Download or read book The Complete Harley Davidson written by Tod Rafferty and published by Crestline. This book was released on 1997 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged chronologically, presents a history of every major motorcycle model produced by the legendary company since 1903.
Download or read book The Harley Davidson Source Book written by Mitch Bergeron and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harley-Davidson Source Book is the ultimate curated survey of the ultimate motorcycle. It details the most significant designs and models throughout the Motor Company's history.
Download or read book More Than a Motorcycle written by Rich Teerlink and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2000-09-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1980s, Harley-Davidson beat back an assault by Japanese competitors and engineered a remarkable financial turnaround. But it subsequently faced an even more formidable challenge: maintaining and improving on its success in the absence of an external crisis. To answer this challenge, then-CEO Rich Teerlink, partnering with organizational consultant Lee Ozley, threw out the top-down strategies that had just saved the company and began building a different Harley-one that would be driven not by top management, but by employees at every level. What happened next is the stuff of turnaround legend. More Than a Motorcycle is the story behind the story of the purposeful transformation of an American icon, as told by the two individuals most deeply involved in that decade-long process. The book chronicles the victories and setbacks along Harley's difficult journey from a traditional "command-and-control" culture to an open, participative learning environment. Teerlink and Ozley deliver three fundamental messages: people are a company's only sustainable competitive advantage; there is no "quick fix" to effect lasting, beneficial organizational change; and leadership is not a person, but a process to which everyone must contribute. They provide practical, reality-tested prescriptions for critical tasks like developing employee alignment, building structures that support participation, and implementing effective reward programs. Finally, they draw lessons from the Harley experience-lessons about values, trust, and community-that apply broadly to any business. An against-the-odds story of a business road less traveled, this book encourages today's leaders to look around the next bend-and to give every employee a view of the road from the driver's seat.
Download or read book Growing Up Harley Davidson written by Jean Davidson and published by . This book was released on with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motorcycles have been a way of life for Jean Davidson. Her grandfather was Walter Davidson, one of the four founders and the first president of Harley-Davidson. Her father was company vice president Gordon Davidson. And Jean herself was a Harley-Davidson dealer, rubbing elbows with all the Harleys and Davidsons as well as the Hell's Angels and Outlaws, famous racers, and Evel Knievel. This is the history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles no one else knew-until now! Here is the fairy-tale story of how four boys built their first motorcycle in a shed; how a slippery-handed maid stole all the company's earnings from the coffee can that served as their "bank"; and how a hermit uncle donated his life's savings to resurrect the company and set it on the path to becoming the world's most famous motorcycle maker. Here is the inside scoop on behind-the-boardroom-door politics and corporate battles, the unknown history of the first Knucklehead and Sportster, the secret friendship with arch-rival Indian motorcycles, and more. Here are family stories and rare photos from the family album that no one else has seen before.
Download or read book The Harley Davidson Story written by Aaron Frank and published by Motorbooks. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harley-Davidson Story: Tales from the Archives is a fascinating, visually driven overview of the motor company's rich story, created in cooperation with the Harley-Davidson Museum. The story of Harley-Davidson is a classic American tale of spirit, invention, and the right idea at the right time. From its beginning in a small Milwaukee shed in 1903, William Harley and his cousins, the Davidson brothers, set in motion what would eventually become the world’s most iconic motorcycle company. While other motorcycle companies rose and fell through the teens and 1920s, Harley went from strength to strength, whether introducing its first V-twin motor or dominating race tracks across America. The Milwaukee Miracle even prospered during WWII, building war bikes for the armed forces. By the 1950s, they’d buried their last American-built competitor, Indian, and gained a hold over the US market that they maintain to this day. A remarkable story deserves a remarkable space to recount it. Such is the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, which opened in 2009. Harley-Davidson partnered with Motorbooks to create this book relaying Harley-Davidson’s story, as told through the museum’s displays and archive assets.
Download or read book Harley Davidson written by Margie Siegal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-10 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harley-Davidson: words that evoke the open American road and the 'Made in America' tradition like no others. The sweeping chopper handlebars, the distinctive throaty 'potato potato' roar of the engine and the unmistakable logo are all emblems recognized the world over. This book expertly ties together the mechanical evolution of the Harley's engines – from the earliest motorized pedal bicycles to the iconic heavyweight twin cylinder V-engines we know and love today – and the social history of the brand's phenomenal rise in the twentieth century, as innovative survivor of the Great Depression, supplier of the military during both World Wars and enduring symbol of freedom and rebellion in movies such as 'Easy Rider'. It is fully illustrated with pictures of the bikes and those who have ridden them as well as beautiful examples of H-D's distinctive design aesthetic in advertising and collectibles.
Download or read book Art of the Harley Davidson R Motorcycle Deluxe Edition written by Dain Gingerelli and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art of the Harley-Davidson Motorcycle pulls together the best of David Blattel's Harley-Davidson portraiture. This deluxe edition sports a special leather-look cover, poster-sized gatefolds, and frameable garage art in an internal envelope.
