World War II motorcycles

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Legendary Bikes: Harley-Davidson XA

Posted by Rob Brooks | Jan 12, 2023 | Legendary Bikes | 2 |

Ural Motorcycles 80 Year Anniversary

Posted by Rob Brooks | Oct 27, 2021 | Bikes & Gear, Legendary Bikes | 4 |

Legendary Bikes: Harley-Davidson XA

by Rob Brooks | Jan 12, 2023 | Legendary Bikes | 2 |

The first time I ever laid eyes on a Harley-Davidson XA was at my friend John Landstrom’s establishment, Blue Moon Cycle, about 7-8 years ago. John has a vast array of historic North American and European motorcycles in his collection/museum, and when I came across the XA in his World War II display, I wasn’t quite sure what I was looking at. Is it a Harley? Or a BMW? Maybe a Ural knockoff of a BMW, in Allied livery? I was so confused. John proceeded to share with me a bit of the history of the XA model, and I was intrigued, being a history buff. This was a piece of Harley history I was unaware of. I later encountered one at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, and knew one day we’d have to tell its story.

Ural Motorcycles 80 Year Anniversary

by Rob Brooks | Oct 27, 2021 | Bikes & Gear, Legendary Bikes | 4 |

So when I recently discovered Ural Motorcycles was celebrating 80 years of continuous production this year, I decided to dig a little into their history. Borne of war, during the bloodiest conflict of the 20th century, and designed for the harsh conditions of the European and Russian battlefields, the Ural has stood the test of combat and time, outliving every other piece of military machinery of that era.