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23 August 2010
Alan Bedell
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Alan Bedell
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Alan Bedell
Created page with "An endurance rider in the early days, in 1917 he rode 1,000 miles (1610km) non¬stop at the Ascot Park race circuit, averaging 48.3mph (77.7km) for nearly 21 hours. He also set n..."
Balcom Trading Company
Created page with "Established in 1945 to import Harleys into Japan, with headquarters in Takanawa, and 35 years later, it was still doing so. The founder was Richard Child, son of [[Alfred Chi..."
Bob Artman
Created page with "Appeared on a Harley in the 1933 Columbia movie: State Trooper. Category:Celebrity motorcyclists Category:Motorcycle movies"
Rodney C. Gott
Created page with "Chief executive of AMF and the man behind the takeover of Harley-Davidson in 1969. AMF's business was mostly based in industrial products, and Gott wished to expand into..."
Harley-Davidson history
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Leather and Lace
Created page with "A VS club and motorcycle association for female Harley riders. Category:Motorcycle clubs"
Koto Trading Company
Created page with "Unofficially imported Harley-Davidsons to Japan in the early 1920s, via trader Charles Cable. The hikes were supposedly bound for Mongolia, but Cable thought it more pro..."
John Brown Motolamp
Created page with "Name given to the single 7-in (18-cm) headlamp which replaced the twin smaller headlamps in 1913. Category:Harley-Davidson"
Opposed twin
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Harley-Davidson Industrial Engines
Created page with "Harley-Davidson made stationary industrial engines during the early 1930s. During 1931-32, the plant was operating at a mere 10 per cent of its capacity, and the company desp..."
Harleys
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Jay Leno
Created page with "Probably the most famous face on American TV, Leno is also well known for his bike collection, which contains a number of Harleys. He regularly acts as 'Road Captain' for the..."
Marshall & Iisley Bank
Created page with "Funded much of Harley-Davidson's early growth via loans. notably a major factory expansion (to 80,000sq ft/7200sq m) in 1911 and again in 1918, when the four Founders reputed..."
Jeff McCann
Created page with "A well respected Californian custom painter, he has worked for many of the top custom bike builders including Arlen Ness, and Ron Simms. [[Category:Custom motorcycle buil..."
Pacific Motors
Created page with "In 1920s Los Angeles, local Indian dealer C. Will Risdon was the most prominent dealer in the area, particularly in the lucrative and high profile police sales. He decided ..."
Razorback
Created page with "A make of custom Harley during 1993-94. Built by Wyatt Fuller (who has been riding for 30 years but only customizing for three), the Razorback Motor Works specialized in clean-lo..."
Harley-Davidson Productivity Triad
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Harley-Davidson Productivity Triad
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Harley-Davidson Productivity Triad
Created page with "Three things crucial to Harley-Davidson's survival and turnaround in the 1980s were employee involvement, just-in-time production and allowing workers to control quality for ..."
Harley-Davidson Servi-Car
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Side Van
Created page with "Introduced in 1915 as an adjunct to the successful sidecar line. It was basically a wooden box on a sidecar chassis, with a hinged top for loading, and proved very popular wi..."
Ron Simms
Created page with "Has operated as Bay Area Custom Cycles in San Francisco for 30 years. His tough 'gangster-style customs with distinctive skeleton/skull paint jobs are instantly recognizable. [[..."
Ken Tipton
Created page with "Builder of Harley-Davidson specials from the 1950s, who went on to produce his own proprietary tuning parts. Category:Custom motorcycle builders"
Johnny Spiegelhoff
Created page with "A racer in the 1930s and '40s, and though better known as an Indian devotee, Spiegelhoff was a committed Harley rider in the 1930s who worked as an inspector on the Milwa..."
Atmospheric inlet valve
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Silent Gray Fellow
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Silent Gray Fellow
Created page with "The nickname given to the early Harley-Davidson single: Owing to its standard color and quiet running. It was a typical machine of the time, with belt drive, inlet¬ ov..."
Ignaz Schwinn
Created page with "The bicycle magnate who bought up Excelsior, for some time the number three American manufacturer, after Harley-Davidson and [Indian]] nearly pushed them out of the marke..."
Henderson
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Dot Robinson
Created page with "National president of Motor Maids of America in the 1940s and wife of Harley-Davidson dealer Earl Robinson. Category:Harley-Davidson people"
Earl Robinson
Created page with "Detroit Harley-Davidson dealer from the 1930s, who set transcontinental records solo and with his wife Dot. He rode the 3,000 miles (4828km) from New York to Los..."
Arlen Ness
Created page with "The godfather of US customizing, Arlen Ness has been designing and building custom Harleys for around 30 years. He has concentrated on the Low Rider style and also builds out..."
Carl Morrow
Created page with "Top engine tuner and speed guru. Carl's Speedshop in Daytona is a state-of-the-art high-tech workshop. Turning out high-performance parts for road and trac..."
Pat Kennedy
Created page with "Kennedy is best known for his extreme Swedish-style long-forked choppers which he creates at his base in Tombstone, Arizona. Category:Custom motorcycle builders"
Jones Brothers
Created page with "The first dealer to sell Harley-Davidsons in New Zealand, after a visit by Arthur Davidson in 1920. Category:Harley-Davidson"
Indian Dispatch-Tow
Created page with "Indian's three-wheeled response to the Servicar, which at first sight was seen to have advantages of its own. Even Harley dealers pointed out..."
Hamsters
Created page with "Formed over 20 years ago by Arlen Ness, Arlin Fatland and others, the Hamsters are an elite group of Harley custom bike builders. They meet at Sturgis each year a..."
Arlin Fatland
Created page with "Famous custom bike builder from Denver, Colorado who has been operating from his shop, Twowheelers, for almost 30 years. He still turns up at Sturgis with head-turning custom..."
Fat Bob
Created page with "A Fat Bob is the common wide style of fuel tank with two filler caps, one each side. One cap may be a fake, the style harking back to the days when gas was held in one side, oil ..."
Battistini
Created page with "A top custom bike builder, based in the UK, which has set the standard for custom Harley building in Europe and beyond. Rikki Battistini now runs operations from the company'..."
Category:Custom motorcycle builders
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Bill Davis
Created page with "Davis is a customizer who could fairly claim to be the godfather of the current line of Softail Harleys. In the early 1980s, he built a bike with the rear suspension unit..."
Oscar Becker
Created page with "Oscar and Sherbie Becker were among Harley-Davidson's very first employees. An early photo of three of the Founders, plus eight workers grouped around a Harley sidecar ou..."
Honda CB1300
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File:Honda CB1300 Test German.pdf
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Honda CA95/Videos
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Honda CA95/Videos
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Honda CA95/Videos
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