[WS] The Early Harley’s

Photo Memes, Weekend Snapshot March 24th, 2008

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To celebrate Easter, the family spent the weekend in Canberra, a 2 1/2 hour drive from Sydney. There’s not a lot of places to see and things to do there, considering how small the Capital is in terms of population and developments. But the flipside of it is that we were able to tour all the key places such as the Australian War Memorial Museum.

The motorcycle in photo caught my interest because I wasn’t aware that Harley Davidson existed over a hundred years ago! (pardon my ignorance) I only heard about the popularity of this bike through my father who is into motorcycles and cars. No wonder their models are so expensive and that the name Harley has been made synonymous to “Greatness”.

This particular model, however, was used during the Australian war in 1942 thereby gaining the title, “The Bike That Won The War.”

Happy Easter Monday and Happy WS, too!


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  1. 1
    Natalie
    March 24th, 2008 at 8:24 am

    What a neat way to spend the weekend!

    Thanks Natalie. We just had to maximize the 4-day weekend. :)

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    SandyCarlson
    March 24th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    I didn’t know that either. This is interesting, and the photo intrigues me. Happy Easter.

    Hi Sandy. I enjoy going to museums. You can’t leave them without learning something new. :)

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    napaboaniya
    March 24th, 2008 at 10:48 am

    That’s real cool to have been able to view such an impressive Harley :P
    Knowing how expensive Harleys are these days, I wonder if they hold the same reputation in those days..

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    eastcoastlife
    March 24th, 2008 at 11:15 am

    I would not have fallen in love with this early Harley, I prefer today’s Harley.

    Ha ha, it doesn’t look appealing at all, right? :)

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    Ladynred
    March 24th, 2008 at 11:52 am

    Interesting and informative post. I don’t know either so thanks for sharing.
    Happy Easter!

    You’re welcome, LNR. Happy Easter, too!

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    Weng
    March 25th, 2008 at 2:47 am

    tin, if it makes you feel better, i also didn’t know harley d. was that old either! hee hee!

    happy easter and have a great week! :)
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    hope you’re having a good week, too! :)

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    Meeya
    March 27th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    vrroom vrroom! :D hmm, siguro yung mga naiwan na ww2 bikes sa pinas puro honda at suzuki? hehehe.

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