Ride Free Forever : Harley-Davidson, the Legend

by Zierl, Oluf F.

• ISBN13: 9783895082979
• ISBN10: 389508297X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Konemann

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(1)
Introduction	10	(2)
History	12	(110)
The Workshop of the U.S.	14	(2)
The Wild Days of the Pioneers	16	(2)
The Unbelievable Challenge	18	(2)
De Dion-Bouton	20	(1)
Expansion	21	(1)
The Company	22	(3)
1005 Points	25	(1)
The Birth of an Immortal	26	(2)
Technology Goes Trendy	28	(2)
Racing and the Sidecar	30	(1)
The Debut of Exporting	31	(1)
Harley's Early Racing Successes	32	(2)
Baptism of Fire	34	(2)
The Superiority of the American Motorcycle Industry	36	(1)
The Failed Mission	37	(1)
The Largest Motorcycle Factory in the World	38	(2)
The Sport Twin	40	(1)
A Winner on All Fronts	41	(1)
The Harleyquins	42	(1)
The Exports	43	(1)
The Harley During Prohibition	43	(1)
Business as Usual	44	(2)
The Alternative to the Single---Cylinder Prince	46	(2)
The Dawn of the Big Twins	48	(2)
The Typical Family Response	50	(1)
The Stressful 1930s	51	(1)
Always on Call: The Servi-Car	52	(1)
American Arch Enemies	53	(1)
Knucklehead: A Feast for the Eyes	54	(2)
The Far East Adventure	56	(1)
Club Events	57	(1)
The Patriachs Retire	57	(1)
Harley Goes to War	58	(4)
The Speedy Brits Arrive	62	(2)
The Company Plays Host	64	(1)
The Outlaw Syndrome	65	(1)
The Dinosaurs Rear Their Heads	66	(3)
Revenge of the Intimidated	69	(1)
The Japanese Invasion	70	(2)
The Restless 1960s	72	(2)
An Unequal Union	74	(2)
Public Confidence Confused	76	(1)
The New Strategies	77	(1)
The End of the Minibike	78	(2)
Radical Cure	80	(1)
The New Masters	81	(2)
The Turnaround Year	83	(3)
The New Year's Eve Cliffhanger	86	(1)
The Road to the Stock Exchange	87	(1)
A Satisfying Balance Sheet	88	(2)
The Four Unions	90	(1)
Harley-Davidson Credit	90	(1)
The Davidson Dynasty	91	(3)
The Million Dollar Deal	94	(3)
The Production Plants	97	(3)
The Impressive Production Process I	100	(3)
The Imposing Production Process II	103	(1)
Good Vibrations	104	(2)
The Development Center	106	(2)
The Smooth Seduction	108	(1)
Well-Ordered Chaos	109	(3)
Talladega Test Facility	112	(1)
Powerful Production	113	(1)
Service Schools	114	(1)
The Abundent Archive	115	(1)
The Abundant Archive II	116	(2)
Harley-Davidson and a New Era	118	(2)
The New Generation	120	(1)
The Future	121	(1)
Models	122	(150)
The Mysterious Number One	124	(2)
Production Starts on the First Models	126	(1)
The Single-Cylinder in 1906 and 1907	127	(1)
The Single-Cylinder in 1908 and 1909	128	(2)
The Single-Cylinder from 1910 to 1913	130	(2)
You Never Forget Your First Love	132	(1)
The Single-Cylinder from 1913 to 1918	133	(1)
The Legendary Harley V-Twin	134	(1)
The V-Twin Operating Cycle	135	(1)
The Birth of a Legend-1909: The First V-Twin - Model 5D	136	(2)
1911: The Second V-Twin - Model 7D	138	(2)
The Twin-Cylinder from 1912 to 1921	140	(2)
Superbikes of a Bygone Age: Harley's OHV Eight-Valve Machines	142	(2)
An Unsuccessful Outsider: the Sport Twin	144	(2)
The 61 cubic inch Big Twin Models from 1921 to 1929	146	(2)
The Model J Two Cam from 1928 to 1929	148	(2)
Single-Cylinder Motorcycles from 1926 to 1935	150	(2)
The 30 cubic inch Side-Valve Single-Cylinder Model C from 1929 to 1934	152	(2)
1929: the Dawn of the Forty-Five - the Model D	154	(1)
1932: the Second Edition of the Forty-Five	155	(1)
The 74 cubic inch, Side-Valve Big Twin	156	(2)
The 80 cubic inch Big Twin VLH and UH/ULH from 1935 to 1941	158	(2)
