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Milwaukee's pride: Harley-Davidson
Beer may have made Milwaukee famous, but to some, Milwaukee-born Harley-
Davidson—the bikes, the slavishly devoted riders, and the company—truly repres-
ents the ethos of Milwaukee: blue-collar tough, proud, and loyal.
THE COMPANY
William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson, boyhood friends in Milwaukee, were fas-
cinatedbythebicycle(andGermanmotorbike)crazearoundtheturnofthe20thcen-
tury. In 1903, they rigged a single-cylinder engine (the carburetor was a tin can) and
leather-strap drive chain onto a thin bicycle frame—with no brakes. Thus began the
first putterings of the company known for roaring.
