The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee opens a new exhibit, "Off-Road Harley-Davidson," on November 21.
"In the decades before America paved its highways, early riders had to be prepared for all sorts of terrain: sand, clay or dirt – and wandering those makeshift byways were Harley-Davidson motorcycles," the museum notes. "Today, it's called off-road or adventure touring; back then it was just called riding.
"Since 1903, Harley-Davidson motorcycles proved their toughness by riding over wooded hills, through stone-choked creek beds and up mountain sides. 'Off-road Harley-Davidson' tells the history of motorcycles designed for rough roads, the people who rode them and the adventures they shared."
Read full story at: ClassicCars.com (https://journal.classiccars.com/2020/11/19/harley-museum-explores-motorcycle-companys-off-road-history/)