, 23 August 2010 diff hist +287 N Charley Thompson Created page with "One-time president of Harley-Davidson who once said that the most important job for dealers was to find things for customers to do with their bikes once they'd bought them. H..." current
- 20:52, 23 August 2010 diff hist +392 N Harley-Davidson SuperRide Created page with "A nationwide demonstration ride program in 1985 which took place over three weekends when 40,000 potential customers took 90,000 test rides, though not enough bought hikes to jus..." current
- 20:50, 23 August 2010 diff hist +234 N Hank Syvertson Created page with "Long-time member of the Harley-Davidson racing department, who assisted Joe Petrali in the development of the Knucklehead and in building Joe's record-breaking versio..." current
- 20:50, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Joe Petrali current
- 20:47, 23 August 2010 diff hist +258 N Deathshead Created page with "A winged skull which appears on the Hell's Angels' backpatch and is often painted elaborately on their gas tanks. It is patented worldwide and woe betides anyone copying the ..." current
- 20:46, 23 August 2010 diff hist +410 N Bud Ekins Created page with "Famous desert competition rider on Harley-Davidsons and friend of the late Steve McQueen. Ekins' collection of Harleys has often been seen in films, notably the bike rid..." current
- 20:44, 23 August 2010 diff hist +363 DKW
- 20:41, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Harley-Davidson history
- 20:40, 23 August 2010 diff hist +4 Malcolm Forbes current
- 20:40, 23 August 2010 diff hist +489 N Malcolm Forbes Created page with "Millionaire Malcolm Forbes didn't start riding until late in life, but made up for it with a Harley stationed at each of his houses, not to mention one on his private plane a..."
- 20:38, 23 August 2010 diff hist +483 N Al Hadfield Created page with "Set a new record for the 'Three Flags' run (Canada to Mexico non-stop), beating Cannonball Baker's run on an Indian. Hadfield, without factory support, covered the 1,689 mile..." current
- 20:36, 23 August 2010 diff hist +871 N Dick O'Brien Created page with "Harley's racing director from 1957 he succeeded Hank Syvertson, being only the third man to hold the post. He had worked for a Harley-Davidson dealer before the war and v..." current
- 20:34, 23 August 2010 diff hist +773 N Julian Scherer Created page with "''Hap'' Scherer was Harley's publicity manager in the early days, having joined the company in 1915. He was a particularly strong proponent of the Sport Twin, realizing that ..." current
- 20:32, 23 August 2010 diff hist +672 N Mickey Rourke Created page with "Yet another high-profile celebrity Harley rider of the 1980s. Screen actor Rourke spoke of his fascination with Harley-Davidson: 'It's a personal thing that can't be describe..." current
- 20:31, 23 August 2010 diff hist +615 N Rogers Company Created page with "Supplied Harley-Davidson with sidecars up to 1925, when founder B.F. Rogers died and the company was bought by Eros Manufacturing. Rogers always resisted Harley-Davidson'..." current
- 20:28, 23 August 2010 diff hist +526 N Elvis Presley Created page with "The King was a confirmed Harley rider, a fact which made it to the cover of The Enthusiast (Harley's own magazine) in May 1956. According to the text, he had started out ..." current
- 20:27, 23 August 2010 diff hist +150 N Dudley Perkins Created page with "An early Harley-Davidson dealer in San Francisco, who helped Tom Sifton obtain his sub-dealership in 1929. Category:Harley-Davidson people"
- 20:26, 23 August 2010 diff hist +704 N Tom Sifton Created page with "An almost legendary tuner of Harleys. Tom Sifton started out as a sub-dealer in San Francisco in 1929 and became a full dealer in 1933: but he increasingly spent his time tun..."
- 19:46, 23 August 2010 diff hist +1,837 N Joe Petrali Created page with "Almost single-handedly took on Harley-Davidson's minimal competition strategy from the late 1920s. He was a terrific rider on both tracks and hill climbs (Hill Climb Cham..."
- 19:43, 23 August 2010 diff hist +43 Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew
- 19:43, 23 August 2010 diff hist +1,295 N Leslie Parkhurst Created page with "'Red Parkhurst was a central member of the Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew, and a highly successful and popular racer on both side-valve and eight-valve Harleys. He started..."
- 19:41, 23 August 2010 diff hist +28 N Category:Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew Created page with "Category:Harley-Davidson" current
- 19:40, 23 August 2010 diff hist +218 N Eddie Brinck Created page with "A racer in the 1910s, Eddie Brinck was one of the original Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew, which dominated US competition from 1915-21. [[Category: Harley-Davidson Wrecking Cr..." current
- 19:39, 23 August 2010 diff hist +327 N Roy Artley Created page with "An early racer who was part of the famed Harley-Davidson Wrecking Crew racing team in 1920. In partnership with pioneer rider William J. Ruhle, he later took over the San Die..."
