 - 1. In what year did Harley-Davidson become the sales leader in the heavyweight market with the Fat Boy?
A) 1993
B) 1990
C) 2003
D) 1987
- 2. What is the true origin of the name 'Fat Boy'?
A) Combination of atomic bomb names
B) The name of the lead engineer
C) The bike appears wider than others head-on
D) A nickname given by factory workers
- 3. Which models replaced the FXR series in 1993 and 1994?
A) Fat Boy
B) XR1000
C) Dyna (FXD)
D) Street 500
- 4. When did Harley-Davidson celebrate their 100th anniversary?
A) September 1, 2003
B) January 1, 1990
C) October 15, 2009
D) June 1, 2006
- 5. Where is the Harley-Davidson Museum located?
A) Gurgaon, India
B) Manaus, Brazil
C) Sydney, Australia
D) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 6. In what year did the Harley-Davidson Museum open?
A) 2010
B) 2003
C) 2008
D) 2006
- 7. Where is the oldest continuously operating Harley-Davidson dealership outside the US located?
A) Brazil
B) Japan
C) India
D) Australia
- 8. What was the name of the company that produced Harley-Davidsons under license in Japan?
A) Buell
B) FXR
C) Dyna
D) Rikuo
- 9. In which city did Harley-Davidson open its first factory outside the US?
A) Milwaukee
B) Gurgaon
C) Manaus
D) Delhi
- 10. When did Harley-Davidson announce it would discontinue its operations in India?
A) September 24, 2020
B) May 2014
C) October 15, 2009
D) August 2009
- 11. What was the initial association between Harley-Davidson and Buell in 1987?
A) Full acquisition of the brand
B) Buying forty-nine percent of the company
C) Manufacturing the Buell Blast together
D) Supplying fifty surplus XR1000 engines
- 12. When did Harley-Davidson achieve complete ownership of Buell?
A) 1993
B) 2003
C) 2009
D) 1998
- 13. What was the purpose of the single-cylinder Buell Blast?
A) To serve as a high-end luxury bike
B) To replace the Dyna model
C) To attract newcomers to motorcycling
D) To compete in racing championships
- 14. How many participants learned to ride on the Buell Blast during the Rider's Edge course?
A) Exactly 50
B) More than 350,000
C) Nearly 100,000
D) Over 1 million
- 15. What motorcycle replaced the Buell Blast in the training academy in 2014?
A) Fat Boy
B) XR1000
C) Harley-Davidson Street 500
D) Dyna
- 16. What was the primary reason for discontinuing the Buell line in 2009?
A) The founder quit to start a new company
B) The engines were too expensive to produce
C) Weak demand in the Indian market
D) To focus on the Harley-Davidson brand
- 17. Who established Erik Buell Racing after the closure of Buell?
A) The Harley-Davidson Board
B) The Dyna development team
C) The Rikuo company
D) Erik Buell
- 18. In 1952, what percentage tax did Harley-Davidson apply for on imported motorcycles?
A) 20 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 10 percent
- 19. Which company bought Harley-Davidson in 1969?
A) American Machine and Foundry
B) Monaco Coach Corporation
C) Honda Motor Company
D) Holiday Rambler
- 20. Which of these was NOT one of the Japanese manufacturers mentioned as the 'big four'?
A) Ducati
B) Suzuki
C) Kawasaki
D) Honda
- 21. Which pejorative nickname was used for Harley-Davidson during their decline?
A) The Beast
B) Road King
C) American Iron
D) Hardly Ableson
- 22. What model was produced to commemorate America's 1976 bicentennial?
A) Softail
B) Sturgis
C) Liberty Edition
D) Confederate Edition
- 23. For how much did the group of 13 investors purchase Harley-Davidson from AMF in 1981?
A) $25 million
B) $100 million
C) $80 million
D) $50 million
- 24. Who led the group of 13 investors that bought Harley-Davidson in 1981?
