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• Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee
• Comment from Markus Biebricher (Editor-in-Chief)

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The parking lot in front of the Harley Museum is slowly filling up.

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Barn find: The side-controlled H.D. model from 1948 is running fine again. Odometer reading 150,000 miles.

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Africa-Twin / H. D. Study by a California builder. Clearly superior to the original Africa Twin in terms of dimensions and weight. Could a new H.D. travel enduro look like this? Answer: no.

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Harley from the late 20’s. Participant in the famous canonball race from east coast to west coast.

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Newly built chopper with side-controlled V2 from the 30s.

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There were numerous tuning exhibits in the vicinity of the museum.

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Life Wire: The latest evolutionary stage of the almost production-ready electric bike from Harley with journalists and developers.

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Pocket valve engine in Harley from the early 20s. Also Canonball participant.

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Tuned drag racer with turbo charging.

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Authority bicycles: The police show a high level of driving competence on the thick ships.

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Canonball the third: Two side-controlled V2 in one bike for higher performance. But didn’t bring much.

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Canonball fourth: participant from 1915.

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Custom bike with sports suspension and serious braking system.

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Custom bike in drag enduro style.

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Newly built extreme long fork chopper with panhead motor.

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Kick it once and the barn find is running.

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The custom, new Fat Bob finds many admirers.

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H. D. engine plant in Menomonee Falls, about 20 minutes from Milwaukee.

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The beautiful, informative, and well-done Harley Davidson Museum.

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Museum: For motorcyclists: Military Harley with Rotax engine.

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Until 35: Exciting exhibits in the Harley Museum.

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Anyone could compete on the drag strip.

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The Ape-Hanger-Harley made the quarter mile in 11:45 seconds!

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Schick: the four-wheeled vehicles were also impressive.

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Custom show: excavators are all the rage. Some examples have 32-inch front wheels fitted. Most of them have Air-Ride, otherwise they would be impassable.

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Excavator with air suspension.

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Excavators with extreme hi-fi systems were to be examined more frequently.

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Flat Out Friday: Big show in a closed ice hockey hall.

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Flat track races with bikes of all classes on the oval.

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Whether this vehicle can still be called a motorcycle?

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Hillclimb race with tuned 1200 Sportster models.

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And another 1200 Sportster variant.

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On your marks. Finished …

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Flattrack Race on Lake Michigan Beach.

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Sometimes historical flat trackers were at the start.

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With a little luck, visitors could look forward to free T-shirts.

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Chic: a Ford Vanette in Harley style.

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Evening party on Brady Street, Milwaukee.

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The air burned at the party.

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Harley-Davidson 115th Anniversary
Anniversary Celebration in Milwaukee

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From August 29th to September 2nd, Harley-Davidson celebrated its 115th anniversary. We were at the so-called “115th Anniversary” in Milwaukee and brought tons of pictures.

Markus Biebricher, Slawomir Niewrzol

09/13/2018

The traditional US manufacturer has 115 years Harley-Davidson meanwhile under his belt. Respect! To celebrate this anniversary in style, Harley has put on a big event in Milwaukee. There were numerous conversions, historic Harley models, racing events, live music and much more. The event ended with a large parade on Sunday, in which almost 7,500 bikers are said to have taken part.

Comment from Markus Biebricher (Editor-in-Chief)

MOTORRAD editor-in-chief Markus Biebricher was in Milwaukee during the event and was impressed by the successful event and the atmosphere: “The 115th Harley party in Milwaukee was not quite as wild as the 100th anniversary. Nonetheless, the party was a lot of fun and showed that the Americans’ joy in the traditional manufacturer from Milwaukee is unbroken. Harley-Davidson is a piece of national identity.

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MOTORRAD editor-in-chief Markus Biebricher (left) and Bill Davidson, great-grandson of H.D. founder William Davidson (right).

At the side events such as Flat Out Friday, the flat track races, hill climbing and drag races, the national anthem was always sung, which was also accompanied by live singers. All in all: Great party, especially in the evenings on Brady Street or in Veterans Park. I also think it’s worth mentioning that there wasn’t too much to see or feel of a crisis. On the contrary: Harley-Davidson wants to enter new markets. Smaller cubic capacities, new engines, new types of vehicles (scrambler, roadster, flat tracker, naked bikes) and electromobility are on the agenda. And not just since the last presidential election. The predominant market in the USA for large, heavy tourers and excavators does not seem to be sustainable on its own.”

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