Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trivia Quiz Questions
In 1901, 20-year-old William S. Harley drew
up plans for a what?
A: A small engine with a displacement of 7.07
cubic inches.
The engine was designed for use in a what?
A: A regular pedal-bicycle frame.
Over the next two years, what did Harley and his
childhood friend Arthur Davidson work on?
A: Their motor-bicycle.
Where did they do the work?
A: They used the machine shop at the home of
their friend, Henry Melk.
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It was finished in 1903 with the help of whom?
A: Arthur's brother, Walter Davidson.
Upon testing their power-cycle, what did Harley
and the Davidson brothers discover?
A: That it could not climb the hills around
Milwaukee without pedal assistance.
They quickly wrote off their first motor-bicycle
as a what?
A: A valuable learning experience.
They immediately began work on a what?
A: A new and improved second-generation machine.
This Harley-Davidson motorcycle had a bigger
engine of how many cubic inches?
A: 24.74 cubic inches.
The machine's advanced loop-frame pattern was
similar to the what?
A: The 1903 Milwaukee Merkel motorcycle.
The boys also received help with their bigger
engine from what outboard motor pioneer?
A: Ole Evinrude.
Where was the prototype of the new loop-frame
Harley-Davidson assembled?
A: In a shed in the Davidson family backyard.
This prototype machine was functional by when?
A: September 8, 1904, when it competed in a
Milwaukee motorcycle race held at State Fair
Park.
Who rode it?
A: Edward Hildebrand.
Where did he place in the race?
A: He placed fourth.
In January 1905, small advertisements were
placed in the Automobile and Cycle Trade Journal
offering what?
A: Bare Harley-Davidson engines to the
do-it-yourself trade.
Harley-Davidson motorcycles were in production
on a very limited basis by when?
A: April 1905.
Who was the first Harley-Davidson dealer?
A: Carl H. Lang of Chicago.
That year, how many of the five built in the
Davidson backyard shed did he sell?
A: Three.
In 1906, Harley and the Davidson brothers built
their first what?
A: Factory.
Where was it built?
A: On Chestnut Street (later Juneau Avenue), at
the current location of Harley-Davidson's
corporate headquarters.
How big was the first Juneau Avenue plant?
A: It was a 40 ft × 60 ft single-story wooden
structure.
How many motorcycles did the company produce
that year?
A: About 50.