A) The Japanese Big Four
B) Vaughn Beals and Willie G. Davidson
C) Bill Davis and Ronald Reagan
D) The Monaco Coach Corporation
- 25. Which administration granted tariff protections to Harley-Davidson in 1983?
A) The Carter administration
B) The Ford administration
C) The Nixon administration
D) The Reagan administration
- 26. Harley-Davidson bought the 'Sub Shock' cantilever-swingarm design from which engineer?
A) Willie G. Davidson
B) Vaughn Beals
C) Bill Davis
D) Holiday Rambler
- 27. What series of motorcycles was introduced in 1984 based on the 'Sub Shock' design?
A) Liberty Edition
B) Confederate Edition
C) Sturgis
D) Softail
- 28. What company did Harley-Davidson purchase in 1986?
A) Monaco Coach Corporation
B) American Machine and Foundry
C) Kawasaki
D) Holiday Rambler
- 29. To whom did Harley-Davidson sell Holiday Rambler in 1996?
A) Honda
B) The 13 investors group
C) American Machine and Foundry
D) Monaco Coach Corporation
- 30. In what year was the Sturgis model initially introduced?
A) 1984
B) 1977
C) 1991
D) 1980
- 31. What feature was the Sturgis model known for boasting?
A) Automatic transmission
B) Cantilever-swingarm
C) High-speed fuel injection
D) Dual belt-drive
- 32. What was the result of AMF's streamlining of production in 1969?
A) A labor strike and lower-quality bikes
B) Higher quality and better performance
C) Rapid expansion into new markets
D) Record profits and innovation
- 33. Which other company survived the Great Depression alongside Harley-Davidson?
A) Aermacchi
B) Cagiva
C) Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company
D) BSA
- 34. What does the 'A' stand for in the military-specific WLA model?
A) Army
B) Advanced
C) Allied
D) American
- 35. How many Army-Navy 'E' Awards did Harley-Davidson receive for Excellence in Production?
A) Two
B) Four
C) One
D) Three
- 36. Which German motorcycle design did the Harley-Davidson XA largely copy?
A) Aermacchi 250
B) BSA Bantam
C) DKW RT 125
D) BMW R71
- 37. What vehicle eclipsed the XA as the Army's general-purpose vehicle?
A) Tank
B) WLA
C) Truck
D) Jeep
- 38. What was the main reason the XA was not produced in large numbers?
A) It performed poorly in tests
B) It was too expensive
C) The engine was unreliable
D) It was eclipsed by the Jeep
- 39. How much cooler did the XA cylinder heads run compared to the V-twins?
A) 50 °F
B) 200 °F
C) 150 °F
D) 100 °F
- 40. Which German motorcycle design did Harley-Davidson acquire as war reparations?
A) DKW RT 125
B) Aermacchi 250
C) BMW R71
D) BSA Bantam
- 41. What is the colloquial name used today for the adapted DKW RT 125 models?
A) Bobcats
B) Hummers
C) Pacers
D) Scats
- 42. What British company used the same design as the DKW RT 125 for their Bantam?
A) Aermacchi
B) BSA
C) Cagiva
D) Indian
- 43. Under what name was the Aermacchi 250 cc single marketed by Harley-Davidson?
A) Bobcat
B) Sprint
C) Topper
D) Hummer
- 44. What was the final year of the four-stroke Sprint?
A) 1969
B) 1978
C) 1974
D) 1966
- 45. Which model was the last of Harley-Davidson's American-made two-stroke motorcycles?
A) Scat
B) Bobcat
C) Pacer
D) Sprint
- 46. In which model year was the Bobcat manufactured?
A) 1960
B) 1978
C) 1974
D) 1966
- 47. What was the engine size of the Rapido model?
A) 350 cc
B) 250 cc
C) 125 cc
D) 750 cc
- 48. Who bought the Aermacchi facility from Harley-Davidson in 1978?
A) BSA
B) Cagiva
C) BMW
D) Indian
- 49. Which model replaced the four-stroke 350 cc Sprint in 1974?
