Difference between revisions of "Walter Davidson"

Second of the [[Davidson family|Davidson brothers]] and president of the company, Walter had previously been a machinist in the rail shops of Milwaukee.  It was he who built up the first [[motorcycle]] that his younger brother, Arthur, and William Harley designed. Often described as the most reserved of the four Founders, he turned out to be a highly competent rider, and did well in early endurance race events. Walter was still president of Harley-Davidson when he died in February 1942.