After all this time I posted about Harley Davidson Wallpaper, now I will write about the history of Harley Davidson.
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Their debut starts from tin cans to the engine. Competition
with Japanese-made motorcycles, makes the pattern of management must change in
order to back out ofcrisis. This is the struggle of Harley Davidson, which more
than 100 years become an icon of masculinity. Harley Davidson name has become a
symbol for the king of road andelements of macho or masculine. History of
Harley Davidson began in 1901. Two friends, William 'Bill' Harley and Arthur
Davidson since kid-friendly until worked together at a bicycle factory in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the bicycle factory, Harley became a draftsman, while
Davidson became a pattern designer.
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| William Harley |
Both of them initiated: what if the wind powered bike -
that's why wind is referred to as the train - it could be replaced by the
engine energies. Indeed, it is not an original idea. Previously, the company
owned by ER Thomas ever makes by attaching the engine to a bicycle.
Bill and
Arthur, his age when - each - 21 and 20 years, was an amateur designer who
wants to make the practical work. They are trying to build an
internal-combustion the engine, which is driven from the engine. Bill extremely
like fishing, while often accompany his buddy Arthur rowing boat. At first,
they wanted to move the boat. A bicycle motorization idea came after reading a
few the engineering magazine. Idea of Bill and Arthur began to taken
seriously after a draftsman of German descent, Emil Kroger, joined.
Kroger who previously worked in Paris, had just settled in
America. When I moved to America, he brought as well as last pictures of De
Dion engine are gasoline fueled. Then they combine he knowledge of Kroger, Bill experience makes A bicycle, and small engine
models gasoline made by Arthur to open a shop. Lack of capital, equipment, and
mechanical prop their dreams. At one point, Walter Davidson, Arthur brother,
who was a train mechanic from Kansas visited them. Arrival of Walter solve their
problems. Walter is also drawn to the idea of making motorized A bicycle, he
readily agreed to move to Wisconsin, his native land. So, from then on, Bill
Harley, Davidson brothers, and Kroger promptly spent much time in the garage.
That said, the first HD carburetors are made from tin cans
of tomato packing, while the first spark as big as a doorknob. When at last the
work is completed, the first HD engine measuring 25 square inches (400 cc) with
a maximum power 3 hp. Rear wheels are driven directly with no clutch or gearbox
through a piece of leather ribbon.
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| Arthur Davidson |
Once tested, the HD first machine is too weak, only able to
move the A bicycle on a flat road with a speed of 25 mph. Once road slightly
uphill, engine must be assisted by strokes of the rider's legs. In addition, A
bicycle was not able to withstand power engine, so the front wheel fork
immediately broken.
Back to the drawing board, Bill and the Davidson brothers
raise engine fan diameter more than double. They also designed the framework of
the single-barrel to replace the first model of A bicycle frame. Required work
day and night for months to develop a suitable carburetor. The presence of Ole
Evinrude, who was later known as the maker of the ship, very helpful. In 1903,
Harley Davidson and the duo are ready to start production of the first.
With the help of senior Davidson - a carpenter - they build
their own workshops. Place in the backyard of the house carpenter, at 38th
Street, corner of Highland Avenue. On the door was written "Harley
Davidson Motor Co."
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