A) Bobcat
B) SS-250
C) M-65
D) Rapido
- 50. What feature did the M-65S have that the M-65 did not?
A) A four-stroke engine
B) A shaft drive
C) A larger tank
D) A smaller engine
- 51. What year did the production of the WLA stop after World War II?
A) 1943
B) 1945
C) 1949
D) 1942
- 52. In what year did the United States enter World War I?
A) 1915
B) 1917
C) 1918
D) 1920
- 53. When was the Harley-Davidson bicycle effort discontinued?
A) 1917
B) 1923
C) 1921
D) 1930
- 54. By 1920, how many countries had Harley-Davidson dealers?
A) 100
B) 45
C) 67
D) 28
- 55. Who was the first person to win a motorcycle race at an average speed greater than 100 mph on a Harley-Davidson?
A) Otto Walker
B) Vivian Bales
C) Davis Machine
D) Alfred Rich Child
- 56. In what year was the 'teardrop' gas tank introduced?
A) 1929
B) 1928
C) 1925
D) 1921
- 57. Which model featured a front brake in 1928?
A) Servi-Car
B) Model H
C) D model
D) J/JD
- 58. The 'D' model flathead V-Twin was introduced in what year?
A) 1925
B) 1929
C) 1933
D) 1921
- 59. Who rode a D-model 5,000 miles across the U.S. and Canada in 1929?
A) Alfred Rich Child
B) Otto Walker
C) Vivian Bales
D) Davis Machine
- 60. What was the name of the three-wheeled delivery vehicle produced by Harley-Davidson?
A) Rikuo
B) Servi-Car
C) Ladies Standard
D) Boy Scout
- 61. Until what year did the Servi-Car remain in production?
A) 1936
B) 1948
C) 1923
D) 1973
- 62. Who opened a Harley-Davidson production line in Japan in the mid-1930s?
A) Vivian Bales
B) Alfred Rich Child
C) Otto Walker
D) Davis Machine
- 63. In what year were the 'Knucklehead' OHV engines introduced?
A) 1937
B) 1936
C) 1935
D) 1934
- 64. What was the engine displacement of the 61E and 61EL models?
A) 80 cubic inches
B) 45 cubic inches
C) 61 cubic inches
D) 74 cubic inches
- 65. In what year was the 74-cubic-inch 'Knucklehead' introduced?
A) 1941
B) 1936
C) 1948
D) 1937
- 66. In what year was Harley-Davidson founded?
A) 1901
B) 1907
C) 1905
D) 1903
- 67. Harley-Davidson is noted for giving rise to which motorcycle style?
A) Cafe racer
B) Touring
C) Chopper
D) Sport bike
- 68. Which engine platform was introduced by Harley-Davidson in 2002?
A) V-Twin
B) Single-cylinder
C) VRSC
D) Street
- 69. Who provided help with the bigger engine design for the second Harley-Davidson prototype?
A) Edward Hildebrand
B) Henry Melk
C) Joseph Merkel
D) Ole Evinrude
- 70. Who rode the prototype Harley-Davidson in a 1904 race at State Fair Park?
A) Walter Davidson
B) Edward Hildebrand
C) Arthur Davidson
D) William S. Harley
- 71. What degree did William S. Harley earn in 1907?
A) Mechanical engineering
B) Industrial design
C) Business management
D) Electrical engineering
- 72. In what year were the first complete motorcycles produced on a limited basis?
A) 1905
B) 1903
C) 1907
D) 1909
- 73. What type of engine was displayed at the 1907 Chicago Automobile Show?
A) Electric motor
B) Single-cylinder
C) Four-cylinder
D) 45-degree V-Twin
- 74. What was the name of the seat patent introduced by Harley-Davidson in 1912?
A) Ful-Floteing Seat
B) Comfort-Ride Seat
C) Spring-Suspension Seat
D) Milwaukee Seat
- 75. How many motorcycles did the company produce in 1914?
A) 450
B) 16,284
C) 50
D) 1,149
- 76. Which of the following cities is NOT listed as a location for a Harley-Davidson factory?