Download or read book Harley Davidson Evolution Motorcycles written by Greg Field and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Illustrated Directory of Harley Davidson Motorcycles written by Tod Rafferty and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harley-Davidson motorcycles are true American icons, representing a brand of human expression unrivaled by just about any other vehicle. This impressive, compact volume describes in detail the developmental history and technical specifications of every Harley-Davidson production model from 1918 to present, as well as several custom creations. The book is generously illustrated with fantastic color photography capturing the spirit embodied by the motorcycles.
Download or read book Harley Davidson written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harley-Davidson is the king of motorcycles, the one every rider dreams of owning. This lavish volume with more than 20 foldouts celebrates the American company and its legendary models, from its first single-cylinder bike in 1903 to the modern, large V-twin series products. These V-twin engines have propelled families of Harley-Davidsons with prestigious names such as Electra Glide and Softail that continue to thrill cyclists. Every model has its own story, and the ones told here give a surprisingly human dimension to Harley-Davidsons, and also provide insight into their technical data."
Download or read book Harley Davidson written by Hugo Wilson and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring world-famous motorcycles from the 1900s to the present day, Harley- Davidson is the ideal pocket-sized guide for identifying these legendary bikes.
Download or read book Harley and the Davidsons written by Pete Barnes and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This addition to the Badger Biographies series tells the story of four young inventors who shared a dream: to create the best motorized bicycle in America. Their turn of the century aspirations took them from a backyard machine shop to a highly successful business empire - and all in the span of just a few years. With grit, determination, and not a little elbow grease, Bill Harley and the Davidson brothers - Arthur, William, and Walter - used their engineering and machine-shop expertise to continually perfect their designs and present the best possible products to the American public. Along the way they made their mark on the racing circuit and introduced safety measures that continue to this day. After their deaths, their sons and daughters continued this legacy, buying back the company after it changed hands and re-establishing Harley-Davidson as the king of the motorcycle world. From the old Knucklehead, Panhead and Shovelhead motors to the Evolution, Revolution and Twin Cam engines that followed, the story of Harley and the Davidsons remains one of the great success stories of the 20th century.
Download or read book Harley Davidson 1930 1941 written by Herbert Wagner and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 1996 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relive the golden age of Milwaukee motorcycling with this unique book that goes beyond the rest. Read intimate accounts from company officials, dealers, and riders of classic Harley Davidson motorcyles of the 1930s. Hundreds of period photographs from private collections and massive text trace the development of the H-D Big Twin from the sidevalve VL to the '61 and '74 models, and the legendary Knucklehead. Experience the Milwaukee motorcycle scene from the men and women who lived it.
Download or read book At the Creation written by Herbert Wagner and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Creation by Herbert Wagner brings to life the human side of Harley-Davidson's quest to motorize the bicycle and then to promote it as a powerful, fast, reliable, and thrilling means of personal transportation. This book examines the origins of two-wheeled transportation from a time when combining the gasoline engine with the bicycle was the province of dreamers and con men. This is the definitive account of the beginnings of the only American motorcycle brand to ultimately succeed and survive. Backed by a decade of research, At the Creation documents for the first time the early years of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle in its birthplace of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, an area that was an early center of motorcycle manufacturing. Previous books on Harley-Davidson have failed to adequately cover this critical period, which has been described as the "era of mystery" by Harley-Davidson company historian Martin Jack Rosenblum. At the Creation takes on several long-standing puzzles and myths, and then, through the use of period documents and original photographs, recreates the actual events of Harley's first years as they most plausibly occurred.
Download or read book Ultimate Harley Davidson written by Hugo Wilson and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate more than a century of Harley-Davidson history with this definitive e-guide. Ultimate Harley-Davidson tells the story of the world's greatest motorcycle marque - from its origins in a backyard shed to the international company it is today. Gloriously illustrated gallery spreads showcase more than 70 of the best Harleys ever built, highlighting and exploring their defining features. Spectacular close-ups of key engines explain how the classic Harleys ran, while an updated catalogue of every production model provides technical data and key specs for each bike - including racing models, special one-offs, and limited-edition production runs. From the early bikes and their key innovations to the v-rods and sports bikes of recent years, it is the complete guide for lovers of this American classic. Whether you're an easy rider or born to be wild, there is only one Harley-Davidson, and this is the book for you.
Download or read book 100 Years of Harley Davidson written by Willie G. Davidson and published by Bulfinch. This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sumptuous official 100th anniversary book. The inside story told for the first time by the grandson of the founder.
Download or read book The Harley Davidson Motor Co Archive Collection written by Randy Leffingwell and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2011-05-08 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains full-color photographs and descriptions of approximately one hundred Harley Davidson motorcycles produced since 1903.
