Harley-Davidson Motorcycles (Enthusiast Color)

About this book

Now that Harley-Davidson is a world-class success story, an American icon, and the only survivor of motorcycling's pioneering past, now that we can afford the luxury of hindsight, it's safe to ask an unsettling question: Did The Motor Company, as the folks at H-D headquarters refer to the firm, become the one American motorcycle maker that lived while 200-plus rivals died because Harley's founders were machinists and toolmakers rather than bicycle guys?