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The Harley-Davidson motorcycle history started over 100 years ago and continues to be written. Become a part of the rich heritage and find out Why Harley-Davidson is the leader in factory custom motorcycles. Today Harley offers something for every motorcycle rider with a variety of styles including touring bikes,harley sportster,harleyVRSC,arlry CVO , and more. Every Harley has premium paint and hand finished tank, combined with more motorcycle history and heritage to its name than any other motorcycle manufacturer. What started off in 1901 as a simple idea has turned into an iconic symbol that provides people with a way to experience the open road like no other. Learn more about all of the different Harley bikes and styles including the Harley bobbers,  Harley choppers, Trike motorcycles, and other styles. Find out more about the 100 year Harley motorcycle history that continues on today and what makes Harley-Davidson the premier motorcycle manufacturer.

  

Keeping up with the Harley-Joneses
Giving credit where credit is due, we must recognize the founding father of this scene –Harley-Davidson . Harley baggers are icons of the segment. However, in only the past year of so, at least two new machines are after a piece of the pie that’s mostly on Harley’s plate.
 Motorcycles has made a frontal assault with its Cross Country.
Late last year we gave the cross the nod in ashootout against hairly's road glide . It provides everything the Harley does (at least in functional terms), and then some, while somehow managing to cost less than the Harley.
It seems riders are taking notice of the Cross Country, as Victory points to demand for its Cross Country (and Cross Roads) as contributing to an increase of over 50%in third quater 2010 u.s. sales  pared to the same period last year.
Not long after the Cross Country saw the light of day, star unveiled the Stratoliner Deluxe – a batwinged and baggerized version of Star’s stylish and powerful Stratoliner. The Deluxe’s MSRP and new fork-mounted fairing places it in the same game as the Cross Country and Harley.
Timing of the Strato Deluxe to market prevented us from comparing it to the Victory and Harley, but our patience has been rewarded now that we can finally bring all three machines together.
Big-bore bagger blowout!
Since the Victory upstaged the Harley Road Glide last year, the natural comparison would now seem between the Cross Country and Stratoliner Deluxe. And both of those machines are largely the same bike for 2011 as they were for the 2010 model year. So why pick on the Harley again?
At its core the Harley Street Glide (and Road Glide) is much the same as it was in 2010, but for 2011 the Motor Company has made available to the Glide (as well as other H-D touring models) an option called the PowerPak. For an additional $1995 the Street Glide receives Harley’s security system, ABS, and most importantly, a 103 cubic-inch Twin Cam engine rather the standard 96 cubic-inch