query: where is the harley davidson street 750 made

pos: Harley-Davidson Street Harley-Davidson Street The Harley-Davidson Street motorcycle series was announced by Harley-Davidson at the 2013 EICMA show in Milan for 2014 introduction. It will comprise Harley's first all-new models in 13 years, and Harley's first lightweight motorcycle since the 1974 Sprint. The 750 is powered by a 749 cc displacement version of Harley's 60° SOHC V-twin, water-cooled Revolution engine dubbed the Revolution X. The Street 500 has a 494 cc narrower-bore but otherwise identical engine. Production for sale in the United States and Canada is done at Harley's Kansas City facility; production for the rest of the world, including engines, is

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 2008 in Europe and 2009 in the US. The XR1200 has less in common with the XR-750 than the XR-1000 did, but has so far found a warmer reception. Former Harley-Davidson racing team rider, Mert Lawwill, constructs and markets modified Harley-Davidson XR1200 bikes that are street-legal versions of the Harley-Davidson XR-750 that he raced in the Grand National Championship. Evel Knievel began jumping the XR-750 at the height of his career between December 1970 and October 1976 (although a failed practice jump was made in January 1977 and captured on film). Prior to the failed practice jump, Knievel jumped either

neg: Harley-Davidson Street "The most important new Harley-Davidson in living memory", and another to predict more bidirectional interaction between American and Indian manufacturers and consumers, naming the Harley Street along with other Indian-made or Indian-owned marques like Hero MotoCorp, KTM, and BMW: Harley-Davidson Street The Harley-Davidson Street motorcycle series was announced by Harley-Davidson at the 2013 EICMA show in Milan for 2014 introduction. It will comprise Harley's first all-new models in 13 years, and Harley's first lightweight motorcycle since the 1974 Sprint. The 750 is powered by a 749 cc displacement version of Harley's 60° SOHC V-twin, water-cooled Revolution engine dubbed the Revolution

neg: Harley-Davidson India has also set up an assembly unit at Bawal, Haryana. In 2011, Harley-Davidson India began the assembly of its Sportster line followed by the assembly of the Dyna line in 2012 and Softail line in 2013. In 2014, Harley-Davidson began manufacturing the Street 750 and 500 motorcycles in India - at Bawal, Haryana India, its only manufacturing facility outside of the US. The Street platform is jointly manufactured at Harley-Davidson’s US and India plants. The Street 750 is also exported to Europe and Asia markets from India. Harley-Davidson India also sponsors the country’s Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.). The company organizes

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 Harley-Davidson XR-750 The Harley-Davidson XR-750 is a racing motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson since 1970, primarily for dirt track racing, but also for road racing in the XRTT variant. The XR-750 was designed in response to a 1969 change in AMA Grand National Championship rules that leveled the playing field for makes other than Harley-Davidson, allowing Japanese and British motorcycles to outperform the previously dominant Harley-Davidson KR race bike. The XR-750 went on to win the most races in the history of American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) racing. The XR-750 is associated with the careers of racers Mark Brelsford, Cal Rayborn, and

neg: Harley-Davidson XG750R drag racing success. The XG has a number of changes from the older XR750, reflecting newer technology. Harley-Davidson XG750R The Harley-Davidson XG750R is a competition-only motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for flat track racing. It is powered by the fuel-injected, liquid-cooled Revolution X V-twin engine from the 2015 Harley-Davidson Street 750. It is the first all-new flat track racing motorcycle from Harley-Davidson in 44 years. It was first used in competition by Davis Fisher of the Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle Factory Team on April 9, 2016 in the GNC1 race at the AMA Pro Flat Track Circuit of the Americas Half-Mile. The

neg: Harley-Davidson XG750R Harley-Davidson XG750R The Harley-Davidson XG750R is a competition-only motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for flat track racing. It is powered by the fuel-injected, liquid-cooled Revolution X V-twin engine from the 2015 Harley-Davidson Street 750. It is the first all-new flat track racing motorcycle from Harley-Davidson in 44 years. It was first used in competition by Davis Fisher of the Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle Factory Team on April 9, 2016 in the GNC1 race at the AMA Pro Flat Track Circuit of the Americas Half-Mile. The motorcycle was built by Vance & Hines, long known in motorcycle racing for their road racing and

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 22-car jump In 2001 with horrible consequences. He flipped end-over-end when he missed the landing, nearly died and was in a coma for months. Danger accomplished this feat on Evel Knievel’s actual vintage 1972 Harley-Davidson XR-750. With no modification to the bike other than relocating foot pegs to accommodate Doug's height. Harley-Davidson XR-750 The Harley-Davidson XR-750 is a racing motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson since 1970, primarily for dirt track racing, but also for road racing in the XRTT variant. The XR-750 was designed in response to a 1969 change in AMA Grand National Championship rules that leveled the playing field

neg: Harley-Davidson India making it only the second CKD facility outside the US. In 2014 Harley began production of their Harley-Davidson Street 500 and 750 models in India for domestic sales and export. Harley-Davidson India Harley-Davidson India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Harley-Davidson India commenced operations in August 2009 and appointed its first dealership in July 2010. Harley-Davidson offers a range of 11 models in India from each of its six platforms – Sportster, Dyna, Softail, V-Rod, Touring and Street – in addition to a full range of parts, accessories, and general merchandise, available through authorized

neg: Drake McElroy Hotshoe Champion Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505, Suzuki TL1000 2001- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505 2003- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450 2004- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450 2005- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2006- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2008- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2009- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2010- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750,

neg: Harley-Davidson As such, it uses "X" instead of "SC" to denote a non-street bike. "SE" denotes a CVO Special Edition. The Street, Harley-Davidson's newest platform and their first all new platform in thirteen years, was designed to appeal to younger riders looking for a lighter bike at a cheaper price. The Street 750 model was launched in India at the 2014 Indian Auto Expo, Delhi-NCR on February 5, 2014. The Street 750 weighs 218 kg and has a ground clearance of 144 mm giving it the lowest weight and the highest ground clearance of Harley-Davidson motorcycles currently available. The Street 750

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 customers began asking for a street-legal XR from its debut. Harley-Davidson was slow to capitalize on this demand, finally introducing the Sportster XR-1000 street bike 13 years after the XR-750 racer. The XR-1000 used XR-750 heads, but kept the Sportster engine, frame and other equipment. Costing nearly twice the price of a base model Sportster XL, the XR-1000 sold poorly and many performance enthusiasts simply bought an XL and upgraded the heads, carburetors and exhaust themselves at significantly less total cost. The XR-1000 was discontinued after only two years, and after another 13 years the Harley-Davidson XR1200 was introduced in

neg: Joe Kopp the race were separated by only two-tenths of one second. 2000- AMA Grand National Champion, Supertracker Champion, Hotshoe Champion Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505, Suzuki TL1000 2001- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Corbin Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 505 2003- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450 2004- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship KTM Harley-Davidson XR-750, KTM 450 2005- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2006- 3rd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2008- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2009- 2nd, AMA Grand National

