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Based in the uk, the guinness book of world records holds the record of bestselling ed book series of all time. In 2006, the guinness book of world records certified the rot parade as the longest parade of motorcycles known to mankind. Archives at the harleydavidson museum harleydavidson usa. The ultimate guide to the worlds most popular motorcycle henshaw, peter on. Harley davidson motor company is incorporated on september 17th.
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Between 1910 and 1930, harleydavidson pioneered several innovations to strengthen its lineup, including clutches, chain drives, twospeed rear hubs, and threespeed transmissions. Immigrants to the new world two boys with a dream arthur davidson william sylvester harley walter davidson william a. Its unbelievable how many fans in the world adore this brand and can count on it. The encyclopedia of the harley davidson by peter henshaw. Yamaha, harley davidson and kawasaki held the record in the 1970s, following which dave campos achieved a speed of 518. This book expertly ties together the mechanical evolution of harleys engines from the earliest motorized pedal bicycles to the iconic heavyweight twin cylinder vengines we know and love today and the social history of the brands phenomenal rise in the twentieth century, as innovative survivor of the great depression, supplier of the. The complete history is the ultimate history of the ultimate motorcycle company. As such, any harleydavidson guinness world record should belong to the u. The worlds fastest street legal harleydavidson procharger. All of this material combines to tell the story of every major motorcycle that harley davidson has built, from the very first prototype to the silent gray fellow to the latest liquidcooled cvo electra glides and softails. Davidson the motorcycle born in a shed the first harleydavidson harleydavidson or davidsonharley. The house of harleydavidson service department is staffed yearround by the best trained technicians in the world, and house of harleydavidson offers wisconsins best riding academy learntoride class. The 3000 cc v4 engine produces 500 hp with double overhead cams driving 4 valves per cylinder. This performance at bonneville was made all the sweeter by difficulties of the past year.
In 1962, american bill johnson set an official world speed record of 224. The introduction of the harley davidson sportster into the american market in 1957 was more of a strategy to counter the increasingly successful british motorcycles being sold in the u. One of their many adventures was participating in the harley davidson parade, attempting to break the guinness book of world records. A history of the worlds most famous motorcycle shire library usa.
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Before moving to the museum in 2008, the archives was housed at the companys juneau avenue headquarters in milwaukee behind closed doors. Buy me a harley davidson campaign of the 1920s to i am woman. In a feat that took almost 20 years to accomplish, former wisconsin senator dave zien put a world record 1,000,000 miles on his harley davidson fxr motorcycle. Speed of the fastest motorcycle the physics factbook.
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