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Arthur Davidson Sr. (February 11, 1881 – December 30, 1950) was an American businessman. He was one of the four founders of Harley-Davidson . Early life.
On December 30, 1950, after a lifetime devoted to motorcycles, Arthur Davidson was killed in a two-car collision just three miles from his Wisconsin home, at the age of 69. Davidson’s wife, Clara, was also killed.
Feb 17, 2015 · Whether you're a die hard Harley rider or you wouldn't be caught pushing one around a deserted parking lot, there is no denying that few motorcycle companies have achieved the success that...
One of the four original founders of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Arthur Davidson, along with William Harley, first began tinkering with the then-new gasoline engines, hoping to take the hard work out of pedaling a bicycle.
Arthur Davidson, born in Milwaukee, Wis. on February 11, 1881, was only twenty years old when he and his childhood friend William S. Harley teamed up to work on their idea for a motor-driven...
Discover the history of Arthur Davidson and Bill Harley, the boys who built the world's most famous motorcycle company.
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.
Aug 10, 2023 · At Aeye we recognize legendary innovators such as Arthur Davidson, who helped revolutionize the motorcycle industry and create the iconic and influential mot...
In a neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the 1890s, a teenager named William Harley first met Arthur Davidson.
Dec 22, 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.