neg: Harley-Davidson uses an all-new, liquid-cooled, 60° V-twin engine called the Revolution X. In the Street 750, the engine displaces and produces 65 Nm at 4,000 rpm. A six speed transmission is used. The Street 750 and the smaller-displacement Street 500 has been available since late 2014. Street series motorcycles for the North American market will be built in Harley-Davidson's Kansas City, Missouri plant, while those for other markets around the world will be built completely in their plant in Bawal, India. Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) is a team within Harley-Davidson that produces limited-edition customizations of Harley's stock models. Every year since

neg: Harley-Davidson Street done at the Harley-Davidson India subsidiary in Bawal with indigenous components. The Street series are positioned as Harley's entry-level models, with a price point that is the lowest for Harley's US lineup by over $1,200. For 2017 Harley has released the Street Rod based on the 750 Street model. The new model has new features such as higher output Revolution X engine @ 8,750 rpm and @ 4,000 rpm, 43 mm inverted front forks and piggyback reservoir rear shocks, drag style bars and 17 inch wheels. The new model came about from feedback from the market that wanted a sporty

neg: Motorcycle engine attached to the radiator. The cooling effect of this fan is enough to prevent the engine overheating in most conditions, so liquid-cooled bikes are safe to use in a city, where traffic may frequently be at a standstill. Emissions regulations and the market demand for maximum power are driving the motorcycle industry to liquid-cooling for most motorcycles. Even Harley-Davidson, a strong advocate of air-cooled motors, has recently added water cooling to the heads of their V-twin motors in their large touring models, with the radiators being hidden in the lower leg fairings. The Harley-Davidson Street 500, Street 750, and two

neg: Bubba Blackwell Blackwell returned to jumping his Harley-Davidson XR-750 at Ukes Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Dealer in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 30, 2003 . Blackwell planned to attempt to beat the XR-750 record again on June 12, 2010 by jumping 22 Ford Focus cars at the Rockingham Park in Salem, New Hampshire. However that event was cancelled. Blackwell is still periodically jumping the XR-750. In 2013, Blackwell jumped over two helicopters with their blades rotating. He also returned to Ukes Harley-Davidson for a jump to celebrate the 110th Anniversary of Harley-Davidson. During a show, Blackwell rotates through several motorcycles, including: Before Buell went out

neg: Harley-Davidson KR Harley-Davidson KR The Harley-Davidson KR or KR750 was a displacement V-twin engine racing motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson from 1953 through 1969 for flat track racing. It was also used in road racing in the KRTT faired version. When the KR was first introduced, it dominated motorcycle racing in the United States. In 1970 it was replaced by the long-lived and US race-winning Harley-Davidson XR-750. American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Class C racing was created in 1933 in response to low participation in racing and slow motorcycle sales during the decline in consumer disposable income of the Great Depression. The year before,

neg: Harley-Davidson fact that Harley-Davidson had to obtain the "XR1200" naming rights from Storz Performance, a Harley customizing shop in Ventura, Calif. The XR1200 was released in the United States in 2009 in a special color scheme including Mirage Orange highlighting its dirt-tracker heritage. The first 750 XR1200 models in 2009 were pre-ordered and came with a number 1 tag for the front of the bike, autographed by Kenny Coolbeth and Scott Parker and a thank you/welcome letter from the company, signed by Bill Davidson. The XR1200 was discontinued in model year 2013. Except for the street-going XR1000 of the 1980s and

neg: Harley-Davidson VRSC Harley-Davidson VRSC The Harley-Davidson VRSC (V-Twin Racing Street Custom), or V-Rod, was a line of V-twin muscle bikes, produced by Harley-Davidson from 2001 until 2017. It is notable as the first Harley-Davidson street motorcycle to feature a modern engine with DOHC and liquid cooling. The VRSC models were absent in Harley-Davidson's 2018 model line announcements. The VRSC was introduced in 2001 in a single model called the V-Rod. The V-Rod was developed to compete against Japanese and American muscle bikes. The "V-Rod" made use of the Revolution engine, developed jointly with Porsche that, for the first time used overhead cams

neg: California Highway Patrol per year. The Harley-Davidson FLHTP Enforcement Motorcycle price per unit is $28,381.00. This includes a 3 year/60,000 mile warranty that covers all service and repairs. Early motorcycles used included Indian, Harley-Davidson and Henderson manufactured bikes during the 1920s and 30s; though by 1941, the main manufacturers used at the training academy were Harley-Davidson and Indian. In the 1970s, CHP decided to renew their Harleys fleet and tested many motorcycles such as Honda 750 four, Suzuki 850, Moto Guzzi and finally Kawasaki Z900 and then 1000C1 made famous in "CHiPs". In 1998, CHP began using the BMW R1100RT-P, with features including

neg: Evel Knievel jump, he tried to come to a quick stop because of a short landing area. Knievel reportedly suffered a broken back and a concussion after getting thrown off and run over by his motorcycle, a Harley-Davidson. Knievel returned to jumping in November 1973, when he successfully jumped over 50 stacked cars at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. For 35 years, Knievel held the record for successfully jumping the most stacked cars on a Harley-Davidson XR-750 (the record was broken in October 2008). His historic XR-750 is now part of the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Made

neg: Harley-Davidson Street standard and is meant to compete with bikes like the Yamaha FZ-07 and FZ-09. The Street 500 replaced the Buell Blast in Harley-Davidson's rider training program. Speculation about Harley "outsourcing" production of 500 and 750 cc models (called small-displacement in US press) to India began at least as early as 2011, along with harsh criticism that by not offering smaller bikes there, Harley "doesn't understand emerging markets". "The New York Times" also opined that Harley's move towards medium-displacement echoed that of other manufacturers for the developing world. Strong growth of the Indian market led an American commentator to call this

neg: Robbie Knievel XR-750 motorcycle. The XR-750 is a significantly heavier and less agile motorcycle than the CR500 because the Honda is a motocross bike whereas the Harley is a flat-track racing motorcycle. Robbie has made and often replicated Evel's jumps (including Evel's 1967 Caesars Palace crash) with the exception of two of his father's major accomplishments: a Harley-Davidson XR-750 jump and the Snake River Canyon jump using the X-2 Skycycle. Although never attempted, Robbie stated that he would use a XR-750 to clear a record-breaking 16 buses, three more buses than his father attempted at Wembley Stadium in 1975 (the current record

neg: Evel Knievel these machines passed on to his body are well illustrated in the super slow motion footage of his Caesars' landing. Between December 1969 and April 1970, Knievel used the Laverda American Eagle 750cc motorcycle. On December 12, 1970, Knievel would switch to the Harley-Davidson XR-750, the motorcycle with which he is best known for jumping. Knievel would use the XR-750 in association with Harley-Davidson until 1977. However, after his 1977 conviction for the assault of Shelly Saltman, Harley-Davidson withdrew their sponsorship of Knievel. On September 8, 1974, Knievel attempted to jump the Snake River Canyon on a rocket-propelled motorcycle designed

neg: Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell Bubba Blackwell is an American stunt performer and motorcycle jumping world record holder who is sponsored by and promoted by Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. Prior to his association with Harley-Davidson, Blackwell was sponsored by the now-defunct Buell Motorcycle Company (Buell was partnered with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles before becoming defunct in October, 2009). Blackwell is best known for breaking Evel Knievel's jump record for buses using a Harley-Davidson XR-750 flat-track racing motorcycle. Bubba Blackwell began his career on April 26, 1998, when he jumped 20 cars in Everett, Massachusetts, breaking the 19 car record held by Evel Knievel. The following year, on

