Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.harley
From: Bruce Bryner <BBry...@iusb.edu>
Date: 1999/02/28
Subject: HD tidbits from 1905
HD tidbits from 1905
Model 1: 24.74 ci F-head, (16 made), $200.
Walter Davidson quits his job, and becomes HD's first fulltime employee.
Harley goes to colledge to learn mechanical engineering.
The production facility receives an addition to double it's size to 300
square feet.
Production of float-feed carbs, boat motors and reversible boat props
supplements income.
Racing:
On July 4, an HD motorcycle sets a record 19:02 for a 15 mile race in
Chicago.
***tidbits taken from various sources.
Bruce
The Journey IS the Reward.
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