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Harley-Davidson WLA or C: Factory or Time Original?

The Harley-Davidson 750 cc side valves were nicknamed 'Liberators'. In fact, that was wrong. Because the American V-twins were more rearguard than front bikes. They were heavy and had little ground clearance.

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Bianchi MT 61 army motorcycle

Modern army motorcycles are usually slightly more compressed, not too heavy all-roads in a green jacket. They are even available in diesel versions. The motorcycles during WWII were usually very recognizable civilians on 'our' side who were called into arms. They were quite often single-cylinder four-stroke side-valve engines, because they linked reliability to simplicity. On the German side, designers were often carried away by their 'advantage through technology' genes. That led to impressive and complicated machines like the BMW R75 and so on. And as it turned out: You don't win a war with that.

Dolf Peeters
30th April 2021

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A scholarship for old Harley stuff

The organization is proud to announce that the Swapmeet, previously held in Haaksbergen and organized by the “friends of Harley-Davidson”, will be continued. In the city center of Enschede, barely 10 km from the old location, we have…

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HD side flaps: booming Business!

In the classic motorcycle world, the really old-timers seem to be becoming increasingly popular. For example, the HD WL types, the engines that were worth somewhere between 100-150 guilders in the XNUMXs, are now only for sale for a very short time. And…

Dolf Peeters
February 14

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http://milwaukeebelle.skyrock.com

The Milwaukee Belle is a WL replica from France and based on a Sportster 883. Or have we seen something else? A softail converted somewhere up north perhaps? The perpetrator may report!

Dolf Peeters
22 October 2013

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Another beautiful WL!

Another very beautiful Harley Davidson Liberator has arrived in the Netherlands. Plus a new AMK subscriber.

Dolf Peeters
8 August, 2013