It’s well known that over the years, the Harley-Davidson name has graced a number of vehicles that were definitely not motorcycles.  Everything from golf carts to rocket engines have borne the bar and shield, but perhaps one of the lesser known is a boat produced in the early 1960’s by a company called Tomahawk. [...] More »

Nowadays, any hunter worth his salt has at least one ATV to travel to his favorite hunting spot.  Of course, ATV’s are a fairly recent invention and it wasn’t too long ago that Harley-Davidson motorcycles were the vehicle of choice for outdoorsmen.  Besides being capable offroad machines, they could also be customized to suit the [...] More »

Now here's something you don't see everyday, an elephant with a motorcycle strapped to its back. At first glance you might not recognize that this particular motorcycle is indeed a Harley-Davidson and is actually a rare Model W.

Now here’s something you don’t see everyday, an elephant with a motorcycle strapped to its back.  At first glance you might not recognize that this particular motorcycle is indeed a Harley-Davidson and is actually a rare Model W.  Unlike the quintessential V-twin powered machines that Harley is known for, the Model W was powered by [...] More »

When Sergeant Catlin  set out to design a new motorcycle training program for mounted police in Burbank, CA, he came up with quite a few interesting obstacles and drills for his officers to practice.  I’m not sure what was going on in California in 1957, but after taking Catlin’s two week course, the graduates were [...] More »

Early pioneers in the field of aviation often relied on motorcycle engines to power their winged creations as they were cheap, reliable and readily available.  Of course anyone that has ridden a motorcycle from the 1910’s will tell you that what was considered “reliable” 100 years ago might not be up to today’s standards for [...] More »

Since their humble beginnings in a basement back in '58, S&S Cycle has been producing high performance parts that have proved themselves time and again, both on the street and at the racetrack.