| Harley Davidson
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| | The 60 degree V twin engine features fuel
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| This classic series of motorcycles has a
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| | injection and was developed with the help
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| long and storied history with a legion of
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| | of Porsche.
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| fans that includes owners, motorcycle
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| | Even the Harley Davidson logo has created
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| enthusiasts, old and young alike.
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| | incredible marketing potential with after
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| Distinguished by its style, unique engine
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| | market merchandise and accessory sales
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| sound and fan loyalty, Harley Davidson
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| | accounting for up to 5 percent of the
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| motorcycles are unlike any bikes ever
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| | Company's revenue. The distinctive HD
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| produced.
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| | eagle reflects the respect Harley
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| From modest beginnings in 1901, Harley
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| | Davidson enjoys from competitors and
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| Davidson Incorporated was the brainchild
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| | motorcycle fans.
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| of William Harley who had developed a
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| | Royal Enfield
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| small, powerful engine. Like many engine
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| | The pride of British manufacturing
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| manufacturers of the era, these engines
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| | companies, Royal Enfield has established
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| were intended for use with existing
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| | a reputation that dates back to the mid
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| bicycle designs, combining motorized
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| | 1800s. Like many early manufacturers of
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| power with pedal power. From a small shop
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| | personal transportation, founder George
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| in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Harley and his
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| | Townsend focus on producing parts for
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| partner, Arthur Davidson embarked on a
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| | existing bicycle designs, and by 1893 was
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| journey that would revolutionize the
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| | producing and selling complete bicycles
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| world of motorized transportation.
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| | under the Enfield name. It was not long
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| 1903 saw the introduction of its first
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| | before Townsend turned the name Enfield
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| production motorcycle. The early
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| | and its slogan built like a gun into
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| Harley-Davidson bikes were popular as
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| | household words across Great Britain.
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| race machines. By the end of the decade,
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| | The most endearing product introduction
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| Harley Davidson was selling a version if
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| | by Royal Enfield has to be the Bullet.
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| its bikes for use as police vehicles.
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| | With a single cylinder, four stroke
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| Shortly thereafter, The Company
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| | engine, the 1933 Bullet sported a
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| introduced a 45 degree V-twin engine
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| | dramatic front to rear rake making for
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| design that would represent a style
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| | truly classic line. World War II brought
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| synonymous with Harley-Davidson for years
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| | a one of a kind bike from Enfield, the
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| to come.
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| | Flying Flea. Complete with its own
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| The post-war years saw a rapid expansion
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| | parachute and packing cage, the Flying
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| in production, along with some ownership
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| | Flea could be dropped from an aircraft
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| bumps in the road. The mid 1980s saw
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| | along with the troops provided a means of
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| ownership shift from AMF to a group
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| | motorized battlefield transport not
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| comprised of Harley Davidson management.
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| | previously available.
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| The Company went public on the New York
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| | The Royal Enfield line even included a
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| Stock Exchange in 1987. The rest, as they
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| | version of the famous red-painted Indian
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| say, is history.
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| | motorcycles, after the company acquired
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| The big V twin engine configurations were
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| | the brand name rights. The RE Indians
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| reflected in many subsequent designs
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| | were discontinued in the 1960s. Intense
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| including the F Head, Flathead,
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| | competition from Japanese motorcycle
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| Knucklehead, Panhead and Shovelhead, all
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| | producers during the 1960s and 1970s
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| exceeding 1000 cubic centimeters in
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| | meant the Royal Enfield needed bikes that
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| displacement. The smaller V-twin designs
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| | could match the speed and performance of
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| reflected a smaller displacement under
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| | the Asian bikes.
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| 1000 cubic centimeters until the
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| | The answer was the Interceptor line of
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| introduction of the Evolution and
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| | extremely fast motorcycles, with a top
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| Ironhead series of engines and are found
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| | speed of over 105 miles per hour and able
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| on the Sportster X series bikes.
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| | to cover the quarter mile in les than 14
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| The V Rod, introduced in 2002,
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| | seconds. Sadly, production could not keep
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| incorporates a liquid cooled 1130 cubic
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| | up with demand, and the Interceptor
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| centimeter super bike engine. The VRSC
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| | became the last of the Enfield line to be
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| models are unique in both style and
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| | produced in England.
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| performance from all of its predecessors.
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