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A technician services a Harley-Davidson Classic at Harley-Davidson of Frederick in Maryland.

American Icons: Harley-Davidson

How “Harley-Davidson” became synonymous with “motorcycle.”

American Icons
JAJay Allison

A technician services a Harley-Davidson Classic at Harley-Davidson of Frederick in Maryland.

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It’s not the fastest motorcycle or the fanciest but, to many Americans, a motorcycle is a Harley-Davidson.

Veteran producer Jay Allison, a longtime biker, heads to Laconia Bike Week to find the source of the mystique.

(Originally aired October 15, 2010)

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