Just found this "historic" video. I thought it might be worth sharing.
Featuring Peter Fonda on a HD and Evil Knievel and on a bike that I can't identify.
Their messages still hold true.
https://youtu.be/9eFNcbltDnM
greetings, Fruno
Evil is riding an Aermachhi badged Harly Davidson Sprint, either 250cc or 350cc. In the early 60s HD bought a percentage of Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aermacchi in order to have a range of small motorcycle to compete against the onslaught of small bikes from Japan. Harley would take their bikes and rebadge them as Harley Davidsons. My first street bike was a 1965 Aermacchi M50 badged Harley.
Fun fact Aermacchi went on to become Cagiva and eventually MV Augusta
Gosh the music and film style. So 70's.
Don't show that to most riders out here, they'll have a fit about what he said about splitting....lol.
(01-04-2016, 10:20 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Evil is riding an Aermachhi badged Harly Davidson Sprint, either 250cc or 350cc. In the early 60s HD bought a percentage of Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aermacchi in order to have a range of small motorcycle to compete against the onslaught of small bikes from Japan. Harley would take their bikes and rebadge them as Harley Davidsons. My first street bike was a 1965 Aermacchi M50 badged Harley.
Fun fact Aermacchi went on to become Cagiva and eventually MV Augusta
Gosh the music and film style. So 70's.
Right on
There is still the odd one around here.
(01-04-2016, 10:20 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Evil is riding an Aermachhi badged Harly Davidson Sprint, either 250cc or 350cc. In the early 60s HD bought a percentage of Italian motorcycle manufacturer Aermacchi in order to have a range of small motorcycle to compete against the onslaught of small bikes from Japan. Harley would take their bikes and rebadge them as Harley Davidsons. My first street bike was a 1965 Aermacchi M50 badged Harley.
Fun fact Aermacchi went on to become Cagiva and eventually MV Augusta
Gosh the music and film style. So 70's.
Harley actually eventually owned 100% of Aermacchi, and as they generally do with other motorcycle firms that they buy (Buell, MV) tanked the business and sold it to Cagiva in full. MV was a separate company, Cagiva bought the trademark out of bankruptcy.
Super cool video! Some scenes filmed on Angeles Crest, too! Thanks for that one.