35056 US WW2 MOTORCYCLE WLA RIDER

The tradition of using motorcycles in the US Army dates back to World War I, when models such as the Harley-Davidson Model 17F / J or the Indian Powerplus Big Twin were used on a large scale. Also in the next World War, the US Army used motorcycles. One of the most famous and successful is the Harley-Davidson WLA motorcycle, which entered service in 1940 and was used in North-Western Europe. It proved to be highly reliable, technically refined, and had good off-road mobility for a motorcycle of this weight. It is assumed that during the Second World War, approx. 60,000 jobs were created. motorbikes of this type. They were used in the US armed forces for many tasks, including liaison, communication, light transport and - in very rare cases - reconnaissance. They were also used on a large scale by the American Military Police.