Solved: DAR 48 Oldest Harley Davidson 1903

[D-type]

Another motorcycle.
What,  When?

[D-type]

I forgot to say this is the first or oldest surviving example of the breed.

[D-type]

Experts?

[BattlePorQ]

1903 Harley-Davidson Model 1?

[D-type]

Close enough!  my source said it's 1903 and the oldest known Harley.

[sichel]

What`s on with this one?
"Harley-Davidson (1903) – the first motorbike from Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson (c/o Stephen Wright)

[D-type]

From what I've read of Harley history, it appears that is their first effort with a conventional bicycle frame which proved to be so underpowered that it couldn't go up hills.  So they scrapped it and built another with a bigger engine, the prototype which is the subject of the puzzle.

[sichel]

Thank you.