The super glide and the sportster were the best looking ones. And remained so for another 40 years.

@gmh101358

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 76 Super glide....I would take it anyday over the new models now....old shovel heads had millions of parts made for them.....easy as hell to work on...one simple carb etc....mine was blue and rode it from Feb 77 to Aug 88 when I got hit and it was totaled and had 85k miles on it then .....i miss it

@tristandejong7050

Жыл бұрын

Lowrider was best but I got me a XLS ironhead

@yveslolou739

4 ай бұрын

The best looking bike is the FLH proud owner of a 1978 and a half

These are 73 models, I have a original 1973 poster on my office wall.

@joelbagodonuts124

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, none of those were 1980 models and the ad is wrong for the period.

@donovanlewis7142

3 жыл бұрын

1973???? What, I thought I was looking at an ad for the new 2021 Harleys.

I actually bought two 1980 Harleys. In the fall of 1979 I bought a red 80’ Sportster. Then all winter I thought better of my choice, so in April of 1980 I traded it for a Super Glide. I knew I had married the right girl after that! Still have a Harley and still have my girl.

Back when they made a bike for everyone, not just rich boomers like today.

@srhintz

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not rich or a boomer but yes some really good smaller bikes would be nice. But look at Indian; following the same plan.

@ericzerkle5214

4 жыл бұрын

@@randomlime3477 Still too much for what you get. I'll take a metric any day.

@trevorjameson3213

4 жыл бұрын

@@ericzerkle5214 Yes, and notice how many of those Aermacchi bikes do you still see on the road? Zero is the correct answer. But how many dual sport Honda's from the early '70's do you still see? Quite a few actually, and many of them without a single engine rebuild and still running.

@1941392

4 жыл бұрын

Rich boomer.....yeah right....get a job.

@derail6996

4 жыл бұрын

Hell I'm a Gen Xer and I own 3! You gotta buy em used!!!

Amazing how far all the other bikes have come and the touring bike still resembles the bikes we ride today.

@Fondleburg

4 жыл бұрын

That is one reason why I love my Road King. They kept a lot of that classic look.

The Sportster and Superglide look cool.

Not the 80’s.... but still fun!! Love the Super Glide,and the70’s babe

@josejardim6989

4 жыл бұрын

I fully agree 💯

That was a nice video. I lived thru those years and man were they great

@slicksnewonenow

4 жыл бұрын

John- remember how almost EVERYTHING seemed great, till about the early 90s? .At least that's when it seemed like it all started going downhill on a greased rollerskate (to me, anyhow)😞

@slicksnewonenow

4 жыл бұрын

@Pops Fereal GOTTA AGREE WITH YA, POPS! But things went COMPLETELY in the terlit just after.😒

At the time this was filmed in 1973 AMF Harley Davidson owned 100% of the company that built the small motorcycles.

@jamesslick4790

11 ай бұрын

Showing 1973 models, so likely actually shot in '72, But NOT 1980! LOL

I like the theme music...no nasty rap crap back then.

So Groovy!! Who would have thought Harley Davidson Motorcycles and Beautiful Easy Listening could go together hand in hand, brother! 😀😀👍👍

@skgate

2 жыл бұрын

well.. the angels did prefer the grateful dead since the beginning..

This is from 1973, not 1980. It was shot in the Milwaukee, WI and Elkhart Lake, WI areas.

@KingRoseArchives

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the correction. It was mislabeled.

@davidmacgregor5193

6 жыл бұрын

Yes you're right Steve, AMF Harley-Davidson closed they're Italian lightweight motorcycle facility in Varese in 1978, the Aermacchi factory and existing stock was sold to Cagiva. The warranty claims on the Italian 2-stroke singles cost AMF H-D a fortune.

