Did Harley Davidson Ever Make A Dirt Bike

Jeff goldstein yes they did the aermacchi series they were awesome had one 250 ala verde used to get 100 mpg imperial on long rides have never came across another bike that could top that wahip.

Did harley davidson ever make a dirt bike. The Dyna motorcycle is sold at any Harley Davidson dealership. 1974 Harley 250 motocross bike with unique rear fork suspension. Yes during WWII Harley Davidson started kicking around the idea that their venerable Flathead V-Twin was a bust.

From early in the companys conception a few have tricked through but the most prolific attempts to break into the dirt bike and racing markets were made in the late 1960s through the entire decade of the 1970s. In all only about 1000 of these bikes were ever made. Along with Indian it was one of two major American motorcycle manufacturers to survive the Great Depression.

As one of the fastest Harley-Davidson motorcycles ever made the V-Rod is the motorcycle that opened doors for drag racing and always reminds us of Harleys drag racing past. Their 350SS street bike was hopelessly outclassed by Japanese twins of the same capacity so to squeeze a few more years out of the ageing Aermacchi design they moved the 350 single into a bracket where standing quarter times and racetrack handling were less important. The 65 cc M-65 the 100 cc Baja and the 125 cc Rapido models were all produced by Harley-Davidson until 1972.

When the lightweight offroad bike craze hit the US. The 2 stroke engine we used is not a normal engine its out of the legendary Ho. The design was given to the world as part of German war reparations.

1971 HARLEY-DAVIDSON BAJA 100 FACTS. The FXS Low Rider in 1977 Harley-Davidsons FXB Sturgis model was released in 1980. The 70s was an odd time for the world let alone Harley Davidson.

In 1960 Harley bought a 50 percent stake in the cash-strapped Italian motorcycle company Aermacchi. Harley-Davidson Once Made a Dirt Bike This Is It. Youve seen this bike before made in England as the BSA Bantam in the USSR as the Minsk others were produced in Poland.