From 1937 to 1951: the Third Forty-Five - the W Series	160	(2)
The War Machine	162	(2)
The Military Model WLA/WLC from 1939 to 1946	164	(2)
A Military Type - the Model XA	166	(2)
The Forecar	168	(2)
The Servi-Car	170	(2)
The Great Breakthrough - the Knucklehead Engine	172	(2)
The Knucklehead E/EL from 1936 to 1947	174	(2)
The Knucklehead F/FL from 1941 to 1947	176	(2)
125 Model HS, ST 165 Super Ten, Hummer	178	(2)
The Panhead Engine - a Year of Change	180	(2)
Postwar Premiere: the Panhead	182	(2)
Increasing Comfort I - the Hydra Glide	184	(2)
Increasing Comfort II - the Duo Glide	186	(2)
The Electric Starter	188	(2)
The New Model K	190	(2)
The KR and KRTT	192	(2)
Pacer, Scat, Ranger, Bobcat	194	(1)
The 250 and 350 Sprint	195	(1)
Minibikes and Small Motorcycles	196	(2)
MSR 100, ML 125, 125 SS, 250 SX, Baja, Rapido and Others	198	(2)
Not So Trendy: the Topper Scooter	200	(2)
Harley's New Premium Engine - the Shovelhead	202	(2)
The FL and FLH Electra Glide	204	(2)
FLT Shovelhead Tour Glide	206	(2)
The FX Super Glide	208	(2)
The Smash Hit	210	(1)
The Fat Bob	211	(1)
Shadow of the Night	212	(2)
The Wild Boy's Bike	214	(2)
The Comfort Cruiser	216	(1)
Experiment in Free Form	217	(1)
New Kid on the Block	218	(2)
The XLH	220	(2)
The XLCH	222	(2)
The Model XR 750	224	(2)
The XLCR Cafe Racer	226	(2)
The Model XLX 61 Standard	228	(1)
The XLT/XLS	229	(1)
The XR 1000	230	(2)
Evolution	232	(1)
Development of the Evo Engines	232	(1)
Fuel Injection	233	(1)
Electras, Classics and Ultras	234	(2)
The FLTC and FLTCU	236	(1)
FLTR - a New Elegance	237	(1)
Niche Fillers: the Electra	238	(2)
Customized Bikes: Bowing to the Inevitable	240	(2)
Centerfold
In Minute Detail: the Microcosm of a Legend	241	(1)
Bewildering Variety - the Low Rider Series 1982-1983	242	(2)
The Low Rider Series: FXRT	244	(1)
The Low Rider Series: FXLR and FXRS-SP	245	(1)
The Low Rider Series: FXR	246	(1)
The Low Rider Series: FXRS and FXRS-CON	247	(1)
The Myth Lives On	248	(1)
The Springer Fork	249	(1)
The FX Softail	250	(2)
The FL Softail	252	(1)
The Heritage Softail Series: FLST, FLSTC	253	(1)
The Heritage Softail Series: FLSTS, FLSTN	254	(1)
The Heritage Softail Series: FLSTF	255	(1)
Modern Engineering and a New Dynamism	256	(1)
The Dyna Glide Series: FXDB, FXDWG, FXD, FXDS and FXDL	257	(1)
The Evo Sportster	258	(2)
The Sportster Series: XLH 883 Standard, XLH 883 Deluxe, and Hugger	260	(2)
The Sportster Series: XLH 1100 and 1200, XL 1200 Custom and Sport	262	(2)
Harley's New Superbike: the VR 1000	264	(2)
The Buell Series: the 1998 Models	266	(2)
A Magnificent Array - the 1998 and 1999 Ranges	268	(2)
1998 Motorcycle Colors	270	(1)
Cracking the Code	271	(1)
Special Editions	272	(20)
Special Editions	274	(2)
The Lost Generation	276	(1)
The Unfortunate Nova Era	277	(1)
The Third Wheel - the First Sidecars	278	(2)
The Goulding Story	280	(2)
Three's Company	282	(2)
Japan's Harley: Rikuo, the King of the Road	284	(1)
Spin-Offs	284	(2)
In the Service of Law and Order	286	(3)
Extras for Police Motorcycles	289	(1)
CHP and LAPD	290	(1)
The Fire Brigade and the Red Cross	291	(1)
Dealers	292	(32)
Oppressive Contracts	294	(2)
A Belated Appreciation	296	(4)
The Denver Affair	300	(1)
The Scherer-Budelier Episode	300	(1)
The Risden-Van Order Affair	301	(1)
Compulsory Get-Togethers	302	(1)
The Dealers' Rebellion	303	(1)
U.S.A.: Dealerships in the 70s	304	(2)
The Veteran of San Francisco	306	(1)
Once a Year - the Love Ride	307	(1)
A Creative Genius in Oakland, California	308	(1)
