H-D Museum Rolls Out New Interactive Displays

New Exhibits

Like any good museum, the Harley-Davidson Museum is constantly updating its exhibits, adding new and interesting bikes and stories on a regular basis. Most recently, this includes a pair of interesting exhibits that celebrate a famous early stunt rider and a group of women who forged their path on the seats of H-D bikes, as Fox 6 News in Milwaukee was able to check out recently.

Stunt Rider

Among the 350 or so bikes on display, a classic FL has now taken up residence at the museum that was once ridden by Alfonso Sotomayor, a famous stunt rider who routinely wowed crowds back in his era. Sotomayor was actually the first person inducted into the Mexican Motorcycle Hall of Fame and began his career as a racer before "retiring" and becoming a stunt rider.

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Providing Reassurance

Sotomayor would jump over ramps and people, eventually clearing a whopping 47 brave souls with his airborne antics. But at least he'd shake the hand of the last person in that line before the jump to provide them with a little bit of reassurance that they'd be OK.

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Women of Harley

On the flip side of that new exhibit lies another one making its debut - the Harley "Fox." This particular motorcycle documents the explosion of women riders in the 1980s. The Fox won the first ride-in Ladies of Harley show in Daytona, Florida, back in the mid-1980s.

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Going Off-Road

Another recent exhibit pays tribute to those that have taken Harleys off-road, particularly before paved roads were a common thing in America. These days, what we call "off-roading" and "adventure touring" was just another day of riding, and Harley bikes were tough enough to handle that, even as far back as 1903.

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Reliving History

In total, the H-D Museum spans 20 acres and is loaded with cool bits of Harley history like these. And now that we're putting the pandemic in our rear-view mirror, it's a great time to revisit that storied past once again. 

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