Ultimate Harley Davidson

218 Pages·2013·71.74 MB·English

by  Hugo Wilson

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON

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London, New York, Munich,
Melbourne, Delhi
THIS EDITION
6–7 Foreword
PROJECT EDITOR Alison Sturgeon
PROJECT ART EDITOR Tannishtha Chakraborty 8–9 Author’s Preface
US SENIOR EDITOR Shannon Beatty
US EDITOR Jenny Siklos 10–23 The Enduring Appeal
MANAGING EDITOR Laura Buller
MANAGING ART EDITOR Karen Self of Harley-Davidson
ART DIRECTOR Phil Ormerod
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Liz Wheeler CHAPTER ONE 24–41
REFERENCE PUBLISHER Jonathan Metcalf
The Early Bikes
PRE-PRODUCTION CONTROLLER Ben Marcus
JACKET DESIGNER Mark Cavanagh
JACKET EDITOR Manisha Majithia
26–27 Model No.1
PREVIOUS EDITIONS
28–29 Silent Gray Fellow
SENIOR EDITORS Peter Jones, Neil Lockley
SENIOR ART EDITOR Heather McCarry 30–31 The Early Single
MANAGING EDITORS Anna Kruger, Adele hayward 32–33 KT Board Racer
MANAGING ART EDITORS Karen Self,
Steve Knowlden
US EDITORS Christine Heilman,
Chuck Wills, Gary Werner
DEPUTY ART DIRECTOR Tina Vaughan
DTP DESIGNERS Rob Campbell, Rajen Shah
PICTURE RESEARCHER Jamie Robinson
CATEGORY PUBLISHER Stephanie Jackson
PRODUCTION CONTROLLERS Louise Daly,
Sarah Sherlock
PHOTOGRAPHY BY Dave King
PREVIOUS EDITIONS PACKAGED FOR
DORLING KINDERSLEY BY
ART EDITORS Mark Johnson Davies, Tracy Miles
EDITORS Phil Hunt
JOE WALTER ON A 1915 KT BOARD RACER
Revised American Edition, 2013
Published in the United States by
DK Publishing, Inc. 34–35 KR Fast Roadster
375 Hudson Street
New York, New York 10014
36–37 The 45° F-Head V-Twin
03 04 05 06 07 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Copyright © 2000, 2013 Dorling Kindersley Limited 38-39 Model F
Text Copyright © 2000, 2013 Hugo Wilson
All Rights Reserved under International and Pan-American 40–41 JD
Copyright Conventions. No Part of this Publication May be
Reproduced, Stored in a retrieval System, or Transmitted
in any Form or by Any Means, Electronic, Mechanical,
Photocopying, Recording, or Otherwise, Without the Prior CHAPTER TWO 42–57
Written Permission of the Copyright Owner. Published in Great Early Innovations
Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited.
A Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book
is available from the Library of Congress.
44–45 Model J Sidecar
ISBN 978-1-4654-0848-8
Harley-Davidson is a Trademark Owned by H-D USA, LLC. 46–47 Eight-Valve Racer
The Harley-Davidson Name and Model Names Featured in
this Book are used for Descriptive Purposes Only and 48–49 The Eight-Valve
Remain the Property of H-D USA, LLC.
50–51 Model B
Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore
Printed in China by South China
52–53 Model S Racer
Discover more at
www.dk.com 54–55 Hill Climber
Page 2:
1915 Board-Track Racers 56–57 XA
Page 3:
1999 Twin Cam Engine
CHAPTER THREE 58–75 CHAPTER SIX 116–139 CHAPTER EIGHT 164–171
Side-Valves Sportsters V-Rod
60–61 VLE 118–119 Model K 166–167 VRSCA V-Rod
62–64 RL 120–121 XL 168–169 The V-Rod
64–65 The Flathead V-Twin 122–123 KRTT 170–171 CVO Softail Convertible
66–67 WLD Sport Solo 124–125 XRTT
CHAPTER NINE 172–187
68–69 WLA 126–127 XLCR Sports Bikes
70–71 U Navy 128–129 XR750
72–73 WR Racer 130–131 XR1000 174–175 Buell RR1000
74–75 GE Servi-Car 132–133 XLH883 176–177 VR1000
178–179 Buell S2
134–135 XL1200S
CHAPTER FOUR 76–97
180–181 Buell X1 Lightning
Ohv Big-Twins 136–137 XL883R
182–183 Buell XB9R Firebolt
138–139 XR1200X
78–79 61EL 184–185 Buell XB9S Lightning
80–81 The Knucklehead 186–187 VRSCDX Night Rod Special
82–83 74FL
188–210 The Complete
84–85 74FL Hydra-Glide
Harley-Davidson Catalog
86–87 The Panhead
88–89 FLH Duo-Glide 211 Model Designations
90–91 74FLHB Electra Glide
2012–216 Index & Acknowledgments
92–93 FX Super Glide
94–95 The Shovelhead
96–97 FLHX Electra Glide
CHAPTER FIVE 98–115
THE PANHEAD ENGINE
Post-War Small Bikes
CHAPTER SEVEN 140–163
100–101 ST Recent Big-Twins
102–103 AH Topper
142–143 FLHS Electra Glide
104–105 BTH Bobcat
144–145 The Evolution
106–107 Sprint H
146–147 FLTC Tour Glide
108–109 M-50 Sport
148–149 FXR Super Glide
110–111 CRTT
150–151 FLHRI Road King
112–113 250SS
152–153 FLSTF Fat Boy
114–115 RR250
154–155 FXDX Super Glide
156–157 The Twin Cam
158–159 FXDWG Wide Glide
160–161 FXSTB Night Train
162-163 FLHR Road King
MODEL S RACER VRSCA V-ROD

Foreword
H
arley-Davidson for many people is and even Roger Reiman’s KR that raced on the
synonymous with the motorcycle. beach at Daytona and then went on to win the
This honor is not without merit. inaugural 200 at the speedway.
Harley has done a great deal for the
Within our research library at the museum of
motorcycle industry as well as motorcycle
over 2,500 books we have more than 190 just
racing and every Harley-Davidson has a story.
devoted to Harley-Davidson. This one will be a
Whether it was ridden to Sturgis, raced at
welcome addition and shining star. We are
Daytona, or used for milk delivery, these
proud to have been a part of it.
motorcycles served their purpose well and with
a flare that is Harley-Davidson. The roar of a
Harley is pure motorcycle.
The Harleys of the Barber Vintage Motorsports
Museum range from board-track racers to a
Captain America replica. There are military
George W. Barber
Harleys, Italian Harleys, touring Harleys, The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum,
Birmingham, Alabama.
a Harley-powered midget racer, a Knucklehead,
www.BarberMuseum.org