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