neg: Harley-Davidson market loss due to the aging of baby-boomers, Harley-Davidson bought luxury motorhome manufacturer Holiday Rambler in 1986. In 1996, the company sold Holiday Rambler to the Monaco Coach Corporation. The "Sturgis" model, boasting a dual belt-drive, was introduced initially in 1980 and was made for three years. This bike was then brought back as a commemorative model in 1991. By 1990, with the introduction of the "Fat Boy", Harley once again became the sales leader in the heavyweight (over 750 cc) market. At the time of the Fat Boy model introduction, a story rapidly spread that its silver paint job

neg: Harley-Davidson traditional lineup until it was cancelled by AMF in 1981 in favor of the Evolution engine. A 1,250 cc Screamin' Eagle version of the Revolution engine was made available for 2005 and 2006, and was present thereafter in a single production model from 2005 to 2007. In 2008, the 1,250 cc Revolution Engine became standard for the entire VRSC line. Harley-Davidson claims at the crank for the 2008 VRSCAW model. The VRXSE "Destroyer" is equipped with a stroker (75 mm crank) Screamin' Eagle 79 cubic inch (1,300 cm³) Revolution Engine, producing more than . 750 cc and 500 cc versions

neg: Evel Knievel 1972. On January 7 and 8, 1971, Knievel set the record by selling over 100,000 tickets to back-to-back performances at the Houston Astrodome. On February 28, he set a new world record by jumping 19 cars with his Harley-Davidson XR-750 at the Ontario Motor Speedway in Ontario, California. The 19-car jump was filmed for the movie "Evel Knievel." Knievel held the record for 27 years until Bubba Blackwell jumped 20 cars in 1998 with an XR-750. In 2015, Doug Danger surpassed that number with 22 cars, accomplishing this feat on Evel Knievel's actual vintage 1972 Harley-Davidson XR-750. On May 10,

neg: Joe Kopp Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Honda CRF450 2010- 2nd, AMA Grand National Championship Latus H-D Harley-Davidson XR-750, Lloyd Bros. Ducati 1000, Honda CRF450 2016- Kopp is selected by Indian Motorcycle Company to be the first to race the all-new Indian Scout FTR750 Joe Kopp Joe Kopp is an AMA Pro Flat Track Racer from United States who has competed in the Championship since 1993, winning the AMA Pro Grand National Championship in 2000. Write Short AMA History Here. He is one of 15 riders to complete the Dirt Track "Grand Slam"—victories on short track, TT, half-mile, and mile courses. In

neg: Harley-Davidson to future motorcycle designs. The boys also received help with their bigger engine from outboard motor pioneer Ole Evinrude, who was then building gas engines of his own design for automotive use on Milwaukee's Lake Street. The prototype of the new loop-frame Harley-Davidson was assembled in a shed in the Davidson family backyard. Most of the major parts, however, were made elsewhere, including some probably fabricated at the West Milwaukee railshops where oldest brother William A. Davidson was then toolroom foreman. This prototype machine was functional by September 8, 1904, when it competed in a Milwaukee motorcycle race held at

neg: Healing Heroes Network Joseph M. from Liverpool, Ohio won two Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In June 2015, the "2015 Get The Bikes Sweepstakes" began. The winner was Diana M. of Kentucky. She won a Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special, a Harley-Davidson Softail Slim and a year's worth of gas. The contest began on June 1, 2015 and ended January 12, 2016. In June 2016, the "2016 Get The Bikes Sweepstakes" started. The contest is set to end on March 22, 2017. The prize includes a 2016 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special, a 2016 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim and a year's worth of gas. Healing Heroes Freedom Fest is

neg: Harley-Davidson to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program numbered at least 30,000. The WLAs produced during all four years of war production generally have 1942 serial numbers. Production of the WLA stopped at the end of World War II, but was resumed from 1950 to 1952 for use in the Korean War. The U.S. Army also asked Harley-Davidson to produce a new motorcycle with many of the features of BMW's side-valve and shaft-driven R71. Harley largely copied the BMW engine and drive train and produced the shaft-driven 750 cc 1942 Harley-Davidson XA. This shared no dimensions, no parts or no

neg: Harley-Davidson low-maintenance motorcycle. The resulting single-cylinder Buell Blast was introduced in 2000, and was made through 2009, which, according to Buell, was to be the final year of production. The Buell Blast was the training vehicle for the Harley-Davidson Rider's Edge New Rider Course from 2000 until May 2014, when the company re-branded the training academy and started using the Harley-Davidson Street 500 motorcycles. In those 14 years, more than 350,000 participants in the course learned to ride on the Buell Blast. On October 15, 2009, Harley-Davidson Inc. issued an official statement that it would be discontinuing the Buell line and

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 this displacement advantage kept the older flathead technology on the track and discouraged a broader field of competitors. At least 200 homologated examples of a model had to be built and made available to the public. The flathead Harley-Davidson KR series had dominated Class C racing, but by the late 1960s BSA, Norton and Triumph had little market for 500 cc OHV motorcycles, and there was increasing pressure for a single displacement, without reference to valve configuration. The public was buying and larger displacement British bikes, and they would prove to be competitive, given the chance. With the British marques

neg: Kenny Roberts TT. Roberts continued his road racing successes in 1975, winning three out of four races in the 1975 Transatlantic Match races. After having won the national championship in 1974, Roberts faced an increasingly difficult battle in dirt track races, as Harley-Davidson continued to improve their XR-750 dirt tracker while Yamaha struggled to maintain the pace. Roberts made up for his bike's lack of power with an almost fearless, determined riding style. He battled Harley-Davidson factory rider Gary Scott throughout the 1975 season but mechanical breakdowns hampered his title defense. He had been leading the Daytona 200 when mechanical problems yielded

neg: Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic completed at Lehman's facility. Company owner John Lehman died in January, 2012, and the Tri Glides are now assembled at the Harley-Davidson plant in York, Pennsylvania. Shortly after the product introduction, a Tri Glide led the way in the parade at the Inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20, 2009. Harley-Davidson briefly offered a second trike model called the Street Glide Trike with fewer standard features, starting in the 2010 model year. The Street Glide Trike is no longer manufactured. Harley released a new trike model in 2015, the Harley-Davidson Freewheeler. Because of its inherent stability, the Tri Glide, like

