Posts tagged history
It can’t be denied that Harley Davidson certainly has some interesting history and took a huge part in the development of American motorcycling culture.
These are vintage photos from the Harley Davidson archives- early assembly line and factory.
A little flash back from a motolady in Australia.
“My husband’s 1951 BSA B31 350cc which I learned to ride on briefly during 1956…….no licence then. Didn’t start again until 7 years ago and got my licences then. That is me on it! I now ride a 1200cc Custom HD in Aussie — a Bulls, New Zealand” (Monique W. Petersen)
Old Harley Davidson police motorcycle and mobile booking center. …Awesome.
EICMA International Motorcycle Show 2012
MOTORCYCLISTS HAVE CHANGED.
I Motociclisti sono cambiati; Biker haben sich verändert; Les Motards ont changé; Los Motores han cambiado!
The motto for this years EICMA International Motorcycle Show is pretty simple, it seems. But what does it really mean?
Glad, Glad, and Lizzy… original motoladies!
This 1920 photograph comes from the fantastic Museum Victoria collection, it depicts Glad Linaker, Lizzy Chinnery and Glad White sitting atop their v-twin motorcycles. (Silodrome)
Cleveland Motorcycle #20, 1919. Woman and little girl riding.
One of my favorite submissions to date… a motolady from generations past!
This is a picture of my great grandmother Ingeborg in Boston in the 1910s. She moved to the U.S. all the way from Sweden, and a century later I did the same thing. It’s kinda cool to think that this motolady thing runs in my blood, even though it apparently skipped a couple of generations :). - Sanna (Cinderalley)
Porterfield Seeks New Land Speed Record
Leslie Porterfield holds land speed records in several classes. She’s the worlds fastest woman on two wheels, hitting an average of 232 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats.
Waldo Stakes, a California contractor, designed a rocket car that supposedly could hit 2,000 mph. But he’s not planning on driving- he wants Leslie to be the first woman in history to break the current 763 mph land speed record.
David Uhl’s Tribute to Gloria Tramontin, a wonderful motolady who has been paving the way for the rest of us for 69 years.
(Submission from Ashley Benson)
She is 86, has done 69 years of riding in the US and abroad. She is our female hero, an inspiration for all bikers on and off her bike and a remarkable lady inside. She started riding at age 16, and since then she has always been and is still is a long distance rider who set all standards not only for women riders but for all bikers. She is a member of the Sturgis Hall Of Fame, one of the first in 1946 to have joined “Motor Maids“.
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Leslie Porterfield, modeling in the BMW wind tunnel with a BMW S 1000RR
Biker history.
Leslie Porterfeld- Guinness Book of World Records and multiple land speed record holder.
(NSFW) One of the most breathtaking images of a woman on a motorcycle seen to date. Now that is culture.
Because ladies were born to ride. And motorcycles were made for riding.
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