@randyrick8019

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, 1973. I bought one new of the 125cc AMF/Aermacchi for a couple hundred dollars from a Harley dealer who had a warehouse full of them he couldn't sell and was almost giving them away to get rid of them. He said AMF made him buy the small bikes in order to keep his dealership. I was out of the Army and back in college and my 500cc Triumph was dead (again) and I needed cheap transportation. It was good for what it was and I sold it a year or so later for what I paid for it. I put a lot of miles on the 125cc and had no problems with it. The 250/350cc Sprint 4strokes single horizontal cylinder were great bikes that owned the top spots in a lot of races. H-D is offering the AMF paint scheme on a current 2018 model, I noticed,

@13coyote13

4 жыл бұрын

@Days of Noah And you are correct about Roberto being correct about Steve Peters being correct.

@StupidTeenageVideos

4 жыл бұрын

S Wylie you are correct about days of Noah being correct about Roberto being correct about Steve peters being correct.

love all the old shit harley built still riding them.when set up right there reliable and comfortable.keep them running run then hot

In the beginning of the vid., my buddy down in Florida had one of these mini-bikes in the late '70's. ...I was so jealous!

I ride amf harleys my whole life. and still do . I'm 44 years old. started on a 1976 sportster and ride a stock 1976 flh. I have been riding for 25 years. oh and I wrench on my own bikes. not some yuppy with a huge pocket book. and the reason there is a black oil spot on the tar is because. those bikes have auto chain oilers on them and you adjust the oiler with the screw and jam nut on oilpump. the bikes in this video are 1973. there is nothing like a shovel

@thatsmrharley2u2

5 жыл бұрын

That and their tolerances were shit from 71ish to about 1980 because they were all made on worn out equipment. AMF retooled Harleys Milwaukee factory and built them a new one in Pennsylvania, spending MILLIONS. They also had a total loss oil system until the Knuckle engine. That's where the "Harleys mark their spot" crap came from. They may have leaked oil, yeah, but they are just as reliable as any bike out there. How many Hondas have lasted 40-50 plus years and are still around? I own a 1981 FXS, and have owned several AMF made bikes. These clowns don't have a clue what they're talking about.

@braysanborn6000

5 жыл бұрын

Well said Brother..you speak the truth ! I am 67 and still ride my 1975 dresser !

@brucesanborn7484

4 жыл бұрын

@@braysanborn6000 : I'm 68 and still have the AMF 76 Superglide and 78 1/2 Flh first year 1340 80 AMF! My buddies tell me AMF should have kept to making bowling balls and I tell them if it weren't for AMF you would be riding a Yamazooki😉!Maranatha, Greetings from Tampa Florida 😎

@dukecraig2402

4 жыл бұрын

@@thatsmrharley2u2 The 45" Flathead was the first one with a recirculating oil system, not the Knucklehead. And the automatic rear chain oilers, like the one on your Low Rider leave a "mark your spot" oil spot to, especially if they're adjusted out too far, unless I was going on the road for a trip I just ran the adjustment screw all the way in on mine and oiled the chain by hand.

@dukecraig2402

4 жыл бұрын

@@brucesanborn7484 Yep, AMF saved Harley Davidson and all anyone ever did was run their mouths on them, they built them the new production facility in York Pa and upgraded the Milwaukee plant, but most importantly they got them into bed with Porsche. In 1976 Porsche started working on a new engine for them called the Nova, it was cancelled in 1979 by a new CEO at AMF but it had developed a relationship between Harley and Porsche, contrary to what Harley likes to lead people to believe it's actually Porsche who's done most of the engineering work on all the post Shovel engines, with Branch Flowmetrics finalizing the ports and combustion chambers. Even the Softail frame was something that was overseen during the AMF years.

I am thinking they should be building bikes similar to these again? Could be hitting a pretty young crowd if they did, maybe. The commercial is pretty cool, too!

@1941392

4 жыл бұрын

I think you’re right.

@slicksnewonenow

4 жыл бұрын

KyCav... You're absolutely correct. But for some reason, most manufacturers (of anything) have it in mind that they need to be "young and hip"... But since "fashion" and current tastes seem to change every 15 minutes these days, I'm pretty certain that they're all shooting themselves in the figurative foot. If you dig it, you KNOW that "the Classics" never go out of style... And that goes for just about everything. Stay safe, Brother

@IronCavalier

4 жыл бұрын

Slick Andrews Thanks, brother! Ride safe!

