Harley-Davidson Model D in Movies

The Harley-Davidson Model D is a v2, four-stroke sport motorcycle produced between 1929 and 1929.

Engine

A 69.8 x 96.8 mm (2.7 x 3.8 inches) stroke result in a displacement of just 742.60 ccm (45.31 cubic inches). The engine features a 7.5:1 compression ratio. Fuel was supplied via a sidevalves.

Drive

The bike has a 3-speed transmission. The final drive was via chain.

Chassis

It came with a 3-26 front tire and a 3-26 rear tire.

in I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy EP: 5.04

Episode 5.4, "Ricky Sells the Car," is about how Ricky chooses to sell the Pontiac he, Lucy, Fred and Ethel used to drive to California. This leaves Fred and Ethel thinking they're stranded so Fred buys this motorcycle. They show it off briefly before wrecking it off camera. I don't know the year or model but a Lucy fansite says it's a Harley. And it was already old when this episode first aired in the Fall of 1955. I first thought this was a WW2 era WL model but some details didn't match. I think it is a Model DL 750cc from about 1929. Needs an expert to confirm. http://motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/harley_davidson_29dl.jpg

I forgot to mention...it actually goes backwards before it crashes!

in CHiPs
CHiPs EP: 2.17

on the left (main pic)

Modèle D (fin des années vingt) La boite à outils cylindrique sous le phare et l'avertisseur sonore est apparue en 1925
in Ärliga blå ögon
Ärliga blå ögon EP: 1

1929 Harley-Davidson Model D - the first of the 45 cu in side-valve models.
in What Price Glory
What Price Glory
in Duck, You Sucker
Duck, You Sucker

Harley-Davidson - but I think it is a bit of a hybrid. It has the early style tank - up to about 1926, but it has a front brake which only came out in 1928. I think the motor is a 45 inch Model D which began in 1929.
in Wreckless
Wreckless
in Bring 'Em Back Alive
Bring 'Em Back Alive EP: 4-14

Ep 8 Ep 10 Ep 14 Harley-Davidson Model D (750cc) from around 1930.

Harley-Davidson Model VL 74ci/1200cc as built from 1935 to 1937 (the secondary drive chain is at the left hand side, if iy was a model D, it would be at the right hand side)
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Aliases

  • Model DL
  • Model DLD