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Feb 21, 2017 · Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle over the next two years at their friend Henry Melk’s machine shop at his north side Milwaukee home. With the help of Arthur’s brother, Walter, they finished their prototype engine in 1903.
May 18, 2016 · Harley and his childhood friend Arthur Davidson worked on their motor-bicycle over the next two years at their friend Henry Melk’s machine shop at his north side Milwaukee home. With the help of Arthur’s brother, Walter, they finished their prototype engine in 1903.
Apr 5, 2016 · The provenance of the photograph aside, a picture taken in 1914 couldn't capture William Harley and Arthur Davidson (who were both 33 years old by then) unveiling their first...
Arthur Davidson Sr. (February 11, 1881 – December 30, 1950) was an American businessman. He was one of the four founders of Harley-Davidson.
Walter Davidson with Harley-Davidson motorcycle, after winning the Endurance Race in 1908. Walter used his brother Arthur Davidson and Bill Harley's motorcycles in races to help promote them. In 1895, E. J. Pennington drove one of the world’s first motorcycles down the streets of Milwaukee.
Harley and Davidson built their first successful prototype in 1903, which featured a looped frame, a gasoline-powered engine, and a leather drive belt. The motorcycle was tested and refined over the next few years, with the duo making improvements to the engine, frame, and transmission.
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Combining their ideas and skills with some help from family and friends, Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson took the motorcycle to new heights. They built one of the largest companies in Wisconsin, the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, which is still sending bikes out onto the roads today.