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 gearbox, a right side cavity gearcase for the timing train, where the four camshafts are housed, and a left cavity for the three row primary drive chain. A row of four camshafts had also been used on the KR racers, inherited from the sidevalve Model WL, and even earlier Model D of 1929. While the single camshaft of other Harley-Davidson designs was cheaper to manufacture, and quieter, four cams allowed better performance, such as greater flexibility in adjusting the cam timing, and the short single camshafts are durable, and give the pushrods a straighter path to the rocker arms. The

neg: Harley-Davidson India Harley-Davidson India Harley-Davidson India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson, based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. Harley-Davidson India commenced operations in August 2009 and appointed its first dealership in July 2010. Harley-Davidson offers a range of 11 models in India from each of its six platforms – Sportster, Dyna, Softail, V-Rod, Touring and Street – in addition to a full range of parts, accessories, and general merchandise, available through authorized dealerships. The company has 16 dealership facilities across India: New Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Indore, Pune, Goa, Guwahati and Jaipur. In 2011, The company

neg: Harley-Davidson VRSC VRSC model, and claimed the greatest lean angle at 40°, over the 32° lean of the other VRSC models. The Street Rod came equipped solely with mid-mounted controls. The Street Rod was the first with a 5-gallon tank in the 2006 year model, that would become standard for the line in 2007.Of the various versions of the V-Rod, the VRSCR Street Rod roadster was aimed primarily at the European market and was best able to handle the engine's 120 bhp output. MCN wrote: "The Harley-Davidson Street Rod has sharper steering, four-piston brakes made for Harley by Brembo, new upswept exhausts

neg: Rikuo Motorcycle 45 and 74 models are near exact copies of the 1934 Harley-Davidson. An OHV version was prototyped, but never produced. The factory began to use the "Tele-Glide" type front suspension in or around 1950 on the 750 cc units, but while updating the sheet metal on the VL type, retained the "Springer" type front suspension on those units. Therefore, the 1950s 750s are basically the Harley-Davidson 45 cu.in. RL of the early 1930s, and the 1950s 1200s are the Harley-Davidson VL of the same era, but both with updated sheet metal (the updated front fork of the RQ/RT notwithstanding). In

neg: Evel Knievel sky as pallbearers carried Knievel's casket into the center. On July 10, 2010, a special temporary exhibit entitled "True Evel: The Amazing Story of Evel Knievel" was opened at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The exhibit was opened in collaboration with Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and Evel's oldest son, Kelly. Among the various artifacts from Knievel's life, the exhibit included his "Shark Jump" Harley-Davidson XR-750, the Skycycle X-2, a blue jumpsuit from late in his career without any sponsor patches, and his trademark "red, white and blue" jumpsuit complete with his helmet and walking stick. Evel Knievel merchandising, personal artifacts, and

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 cars or trucks (or a combination of the two) on the XR-750. The longest jump Knievel made over cars was 129 feet over 19 cars in 1971 and was featured in the movie "Evel Knievel" starring George Hamilton. The longest jump over buses was first attempted with Knievel crashing at Wembley Stadium in 1975 in an attempt to jump 120 feet over 13 buses. Five months later, Knievel jumped the XR-750 over 14 buses for his personal record, and world record for almost 25 years, of 133 feet at Kings Island. Knievel set most jump records using the XR-750, but

neg: William S. Harley William Harley, the father of the company's co-founder William Sylvester Harley, had been born in Victoria Street, Littleport, in 1835, before emigrating to the United States in 1859. Because Harley, Arthur Davidson, William A. Davidson, and Walter Davidson "used and believed in its products and relied on the dedication of its employees to produce quality motorcycles", the four men were inducted into the Labor Hall of Honor. William S. Harley William Sylvester Harley (December 29, 1880 – September 18, 1943) was an American mechanical engineer and businessman. He was one of the co-founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Harley was

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 since 2008, most jump records are held by stunt performer Bubba Blackwell. Currently, the longest jump on the XR-750 by Bubba Blackwell was successfully made in 1999, when he jumped 15 buses at 157 feet. On August 6, 2015 the daredevil stunt performer Doug Danger at the Sturgis Bike Rally at the Buffalo Chip, broke Knievel's record for most cars jumped on a XR-750 with 22 cars. Knievel attempted this feat of 22 cars in Monroe, Washington on September 1, 1972 and cleared 21 cars but landed on the safety deck covering the 22nd car. Bubba Blackwell attempted the same

neg: Harley-Davidson Sportster was repeatedly asked to sell it in the United States. One possible reason for the delayed availability in the United States was the fact that Harley-Davidson had to obtain the "XR1200" naming rights from Storz Performance, a Harley customizing shop in Ventura, Calif. The XR1200 was released in the United States in 2009, in a special color scheme including Mirage Orange highlighting its dirt-tracker heritage. The first 750 XR1200 models in 2009 were pre-ordered and came with a number 1 tag for the front of the bike, autographed by Kenny Coolbeth and Scott Parker and a thank you/welcome letter from

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 gaining influence in the AMA, in 1969 new rules were established that there would be one maximum displacement for dirt track racing, 750 cc, with no regard for valve type, though the 500/750 OHV/sidevalve split was kept for the time being in road racing. OHV engines began to dominate racing, in spite of Mert Lawwill's efforts to delay the inevitable on his flathead Harleys, and the KR bikes were a decade out of date and could no longer compete. With limited time and money in 1969, Harley-Davidson's racing manager Dick O'Brien and his team used elements of existing designs to

neg: Harley-Davidson Evolution engine Harley-Davidson Evolution engine The Evolution engine (popularly known as Evo) is an air-cooled, 45-degree, V-twin engine manufactured from 1984 by Harley-Davidson for the company's motorcycles. It was made in the displacement for Harley-Davidson Big V-twins bikes, replacing the Shovelhead engine until 2000 when the last EVO was placed in a production factory custom FXR4 (FXR2 and FXR3 were the first CVOs). In 1999, it was replaced by the Harley-Davidson Twin Cam 88 in the Touring and Dyna model and in 2000 in the Softail models. Also available in the Sportster model beginning in 1986, it was made in the displacement

neg: Buell Motorcycle Company 1200 Sportster engine was used. In 1995, the engines were upgraded with Buell engineered high-performance parts and further upgraded in 1998. The liquid-cooled Harley V-Rod motor, developed by Harley-Davidson then made street legal according to the EPA by Porsche, was originally an Erik Buell project, designed for a fully faired AMA Superbike Buell by 1998. Harley decided the engine should also be used in a sport-cruiser, then took over development, making it "too big, too heavy, too expensive and too late" for Buell. Harley-Davidson forced Buell to follow the rigid product planning and distribution process beginning in the 1990s, with

neg: Harley-Davidson XA Harley-Davidson XA The Harley-Davidson XA (Experimental Army) was a flat-twin, shaft drive motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for the US Army during World War II. During WWII, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to design a specification of a motorcycle much like the BMWs used by German forces, with shaft drive, a boxer engine, and several other features that made the BMWs exceptionally reliable and low-maintenance machines. Harley was already producing the WLA, based on its traditional 45-degree V-twin but the army specifically wanted the one feature that the WLA didn’t have: shaft drive. So the company produced the XA, whose engine

neg: Harley-Davidson VRSC BMW's K1600 but still uses the V-Rod engine in the V13R. An endurance test of the Revolution Engine was performed on a dynamometer at the Weissach Development Center (Weissach, Germany), which is part of Porsche's Engineering Group. Uncounted test engines were destroyed in testing before an engine successfully reached 500 hours non-stop run time. That was the benchmark for the engineers to approve production of the Revolution Engine. The test was reported in a documentary on the Discovery channel - Harley-Davidson: Birth of the V-Rod, October 14, 2001. Harley-Davidson VRSC The Harley-Davidson VRSC (V-Twin Racing Street Custom), or V-Rod, was

