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The Model 125 [9] or S-125 [6] [10] was introduced by Harley-Davidson in 1947 as a 1948 model. [10] The 125 cc two-stroke engine produced three horsepower, which was sent through a three-speed foot-shift transmission. [ 8 ]
Model 125 125 cc (7.6 cu in) two-stroke single 1948–1952 Copy of DKW RT 125 given to Harley-Davidson as war reparations. More than ten thousand were sold in the first year of production. Model 165 165 cc (10.1 cu in) two-stroke single 1953–1959 Replacement for the Model 125, with larger engine. Hummer 125 cc (7.6 cu in) two-stroke single
Simplex Manufacturing Corporation was an American manufacturer that made motorcycles from 1935 to 1975. Between 1935 and 1960, Simplex made variations of the Simplex Servi-Cycle including the 1953–1960 Simplex Automatic.
The Davis Motorcar Company was an American automobile manufacturer based in Van Nuys, in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, which produced three-wheeled automobiles from 1947 to 1948. [1] [2] In total the company produced 13 vehicles. [3]
As part of war reparations, Harley-Davidson acquired the design of a small German motorcycle, the DKW RT 125, which they adapted, manufactured, and sold from 1948 to 1966. [46] Various models were made, including the Hummer from 1955 to 1959, but they are all colloquially referred to as "Hummers" at present. [ 47 ]
BSA launched the first model, the D1, in 1948. Motorcycles based on the RT125 also went into production in other countries. The DKW factory was in Zschopau in the Soviet occupation zone in Germany, and in about 1946 the Soviet Union launched the Moskva M1A made in Moscow. [citation needed] Harley-Davidson launched its Model 125 late in 1947.
The Harley-Davidson dealership he founded, [16] the Dudley Perkins Company, is still in business [6] under the name San Francisco Harley-Davidson, with its main facilities located in South San Francisco, California, and a branch on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. [17] The company celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014.
The engine was manufactured until 1947 and was replaced by the Panhead engine in 1948. The Knucklehead-engined models were originally referred to as "OHVs" by enthusiasts of the time and in Harley's official literature; the nickname arose from the California chopper culture of the late 1960s. [2]