| The motorcycling community has a host of | | | | 20,000bikes annually. There is a recent attempt at |
| subcultures thatrange from the brusque image of the | | | | reviving thebrand in 2006 and the company will now |
| bikers riding cruisersand choppers to the stylish ones | | | | be known as the New |
| who prefer the smallermotor scooters. | | | | Indian. |
| But aside from the love of a particular type of bike, | | | | 2. Harley Davidson |
| there are also those who prefer a specific brand | | | | - overtook Indian in being the largest bike |
| over another. | | | | manufacturersome time in the 1920s. Although it has |
| Let's face it: there are certain stereotypical images | | | | since then laggedbehind Japanese brands, it maintains |
| and brands of motorcycles that, through the movies | | | | a high-degree ofpopularity mostly due to its rumbling |
| and other forms of mass culture, have become | | | | V-twin engines whichare used in the classic models of |
| engraines into our collective unconscious and become | | | | this brand. |
| icons of our society in their own rite. | | | | 3. Ducati |
| Here are some of the well-known motorcycle | | | | - is an Italian brand that specializes in |
| manufacturersthat have gained fame because of | | | | high-performancemotorcycles. Their bikes have the |
| their performance, classand significance in history. | | | | patented desmodromicvalve design which allows for |
| 1. Indian | | | | a faster operation of thevalves without risking |
| - was the oldest motorcycle brand in the United | | | | valve-float. |
| Statesuntil it ceased production in the 1950s. It was | | | | 4. Yamaha |
| also thebiggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world | | | | - originally a producer of musical instruments, |
| until the | | | | thiscompany has branched out into motorcycle |
| First World War. | | | | production. Today,it is the second-largest producer of |
| At the peak of its production, it was making around | | | | motorcycles in theworld. |