Dealer to the Stars	309	(1)
The Guardian Angel of Daytona	310	(1)
America's Oldest Harley Dealership in Ohio	311	(1)
The Man from Texas	311	(1)
U.S.A: Dealerships Today	312	(2)
Dealers' T-Shirts	314	(2)
A Taste for the Non-Functional	316	(1)
An Old Man and the Company	317	(1)
Dealers' World I	318	(2)
Dealers' World II	320	(2)
The German Harley Legend	322	(2)
Races	324	(38)
The Meaning of Racing	326	(2)
Board Track Racing	328	(2)
The Wrecking Crew	330	(2)
The FAM, MATA and AMA	332	(1)
The AMA and Its Rules	333	(1)
Every Man's Racing Model	334	(2)
Hill Climb	336	(2)
Perpendicular Racers - Hill-Climbers	338	(2)
Speedway - Just Drifting Around	340	(2)
The Peashooter	342	(1)
A Period of Change	343	(1)
The W Series Side-Valve Racers	344	(1)
Harley-Davidson Race Models	345	(1)
Who, What, When?	346	(2)
Flat Track	348	(2)
It's Not Whether You Win or Lose...	350	(1)
Racing Machines from Varese	351	(1)
Road Racing	352	(3)
America versus England and Japan	355	(1)
Battle of the Twins	356	(2)
The German Harley Cup	358	(1)
Entertainment and Professional Sports	358	(1)
The Sudance Team	359	(3)
Company	362	(26)
The Company Requests the Honor	364	(3)
Night of the Snappy Dressers	367	(1)
MDA: Let the World Know About It	368	(1)
Jerry's Kids	368	(2)
Everybody Is Welcome	370	(1)
Crowned Heads	371	(1)
Happy Birthday To You	372	(1)
Welcome Home!	373	(1)
Harley Ages Gracefully	374	(1)
Facts About Faaker	375	(1)
A Family Chronicle	376	(2)
Helps You Know What's What	378	(2)
Ya Wanna Buy a Watch?	380	(2)
H.O.G. - One Big Happy Family	382	(1)
Fun and Games with New Friends	383	(1)
Being a H.O.G. Member	384	(1)
H.O.G. Germany	384	(2)
Women on the Road - The Famous ``Ladies of Harley''	386	(2)
People	388	(46)
How to Spot a Harley Rider	390	(4)
Types of Harley-Davidson Riders	394	(2)
Belt Buckles	396	(2)
A German Specialty	398	(1)
A Sense of Having Arrived	399	(1)
The Diversity of Harley Riders	400	(2)
Confessions of an Incorrigible Man	402	(2)
The Sex Machine	404	(2)
Show-Offs	406	(1)
Obscenity as a Means of Rebellion Against a Prudish Society	406	(1)
A Different Way of Selling Ice Cream	407	(1)
The Biker	408	(2)
Turtle's Chopper	410	(1)
The Moment that Never Ended	411	(1)
True Bikers	412	(2)
Women in the Saddle	414	(4)
Real Women Ride Harleys	418	(1)
News from the U.S.A.	418	(1)
Babs and Her Panhead	419	(1)
The Motor Maids	420	(2)
Woman Racers	422	(2)
Harley Toys	424	(2)
Family Ties	426	(2)
Rug Rats on Harleys	428	(1)
Kid's Party	429	(1)
Animals	430	(1)
Harley VIP's I	431	(1)
Harley VIP's II	432	(2)
Clubs	434	(36)
A Sworn-In Community	436	(2)
An Organized Community	438	(2)
The Shadow of the Past	440	(1)
What Really Happened in 1947 in Hollister?	441	(2)
The Famous Life Report Dated July 21, 1947	443	(1)
The Rise of a New Biker Culture	444	(1)
In the Name of the Company	445	(1)
The Baptism	446	(2)
A Very Special Veterans' Association	448	(1)
Jesus is Lord	449	(1)
The Hell's Angels	450	(2)
The Origin of the Outlaw Motorcycle Clubs (C.P.)	452	(2)
Secret Signs	454	(2)
Lifetime Bikers	456	(2)
The Biker Scene in Germany - Harleys on the Other Side of the Ocean	458	(1)
German Biker Clubs and MCs	458	(1)
Typical Biker Clubs in Europe	459	(1)
Brothers in Mind	460	(2)
Harley Clubs Worldwide	462	(2)
Biker Weddings	464	(1)
Funerals - The Last Ride	465	(1)
ABATE - Dedicated to Freedom of the Road	466	(1)
ABATE Statement - Does History Repeat Itself?	467	(1)
The Unpopular Helmet	468	(2)
Events	470	(54)
Daytona Bike Week	472	(5)
On the Beach	477	(2)
