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Fred Deeley started selling Harley-Davidsons to Canadians in 1917, and for a while his dealership was the official importer and distribution hub for all of the great white north. Let’s find out more about their 100th anniversary celebration.

You might think that cop on a Harley touring bike is a joke, cruising along slowly and writing parking tickets. But, if you ever saw the skill with which most of these motor officers ride you would change your mind about them and their bikes.

Harley may make traditionally styled bike that look like they rolled out of the 1950s, but inside their factory is the latest state of the art production machines. If you are in Pennsylvania you ought to take the tour, but here’s a little taste for you.

1. Birth of an IconIt’s about aura. The combination of heritage, appearance, soul, character and that cool factor that goes with the brand’s indistinguishable heartbeat. Harley-Davidson’s mega power train operations facility in Menomonee Falls, Wiscons…

Harley-Davidson has a relationship with fire fighting that goes back almost to the beginning of their history. Click through as we look at some of the ways Harley has helped the men and women who protect us on a daily basis.

The teardrop shape of the fuel tank if one of the most enduring design details of the Harley big twin, having first appeared before the war. Making this iconic tank takes many steps, and some serious craftsmanship.

Willie G. Davidson isn’t just the son of former Harley-Davidson president William H. Davidson, he’s the man in charge of style at the Motor Company. Find out more about the man behind some of Harley’s most popular bikes.