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How Did Harley Davidson Start
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Ms. King
English 10
April 17, 2017
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Introduction-Where did harley Davidson begin? Harley Davidson is a motorcycle brand started in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1903. Only 2 major motorcycle companies survived the great depression harley being one of the 2. In 1901 william S. harley made plans to build a small engine that was supposed to mount easily to a pedal bicycle. William and his childhood friend arthur davidson spent the summer designing a bicycle in a friends machine shop henry melk the shop was located in milwaukee the first bike was finished in 1903. With the help of arthur's brother walter. The bike was unable to go up the local hills in the area without pedal assistance. They called their first bike a learning experience

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