- 19:38, 23 August 2010 diff hist +29 N Bill Ottaway Redirected page to William Ottaway current
- 19:37, 23 August 2010 diff hist +148 N Sonny Barger Created page with "The leader of the Hell's Angels in California during the 1960s. He rode a Harley. He now rides a Victory Category:Motorcycle people" current
- 19:36, 23 August 2010 diff hist +404 N Austin Barnes Created page with "A commercial photographer who, in 1938, was ordered by Walter Davidson to take pictures of a dismantled Crocker V-twin. Harley-Davidson was suspicious that the C..." current
- 19:31, 23 August 2010 diff hist +185 Sturgis Bike Week current
- 19:30, 23 August 2010 diff hist +10 Sturgis Redirected page to Sturgis Bike Week current
- 19:29, 23 August 2010 diff hist +21 N Sturgis Redirected page to Sturgis
- 19:29, 23 August 2010 diff hist +31 N Black Hills Motor Classic moved Black Hills Motor Classic to Sturgis Bike Week current
- 19:29, 23 August 2010 diff hist 0 m Sturgis Bike Week moved Black Hills Motor Classic to Sturgis Bike Week
- 19:26, 23 August 2010 diff hist +158 N Louis Bauer Created page with "Boss of Indian in the 1920s, who in 1928 turned up with Arthur Davidson and Schwinn of Excelsior to rescue the AMA. Category:Indian people" current
- 19:23, 23 August 2010 diff hist +1,340 N Vaughn Beals Created page with "A key figure in Harley-Davidson's turnaround in the 1980s, and manager in Milwaukee for AMF from 1975. Beals knew nothing about motorcycles (at least at first) but w..."
- 19:21, 23 August 2010 diff hist +241 N BEARS Racing Created page with "Acronym for the British, European and American Racing Series which allowed classic Triumphs, Ducatis and Harleys to battle it out on the track, without being constant..." current
- 19:20, 23 August 2010 diff hist +428 N Harley-Davidson Beer Created page with "There really was such a thing as Harley-Davidson branded beer and, given Milwaukee's importance in the American brewing industry, maybe it's not so surprising the Harley-Davi..." current
- 19:19, 23 August 2010 diff hist +39 N Evolution moved Evolution to Harley-Davidson Evolution current
- 19:19, 23 August 2010 diff hist 0 m Harley-Davidson Evolution moved Evolution to Harley-Davidson Evolution
- 19:17, 23 August 2010 diff hist +778 N Jeff Bleustein Created page with "Harley-Davidson's head of engineering, an associate professor of engineering at Yale, who was recruited in the middle of the AMF era by Ray Tritten. He really professiona..." current
- 19:16, 23 August 2010 diff hist +525 N Harley-Davidson Bicycles Created page with "For a short time, Harley-Davidson sold bicycles bearing its own badge, intending to cash in on the booming market for cycles and the brand's own rapidly growing status. Accor..." current
- 19:15, 23 August 2010 diff hist +28 N Category:Harley-Davidson engineers Created page with "Category:Harley-Davidson" current
- 19:14, 23 August 2010 diff hist +251 N Alfredo Bianchi Created page with "Designed the Aermacchi overhead-valve single-cylinder engine that later developed into the 15 and 2lci (250 and 350cc) singles sold by Harley-Davidson under its own name...." current
- 19:14, 23 August 2010 diff hist 0 Ralph Berndt current
- 19:13, 23 August 2010 diff hist 0 Carroll Resweber current
- 19:12, 23 August 2010 diff hist +211 N Ralph Berndt Created page with "Independent tuner who worked for Harley-Davidson but built his own race bikes. He was instrumental in the early career of talented racer Carroll Resweher in the 1950s. [[..."
- 19:11, 23 August 2010 diff hist +222 N Billet Created page with "Parts machined from solid aluminum blocks, usually by CNC machines, form a large part of the aftermarket bolt-on custom pans market. Too many of these and your bike will be label..." current
- 19:10, 23 August 2010 diff hist +390 N Boozefighters Created page with "One of the biker groups that grew up in the American West in the late 1940s and 50s, which (together with the events at Hollister) pre-empted mass media coverage of 'motorcycle h..." current
- 19:09, 23 August 2010 diff hist +708 N Buddy Seat Created page with "Before the buddy seat, the only way to carry a passenger was on a separate seat on the rear mudguard (uncomfortable in those hardtail days) or in a sidecar (rapidly losin..."
- 19:08, 23 August 2010 diff hist +229 Daytona Bike Week current
- 19:07, 23 August 2010 diff hist +818 N California Bobber Created page with "Arguably the first real custom bike, or it at least heralded the birth of the modern custom movement. It first appeared in California in the late 1940s, and the look rapidly spre..." current
- 19:05, 23 August 2010 diff hist +745 Crocker current
- 19:02, 23 August 2010 diff hist +445 N Arthur Constantine Created page with "An assistant engineer at Harley-Davidson from 1923. He was a graduate engineer fresh from Buick. He resigned the following year, after Bill Harley and [[Arthur Davidson]..." current