The Harley museum!

So Harley Davidson is all over Milwaukee, at first we thought that is interesting, then we learned that this is where the company started and things started to make a lot of sense then. We also learned that the only Harley museum in the world just opened this summer in Milwaukee, so we took an afternoon trip to check it out.

I thought this sign was funny, I never thought of a car as a cage...
The engine room, where they tore down a bike and let you learn hands on how it runs.

This was a delivery bike. They advertised that this was the

cheapest form of motorized transportation in its day.

One of the first bikes. The company actually started in 1903 in a shed in Milwaukee.

The first bikes looked like bicycles with motors on them. The company name comes from the names of the brothers and friends who started the company. There was four of them.

Here the bikes are starting to get more upgraded.

By the 1920's these bikes were being shipped

all over the world, were being bought and made special for the army, mail

services, and other companies that needed to travel aroun.

This was a cool racing bike. They had special bikes for every use. There were also these hill racer bikes. It was quite a sport in it's day where they would race straight up hills and mountains.
This was a custom designed bike actually built by another person other than
the company. It was a tandem bike.

At the end of the museum they had multiple bikes old and new that you can sit on for photo ops and they had a big theatre in there to help you feel like you are on the open road. We took lots of pics, vote for your favorite bike!

Matt's Hot wannabe biker chic!
Me on the mini bike

Who knew Harley ever made scooters!! That seems to be heresy for them...
This was an army bike probably from WWI, I am reaching for my gun to fight the enemies...
Mr. Hot Stuff!!


Super Mr. Hot Stuff! Who always looks so good in blue.

So we have been debating about learning to ride a motorcycle. The whole thing started when Matt went to test drive these scooters, he sold me on the practical aspects of them. Then before we knew it we are talking about motorcyles and checking out every bike that we come across... Any suggestions out there, should be get a bike? A scooter or motorcycle or none. For me, the appeal of it sounds enticing and fun, but I also come from the ICU environment where we call motorcycles organ donors, cringe... We would love to hear what you think!