‘Hog’ History: This 1920 Photo Featuring the Coke Bottle Helped Nickname Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

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The use of the word “hog” as it relates to H-D, started in this era. A motorcycle journalist began to remark on team H-D “hogging” all the race track records. Some say another journalist began calling the racers “The Harley Hogs” after the Weishaar photo.

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‘Hog’ History: This 1920 Photo Featuring the Coke Bottle Helped Nickname Harley-Davidson Motorcycles

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