Discovery Channel--T's and Harley Davidsons on TV. Right now.

Lots of old cars. My father used to have an '18 Indian, he said it was just a large bicycle with a motor.

It's pretty lame overall. They drive around in a '15 touring before a 1911 race. With the front top bow installed on the stow lugs. The motorcycles are pretty unconvincing replicas

Over-all I thought the show was "great", enjoyed seeing alotta "T"s. My guess is that a lot of people tuned in for the 3 part episode. Kinda partial to Harleys, still own a Ltd. Edition, haven't rode it in 3 years because of medical issues. Having a real hard time giving up on special treasures in life !!!

I Googled and found the replicas were made in South Africa--about 80 of them. New castings, small tubing, etc, with some modern items like electronic ignition, better brakes, etc. Shipped to Romania where film was shot. Yes Royce: I caught the front top bow in the wrong hole. Could not find who furnished the cars.

I have not seen any claims that this is an accurate historical reenactment. It is a television drama. I have enjoyed it immensely so far, and am of the opinion that it is far better than 95% of all the other crap on tv. If the errors bug you that much, Royce, turn the channel.

I enjoyed it but i do not know enough about HD to look for faults.It kind of reminded me of the aam trying to bully Ford! Bud.PS,Yes i intend to see it tonight!

It's more entertaining than Honey Boo Boo reruns. I just wish it had a little more attention to detail given the title of the show is what it is.

There were a few non - T's too. I saw a Maxwell and a pre - 1910 Buick briefly. Would have been better if they used one of those cars for the 1911 race scene.

In the first episode I caught a out of order thing. It was a 1903 scene where they are talking about Henry Ford saying the you can have any color you want as long as it is black.
I don't think that was said until 1914.

I agree with Royce, they could have easily corrected a lot of the inaccuracies. Many of us in the antique motorcycle hobby saw a lot of things that were incorrect for that particular year.

I don't think ford even offered black until 1910 or '11.
Anyway I always heard that was said by a news reporter, not Henry.
One of my cars was in a 1933 or 34 movie about the Spanish revolution.
It had a'42 ford truck that the producer liked and a Russian tank that was never made yet in the days of the Spanish revolution.

Some back ground on the film --

The Harley and the Davidsons six hours miniseries was filmed in Bucharest, Romania. Castel Film is providing services.

Perhaps most crucially for Harley & the Davidsons, Bucharest has a working velodrome. A velodrome is an oval track with steep banks on either side, still used in some cycling races (including those at the 2016 Rio Olympics). But back in the early 1900s, when a motorcycle was basically just a bicycle frame with a motor attached, the lines between the two were blurry enough that motorcycle races took place on the same types of tracks, with timber (often haphazardly) cobbled together to provide a flat surface to ride on.
http://www.gq.com/story/harley-and-the-davidsons-behind-the-scenes

If the film appears a bit slanted showing other companies in a bad light, a question on who provided funding could be asked.

Even big buck productions don't care. This is the Harley used in Indiana Jones 3 for a late 40s scene. Its a new bike trying to appear old. Very obvious. The could have used a proper knucklehead or early panhead.

to many commercials you watch it for 5 mins and 5 mins of stupid same commercials..I'll wait until it gets on Netflix commercial free so I can enjoy it better.

I checked the schedule on Comcast cablevision, which is what I have and it will be shown again in its' entirety on Saturday, September 10, 2016, starting at 9:00am and running until 3:00pm.

In the first two episodes, which covered the first 30 years, virtually everyone drove a Model T, but in the last episode, after they had the trouble with Ford, I noticed Walter Davidson was driving a Chevrolet. Jim Patrick

Just found this online: https://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2016/09/01/alex-wheeler-bike-builder-from-ha rley-and-the-davidsons-answers-some-of-our-questions-about-the-miniseries/

Howard Dennis

Very interesting, I enjoyed the show since I had little knowledge of the early HD story.

What about the Pig that the winner raised after the races? Suppose that is where the nickname HOG came from.
I had recorded these so got to skip the commercials but they weren't as bad as regular TV with so many repeats.

""What about the Pig that the winner raised after the races? Suppose that is where the nickname HOG came from.
I had recorded these so got to skip the commercials but they weren't as bad as regular TV with so many repeats.""

Pig - hog - H.O.G. - Harley Owners Group.

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""What about the Pig that the winner raised after the races? Suppose that is where the nickname HOG came from.
I had recorded these so got to skip the commercials but they weren't as bad as regular TV with so many repeats.""

Beginning in 1920 a team of farm boys down South that would become known as the "hog boys" consistently won races. The group had a hog, or pig as their mascot. Following a win, they would put the pig (a real one) on the back of their Harley and take a victory lap.

http://forums.cycleworld.com/showthread.php?t=154737

I took the series for what it was- entertaining and alot better than the typical "reality show" garbage that's usually on.

It reminded me of my 1913 Indian I used to own, but traded it away for another antique car. Now to go kick myself again for doing that......