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By Barbara Foster

Harley Davidson Prestige and Value

Is carried with every used Harley Davidson motorcycle make and model for over 100 years. Harleys are the chosen white and blue collar working bikers dream motorcycle. With her many makes and models to satisfy the personal preferences of millions of motorcycle enthusiast worldwide. The Harley is also affordable weather being found in used motorcycle classifieds  or on the Harley Davidson Dealers show room floor.


A Custom Harley Creation Is An Eternal Inspiration

2001 Custom Softail V-Twin
2001 Custom Softail V-Twin

Harley Davidson in History

The Harley Davidson Motorcycle has always been the idea and dream of the young starting with William S. Harley when he was only 21 years old. In his back yard shed in Milwaukee Wisconsin USA, in 1901, he and his best friend Arthur Davidson worked together to create their first motorized bike using a pedal bicycle frame. With a 7.07 cubic inch 116cc engine that left the boys pushing their moped creation around about as much as they were able to ride it.

But they did not give up and through their enthusiasm brought Brother Walter Davidson and Ole Evinrude into the dream, creating the first real Harley Davidson motorbike with a 24.74 cubic inch 405cc motor. They proved the success of this creation by racing it in the 1904 Milwaukee motorcycle race at the State Fair Park placing 4th. This is the first time that they received any public recognition for a motorized creation named Harley Davidson.

From this humble beginning over 100 years ago, Harley Davidson Motorcycles have won the hearts of millions worldwide. Harleys have provided life saving transportation in times of war and economic depression while also being the ultimate in pleasure highway cruising. Harleys continue the sparks of creativity and memories of youth combined with freedom to make it an eternal symbol of inspiration among the Worlds Motorcyclist.

The Touring Harleys are the Dressers

If you like a flashy motorcycle that is known for playing dressup the Touring Harley is for You. Before you buy a custom motorcycle go to the Harley Davidson Dealers, they will order it as custom made as you can afford. This is a street legal factory made custom harley motorcycle made to your order.

Touring Harleys give 800 lbs of style and elegance, with Big V-twin power to the motorcycling HOG World. There are 3 Road King Touring models of easy to handle comfort and Big HOG luxury that includes a windshield, saddlebags, top box, and Radio in a fully equipped fairing. The Touring family also includes 5 Glide models. The Glides have all of the Road King size and Big HOG luxury with a bigger fully equipped fairing called a Batwing that melts into a Sharknose front end and dual headlights.

Until being completely redesigned for 2009, all of the Touring models were made with the 1980 Shovelhead Frame and rear coil-over air suspension. Also new for 2009, the FLHTUCTG Tri Glide Ultra Classic trike was created for the touring family. This is the first factory built Harley Davidson trike made since the 1973 Servi-Car model.

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The Softail Harleys

If your looking for traditional Harley style and eleagance the Softail Harley is for You. Softail Harleys come with the big strong V-Twin motor supporting Harley value and style with a whole HOG fill in a lighter package designed to look like the Hardtail Choppers. What really makes a Softail different is the invisible rear wheel suspension set to the bottom of its frame, designed with a spring cushioned shock for a softer ride over bumps. Softails with the springer front end styling are the most desirable for comfort or rough riding.

Some vibration is usual in Softails. They do not have the rubber mounted engines like their bigger cousins in the Touring family. The newer Softail models offer the Counterbalanced Twin Cam Engine to reduce this problem.

Softails are very popular and come in many models:

Standard Softail - Custom Softail - Springer Softail - Heritage Softail - Heritage Springer Softail - Night Train Softail - Deluxe Softail - Deuce Softail - Fat Boy Softail - Dark Custom Crossbones Softail

The Harley Davidson Dyna

If you are looking For Harley Traditional Styleing and a True Hog fill and ride the Dyna is for you. The Dyna chassis frame was created using the FXD series models using the traditional coil-over suspension rear end and the Big V-Twin Cam Engines. Starting in 2007 the Dyna models have the engine oil reservoir housed inside the transmission.

Harley-Davidson Dyna models:

Super Glide Dyna - Super Glide Custom Dyna - Street Bob Dyna - Low RiderDyna - Wide Glide Dyna - Fat Bob Dyna

Harley Davidson Sporter 1200

The Harley Davidson Sportster

From Dirt To highway the Amercian racing Hog is the Sporster. The Sportster is the lightest of the true Harley-Davidson Style. It possess the original racing roots that all Harleys where created from while also being the most popular. The Sportster is at home on the dirt as well as the highway. It is a true fun machine.  As the baby boomers age so does the Sportster. Who is now a little less race and a lot more comfort with less vibration for highway use.

The Harley V-Rod VRSC

This is the modern combination of todays World influence on racing muscle and tecnology for a new generation of Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiast. The VRSC is proof that everything has it time and then comes to an end. The traditional style is no more with this new generation of Harleys. But, true to her foundation VRSC has all the racing spirit, beauty and quality of her ancestors. Yet, this line of motorcycles lets you clearly know that the newest most modernized looks and technology are now what is a real Harley.

Harley Davidson is being reincarnate to move forward into the future of the motorcycle racing World. The VRSC or V-Rod is so different and modern, that it is more like a Porsche race car than the traditional Harley. This is probably because the Porsche corporation has been jointly developing the VRSC  V-Rod. This newer faster Porsche like Harley design is capturing the heart and mind of the traditional car drag racing fan.  

VRSC ( V-Rod )  Models:

VRSCA  V-Rod  –  VRSCAW  V-Rod  –  VRSCB  V-Rod  –  VRSCD  Night Rod  –  VRSCDX  Night Rod Special  -  Screamin Eagle CVO V-Rod  -  VRSCSE  -  VRSCSE2  -  VRSCR Street Rod  - VRSCX Screamin Eagle Tribute V-Rod  – V-Rod Muscle

 

V rod Destroyer

The Harley Davidson VRXSE V-Rod Destroyer

If you are looking for real non street leagle Harley Davidson racing muscle the V-Rod Destroyer is for you. Part of Harley Davidson’s move into the future is the development of the V-Rod Destroyer. Who is a non street legal production line racing machine. Which of course is exactly what makes it Harley. Harley Davidson was created and received 1st recognition from pure racing. It is only proper and true to her nature, to start her next 100 years with the production of the VRXSE V-Rod Destroyer.

 

VRXSE V rod Destroyer

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grtgrace  says:
5 months ago

Thanks for all the great info. I found a great site that carries all the accessories I need for any of the great line of Harley bikes. http://www.HarleyDavidsonBikeGear.info

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SAHAR PATEL  says:
5 months ago

This is a wonderful BIKE in world and thanks for this great information of harley.I am a big fan of harley.

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