By 1920, HD was the world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer – with dealerships in 67 countries. One of their featured bikes at the time was the 1000cc Harley-Davidson JD, which became the first motorcycle to ever win a race with an average speed of over 100 mph in 1921, on a board track in Fresno, California. Here’s an example that has no racing pretensions thanks to the beautiful, color-matched sidecar.
As a ’29, this is the last year of the JD. This example is an older restoration with the twin headlights, luggage rack, and 100mph speedo. Impressively, the seller notes that the bike retains the original exhaust system. The bike was apparently sold new in Perth, Australia to a farmer. It got a new owner in 1975 that gave it a cosmetic restoration and then rode it less than 500 miles in 10 years, and then sold it to the current owner in 1985. The current owner hasn’t done much better, riding the bike less than 1,000 miles in the last 30 years! In the seller’s words, “My JD is not cheap, however I believe I am asking a reasonable price for a bike of this rarity and completeness, and one which I have the known provenance of.”
Find this JD hack for sale in Mount Hawthorn, Australia with bidding up to $17,216 and the reserve not yet met