@johnmcaleese8459

4 жыл бұрын

@@slicksnewonenow Excellent point Slick. Stay healthy, happy and open minded. Peace

All those two strokes were Italian.

@thatsmrharley2u2

5 жыл бұрын

Aermacchi

@LuziannaBoy

4 жыл бұрын

Arrivederci

@decadantdog4444

4 жыл бұрын

So was the 350 single.

@shawnhampshirehick101

4 жыл бұрын

Thats what I remembered😞

@davidmacgregor5193

4 жыл бұрын

In 1973 when this was filmed the Italian Aermacchi factory was 100% owned by AMF Harley-Davidson, so yes they were built in Italy, but they were still Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Definitely not 1980.

@lues7757

6 жыл бұрын

1973

I ride a '74 shovel FLH. If you didn't live and ride in the 1970's, you have no idea what Harley was, and meant back then, AMF or not. The world's largest displacement: 1,200 cc V-Twin mill. Kick start (on most). The best, and a simpler time. Today's bikes have no soul. Just a bunch of computer designed super mass produced clones. All at boutique dealerships. Sure, I have a modern bike, too, but nothing beats my old Shovel for soul satisfaction.

@martincvitkovich724

4 жыл бұрын

Rode the pans, love my 88 twinkie

@veronicagee4335

4 жыл бұрын

I had a 1996 Heritage Classic for a few years. I replaced it last August with something I'd wanted since I was a teenager...a 1980 FXEF. 80ci, kickstart Shovelhead that I'm going to keep for the rest of my riding years. The Heritage was a great bike, but the Shovel has soul.

@northerniltree

4 жыл бұрын

@@veronicagee4335 Amen to that!

@yveslolou739

Жыл бұрын

I have a 1954 FL it has since 1986 I also have a 1978 FLH the last new bike I bought was a 2012 flhtci my main bike is my 78 FLH there's no other feeling like it it's true Harley-Davidson

@tristandejong7050

Жыл бұрын

Or my ironhead or my dad's cone shovel 1340

My first bike was a 1972 Honda CL100, but I remember all of these bikes very well. This was back when you could buy street legal bikes out of the Sears and Montgomery Wards catalogs. Everybody was riding. Maybe Harley wouldn’t be in such a mess if they had kept on seeking small bikes to bring riders into the fold. I miss the 70s!

@lskiller1903

4 жыл бұрын

Harley's is a mess because the baby boomers are aging out, and the younger generation can't afford over priced road bikes.

@camgnilpe9300

4 жыл бұрын

@@lskiller1903 they can afford it if the choose. most are tight assed clowns ! one other thing ls killer you are a pathetic troll. and i thought i was bad.

@oneofmany1087

Жыл бұрын

Aermacchi saved HD back in the day

Still have my 1980 Sportster

Judging by the tank graphics on the FX1200, FLH and Sportster (as well as film content and presentation), I'd say this video is from about 1971.

@PanM8

4 жыл бұрын

Warren Johnson, no "striper" bikes were made until 1973. They ran through 1976. 1971 FLH and Super Glide, have a tank badge. That badge goes back to 1967 or 68.

@richcurtis1992

4 жыл бұрын

Yep...1973. says so on the license plates

@martinleavitt6094

4 жыл бұрын

'73.tank graphics..all models..helmets also..

@philolson6766

4 жыл бұрын

The first fx1200 1971 had a front mechanical drum brake. The one in the intro has a disk . 1972 was the first year for single disk brake

Just what I want to do. Drive my Harley Davidson like a dirtbike. The music and imagery was relaxing but also sad that those days are no longer with us. It was a much more pure time to live and also to enjoy motorcycles. Not like today. All these country roads have concrete and there's too much traffic. GOD BLESS THE GOOD OLD DAYS.

@CaptHollister

3 жыл бұрын

Bless the good old days... except for the oil embargo, the 55mph speed limit, unreliable ignition systems that cut out in the rain (yes, even on Hondas), terrible brakes, and a few other things. Other that that, they were great.

