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The Harley-Davidson started to became acknowledged when William Harley and Arthur Davidson produced last 1903 the first production of motorcycle. The motorbike was developed in a small shed wooden with the name Harley-Davidson Motor company on the front door and became the racing bike. After a year, they were able to produce 3 motocycles. Harley Davidson V-Rod
Harley-Davidson was successful with the first race in 1905 and hired thier first staff. 3 years later, they sold the first motorcycle to the Detroit Police Department and was used as a police service. H-D built 6 story factory in 1912 then began to export their first bikes to Japan.
In 1914, H-D was identified as “The Wrecking Crew” as soon as they joined the national racing circuit. By 1917 one-third of all motorcycles built would be sold to the military, and have also been the start of the Service School for Harley-Davidson Mechanics, for both military and civilian bikes.
By 1918 half of all bikes generated were shipped off to military for service in World War 1, and Corporal Roy Holtz is considered the first soldier to ride a Harley-Davidson Motorcycle in Germany. 1920 marks the year that the motorcycle company is the most significant in the world in the motorcycle industry, and has over 2,000 dealers in 67 countries worldwide.
Most of the competitors of Harley-Davidson disappeared in 1931 except for the Indian Motorcycle Company. In 1953, there were only two successful motocrycle companies, the Harley-Davidson and the Indian Motorcycle Company.
For the reason that world goes in into World War 2, so does Harley return back into Military motorcycle generation, and the service school is flipped back into the military motorcycle service school, often known as the Quartermaster School for military mechanics. This was the time when the public had a difficult time to get hold of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle.