Harley-Davidson got it’s extremely humble beginning when William Harley and Arthur Davidson developed the first production motorcycle in 1903. The motorbike that was made in a small shed wooden was a racing bike with Harley-Davidson Motor company written on the front door. One year later Harley-Davidson had put out 3 production motorcycles for the public. Harley Davidson Road King Exhaust
In 1905 Harley-Davidson wins it’s 1st race and employs it’s first employee. 3 years later, they sold the first motorcycle to the Detroit Police Department and was utilized as a police service. H-D built 6 story factory in 1912 then started to export their first bikes to Japan.
In 1914, H-D was identified as “The Wrecking Crew” when they joined the national racing circuit. Harley-Davidson then started to sell their motorcycles within the Military in 1917.
By 1918 half of all bikes manufactured were brought off to military for service in World War 1, and Corporal Roy Holtz is the first soldier to ride a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle in Germany. The H-D became even more productive in 1920, generated 2000 dealers in 67 countries.
1931 is the year that almost all of Harley’s competitors are gone, with the exception of the Indian Motorcycle Company. In 1953, there were only two successful motocrycle companies, the Harley-Davidson and the Indian Motorcycle Company.
As the world enters into World War 2, so does Harley go back into Military motorcycle generation, and the service school is turned back up in the military motorcycle service school, often known as the Quartermaster School for military mechanics. This is the very time that the public had a hard time to acquire their hands on a H-D Motorcycle.