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptHollister I doubt you've ever rode a bike for one motorcycles don't use that much gas. Two get the starter fixed. Last no biker looks or cares about 55. PHONY!!!!

@CaptHollister

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankburdodrums8984 My 1976 CB400F used to run on two cylinders whenever it rained. So did my buddy's 1975 model. That had nothing to do with the starter, it was just that ignition coils were not properly protected on bikes of the period. I can tell you this in all certainty because it so happens that I still own that bike 40+ years later. The 55mph limit was a big thing when it was enacted and it's not true that bikers didn't care. The fuel economy also didn't matter when gas stations didn't have any gas to sell. Looking back on it, for those of us who lived through them, the 1970s were not the great time you seem to remember. Calling someone a phony because they remember things as they were rather than as you would like them to have been isn't very cool.

@frankburdodrums8984

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaptHollister The reason why you seem phony is because: 1. People don't ride in the rain. 2. No one cares about 55 mph 3. Bikes don't use that much gas so quit bitchin.

@CaptHollister

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankburdodrums8984 Wait, so you've never been out on your bike when it began to rain ? not much of a biker are you ? Me, I've ridden in the rain because when you're two weeks out on the road you don't get to choose the weather. I've even ridden through snowstorms on 2 occasions, but not by choice and a long time ago. In the 1970s (which is what we're talking about), people did care about the Arab oil embargo and the fuel shortages and national 55mph speed limit it brought about. You argue like a 12 year-old.

It’s like a very long 70s porn intro.

Need to change your title, last year Harley Davidson offered their Italian made bikes was in 1977, enjoy the old commercials thanks for posting.

This is so cool takes me back.

There was at least once bike had 1973 on the Licnese Plate..

I have no desire for any of the new Harleys except maybe the later Sportsters. As for me, I love my 2003 100 Anniversary Ultra Classic. It still has the front fender bumper and rails, and real gauges! The bikes we're looking at here in this video are simple, traditional machines. That to me is what makes motorcycling so enjoyable. I don't want to get tied into clicking through menus and sub-menus in order to find my oil pressure or whatever. And to those that think even my 2003 is beyond traditional, I agree. They'll be a point where I can't keep it original. You can buy a long block for it but when that computer goes, or the throttle body, it will be difficult to source. Harley is very clear in their message that they want you to get rid of your older bike and get a new one. Even the dealers won't touch a bike over 10 years old because H-D won't support them with parts. But the bikes in this video will be able to be rebuilt for a hundred years or more. Well, anything 1200cc and up anyway. There are plenty who know how to fix them and rebuild parts are available. These were great times for motorcycling. Simple and affordable. Notice how they were sure to use helmets? I was surprised at that.

The proof that it’s 1973 not 1980 is the “License Plate” at 5:01.

@johnkelly6942

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention the factory paint job design for 1973

First! good old days of motorcycling when nobody gave a hoot about emissions!

@dvamateur

4 жыл бұрын

Carter did, that's why Reagan won in 1980, among other reasons.

@fidelcatsro6948

4 жыл бұрын

@@dvamateur i see didnt know that!!

@mikeskidmore6754

4 жыл бұрын

I still have my 1984 Yamaha RZ-350 two stroke road bike .. I think 1985 was the last year for it .. came wiht Catalytic Converters.. I changed the pipes and gained 13 HP or was it 15 HP I forgot ..Our RZ350 street pipes bring about a 16 lb. weight loss, a wide powerband from 6,500 RPM to 10,500 RPM and an over 20% powe

I want this groovy music playing in my head when I ride my Softail. The SR100 looks like it was a blast to ride BTW

Elkhart Lake WI Road American race course and good ole Wisconson Farm Land when it was still rural back in 1973 ..

Aermacchi saved HD back in the day.

Took me back to the early days. Had a Xl1000, still riding a FXSB and a Street Glide.

I was enjoying the scenery and wondered if it might be WI then shey showed a sign for Elkhart Lake ..

I dig the dudes striped pant leg on the minibike.

bought my '72 shovelhead about 35 years ago. Rode it yesterday!

