Author : Willie G. Davidson
Publisher : Bulfinch
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 30,2 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Harley-Davidson motorcycle
ISBN : 0821228196
Sumptuous official 100th anniversary book. The inside story told for the first time by the grandson of the founder.
Author : Jack Supple
Publisher : Hachette Digital, Inc.
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 42,11 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780821228296
This volume takes the reader through a century of the premier motorcycle company's witty and eye-catching print advertisements. The colorful and sometimes provocative ads reflect the creative spirit and the unique culture of Harley-Davidson--and America--over the last century.
Author : Thomas Bolfert
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 11,59 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760314462
aChronicles America's sole remaining motorcycle manufacturer, and the historical framework in which it prevailed for nearly nine decades.
Author : Jean Davidson
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 31,67 MB
Release :
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781610603997
Motorcycles have been a way of life for Jean Davidson. Her grandfather was Walter Davidson, one of the four founders and the first president of Harley-Davidson. Her father was company vice president Gordon Davidson. And Jean herself was a Harley-Davidson dealer, rubbing elbows with all the Harleys and Davidsons as well as the Hell's Angels and Outlaws, famous racers, and Evel Knievel. This is the history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles no one else knew-until now! Here is the fairy-tale story of how four boys built their first motorcycle in a shed; how a slippery-handed maid stole all the company's earnings from the coffee can that served as their "bank"; and how a hermit uncle donated his life's savings to resurrect the company and set it on the path to becoming the world's most famous motorcycle maker. Here is the inside scoop on behind-the-boardroom-door politics and corporate battles, the unknown history of the first Knucklehead and Sportster, the secret friendship with arch-rival Indian motorcycles, and more. Here are family stories and rare photos from the family album that no one else has seen before.
Author : Tod Rafferty
Publisher : Crestline
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Harley-Davidson motorcycle
ISBN : 0760303266
Arranged chronologically, presents a history of every major motorcycle model produced by the legendary company since 1903.
Author : Mitch Bergeron
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 29,6 MB
Release : 2021-12-14
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760361908
The Harley-Davidson Source Book is the ultimate curated survey of the ultimate motorcycle. It details the most significant designs and models throughout the Motor Company's history.
Author : Aaron Frank
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 MB
Release : 2018-11-20
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0760360715
The Harley-Davidson Story: Tales from the Archives is a fascinating, visually driven overview of the motor company's rich story, created in cooperation with the Harley-Davidson Museum. The story of Harley-Davidson is a classic American tale of spirit, invention, and the right idea at the right time. From its beginning in a small Milwaukee shed in 1903, William Harley and his cousins, the Davidson brothers, set in motion what would eventually become the world’s most iconic motorcycle company. While other motorcycle companies rose and fell through the teens and 1920s, Harley went from strength to strength, whether introducing its first V-twin motor or dominating race tracks across America. The Milwaukee Miracle even prospered during WWII, building war bikes for the armed forces. By the 1950s, they’d buried their last American-built competitor, Indian, and gained a hold over the US market that they maintain to this day. A remarkable story deserves a remarkable space to recount it. Such is the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, which opened in 2009. Harley-Davidson partnered with Motorbooks to create this book relaying Harley-Davidson’s story, as told through the museum’s displays and archive assets.
Author : Jeffrey Schnapp
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,31 MB
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 8891831875
This book tells the story of one of the world’s most innovative, beloved, and famous motorcycle manufacturers on its 100th anniversary. In 1921, Giorgio Parodi founded Moto Guzzi with the mechanic Carlo Guzzi. The purpose of the company was to design innovative motorcycles in the Mandello del Lario headquarters on Lake Como, where the factory still stands today. Moto Guzzi bikes immediately stood out for their high performance and technical sophistication. Their greatness was proven by competition wins, and these sporting triumphs were accompanied by commercial success that made Moto Guzzi the most important motorcycle manufacturer in Italy. These victories did not happen by chance, but were the result of continuous innovation. The company soon decided to withdraw from competitions because of its “manifest superiority” and instead focused on production. It has since continued to churn out iconic innovations and models, like the California, which was chosen by the LAPD for their patrols. Moto Guzzi is no longer just a motorcycle but, like Harley-Davidson, it has become a style, a philosophy and a sign of belonging to the Guzzi tribe that unites movie stars like Ewan McGregor with acclaimed designers like Tom Dixon, musicians like Billy Joel, and astronauts such as Paolo Nespoli.
Author : Jean Davidson
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,10 MB
Release : 2003-04-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780896586291
Here's an inside look at Harley-Davidson as only family members could tell it! Jean Davidson's Harley-Davidson Family Album presents never-before-seen family photos, as well as personal stories from the perspective of a family member and former Harley-Davidson dealer. Jean Davidson, the granddaughter of Walter Davidson, one of the four founders and the first president of Harley-Davidson, and the daughter of company vice-president Gordon Davidson, shares such family stories as: how four boys built their first bike in a shed in 1902, speculation about how the firm was named, how the family's rich hermit uncle saved the fledgling corporation from bankruptcy, the story behind the Silent Gray Fellow, and the sale and buy-back of the company. It also includes photos and reminiscences from Sarah and Mary Harley, granddaughters of William S. Harley. This memoir of the Harley-Davidson motorcycling dynasty presents a family album of rare photos of family members and fun photos of all those fabulous Harley-Davidson motorcycles: putting a personal face on the world's most famous motorcycle maker.
Author : David K. Wright
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 17,23 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
Now updated to include the latest motorcycles, this definitive Harley-Davidson history is filled with "inside" information and valuable data. Features Harley-Davidson's entire production history, with special information for restoring any of the classic models. 284 illustrations, 14 in color.
