On This Day In H-D history
21 August, 1926
Curly Fredericks sets record for fastest lap on a board track. He registered 120.3 mph on the 1¼ mile board track in Rockingham, NH.
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This is me
Characters from across the decades are highlighted in the latest H-D Museum exhibition
Worth a thousand words
There’s a story behind every photograph, and riders from around the world shared their adventures through the pages The Enthusiast
Building a sidecar the Harley-Davidson way
A brochure in the Harley-Davidson Museum reveals how H-D made sidecars at their Juneau Avenue factory in the 1920s
Blast from the past
German member Karlheinz Wedhorn is taken back in time by the sight of some documents from almost a century ago
Swing time
We take a look back at an unusual motorcycle sport, which was growing in international popularity 100 years ago but has since fallen out of the limelight
Motorcycle marathon
Two friends from California and their Harley-Davidson motorcycles crossed unpassable roads at dizzying altitudes, took on alligators, dodged bullets and escaped a revolution to make the ambitious journey from the US to Brazil
From factories past to Harley-Davidson present
Kristina McGuirk offers a fascinating insight into the early years of practices at Harley-Davidson factories through images and text from the archives
Worn to be wild
We look at the history of one of the most iconic parts of motorcycling culture: the black leather jacket