My first Harley, a 1973 XLCH , Black, first year of front disc brake. From Dudley Perkins of San Francisco in 1976 :)

0:46 the level of excitement when you get a new harley

@veronicagee4335

4 жыл бұрын

Or an old one! I was doing that last August when I bought my 1980 FXEF. LOL

why the hell Harley doesn't make low CC motorcycles anymore? 125's, 250's and even 350's with there classic styles and beautiful lines.

@KingRoseArchives

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know. Maybe the sales just weren't there. You'd think something like that would be great for getting around in a city.

@upminer6162

3 жыл бұрын

Harley sold off the factory that made them in 78, AMF didn't plan a replacement and the independent MOCO had everything they could do to keep it going in the 80s and by the time they had their footing they were selling an image and expensive bikes so they stuck with that

this is 1973 promotional. All the small motorcycles were built in there Italian plant. I have two from that plant. A 63 M50 + a 64 M50S the two smallest Harley Davidson ever built!

That’s why Harley is so long running and successful. They sold more than a bike, they sold a way of life and locked it up..All bikes are fast and well made now but only Harley owns the culture, and I’m on a gold wing,

@lskiller1903

4 жыл бұрын

Well their stock is about to crash, and dealerships are closing nationwide.

Cool film

I had a 1976 SS250 two stroke new when I lived in the UK and was limited to 250cc. It was very reliable, handled well and was reasonably fast. The motors were copies of the Yamaha 2-strokes of that period. Lots of correct people here that they were made by Aermacchi.

What a lovely piece of advertising, it’s really beautiful for what it is, looks more 70s than 80s, you know that 70s vibe man. Fantastic video, loved it. 😎👍👍👍

@stanleymasterson1135

Жыл бұрын

Of course it looks 70s. It was filmed in 1979. Learn how model years work

Hmmm- dang makes me feel old ; em was great days -✊👍🏻🤠❤️👌

That was cool

Kinda' reminds me of "Then came Bronson ".

@brucesanborn7484

4 жыл бұрын

Short cut 57; I liked Bronson also but I was young, watch the show now after riding these scooters for years and now I laugh at the episodes😄😳

@patrickjerzak2685

4 жыл бұрын

Damn good movie I have not seen in 40 years saw it when I was a kid I wanted to be him lol.

Oh God! I used to dress like that.

@skgate

2 жыл бұрын

hell yeah! now everyone dresses like they just got out of bed

Don't think this is 1980. I'm guessing early 70's, probably 72 or 73.

I didnt realize Harley used to make cool motorcycles!

The lightweight Italian-made Harleys were big sellers at the PX complex in Frankfurt, West Germany in that era. As I recall, there was a building next to the NCO Club where various new vehicles were sold. And the high school in Frankfurt offered vocational courses after school in Darmstadt. And I enrolled in the motorcycle maintenance courses there and the instructor was Mr. Sam Brutus, who was Harley's rep in West Germany or something big like that. And in '76 and '77, I owned and rode a Harley SX-175 and it was okay, nothing special but at least it was street legal--at 17, American military dependents could ride something bigger than 50cc--and it held me over until I moved to Ohio after graduation and got a couple of used race-campaigned 125cc Elsinores in '78. Then I returned to California in '79, the Bay Area, and my Dad gave me free reign on his BMW R100RS, a gorgeous bike and, well, freedom machine, to borrow from Harley's promotional parlance.

Remember when AMF bought in to a Little Italian Motorcycle Compnay named Aermacchi They were darn near as good as the Japanese Bikes ! AMF even got into Motocross for two years.. around 1975

@fredtracy1673

4 жыл бұрын

Near being the key word here, and didn't hold a candle to Can-Am either. 🇨🇦

anyone know the song on the second bike?

