Information or research assistance regarding motorcycles is frequently requested from the Smithsonian Institution. The following information has been prepared to assist those interested in this topic.

Reading List:

Antique Motorcycle Club of America. The Antique Motorcycle. Orlando, FL: Antique Motorcycle Club of America. (Magazine)

Ayton, Cyril et al. The History of Motorcycling. Salem, NH: Merrimac Publishers Circle, 1985.

Calif, Ruth. The World on Wheels: An Illustrated History of the Bicycle and its Relatives. East Brunswick, NJ: Cornwall Books, 1983.

Christensen, Richard D. Motorcycles in Magazines, 1895-1983. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1985.

Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Enthusiast. Milwaukee, WI: Harley-Davidson Motor Co., 1916-. (Magazine)

Hough, Richard Alexander, and L.J.K. Setright. A History of the World's Motorcycles. New York: Harper and Row, 1966.

Krakauer, Jon. "A Hog Is Still a Hog, But the 'Wild Ones' Are Tamer." Smithsonian. Vol. 24, No. 8, November 1993, pp. 88-99.

Sheldon, James. Veteran and Vintage Motor Cycles. London: B.T. Batsford, 1961.

Sucher, Harry V. Harley-Davidson: The Milwaukee Marvel Newbury Park, CA: Haynes Publications, 1981.

Sucher, Harry V. The Iron Redskin. Newbury Park, CA: Haynes Publications, 1977.

Tragatsch, Erwin. The World's Motorcycles, 1894-1963: A Record of 70 Years of Motorcycle Production. London: Temple Press Books, 1964.

Tragatsch, Erwin. The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World's Motorcycles. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.

Wright, David K. The Harley-Davidson Motor Company: An Official Eighty-Year History. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1983.

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