neg: Harley-Davidson that gave rise to the chopper motorcycle style, Harley-Davidson traditionally marketed heavyweight, air-cooled cruiser motorcycles with engine displacements greater than 700 cm³ and has broadened its offerings to include its more contemporary VRSC (2002) and middle-weight Street (2015) platforms. Harley-Davidson manufactures its motorcycles at factories in York, Pennsylvania; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Kansas City, Missouri (closing); Manaus, Brazil; and Bawal, India. Construction of a new plant in Thailand is scheduled to begin in late 2018. The company markets its products worldwide. Besides motorcycles, the company licenses and markets merchandise under the Harley-Davidson brand, among them apparel, home decor and ornaments, accessories, toys,

neg: Water Street, Milwaukee and is a gathering place for college students, likely because of its centralized location between Marquette University and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. The street serves as a pit-stop for many of Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson riders as a result of its annual street festival that coincides with the Milwaukee Rally, which draws thousands of Harley-Davidson riders to Milwaukee from around the country. The success of Harley-Davidson's 100th Anniversary celebration has kept riders coming back to the street because of the ample parking and large patios. The entertainment corridor of Water Street has traditionally been lined with bars and taverns, such as Rosie's, which

neg: Harley-Davidson Baja 100 race winner. Harley-Davidson Baja 100 The Harley-Davidson Baja 100 was a small displacement off-road motorcycle made for Harley-Davidson in Italy by Aermacchi, which was 50% owned by Harley-Davidson at the time. It was one of Harley-Davidson's attempts to enter the small displacement off-road motorcycle market. It was built in Aermacchi's Varese, Italy factory. It had a two-stroke, single cylinder engine with five speed transmission, derived from the current two-stroke production, mostly Aletta and Aletta d'Oro off the shelf parts by reducing bore from 54 mm to 50 mm. The only purpose-made part was the frame to accommodate for the front

neg: Harley-Davidson Baja 100 Harley-Davidson Baja 100 The Harley-Davidson Baja 100 was a small displacement off-road motorcycle made for Harley-Davidson in Italy by Aermacchi, which was 50% owned by Harley-Davidson at the time. It was one of Harley-Davidson's attempts to enter the small displacement off-road motorcycle market. It was built in Aermacchi's Varese, Italy factory. It had a two-stroke, single cylinder engine with five speed transmission, derived from the current two-stroke production, mostly Aletta and Aletta d'Oro off the shelf parts by reducing bore from 54 mm to 50 mm. The only purpose-made part was the frame to accommodate for the front holder for

neg: Harley-Davidson Model W Bob McClean was shown. Harley-Davidson Model W The Harley-Davidson Model W, also known as the "Sport Twin", is a motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson from 1919 to 1923. Unusually for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the Model W had a flat-twin engine and a trailing link fork. The Model W set speed records on runs from New York City to Chicago and from the Canada–United States border to the Mexico–United States border. Slow home market sales led to the end of production after four years. Harley-Davidson's intention in introducing a new middleweight model was to increase the size of the motorcycle market by

neg: Harley-Davidson Model W Harley-Davidson Model W The Harley-Davidson Model W, also known as the "Sport Twin", is a motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson from 1919 to 1923. Unusually for a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, the Model W had a flat-twin engine and a trailing link fork. The Model W set speed records on runs from New York City to Chicago and from the Canada–United States border to the Mexico–United States border. Slow home market sales led to the end of production after four years. Harley-Davidson's intention in introducing a new middleweight model was to increase the size of the motorcycle market by appealing to new riders

neg: Buell Motorcycle Company racing machines, one of which was sold to another racing team, the Formula 1 series was canceled. Erik Buell then turned his focus towards racing-inspired, street-going machines using engines manufactured by Harley. In 1987 Rockville Harley-Davidson in Rockville, MD (now Battley Harley-Davidson / Battley Cycles in Gaithersburg, MD) became the world's first Buell dealership and the owner, Devin Battley has Buell #1, an RR1000 in his personal collection. In 1993, Harley-Davidson purchased 49% of Buell, investing $500,000 and taking Erik Buell's house as security. Erik Buell took the deal, against strong advice from his attorney. Harley-Davidson CEO Jeffrey Bleustein had

neg: Harley-Davidson XA was sent to Detroit Wax Paper for testing as a generator set. OHV XA motors of , with transmissions, were sent to Willys-Overland for testing as well as two blower-cooled XA motors for generators to be tested on tanks in 1943. There was even a Servi-Car prototype made called "The Model K" using the XA engine instead of the G motor planned for the 1946 model year. Harley-Davidson XA The Harley-Davidson XA (Experimental Army) was a flat-twin, shaft drive motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson for the US Army during World War II. During WWII, the U.S. Army asked Harley-Davidson to design

neg: Harley-Davidson KR AMA Daytona 200 national championships were won by KRs. A 1957 KR appeared in the 1999 Guggenheim Museum's "The Art of the Motorcycle" exhibition in New York and a 1963 KR was in the Las Vegas show. The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame "Classic Bikes" collection includes two Harley-Davidson KRs: a 1959 KR that is the last motorcycle raced by three-time AMA Grand National Champion Joe Leonard, and Mert Lawwill's 1969 KR750. Harley-Davidson KR The Harley-Davidson KR or KR750 was a displacement V-twin engine racing motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson from 1953 through 1969 for flat track racing. It was also

neg: Harley-Davidson Confederate Edition Harley-Davidson Confederate Edition The Harley-Davidson Confederate Edition was a cross-range limited edition motorcycle made by Harley-Davidson in 1977. It was released following the successful manufacture of the Liberty Edition to commemorate the United States Bicentennial in 1976. The Confederate Edition consisted of a special commemorative paint scheme of metallic gray paint and 'rebel' flag decals on the fuel tank and an army general's sleeve braid decal on the front fender and which was applied to the Harley-Davidson Super Glide, FLH Electra Glide, Harley-Davidson Sportster XLH, XLCH and XLT models. The Confederate Editions sold in small numbers, Chris MacMahan of Motorcycle

neg: Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom is a racing game developed by Canopy Games and G2M Games, and published by Infogrames in 2000. Building upon the earlier "", "Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom" lets players take part in various motorcycle rally events across the United States. Events new to the game are checkpoint-based rally stages, similar to "Motocross Madness" and "Midnight Club", along with a poker run game mode where besides winning the race itself, the player has to have the best poker hand at the end of each run. As with earlier Harley-Davidson games, "Wheels of Freedom" employs

neg: Harley-Davidson as well the six-speed transmission to give the rider better speeds on the highway. In 2006, Harley introduced the FLHX Street Glide, a bike designed by Willie G. Davidson to be his personal ride, to its touring line. In 2008, Harley added anti-lock braking systems and cruise control as a factory installed option on all touring models (standard on CVO and Anniversary models). Also new for 2008 is the fuel tank for all touring models. 2008 also brought throttle-by-wire to all touring models. For the 2009 model year, Harley-Davidson redesigned the entire touring range with several changes, including a new

neg: Harley-Davidson LiveWire Harley-Davidson LiveWire The Harley-Davidson LiveWire is an electric motorcycle prototype and Harley-Davidson's first electric vehicle. It was displayed to the media in June, 2014. Prototypes will be made available for public test rides at United States Harley dealerships in 2014, then Europe and Canada in 2015. Harley CEO Keith Wandell said the model was part of an effort to reach a more diverse group of riders including "18 to 35-year-olds, women, African-Americans and Hispanic riders". In January 2018, Harley announced that the motorcycle is entering production and will hit the market in 18 months. Preorders are planned to be opened

