History of Harley Davidson.

In 1903, Arthur Davidson and his brother Walter with his neighbor William Harley Harley-Davidson made the first. A year later they began to produce motorcycles for sale. 1909 Harley-Davidson V-Twin engine introduces the first, which has two cylinders with a configuration like the letter "V". The machine has great sound, rumble and impress male, soon the machine becomes a classic American machines.Pic Arthur Davidson and William Harley

Arthur Davidson

William Harley

During the year 1914, the basic form of modern motorcycles began to take shape. The form includes the laying of the engine between the front and rear wheels and a chain to mentransger power from the engine to the rear wheels.


During World War I (1914-1918), a motorcycle proved to be a formidable means of transportation for American and European military, able to reduce the burden on the highway and capable of carrying communications equipment is much more to the front line of battle. After the war, the widespread use of motorcycles to Europe and America.


Until the 1950s, mostly in North America on motorcycles produced by Harley-Davidson or by British companies such as Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), Norton, and Triumph.


Period 1960 and 1970, Japanese companies like Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, began introducing motorcycles to the development of the engine and suspension and they were able to compete with motor manufacturers who Sudak there first. Later, four motorcycles with engines up to 1200 cc 750 steps a powerful production motorcycle market they will dominate the highway, while the engine two steps that were 250 to 500 cc will dominate off-road motorcycle market.


Try Compare with current Harley davidson



The difference is clearly very much, but despite that, Harley Davidson motorcycles are still showing these characteristics.