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In 1983, the Motor Company formed a club for owners of its product, taking advantage of the long-standing nickname by turning "hog" into the acronym HOG, for Harley Owners Group. Harley-Davidson attempted to trademark "hog", but lost a case against an independent Harley-Davidson specialist, The Hog Farm of West Seneca, New York, [182] in 1999 ...
261 Madison Avenue, formerly the AMF Building 1975 AMF Harley-Davidson 250 1975 AMF Harley-Davidson 350. In 1949, American Machine and Foundry developed a pretzel bender, an automatic baked pretzel-twisting machine that rolled and tied them at the rate of 50 a minute, more than twice as fast as skilled hand twisters.
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 1955–1959
The Italian branch of the brand was named 'Aermacchi-Harley-Davidson' and the first bike was a variation of the 'Ala Verde' suitably modified for the American market. This was also the year that the Chimera ceased production. The remaining motorcycle holdings were sold in 1974 to AMF-Harley-Davidson, with motorcycles continuing to be made at ...
In 2013 (December 1, 2013) EagleRider opened its first Master Franchise in Australia with FineDays Pty Ltd and owners Will and Santina Keith. [7] EagleRider Australia began with one Sydney location and 12 Harley-Davidson motorcycles and has grown to include locations in Brisbane, Melbourne, Noosa, Launceston and Adelaide.
AMF's ownership of Harley-Davidson was problematic, and by some accounts, the company was close to bankruptcy in the early 1980s. [1] Along with 12 others Harley-Davidson executives, Bleustein helped lead an $81.5 million leveraged buyout of the company in 1981. [1] [2] [8]
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). [2]
Harley-Davidson Shovelhead engine at the Harley-Davidson Museum. The Shovelhead engine is a motorcycle engine that was produced by Harley-Davidson from 1966 to 1984, built as a successor to the previous Panhead engine. When the engine was first produced, the Shovelhead had a shallower combustion chamber, larger valve drop for both intake and ...