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 1972 to 2008 inclusive. Besides having more wins than any other bike in AMA racing, it has been called the "most successful race bike of all time", and has a claim to have more wins than any other racing motorcycle in history. In 1989, Lou Gerencer, Sr. built a hillclimbing XR-750 with an extended swingarm that made the bike half again as long. Adapted with mechanical fuel injection and nitrous oxide, Gerencer estimated his engine produced over . The overstressed engine did not last long, but held together long enough to win the AMA hillclimb championship. As with the KR,

neg: Harley-Davidson Panhead engine Harley-Davidson Panhead engine The panhead is an ohv Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine, so nicknamed because the rocker covers resembled cooking pans. The engine is a two-cylinder, two-valve-per-cylinder, pushrod V-twin, made in both 61 c.i. (EL) and 74 c.i. (FL, FLH) displacements. The Panhead engine replaced the Knucklehead engine in 1948 and was manufactured until 1965 when it was replaced by the Shovelhead. As Harley-Davidson engines evolved , the distinctive shape of the rocker covers led Harley enthusiasts to recognise an engine simply by identifying the head, with names such as "Flathead", "Panhead", "Knucklehead" and "Shovelhead". Currently, a number of third-party engine

neg: Bubba Blackwell rear tire of the motorcycle blowing. Toward the end of the Buell sponsorship, Blackwell toured with "Team Bubba", which included two other stunt riders other than himself performing stunts on the Buell motorcycles. However, with the liquidation of Buell Motorcycles, Blackwell exclusively performs stunts with the Harley-Davidson twin-cam engine motorcycles and jumps on the Harley-Davidson XR-750. On March 10, 2014, Discovery Channel premiered the television show, "Heirs to the Dare", featuring Blackwell. "Heirs to the Dare" also featured stunt performers Henry "Pitbull" Rife and Super Joe Reed. The Discovery Channel describes Blackwell as "best known for breaking Evel Knievel's jump

neg: Harley-Davidson XR-750 put together a new OHV racer, but rather than start from scratch they decided to modify their existing OHV racer: the Sportster-based XLR magneto-equipped race engine with a bore and a stroke. It was too large to be legal, so a modified version was created using the same basic upper end parts (iron heads and cylinders) but with a drastically shorter stroke and shorter connecting rods to reduce the displacement to the legal limit. Not unlike other Harley-Davidson engines, the unit construction left and right engine cases split vertically, and formed four cavities: a center front crankcase, a center rear

neg: Harley-Davidson Evolution engine until 1988 and is still made in the and displacements for the Harley-Davidson Sportster, replacing the ironhead Sportster engine. Most analysts consider the Evolution to be the engine that saved the reorganized Harley-Davidson company from certain bankruptcy. Harley-Davidson's official name for the engine was likely related to the company's attempt to reform its image following the 1981 management buyout from previous owner American Machine and Foundry (AMF). Both the heads and cylinders of the Evolution engine are made from aluminum to reduce weight compared to a cast iron design. Air cooling efficiency is improved as aluminum is a superior thermal

neg: Harley-Davidson State Fair Park. It was ridden by Edward Hildebrand and placed fourth. This is the first documented appearance of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the historical record. In January 1905, small advertisements were placed in the "Automobile and Cycle Trade Journal" offering bare Harley-Davidson engines to the do-it-yourself trade. By April, complete motorcycles were in production on a very limited basis. That year, the first Harley-Davidson dealer, Carl H. Lang of Chicago, sold three bikes from the five built in the Davidson backyard shed. Years later the original shed was taken to the Juneau Avenue factory where it would stand for

neg: Harley-Davidson Hummer the RT125-based Harleys and the only one offered in 1966, its only year in production. Based on the '63-'65 Pacer frame, it had ABS resin bodywork moulded in one piece that covered the tank and the rear tire and supported the seat. It was the only RT125-based Harley with a standard dual seat. Harley-Davidson Hummer The Hummer was a motorcycle model manufactured by Harley-Davidson from 1955 to 1959. However, the name "Hummer" is now incorrectly used generically to refer to all American-made single-cylinder two-stroke Harley-Davidson motorcycles manufactured from 1948 to 1966. These motorcycles were based on the DKW RT125, the

neg: Mert Lawwill involved in constructing and marketing street-legal versions of the Harley-Davidson XR-750 bike that he raced in the Grand National Championship. He also runs a non-profit company supplying prosthetic hands so that amputees can ride bicycles or motorcycles. Approximately a third of all the prosthetic hands that he manufactures go to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, for use by military veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Mert Lawwill Mert Lawwill (Born September 25, 1940) is an American professional motorcycle racer, race team owner and mountain bike designer. He won the 1969 AMA Grand National Championship and, was one of

neg: PMZ-A-750 PMZ-A-750 The PMZ-A-750 (Russian: ПМЗ-А-750) was a pre-World War II heavy motorcycle produced in the USSR by the PMZ factory. The PMZ-A-750 was the first heavy motorcycle manufactured in the Soviet Union. It was designed in the early 1930s in the NATI (Scientific Auto & Tractor Institute) in Moscow, for a request by the Supreme Soviet of the National Economy. A main designer was Pyotr Mozharov, who had been responsible for early IZh motorcycle prototypes, and practised in German BMW works. The new motorcycle was initially designated NATI-A-750, and like Harley-Davidson motorcycles had a V-twin engine. It was initially planned

neg: Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson badges and was marketed as the Harley-Davidson Sprint. The engine of the Sprint was increased to 350 cc in 1969 and would remain that size until 1974, when the four-stroke Sprint was discontinued. After the Pacer and Scat models were discontinued at the end of 1965, the Bobcat became the last of Harley-Davidson's American-made two-stroke motorcycles. The Bobcat was manufactured only in the 1966 model year. Harley-Davidson replaced their American-made lightweight two-stroke motorcycles with the Italian Aermacchi-built two-stroke powered M-65, M-65S, and Rapido. The M-65 had a semi-step-through frame and tank. The M-65S was a M-65 with a larger

neg: Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic The Harley-Davidson Tri Glide Ultra Classic is a three-wheeled motorcycle manufactured by Harley-Davidson and introduced in the 2009 model year. Its model designation is FLHTCUTG. The Tri Glide Ultra Classic is the first three-wheeled motorcycle produced by Harley-Davidson since the Harley-Davidson Servi-Car, which was manufactured from 1932 to 1973. The Tri Glide is based on the Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic, a conventional two-wheeled touring motorcycle. Harley-Davidson entered into an agreement in 2008 with Lehman Trikes of Spearfish, South Dakota to provide parts and "conversion services", and final assembly of the Tri Glides was initially

