In the winter of 1920, Harley-Davidson packed up their race team and headed south to Daytona Beach, FL for a week of experimental speed trials.  Although people had already started doing speed trials out on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Daytona Beach was still the venue of choice for high speed testing back in the 1920′s. […]

In the winter of 1920, Harley-Davidson packed up their race team and headed south to Daytona Beach, FL for a week of experimental speed trials.  Although people had already started doing speed trials out on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Daytona Beach was still the venue of choice for high speed testing back in the 1920′s. […]

With the start of Speed Week just two days away, let’s take a look back at one of Harley’s record breaking machines.  Back in 1970, Harley-Davidson was in bad shape.  They had been bought out by AMF and the Japanese motorcycle companies were beating them on the tracks and on the sales floors.  Harley needed […]

It’s amazing the amount of ingenuity that the first generation of motorcycle riders possessed.  Early riders often depended on their motorcycles for transportation all year long and didn’t have the luxury of driving a car when the weather got bad.  In order to make it through the winter, they modified their Harley-Davidsons to conquer whatever Mother […]

Since the days when packs of bloodhounds tracked fugitives and searched for missing persons, the dog has been an important tool for police departments across the country.  Unfortunately with the invention of the motorcycle and it’s adoption by many police forces, many officers found themselves having to choose between driving a car with their K-9 […]

For those of you who ride vintage iron, you understand just how filthy these motorcycles can get after a few hundred miles of riding.  Besides being subject to the usual amount of bugs and road grime, old motorcycles also produce a good bit of grease and grime on their own.  I’m not saying that my […]

In 1936, Harley-Davidson began producing motorcycles powered by their new “Knucklehead” engine.  The Knucklehead was a major leap forward in engine design, going from the older side valve arrangement to one in which the valves were located over the piston.  The basic overhead valve layout is still used today in all current Harley-Davidson engines.  The […]