Main Street	479	(1)
Welcome Bikers!	480	(4)
A Summer Storm in the Black Hills	484	(1)
Circus Maximus	484	(1)
Party Till You Drop	485	(2)
Sturgis Bike Week Facts and Figures	487	(1)
Rolling Thunder	488	(4)
Racing, Rumbles and Riotous Living	492	(2)
An Old-Style Festival	494	(2)
A Hot Party in the Deep South for Harley Riders	496	(2)
Traditional European Meetings	498	(2)
Free Wheels Party	500	(1)
Route 66	501	(1)
Ibiza Bike Week	502	(1)
German Bike Week	502	(1)
10th Annual Biker Union Rally	503	(1)
Will the Party Ever End?	504	(2)
Doing it for the Kids	506	(1)
Uniformed Benefactors	507	(1)
The Ancient Arabic Order	507	(1)
You Can't Beat a Good Party!	508	(2)
The Most Memorable Kind of Get-Togethers	510	(2)
The Biker's Favorite Food	512	(2)
Today's Gladiators	514	(6)
Sightseeing I	520	(2)
Sightseeing II	522	(2)
Customs	524	(60)
The Spoils of Madness (H.R.)	527	(1)
Harley Trailers for the Grand Tour	527	(3)
Choppers (H.R.)	530	(3)
Peter Meets His Great Love (O.Z.)	533	(1)
Full Dressers (H.R.)	534	(2)
The Custom Harley	536	(1)
(H.R. Taildraggers (H.R.)	537	(1)
Streamliner/Lead Sled and Harley Trikes	538	(1)
Classic Style/Indian Style	538	(1)
The Bike as a Work of Art (H.R.)	539	(1)
Red Dragon versus Yellow Beast	540	(1)
High Performance	541	(3)
Rat Bikes	544	(1)
Under It All, It's Just a Rat (O.Z.)	545	(1)
Designs I (H.R.)	546	(6)
Designs II	552	(4)
The Harley Aftermarket (H.R.)	556	(3)
Harley---Real or limitation	559	(1)
The Big Cheese at the Rat's Hole	560	(4)
Show 'Em What You Can Do!	564	(1)
Whatever You Do, Don't Miss Kent!	565	(3)
Bike Shows in the U.S.	568	(1)
The Poetone, Chicago Bike Shows in July 1996	569	(1)
It's a Small World After All	570	(2)
The Impossible Is Always Possible	572	(4)
Motorcycle Nostalgia	576	(3)
A Kind of Heaven	579	(3)
Swappin' Time	582	(2)
Sports	584	(42)
Hell On Wheels	586	(2)
The Need for Speed	588	(1)
Categories of Racing Organizations	588	(2)
Classes and Procedures	590	(1)
Ground Rules	591	(1)
Building Powerhouses	592	(2)
All About Dragsters	594	(2)
European Dragsters	596	(2)
European Dragster Racing	598	(2)
Heroes of the Scene	600	(2)
Dragster Racing for All Comers	602	(2)
Digging Away in the Sand	604	(2)
Vintage Races	606	(1)
To the Limits of the Imagination	607	(1)
Climbing the Walls	608	(1)
The World's Greatest Motorcycle Daredevil	609	(1)
Circus Acts on Two Wheels	610	(2)
Taking It to the Limit	612	(3)
An Italian on a Stallion	615	(1)
Have Harley, Will Travel	616	(2)
Touring in Europe	618	(2)
Goin' on a Roadtrip	620	(2)
On the Road Again	622	(1)
Dave Barr	623	(1)
Tags	624	(2)
Art & Culture	626	(33)
Tattoos	628	(2)
A Theme in Art	630	(2)
Biker Cartoons	632	(2)
Small Sculptures	634	(1)
Homespun Art	635	(1)
Art on a Bike	636	(4)
Harleys for the Kids	640	(1)
Dwarfs and Giants	641	(1)
Image Exploitation	642	(1)
Demolishing the Competition	643	(1)
A Ride Through Time	644	(2)
The Power of the Press	646	(1)
Harley Books	646	(1)
Easyriding from the Beginning	647	(1)
Imitating Life	648	(2)
Women in Biker Films	650	(1)
Videos and Books	651	(1)
A Live Concert in the Black Hills	652	(1)
German Oldies	653	(1)
Biker Music	654	(1)
Harley and Music (C.P.)	655	(1)
http://www.harley-davidson...	656	(3)
Appendix	659	(13)
Harley-Davidson Production Figures from 1903 to 1998	660	(1)
Models and Their Technical Data from 1903 to 1997	660	(10)
Associations and Clubs	670	(1)
Motorcycle Museums	670	(1)
Films featuring Harley-Davidson	671	(1)
Abbreviations	672	(1)
Index	672
Photo Credits	681
Acknowledgements	682