Without AMF...Harleys would have faded into history!!!! AND started the Nova Project which is the EVO motor. You better learn your Harle y history

@sluf1963

4 жыл бұрын

The Nova project , was water cooled V-4's , and V-6' that H-D still holds patents on , they were going to compete with Honda's V-4's , such as the V-45 Magna , and V-65 Magna , however the project was put on hold , as tax was increased on metric machines over 750 cc's to slow the import of bigger bikes . There are Nova project bikes in museums , and private collections . The Evolution came along in 1984 , after the re purchase of H-D from AMF , and was their saving grace powerplant . New models , and belt drive , along with Willie G's influence helped to make the brand very strong , once again becoming the most sought after motorcycles in the world .

@PanM8

4 жыл бұрын

@@sluf1963 if you go to the museum in Milwaukee, you will find a wood and clay model of a Nova bike. It's definitely different.

I thought I was looking at an ad for the new 2021 Harleys.

Definitely the 1970's

Remember when Harley manufactued an exact copy of a German Motocycle ? See also: Harley-Davidson Hummer and Harley-Davidson Topper

My favorite bike ever was my 1974 XLCH 1000 . I would own one today except the kick start only would kill me and I'm kind of partial to self cancelling turn signals on my 05 Dyna which only Harley seems to have figured out that technology lol

Es tan 70s que me encanta

This video is actually from 1973 not 1980. The AMF years are actually from 1969 through 1981.

what years are the bikes in the flim ?

They had a 50cc mini bike made by Benelli I believe.

You have to give HD Credit on the XL-1000 and FX-1200 at least they had mid foot controls..

Clock Work Oragne Rated X Stanley Kubeck heard a lot about that movie have not seen it yet.. Billboard after 4:30 somewhere

I had no idea that Harley Davidson had so many models.

@sudmuck

5 жыл бұрын

They used to, & now they will be growing & diversifying their line up agan, with an all-electric street fighter, a massive adventure tourer, & a bunch of mini electric mopeds that will be offered along side the current models.

@upminer6162

10 ай бұрын

There was a time when they were a full line manufacturer. AMF was even developing a liquid cooled 6 cylinder with Porche. But then the buyout happened and they scrapped it all to build boomer bikes for the crowd that decides what's a "real" Harley or not and the company cowers down to that. If they don't change soon they will die.

Ahh,the 70's model mustache.They sure dont make them like that anymore.

Wow commercials were so much longer back then compared to today.

@irvhh143

4 жыл бұрын

Prob a promo film for shows

1973...not 1980

A new era began in 1971 with the development of twin-cylinder two-stroke racers of 250cc and 350cc capacity, designed at Aermacchi by their chief engineer, Ing. William Soncini. The first 250cc racer was very fast, with 46hp at 11,000rpm, and weighed only 250lbs. After Harley-Davidson acquired 100% of Aermacchi in 1972, they funded further racing development at the Aermacchi factory, and the racers were branded with Harley-Davidson on their fuel tanks. These two-stroke twins provided Harley-Davidson with their only Grand Prix wins, and four World Championships: the 250cc World Championship in 1974, '75, and '76, and the 350cc World Championship in 1976, all under rider Walter Villa.[3]

@mikeskidmore6754

4 жыл бұрын

How many Companies has HD killed ? Aermacchis ,, MV Agusta ... Buell ... and an American Electric Bike CO that helped them desing their Live wire.. so that's at least 4 ...

Definitely not from 1980, but I have a 1980 FXS-80 Lowrider and I love that bike!

super glide... or the harley XS750

I would never again own a AMF Harley! I have a post AMF FXR shovel head and it's a great ride!

I am fairly certain at 3:29 the rear taillight assembly busted off on the whoops and then at 3:31 it looks like part of the rear suspension came off... lol

At least 10 years too early on the bikes . Never saw much of the scooter model bikes .

@ 4;57 the Movie Stankly Kubrick's Clockwork Orange.. Rated X I still have not seen it but it was meant to wake up the Sheople ..

Going back a little before "1980".

Was waiting for the Suzuki Hayabusa to create a tornado. Thanks from a biker for the video of (sometimes) good old times. 😀👍 We still dont understand in Europe why you scrapped the sporty Buell bike. Big mistake.

This is a little earlier than 1980.

I would like Harley to update the Sportster. It seems back then it had a way larger engine than needed. 1000cc vs the Electraglide’s 1200. Nowadays the big bikes are at 1800cc and the Sportster is just suffocating.

