Harley-Davidson Single-Cylinder Motorcycles: A Brief History
Mark Masker
June 9, 2022
In the midst of all the attention given to decades of Harley-Davidson V-Twin engines, it can be easy to forget the many
Motorcycle History Videos
Harley-Davidson makes American Business History: The 1980s Tariff
Mark Masker
December 9, 2021
In the 1980s, Harley-Davidson enacted a tariff to protect the company from overseas competitors. The historical significance of this series of events
Cardo Systems Turns 15 | Video
Jeff Holt
January 26, 2020
Cardo Systems recently hit its 15th birthday. Unlike most fifteen year-olds, whose lives go from pooping in a diaper while learning to
Harley-Davidson Great American Freedom Machines
Mark Masker
November 25, 2019
Shot way back in 1973, this short film gives a good look at the new AMF Harley-Davidson bikes that were rolling off
Willie G Davidson and the Sturgis Model
Mark Masker
November 23, 2019
Willie G Davidson tells the origin story of the Harley-Davidson Sturgis model, way back in the day.
Harley-Davidson AMF Plant Conversion in 1973
Jeff Holt
November 17, 2019
Harley-Davidson got a new plant back in 1973 after the AMF buyout. Mere months before, the factory was making pinsetters and bomb
Lowbrow Customs History
Jeff Holt
November 2, 2019
Lowbrow Customs just turned 15 years old. Being a custom bike shop, they’re not celebrating like other people hitting that milestone: they made a film.
Cushman Scooter Factory TBT
Mark Masker
October 31, 2019
Cushman Scooter hit its stride in the mid-1950s when all the WWII vets and their families were enjoying this thing called “economic prosperity.”
1950s Harley-Davidson Sales Film
Mark Masker
October 24, 2019
Here’s a sweet (if dated) tidbit of Harley-Davidson history you don’t see every day: a late-1950s overview of the latest models of the day. Duo Glides, the new Sportster, Hummer, and Model 165 are all present and accounted for.
Evel Knievel and His Wonderful Toys
Jeff Holt
September 29, 2019
Someone needs to bring back Evel Knievel’s old Ideal toy line. Not for the kids, mind you, for me. Way back when ol’ Evel was at the height of his popularity and disco was king, kids could get toy versions of all of his vehicles (some of which he never had).
Dean Martin Roasts Evel Knievel
Jeff Holt
September 22, 2019
Way back in the 1970s, Dean Martin’s celebrity roasts were a big deal. So was Evel Knievel, for reasons with which we’re all familiar.
Motorcycle Chariot Racing
Mark Masker
September 20, 2019
Way back before almost all of us were born, motorcycle chariot racing was a thing. I don’t think the Romans ever thought to hook hogs up to theirs, but in the 1930s folks hooked up hogs of the Harley-Davidson persuasion no problem. Check out this clip from Australia circa back in the day.