The Harley-Davidson Reader

About this book

Harley-Davidson motorcycles are the grandest name in American motorcycling and represent the freedom of the open road a life of rebellion and a heritage of craftsmanship for over 100 years. In this collection the biggest and best writings old and new are assembled on Harley-Davidson and their unique mystique by writers and personalities that are part of the legend from Hunter S. Thompson to Sonny Barger Evel Knievel to Arlen Ness and more. Punctuated with classic imagesfrom vintage motorcycling photos to racing and walls of death posters to pictures from biker LPs and novelsthese are the stories that have helped define the Harley-Davidson myth. The tales of the companys birth the rise of the biker outlaw legend and the modern-day revival of choppers bobbers and retro rides are all told by the best-loved sages of biker lore. With sidebars on biker movies biker literature and much more this book chronicles the Motor Companys long ride into modern-day legend.