Harley Davidson: Making of a Legend.
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Harley Davidson will always stand for freedom, independence and the open avenue. It will forever be a legend. Join us as we take the dual carriageway into records and have a look at the notable story in the back of one of the maximum iconic vehicles ever to grace the road.
After a ride I still have to empty the garbage, cut the grass or skim the pool. Laundry still has to happen and I have kids in university. A bike gives me a brief break and only delays the inevitable responsibilities that are waiting for me.
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I watched this documentary with a morning coffee, I saw review ratings at 3.5 out of 5 and I would agree with that. It's too bad many of the antique and vintage cycles shown were inaccurately restored examples, but over polishing and chrome was a thing in the antique community not all that long ago.
A few inaccuracies that stood out to me were :
1) H-D's early production numbers have long been argued. I tend to believe there were only 2 machines produced in 1904 and there is documentation in the H-D archives along with period newspaper & trade magazine accounts which support this.
2) The Joe Petrali Daytona speed record was set in March of 1937 not in 1936 as stated.
3) The H-D Hummer was not manufactured until 1955. Yes the Model 125 came out in 1948 and the Model 165 in 1953 but the Hummer name was not used until 1955 when H-D reintroduced the 125cc engine after a 2 year disappearance and named the model after H-D dealer Dean Hummer.
4) I'm glad that I don't have to listen the narrator refer to the 1949 Hydraulic front fork as the HyDRO-Glide again, it was the Hydra-Glide. I think I even heard him say ElecTRO-Glide too.
A few inaccuracies that stood out to me were :
1) H-D's early production numbers have long been argued. I tend to believe there were only 2 machines produced in 1904 and there is documentation in the H-D archives along with period newspaper & trade magazine accounts which support this.
2) The Joe Petrali Daytona speed record was set in March of 1937 not in 1936 as stated.
3) The H-D Hummer was not manufactured until 1955. Yes the Model 125 came out in 1948 and the Model 165 in 1953 but the Hummer name was not used until 1955 when H-D reintroduced the 125cc engine after a 2 year disappearance and named the model after H-D dealer Dean Hummer.
4) I'm glad that I don't have to listen the narrator refer to the 1949 Hydraulic front fork as the HyDRO-Glide again, it was the Hydra-Glide. I think I even heard him say ElecTRO-Glide too.
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Sounds more like retirement or a winning lottery ticket, not riding my bike.
After a ride I still have to empty the garbage, cut the grass or skim the pool. Laundry still has to happen and I have kids in university. A bike gives me a brief break and only delays the inevitable responsibilities that are waiting for me.
After a ride I still have to empty the garbage, cut the grass or skim the pool. Laundry still has to happen and I have kids in university. A bike gives me a brief break and only delays the inevitable responsibilities that are waiting for me.
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