A) York, Pennsylvania
B) Manaus, Brazil
C) Rayong, Thailand
D) Chicago, Illinois
- 77. What allowed the 1911 V-Twin model to perform better than earlier versions?
A) Liquid cooling
B) Mechanically operated intake valves
C) Lighter frame weight
D) Turbocharging
- 78. What is the practice of requiring dealers to accept more inventory than desired called?
A) Channel stuffing
B) Inventory padding
C) Market bloating
D) Stock piling
- 79. What price did Harley-Davidson shares reach by January 2007?
A) $100
B) $40
C) $70
D) $55
- 80. Which police officer was killed after a high-speed wobble on a 2002 Harley-Davidson?
A) Charles Paul
B) Claudio Castiglioni
C) John Smith
D) Robert Miller
- 81. Which organization tested Harley-Davidson police motorcycles in 2006?
A) Raleigh Police Department
B) California Highway Patrol
C) Wisconsin State Police
D) National Transportation Safety Board
- 82. How many employees were laid off in Wisconsin due to the 2007 strike?
A) 2,700
B) 440
C) 3,200
D) 1,200
- 83. For how much money did Harley-Davidson sell MV Agusta in 2010?
A) $109 million
B) 3 euros
C) 1 million euros
D) $26 million
- 84. Who bought MV Agusta from Harley-Davidson in 2010?
A) Charles Paul
B) Claudio Castiglioni
C) Jeffrey Bleustein
D) The Aermacchi family
- 85. What is the angle between the cylinders in classic Harley-Davidson V-twin engines?
A) 45 degrees
B) 90 degrees
C) 60 degrees
D) 30 degrees
- 86. What is the firing interval gap between the rear cylinder firing and the first cylinder firing again?
A) 315 degrees
B) 45 degrees
C) 405 degrees
D) 90 degrees
- 87. What nickname is used for the transistorized ignition control module introduced in 1980?
A) Potato-potato box
B) Black box or brain
C) Dual fire point
D) Magneto unit
- 88. When did EFI become standard on all Harley-Davidson motorcycles?
A) 1978
B) 2007
C) 1995
D) 1991
- 89. Which organization founded the Sound Quality Working Group that Harley-Davidson joined in 1991?
A) Orfield Labs
B) KKR & Co.
C) PIMCO
D) Bruel and Kjaer
- 90. Where were the recordings taken for the sound quality studies in 1991?
A) Talladega Superspeedway
B) European test track
C) Harley-Davidson headquarters
D) Wisconsin production facilities
- 91. In what year did Harley-Davidson drop its efforts to register a sound trademark?
A) 1994
B) 2000
C) 1998
D) 1991
- 92. Which engine was also known as the JD, pocket valve, and IOE?
A) Panhead
B) F-head
C) Knucklehead
D) Flathead
- 93. In what year did the 1,200 cc Flathead engine production end?
A) 1949
B) 1935
C) 1941
D) 1930
- 94. Which engine is also known as the 'Blockhead'?
A) Evolution
B) Panhead
C) Twin Cam
D) Shovelhead
- 95. The Twin Cam 103 engine became standard on all Dyna models in which year?
A) 2009
B) 2011
C) 2012
D) 2014
- 96. The Twin Cam 110 engine was used for which models?
A) Standard touring models
B) Sportster models
C) C.V.O. models
D) Dyna street models
- 97. Which engine was standard on 2018 CVO models?
A) Standard 107
B) Twin-cooled 117
C) Twin-cooled 107
D) Twin-cooled 114
- 98. The Shovelhead engine introduced an 80 cubic inch version starting in which year?
A) 1978
B) 1999
C) 1966
D) 1984
- 99. What is another name for the Evolution engine?
A) Milwaukee-Eight
B) Fathead
C) Evo
D) Pocket valve
- 100. Which engine was standard on touring models in 2017+?
A) Twin Cam 110
B) Evolution
C) Milwaukee-Eight 107
D) Twin Cam 103
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