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Specializing in custom chrome plating and polishing of Harley Davidson motorcycle parts and accessories. We have been plating Harley Davidson motorcycle parts and accessories for over 20 years.
 
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The purpose of The Little Shack That Could is to document as much history as is known about Harley Davidson Motorcycles. We welcome user contributions and will give credit where applicable. This project was started March 2nd, 1999 and continues to evolve as new information or ideas on layout and presentation are applied. All images are property of their respected copyright owners unless stated otherwise. If you are the owner of an image presented here please contact us for appropriate credit.
 
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 A TIMELINE PROGRESSION OF THE HARLEY- DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. HISTORY     
10yrs On The Web As The Little Shack That Could
Page 01 In The Beginning - How motorcycles began and the first motorcycle
Page 02 A Legend is Born - How Harley Davidson came to be
Page 03 The First V-Twin and the first American racers - "board trackers"
Page 04From Knuckleheads to the war years, the history continues
Page 05 The Second Wave - 50 years later, the tides change
Page 06 Shovel Heads Rule!
Page 07 The Beginning or The End? - Harley's Modernization
 
ASSORTED FILES OF INTEREST
 
Page 08 Developmental Changes by Engine Progression 
Page 09 Easyrider's account of the history of the Panhead engine (4 pages) 
Page 10 The history behind the 1990 FLSTF gray Fatboy 
Page 11 Case study , a look into the turnaround of H-D and it's business practices
Page 12 Harley's market share - based on figures released up to the mid 90's 
Page 13 Harley unveils their first water cooled twin on Friday the 13th - Wise?
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