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The Creation of Harley Davidson Motorcycles
Harley Davidson was founded by William Harley, Arthur Harley, William Harley, and Walter Harley in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -
The First Harley Davidson Dealer
Charles H. Lang also known as C.H. Lang of Chicago, Illinois opens their doors and sells the first of the three first productions Harley Davidson ever made. -
A Harley Davidson Wins a Race
On July 4th, 1905 a Harley Davidson motorcycle wins a 15 mile race with a time of 19:02 in Chicago. -
The First New Harley Davidson Factory
A new factory in Juneau avenue measuring 28x80 and the staff size is made six full-time employees. -
Harley Davidson is incorporated
The stock is split for the 4 founders of the company, the staff was doubled to eighteen, and factory size is also doubled. -
The First Harley Davidson police bike
The first police motor cycle is delivered to the Detroit Police department. -
The company Introduces Their First V-twin
The first V-twin engine powered motorcycle can produce 7 horse power. -
The Logo Everyone Knows
The bar and shield log is used for the first time in the company's history and then patented one year later. -
The F-head
The F-head engine becomes the companies main engine until 1929 -
Harley Motorcycles in Japan
Harley Davidson motorcycles are exported to Japan making these the first out of the U.S. sell of a Harley motorcycle. -
In the Race
Harley Davidson's racing department is formed with William Ottaway to be the first assistant engineer for racing engineer William S. Harley. -
Sitting to the side
Sidecars are made available to buyers of Harley Davidson motorcycle owners. -
The third shift
Harley motorcycles are now made available with three speed-sliding gear transmissions with a final and primary drive on the same side. -
The longest lasting motorcycle newspaper
The "Harley Davidson Enthusiast" becomes the longest running motorcycle magazine. -
The U.S. Army gets there hands on some Harleys
One third of all Harley Davidson motorcycles are sold to the U.S. Army. -
Harleys Go To War
Half of all of the Harley Davidson motorcycles sold go to the U.S. Army for World War 1. -
Overseas popularity
The 37 cubic inch opposed twin cylinder Sport model is released and receives praise from all around the world. -
Harley gets the big bucks
Harley Davidson has now become the biggest manufacturer of motorcycles in the world, and motorcycles can be bought from over 2,000 dealers in 67 countries all across the world. -
Adding A New One to the Group
The first 74 cubic inch V-twin is released on the JD and FD models. -
New tanks
All new Harley Davidson motorcycles are made with teardrop shaped gas tanks. -
They're back
Single-cylinder motorcycles are sold by Harley Davidson once again since 1918. -
The two cam
The first two cam Harley Davidson motorcycle is released. -
Another V-twin
The 45 cubic inch V-twin engine now known as the flathead is now introduced on the D model. -
Top of the food chain
All of Harley Davidson's competition except for Indian are gone until 1953. -
A New Model
The first new Harley Davidson WL models are produced which Joe Petrali uses to make a new land speed record of 136.183.
