the Harley story

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redbenjoe

I Am Legend
as i sort of remember it :dunce: :-) ---from 50 years ago !!!

Harley was doing well$$ --sharing their usa market with some great european
competitors :: BMW, BSA, Triumph, Moto-guzzi , etc

but by the 60s --along came the entire combined japanese talents --
honda, yamaha, kawasaki and susuki

and -all of a suddy -it was almost curtains for harley :sadno:

but --they didnt panic :thumbsup:
of course --they could have fired their huge milwaukee staff
and made all their bikes in asia --

but --instead - they continued their usa production --
and added super duper gas and electric golf carts to keep
their factories alive and profitable--

in 1963 --they rolled out their first model ---a 3 wheeler-- :-O :cool:

WHO KNEW ???
it would get discontinued --as soon as their bike business
made a $$ comeback--

as a result --not many of these were made....or saved !!
and now they are serious collector carts

most owners want them ORIGINAL--
so they are rarely 'customized'
but mostly restored to perfection :drool:
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many years ago --i found mine -
of all places -- it was on EBAY !!! :lol: .... in florida :yes:
cool --
except i had to win it in a 7 day auction -- :annoyed: :-D
and drive 800 miles !!!! round trip to get it
---it was all in parts --so i stuffed them in my pick-up truck

soon after that --my back went fubar :'-(
--trying to surf standing up on my KAYAK :dunce: :dunce: :dunce: :nonono: :thumbsdown:

so -its just sitting in storage --waiting for my recovery |-) |-) |-)
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anyhow --here are some pictures of some 60s harley carts -
that have been restored and loved :-) :-) :-) :smooch: :angelic:

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Superduper

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Wow. Cool. I especially like the flamed one. Sell or swap a few of those grails in your double wide storage Ira and get someone to piece that Harley back together, will ya? You aint getting any younger, you know. :w00t: :lol: ;-)
 

redbenjoe

I Am Legend
very true, norm :sadno: :-D :-D

buy i am the ONLY one i know than can do this kind of work -
or has any love // interest in doing it --

so -- it waits |-) :-)
 
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