AERMACCHI & HARLEY DAVIDSON

AERMACCHI, well famous Italian Brand & Industry specialized in production of airplanes in 1960 started anew collaboration with Harley Davidson, with the intention to sell the small medium size motorbike, typical of Italian production.

The collaboration with the factory of Milwaukee lasted for more than year, but at the end of the 70’s the motorcycle market was almost a monopole of the Japanese and the crisis lead to the an end this nice story.

Anyhow some model was very pretty and every year near Varese there is the annual meeting of Aermacchi – Harley Davidson.

The Aermacchi/Harley-Davidson Club

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The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that the Aermacchi/Harley-Davidson Club has been selected as the Classic Club for 2011 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 22-24, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

“Motorcycling history is rich with distinctive relationships that produced some of the most interesting examples of motorcycle technology,” said Jack Penton, AMA director of operations and Motorcycle Hall of Famer. “The Aermacchi/Harley-Davidson line of 1961-1978 certainly fits that description, and we’re pleased to provide attendees of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days an opportunity to appreciate these special motorcycles.” ... Read more

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