Harley and the Davidsons--Did You Watch?

[SacramentoMike]

Think it was the Discovery Channel that ran this as a three-part series a few weeks ago. I recorded it and just today watched the third episode, summing up the birth of the company, the development of the bike, and really the story of the evolution of the American motorcycle industry. I know there's not much love for the product around here, but it's a heck of a story. You can watch it on line, and probably on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon or somewhere. Well done, interesting and informative. Worth seeing.

 

[steveoreno]

Not very historically accurate though but it was fun to watch.

 

[El Toro Joe]

I recorded it...but have only watched one episode.

 

[SouthernCruizer]

too much fluff, not enough stuff. Mostly fiction (or wishful thinking) I think.

 

[marcusorelius]

I was too busy watch'n Rob & Chyna, best show ever made for TV since Kloe & Lamar!

 

[deagle]

I thought it was great. The first episode the best, but the others were very good also.

 

[Intech]

I have it recorded. I will get around to watching eventually.

 

[rbentnail]

Nope.

 

[garauld]

I have it recorded. I will get around to watching eventually.

Ditto.

 

[HotRodZilla]

I watched it. Thought it was cool. No idea what wasn't historically accurate about it.

 

[FreakyFastFreddie]

I enjoyed it. I didn't realize that Indian Motorcycles was a BIG DOG back in the day.

 

[marcusorelius]

Actually I did see it, that Edsel Ford sure tried to screw them!

 

[N4HHE]

I recorded it. Immediately watched. Erased a couple days ago.

 

[SacramentoMike]

Well, a grain wouldn't ever be enough for something like this, but if you take it with LOTS of salt . . . Good looks at a lot of very early motorcycles, really motorized bicycles, the story of the early races (that motordrome incident really happened), doing it all in the teeth of the Depression, just a pretty interesting look at America and industry in those days. Who knows how closely any of the personalities were portrayed? One thing, though, through all their struggles--would they make it? Would Ford run them over?--were already resolved 70 or 80 years ago. Kind of like watching a WWII movie and hoping we'd win. :lol: (We did.)

Ford did pretty well too. Not so much the Edsel.

 

[AlleyCat]

I liked it.... learned some history while being entertained.

 

[Heen]

I enjoyed the first 2 section but have not gotten around to the 3rd one. Maybe I will finish watching it when the weather turns. Looking outside that may be this week.

 

[garyahouse]

Watched all three episodes. Enjoyed it a great deal. One of my fav scenes was when the one black racer was granted his own dealership and would now be able to circumvent the threats given him by the overweight big shot that kept trying to get all the homespun racers arrested. Brought tears to my eyes.

 

[N4HHE]

I liked it.... learned some history while being entertained.

Careful. It was fictionalized revisionist history.

 

[steveoreno]

I watched it. Thought it was cool. No idea what wasn't historically accurate about it.

I have to find the link but I think it was on cycle news and they were talking about various things that were incorrect like HD continued to race after the one guy was killed for about a year afterwards they didn't stop immediately.