Harley-Davidson Motorcycle (Enthusiast Color)
Edition: Rev Upd edition
Publisher: Motorbooks
Published: August 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780760319772
Subjects: Motorcycles: general interest; Motorcycles; Transportation; Motorcycles - History; Motorcycles - Pictorial; Transportation / Motorcycles / General
First sentence: 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?