This isn't from 1980, it's from 1973. It even says so on the license plates.

Take me back ,harmony

WTH is a TX 1200?

Wow... IF the MoCo would build and sell something along the lines of that old SS350 today, but with a decent motor on it... And sell it for a REASONABLE price, I'd bet they'd sell a really big load of them... I'd even consider buying one, provided it looked JUST LIKE it, had at least the "new" 750 engine in it, and was priced at $4,900 or less. It COULD be done.

@raysmith4208

4 жыл бұрын

Slick Andrews Where are you buying a 750 or larger in this day for $4,900?? Not that I don’t agree with your wishful thinking but never gonna happen man.

Elkheart Lake Wisconson Raod America Race Course.. Nice Country side .. scenery .. I think they are 1973 Models it said 1973 on the License Plate..

HD should start making dirt bikes again.

Wah-wah-wa-nt-a-wah- wa-nt waw...oh yeah...✌

4:15 anyone know where this is? Be good to see how it’s changed in nearly 50 years (Google earth )

@mikeskidmore6754

4 жыл бұрын

Elkhart Lake Road America never been there .. Wisconsin

@twozup1098

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Skidmore Thank you!!

@mikeskidmore6754

4 жыл бұрын

@@twozup1098 Road America is a road race course near Elkhart Lake ..

Harley Davidson purchasing 51% of Ae rmacchi In 1960, Harley-Davidson consolidated the Model 165 and Hummer lines into the Super-10, introduced the Topper scooter, and bought fifty percent of Aermacchi's motorcycle division. Importation of Aermacchi's 250 cc horizontal single began the following year. The bike bore Harley-Davidson badges and was marketed as the Harley-Davidson Sprint. The engine of the Sprint was increased to 350 cc in 1969 and would remain that size until 1974, when the four-stroke Sprint was discontinued. After the Pacer and Scat models were discontinued at the end of 1965, the Bobcat became the last of Harley-Davidson's American-made two-stroke motorcycles. The Bobcat was manufactured only in the 1966 model year. Harley-Davidson replaced their American-made lightweight two-stroke motorcycles with the Italian Aermacchi-built two-stroke powered M-65, M-65S, and Rapido. The M-65 had a semi-step-through frame and tank. The M-65S was a M-65 with a larger tank that eliminated the step-through feature. The Rapido was a larger bike with a 125 cc engine. The Aermacchi-built Harley-Davidsons became entirely two-stroke powered when the 250 cc two-stroke SS-250 replaced the four-stroke 350 cc Sprint in 1974. Harley-Davidson purchased full control of Aermacchi's motorcycle production in 1974 and continued making two-stroke motorcycles there until 1978, when they sold the facility to Cagiva, owned by the Castiglioni family. Here

@tikkabrno

9 ай бұрын

My first H-D is a 250cc 2t golf cart (4 wheeler) 1974 AMF HD😎👍🇦🇺

"Cool man "

90% of these bikes are still on the road, the other 10% made it home.

1973

Time machine please

Harley went psychedelic too?.... read the Psychedelic Motorcycle Adventure book ."Split the Early Years"

Flood pants on the Superglide pilot.

AMF...the Aermacchi Motorcycle Factory!

Ha what's up with the 73 tank graphics!! A bit older then 1980!

I owned a 1973 FX 1200 (Superglide) which I bought in 1973 with 900 miles on it. It was 74 cubic inches, 4 speed tranny, same as the FLH 1200. My FX had a Sportster front end (made in Japan). Now I ride a 117 cu. in., 6 speed tranny 2018 CVO Limited SE 115 Anniversary.

I would perhaps do the modern-day Harley-Davidson to pop out some small low priced little fun bikes, their market "demo" is now older (I know, I'm one!) The Honda Goldwing loses NO PRESTIGE because the "Grom" exists! Do the same HD! I'd buy one TOMMOROW! These little bikes are bringing in NEW riders!

Shown inside a tunnel, from 100 feet away, shot in the distance......GREAT way to show off your product! :(