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Harley and the Davidsons

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Step inside one of the wildest and largest motorcycle rallies in the world, Sturgis.

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Witness the evolution of the motorcycle and the men who refused to give up on the American dream in Discovery's Harley And The Davidsons.

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Creating Harley And The Davidsons

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Walter Davidson suggests a few enhancements to Arthur Davidson and Bill Harley's motorbike - make it bigger, and faster!

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Reporter Clara Biesel is writing an article about the dangers of riding a motorcycle. Arthur Davidson doesn't seem too concerned with the bad press.

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The Harley-Davidson founders enter one of their early motorcycle prototypes in a dangerous enduro race through the woods.

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Find out how the teams recreated the iconic motorcycles featured in Harley and the Davidsons.

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Harley and the Davidsons: Behind the Bike

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Hear from the stars of Harley and the Davidsons about how they prepared for the roles of Walter Davidson, Arthur Davidson, and William Harley.

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Walter Davidson makes a big bet with the president of a rival motorcycle company. It’s time to bring the competition back to dirt track racing!

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Arthur Davidson sets out to assemble a team of Harley-Davidson racers - talented riders with enough charisma to draw a crowd. They would soon be known as the Wrecking Crew.

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17-year-old Shrimp Burns makes a big impression in his first race on Harley-Davidson’s team.

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Bill Harley and the Davidson brothers receive news that will change their whole industry - America has entered the Great War.

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Stephen Rider plays William B. Johnson, the world’s first African American Harley-Davidson dealer, and the first African American licensed to compete in national motorcycle racing events.

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Stephen Rider plays William B. Johnson, the world’s first African American Harley-Davidson dealer, and the first African American licensed to compete in national motorcycle racing events.

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The special effects team used Bill Harley's original drawings to authentically recreate the motorcycles seen in Harley and the Davidsons.

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Meet the strong, defiant women of Harley and the Davidsons: Jessica Camacho, who plays Reya; Annie Read who plays Bill Harley's wife Anna; Essa O'Shea who plays Arthur Davidson's wife Clara; and Hera Hilmar who plays Walter Davidson's wife Emma.

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