
History
of the Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Many
of the nineteenth century inventors who worked on early motorcycles
often moved on to other inventions. Daimler and Roper, for example, both
went on to develop automobiles. However, inventors Harley and the
Davidsons developed motorcycles and their business competitors were
other new start-up companies such as Excelsior, Indian, Pierce, Merkel,
Schickel & Thor.
In 1903,
William Harley and his friends Arthur and Walter Davidson launched the
Harley-Davidson Motor Company. The bike had a quality engine, so it
could prove itself in races, however, the company planned to manufacture
it as a transport vehicle. Merchant, C. H. Lange, sold the first
officially distributed Harley-Davidson in Chicago
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