| One Hundred years is quite a milestone for anything | | | | "Hogs" were named for the extra room used to |
| to reach. One that the finest motorcycle company on | | | | transport racing pigs without switching to a larger |
| the planet has deservedly attained. | | | | vehicle. |
| To think that it all humbly started with a couple | | | | No other motorcycles or choppers have inspired the |
| fellows' dream of creating a motorized bicycle. It was | | | | fan following that can produce the massive bike |
| a shaky start when young William Harley and Arthur | | | | events of Daytona, Sturgis, Myrtle Beach or Laconia. |
| Davidson first began. Early models still used | | | | Not to mention the hundreds of smaller sponsored |
| manpower to make it up hills. But that never stopped | | | | rides and events. Literally hundreds of thousands of |
| this determined duo from testing, tweaking, changing | | | | motorcycle riders and fans surge to these |
| and finally succeeding to create a motorcycle that still | | | | communities annually for week long events. Sponsors |
| is popular today. | | | | and vendors will set up shop in mall parking lots and |
| The first Harley Davidson motorcycle was created in | | | | event centers to show off their wares. From T-shirts |
| 1903 with a single cylinder, three horsepower motor. | | | | to custom bikes, choppers and trikes line the streets, |
| In 1906, Harley Davidson manufactured the first 50 | | | | making the areas a photographers' heaven! Feel free |
| motorcyles bearing their name. The V-twins that | | | | to take a look at the bikes of Myrtle Beach, at In |
| would make the young company a household name | | | | 1983, H.O.G., The Harley Owners Group, formed its |
| came out about 1909. 1912 brought out the "Free | | | | first chapter. Today more than 1,000 chapters are in |
| Wheel Control" which was one of the industries first | | | | existence and more than one million members share |
| clutch system. | | | | their love of these bikes, whether owners or fans. |
| Today's distinct rumble is one of the few sounds, | | | | The devotion to these classic bikes is proven, and |
| other than copywritten and contract material, that | | | | you do not have to be among the elite to enjoy all |
| has been the subject of litigation. Listening to the | | | | there is to Harley Davidson. |
| strength of a Harley Davidson engine is one of those | | | | Owning a Harley Davidson can be a life's dream for |
| things that sends shivers up the spines of the true | | | | some. They are not an inexpensive purchase for |
| believers. | | | | sure, but some things are simply worth the higher |
| The "Choppers", we love so, were born when the | | | | price tag, plain and simple. If you are the lucky owner |
| angle of the motorcycle's front fork was further | | | | of a Harley, you know the love and care that is |
| extended letting the handlebars to sit further back. | | | | given to that member of the family. |