It’s always funny to me when people talk about Harley Davidson and how it’s mired in the past, doesn’t innovate, and makes archaic machinery. My answer is generally “So what?” Why are these so often considered a bad thing. Sure there are parts of the past that are not great, but there are parts of […] More »
By: William Connor | October 23, 2014
In 1912 a stock Harley Davidson managed 68 MPH in a race while making just 8 HP. I found this in an old press release from an old advertisement in “Motorcycling” magazine. In the text of that release was another Harley that won the single class and finished over an hour ahead of the next […] More »
By: William Connor | October 16, 2014
We love this ad from 1937. When is the last time you saw the font used for “Thrills” outside of a Boris Karloff movie? 1937 was an interesting year, HD had introduced the Knucklehead a year earlier and for intents and purposes it was the superior motor. The Flathead and Knucklehead motors used identical running […] More »
By: William Connor | October 9, 2014