neg: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man beginning of his decline in mainstream Hollywood. Johnson, while promoting the film gave a tongue-in-cheek interview where he was quoted as saying “If you're a fan of mindless action. If you don’t have a single brain cell in your head, this is the film for you.” "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man" was released to DVD by MGM Home Entertainment on February 23st, 2001 as a Region 1 widescreen DVD and to Blu-Ray disc by Shout Factory (under license from MGM) on May 19th, 2015. Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man is a 1991

neg: Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engine Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engine The Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engines are motorcycle engines made by Harley-Davidson since 1998. Although these engines differed significantly from the Evolution engine, which in turn was derived from the series of single camshaft, overhead valve motors that were first released in 1936, they share a number of characteristics with nearly all previous Harley-Davidson engines. Both engines have two cylinders in a V-twin configuration at 45°, are air-cooled (some touring models use liquid cooling for the heads), and activate valves with push-rods. The crankshafts have a single pin with a knife and fork arrangement for the connecting

neg: Harley-Davidson Hummer Harley-Davidson Hummer The Hummer was a motorcycle model manufactured by Harley-Davidson from 1955 to 1959. However, the name "Hummer" is now incorrectly used generically to refer to all American-made single-cylinder two-stroke Harley-Davidson motorcycles manufactured from 1948 to 1966. These motorcycles were based on the DKW RT125, the drawings for which were taken from Germany as war reparations after World War II. The RT125 drawings were also given to the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union as war reparations, resulting in the BSA Bantam and the MMZ M-1A Moskva, later known as the Minsk. The Model 125 or S-125 was introduced

neg: Harley-Davidson (Sega/Stern pinball) Harley-Davidson (Sega/Stern pinball) Harley-Davidson is a Sega Pinball pinball machine released in September 1999 and was the last machine released by this company. It was designed by Jon Borg and Lonnie D. Ropp. The table went through three different production runs. The first made by Sega and continued by Stern Pinball in 1999 after they bought Sega's pinball division in the same year. The second produced by Stern Pinball in 2002, and the third with an artwork change also by Stern was released in 2004. The machine features a Harley-Davidson motorcycle theme including authentic engine sound. The game enables players

neg: Harley-Davidson (Bally pinball) each time. Sega Pinball produced an unrelated Harley-Davidson pinball machine in 1999. It was designed by Jon Borg and Lonnie D. Ropp. The game went through three different production runs. The first made by Sega and continued by Stern Pinball in 1999 after they bought Sega's pinball division in the same year, the second produced by Stern Pinball in 2002, and the third with an artwork change also by Stern was released in 2004. The third version can be played on "The Pinball Arcade". Harley-Davidson (Bally pinball) Harley-Davidson is a Midway pinball machine released under the Bally label in February

neg: American Flat Track racing became two distinct AMA Pro Racing championships. Tammy Kirk became the first woman to score GNC points in 1983. Scott Parker began his historic championship run for Harley-Davidson in 1988. 1990s - DOMINANCE: HARLEY REIGNS SUPREME: With the exit of Honda, Harley-Davidson dominated the sport relatively unopposed throughout the 1990s. In 1993, the Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster division was introduced, featuring nearly street-legal bikes. Chris Carr won championships in 1992 and 1999, and Scott Parker claimed an unprecedented nine championships by the end of the decade. In 1999, the SuperTracker division was created, introducing a large number of DOT-approved four-stroke,

neg: William S. Harley working as an apprentice draftsman at the Barth Mfg. Co. Over the next few years, Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle with the help of Henry Melk, who owned a machine shop in northside Milwaukee. They later received help from Ole Evinrude, who was then building gas engines of his own design for automotive use on Milwaukee's Lake Street. Harley received a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1907. He co-founded Harley-Davidson with Arthur Davidson in 1903 and served as chief engineer and treasurer until his death in 1943. While in

neg: Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom from Shawn Snider of GamingExcellence, who deemed it "a very large step up from its predecessor", yet noted the game's easy difficulty and poor vehicle handling. Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom is a racing game developed by Canopy Games and G2M Games, and published by Infogrames in 2000. Building upon the earlier "", "Harley-Davidson: Wheels of Freedom" lets players take part in various motorcycle rally events across the United States. Events new to the game are checkpoint-based rally stages, similar to "Motocross Madness" and "Midnight Club", along with a poker run game mode where besides winning the

neg: Harley-Davidson Super Glide mid 2014, and replaced the FXDC Super Glide Custom in the line up. Harley discontinued the Dyna platform in 2017 for the 2018 model year, having been replaced by a completely-redesigned Softail chassis; some of the existing models previously released by the company under the Dyna nameplate have since been carried over to the new Softail line. Harley-Davidson Super Glide The Harley-Davidson Super Glide was a motorcycle model made by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Reputed to be the first factory custom motorcycle, it originated Harley's FX series of motorcycles by mating Sportster components, most notably the front end, with the

neg: Harley-Davidson Super Glide Harley-Davidson Super Glide The Harley-Davidson Super Glide was a motorcycle model made by the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. Reputed to be the first factory custom motorcycle, it originated Harley's FX series of motorcycles by mating Sportster components, most notably the front end, with the chassis of their larger big twin motorcycles. Super Glide models from 1991 to 2017 were based on the Dyna Glide chassis which offers a wider variety of front ends and trim levels, and for a time filled the intermediate niche between the smallest and largest Harley models; the Dyna platform has since been discontinued for the 2018

neg: Vivian Bales for a 1929 flathead engine D-series, Harley-Davidson's first "" motorcycle. She wrote to Hap Jameson, then editor of "The Harley-Davidson Enthusiast" magazine, telling him about her plans to make a longer solo trip. The "Enthusiast" motorcycle magazine was first published in 1916, 13 years after the first Harley-Davidson motorcycles built. Despite Bales only being 5 feet 2 inches and 95 pounds and unable to kickstart the bike on her own, Jameson appointed Bales as the official goodwill "Enthusiast Girl" and while Harley-Davidson did not finance her journey, arrangements were made for Harley-Davidson dealers, Rotary Clubs and others on the route

neg: Harley-Davidson Model 7D Harley-Davidson Model 7D The Harley-Davidson Model 7D of 1911 was the first successful v-twin from Harley-Davidson, inaugurating a motorcycle engine configuration that has continued unbroken from the Milwaukee motor company ever since. In 1909, Harley had made a few examples (27 units) of another v-twin, but the design was flawed and they did not try again until two years later. In 1911, 5,625 Model 7Ds were manufactured. The Model 7D's motor was the F-head IOE engine, in use until 1929. It sold for US $300, which with inflation would be $ in today's currency. Ignition was via a magneto, and

neg: Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Wilder's thugs. Wilder insults Marlboro's dead father; Marlboro begins to beat him up until Wilder dangles out the window of his office, holding onto Marlboro's disintegrating cowboy boot. Harley helps him out, the boot comes apart and Wilder falls to the street. Marlboro and Harley part ways at a rodeo, where Marlboro is riding a bull. As Harley rides away, he picks up a beautiful hitchhiking woman. Other songs in the film, but not included on the soundtrack are "Stop the World" by The Screaming Jets, "Wanted Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi, and "Work to Do" and "The Better

