Although
predominantly a man’s
toy, several famous
Harley girls have left
their mark on Harley
Davidson’s history.
For the most part,
however, women haven’t
shown a whole lot of
interest in riding
Harleys, and they’ve
been slow to join up
with the Harley
revolution, preferring
for the most part, to
remain on the back of
the bike.
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Although
their ranks are growing
(10% of new Harley sales
were to women) and more
female-oriented riding
clubs are forming and
gaining members, the
manufacturers of the
Harley Davidson
motorcycle haven’t yet
added the color pink to
its production line! So
here’s the low-down on
the famous Harley
girls.
Vivian Bale was the
first of the famous
Harley girls. Back in
1929, she rode her 45
Twin D Harley almost
5,000 miles, stopping to
meet with dealers of her
favorite motorcycle
along her journey. After
that legendary trip, she
spent many more years
riding and performing
motorcycle stunts at
various racing events in
Florida.
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Brigitte
Bardot, a movie
icon during the
1950’s and
internationally-renowned
pinup beauty,
changed courses
and began dabbling
in music during
the 1960’s. She
was such a fan of
Harleys that in
1967 she debuted
the appropriately
named song, Harley
Davidson which
quickly became a
hit single. It
was, of course,
dedicated to her
favorite
motorcycle. It’s
hard to say what
was more popular,
that song or the
photograph of her
dressed in hot
pants and an
unzipped leather
jacket seductively
straddling a
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Elizabeth
Taylor rode a Purple
Passion which was given
to her as a gift from
her friend Malcolm
Forbes, another Harley
Davidson enthusiast.
It’s been said that he
gave her a purple
motorcycle to match the
unique purple color of
her eyes.
Another of the famous
Harley girls didn’t
earn her notoriety
because of anything
spectacular that she did
on or with a motorcycle.
Jean Davidson was famous
mostly because she was a
part of the Davidson
family, the Davidson of
the Harley-Davidson
union. Jean was the
granddaughter of one of
the founders of this
motorcycle empire, and
Harley Davidson
motorcycles were central
to her life.
More recently, Sarah
Ferguson, the Duchess of
York, twice visited the
headquarters of Harley
Davidson while on a
business trip to
Wisconsin. While there,
she reportedly shopped
for Harley apparel
(although reports
don’t indicate whether
she actually bought any
merchandise) and admired
the newest 2005 models.
It’s likely that more
not-so-famous Harley
girls exist than famous
ones. They’re the
gorgeous girls pictured
time and again
seductively perched atop
those breathtakingly
beautiful, ultra-shiny
chrome Harley Davidson
motorcycles. If you’ve
done any researching of
Harley Davidson products
at all, especially
photos or other types of
images, you’ve likely
seen these women and
know what I’m talking
about. They’re the
women that the marketers
relied on to help sell
their brand of
motorcycle. Today, these
Harley girls with their
bodacious bodies and
their bright smiles help
sell all sorts of Harley
Davidson gear, not just
the motorcycles, and
they’re pretty good at
what they do!.
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