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Welcome to the Harley City Collection

The Harley City Collection has been assembled by David Reidie over a period of some 40 years. During that time David built and ran Harley City, an authorised Harley-Davidson dealership from 1981 to 2017, and continues collecting, riding, and restoring today.

The collection consists of predominately Harley-Davidson motorycles from the mid-teens to the early fifties, however The Collection also has representation of other significant classic and vintage manufacturers, most notably Crocker, Indian and Vincent.

Amongst the significant Harley-Davidson motorcycles are several original paint, low mileage road bikes, but in recent years the major focus has become motorcycles from the competition department during the period of 1925-1933. The other strong suit is variations of the Two Cam models produced in 1928 and 1929, in both stock and period cut-down versions. The majority of bikes are in running condition and are started and used on a regular basis.

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1927 Harley-Davidson FHA “8 Valve”

1927 Harley-Davidson FHA "8 Valve"
Harley-Davidson was considered late comers to the racing scene particularly in the USA. It wasn’t until 1915 that Harley produced a model for racing but in 1916 they certainly made up for that slow start…. Read more…

 


1929 Harley-Davidson FDH

1929 Harley-Davidson FDH
This Two Cam Magneto equipped model the all-round sport bike of the Harley range in 1929. (Short of an FHAC from the competition department)….Read more…

  


1928 Harley-Davidson FHAD

1928 Harley-Davidson FHAD
Hillclimbing was a popular sport in the 1920’s and like every other form of competition Harley-Davidson built a machine specifically for it. This 1928 FHAD is a factory built hillclimber based on the 61-in….. Read more…


1929 Harley-Davidson JDH Californian Cut Down

1929 Harley-Davidson JDH Californian Cut Down
There is little doubt Lance Tidwell and John Cameron owned, rode and built some of the very best examples of the Californian Cut Down. When you add the George Hood restoration to this Lance Tidwell built bike you have one of the very best……. Read more…


1928 Harley-Davidson Sam Oppie JDH

1928 Harley-Davidson Sam Oppie JDH

The Harley JDH Two Cam was to be the ultimate machine for early timer motorcycle customizer’s to practice their art. Sam Oppie a founding member of the Seattle Cossacks stunt riding team was to become one of the most prolific exponents of the two cam cutdown. Read more…


 1925 Harley-Davidson FHAC OHV

1925 Harley-Davidson FHAC OHV

With the introduction of an expert 750cc class for Hill Climbing in 1926, Harley riders found themselves at a great disadvantage to their Indian and Excelsior rivals. The Milwaukee factory had no 750cc bike of any type in their model range. Harley Dealer Oscar Lenz from Lansing Michigan solved this problem with this unique machine…. Read more…


1930 Harley-Davidson DAR European Road Racer


Little was known of the DAR until accumulative research from enthusiasts in the USA, Germany and Australia was amalgamated about 15 years making a reconstruction of such a machine possible. At least four DAR’s were built in mid-1929 based on Harley’s alcohol burning 750cc OHV DAH Hill climber….Read more…


1930 Harley-Davidson DAH “Hill Climber”

1930 Harley-Davidson DAH "Hill Climber"
The Harley-Davidson DAH 45 cubic inch OHV series of factory racers were to become with ongoing development one of Harleys most successful racers ever. The DAH was designed for the Class A and Expert categories of Hill Climbing that was sweeping the USA at this time….Read more…


1934 Harley-Davidson VLD


This was the first year Harley used the airflow fenders which really pulled the styling into a complete package giving the motorcycle a most handsome stance. The TNT, Y manifold engine was introduced on the 1933 VLD only and for 1934 was introduced across the VL range. Read more…


1936 Harley-Davidson EL61 “Knucklehead”

1936 Harley-Davidson EL61 “Knucklehead”

Our EL61 has been in the collection since 1990. The previous owner owned it for 15 years and rebuilt the engine during that period. Used in many ‘Great Races’ and numerous club rides and also as a regular commuter….Read more…


1941 Harley-Davidson WRTT

1941 Harley-Davidson WRTT
In the USA during 1932 Class C racing was established to take the emphasis away from exclusive and expensive factory racers to machines that had to be purchased off the showroom floor in full road trim. This worked well initially with racers buying a Harley RL 750 or….. Read more…


1952 Harley-Davidson EL Hydra Glide

1952 Harley-Davidson EL Hydra Glide

• 5526 original miles
• Tropical Green original paint
• Foot shift and hand clutch…. Click here…


1938 Crocker V-Twin

1938 Crocker V-Twin
Our Crocker has been with us since 2006. One of the first parallel valve models notable, previous owners have been Harry Sucher and Jim Lattin. Read more…


1929 Cleveland 4-61 Tornado

1929 Cleveland 4-61 Tornado
The Cleveland Motorcycle Manufacturing Company certainly reached its high water mark in 1929 with the introduction of its Tornado and Century models. Read more…


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