neg: Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight engine Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight engine The Harley-Davidson Milwaukee-Eight engine is the ninth generation of "big twin" engines developed by the company, but only Harley's third all-new Big Twin in 80 years, first introduced in 2017. These engines differ from the traditional Harley Big Twin engines in that there are four valves per cylinder, totaling eight valves, hence the name. It also marked a return to the single-camshaft configuration as used on previous Harley Big Twin Engines from 1936 to 1999. In addition, the engines all have internal counterbalancers, whereas Twin Cams were counterbalanced only on Softail models, where the engine was rigidly

neg: Evel Knievel by former NASA engineer Robert Truax, dubbed the Skycycle X-2. The State of Idaho registered the X-2 as an airplane rather than a motorcycle. At the tail end of his career, while helping launch the career of his son, Robbie, Knievel returned to the Triumph T120. However, he used the bike only for wheelies and did not jump after retiring the XR-750. In 1997, Knievel signed with the California Motorcycle Company to release a limited "Evel Knievel Motorcycle." The motorcycle was not built to jump, but was rather a V-twin cruiser motorcycle intended to compete with Harley-Davidson street bikes. Knievel

neg: Buell Motorcycle Company RW 750 for his own use and for sale to private entrants. The engine was a liquid-cooled two-stroke square four. Buell's development resulted in a more competitive racer, but production ceased when the AMA discontinued the Formula One class. The RR 1000 Battletwin was a street sportbike using a modified Road Warrior chassis and a Harley-Davidson XR1000 engine. Buell invented the "Isoplanar" engine mounting system to allow the heavy, vibration-prone engine to be used as a structural member of the frame without transmitting the engine vibrations to the frame. Lack of space caused Buell to put the suspension components under

neg: Harley-Davidson 2008, Harley-Davidson stopped disclosing the average age of riders; at this point it was 48 years old. In 1987, the median household income of a Harley-Davidson rider was $38,000. By 1997, the median household income for those riders had more than doubled, to $83,000. Many Harley-Davidson Clubs exist nowadays around the world, the oldest one, founded in 1928, is in Prague. Harley-Davidson attracts a loyal brand community, with licensing of the Harley-Davidson logo accounting for almost 5 percent of the company's net revenue ($41 million in 2004). Harley-Davidson supplies many American police forces with their motorcycle fleets. From its founding,

neg: Jinan Qingqi have the following models in the range: 2017 Range featuring Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) and unified braking. To comply with Euro 4 emission and safety laws: Sinnis Terrain EFI Adventure Bike - Manufactured in same production plant as Harley Davidson, Norton and BMW Motorrad Sinnis RSX EFI Street bike- Manufactured in same production plant as Harley Davidson, Norton and BMW Motorrad Sinnis Hoodlum EFI Cruiser- Manufactured in same production plant as Harley Davidson, Norton and BMW Motorrad Sinnis Apache 2017 SM Edition Supermoto Sinnis Apache 2017 SMR Edition Supermoto Sinnis Zen 125cc Retro Scooter EFI Sinnis Shuttle 125cc EFI Scooter

neg: Harley-Davidson (Night Rod: discontinued), R (Street Rod: discontinued), SE and SEII(CVO Special Edition), or X (Special edition). Further differentiation within models are made with an additional letter, "e.g.", VRSCDX denotes the Night Rod Special. The VRXSE V-Rod Destroyer is Harley-Davidson's production drag racing motorcycle, constructed to run the quarter mile in less than ten seconds. It is based on the same revolution engine that powers the VRSC line, but the VRXSE uses the Screamin' Eagle 1,300 cc "stroked" incarnation, featuring a 75 mm crankshaft, 105 mm Pistons, and 58 mm throttle bodies. The V-Rod Destroyer is not a street legal motorcycle.

neg: Harley-Davidson include organized group rides, exclusive products and product discounts, insurance discounts, and the Hog Tales newsletter. A one-year full membership is included with the purchase of a new, unregistered Harley-Davidson. In 2008, HOG celebrated its 25th anniversary in conjunction with the Harley 105th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 3rd Southern HOG Rally set to bring together largest gathering of Harley-Davidson owners in South India. More than 600 Harley-Davidson Owners expected to ride to Hyderabad from across 13 HOG Chapters Harley-Davidson offers factory tours at four of its manufacturing sites, and the Harley-Davidson Museum, which opened in 2008, exhibits Harley-Davidson's history, culture, and

neg: Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engine case from the crankcase and use a dual scavenge system, which was incorporated into the engine, rather than as an outboard pump as used on older Big Twins since the original Knucklehead. However, oil was still not scavenging properly from the crankcase, and this was traced to an acoustic phenomenon due to the caliber of the scavenge inlet. Restricting the diameter of the inlet, a counter-intuitive solution, solved that problem. Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engine The Harley-Davidson Twin Cam engines are motorcycle engines made by Harley-Davidson since 1998. Although these engines differed significantly from the Evolution engine, which in turn was

neg: Harley Owners Group society that self-selects on the basis of a shared commitment to a particular product class, brand, or consumption activity." The Harley Owners Group was created in 1983 as a way to build longer-lasting and stronger relationships with Harley-Davidson's customers, by making ties between the company, its employees, and consumers. HOG members typically spend 30% more than other Harley owners, on such items as clothing and Harley-Davidson-sponsored events. Much of the intent of this branding effort is presenting Harley-Davidson as an American icon, with the focus on authenticity and pride in being American-made. All of this is credited with turning flagging

neg: Harley-Davidson Museum Harley-Davidson Museum The Harley-Davidson Museum is a North American museum near downtown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin celebrating the more than 100-year history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The three building complex on along the Menomonee River bank contains more than 450 Harley-Davidson motorcycles and hundreds of thousands of artifacts from the Harley-Davidson Motor Company's 110-year history. The museum attracts an estimated 300,000 visitors annually. The museum opened to the public on July 12, 2008, on a site in the Menomonee Valley. The museum was built in an historically industrial area of Milwaukee. Prior to Harley-Davidson's purchase of the land from the city, the site

neg: Bubba Blackwell of business in 2009, Blackwell was sponsored by the Harley-Davidson subsidy and his stunt shows also included the Buell Blast and the Buell Lighting. Between 2010 and 2013, Blackwell discontinued using the Buell motorcycles. However, in 2014, Blackwell returned to using the Buells in his stunt shows. One of the highlights of the stunt show was Blackwell lifting the front wheel, doing a motorcycle wheelie, on his street-legal Harley-Davidson FLHTCU outfitted with the 120 cubic inch twin cam engine. Blackwell also performs burnouts, including going through all 5-speeds of his custom Harley-Davidson Super Glide. The burn-outs often end with the

neg: Harley-Davidson VRSC engine, called Revolution, while based on the VR-1000 Superbike engine the Revolution was jointly developed and engineered with the German sports car manufacturer Porsche. The VRSC marks Harley's first collaboration with Porsche since the Nova project, which, like the V-Rod, was a radical departure from Harley's traditional lineup until it was cancelled by AMF in 1981 in favor of the Evolution engine. A derivative of the Revolution called the Revolution X was later used on the entry-level Harley-Davidson Street, first released in 2014. Car & Driver declared that the Harley-Davidson phenomenon was "culturally rather than technologically driven; so imagine our