5 Antique Harley-Davidsons With High Resale Value

Harley-Davidson is quite possibly the most famous name in American motorcycles, and that reputation didn’t build itself. The company was founded in 1903, with friends William S. Harley and Arthur Davidson producing their first motorcycle, the Model 1, in a shed that same year. Soon enough, the budding firm went from handmade, niche motorcycles to full-blown factory production, branching out into mass-market motorcycles, land speed record bikes, military models, and more. Such a diverse resume naturally leads to an equally diverse array of specialized models, one-offs, hard-to-find originals, and all manner of quirky but cool idiosyncrasies.
But let’s say, for argument’s sake, that you have a mid to high six-figure sum taking up space in your wallet, or you just have a morbid curiosity as to how much these machines can actually sell for. What are some of the priciest antique Harley Davidsons at auction and on the open market today? Naturally, there are quite a few; early Harleys went through a number of revisions and editions, each one frequently having its own designation and nickname (Model 1, 2, 3, etc., along with names like Strap-Tank and Shovelhead).
Before we take a look, there are a few disclaimers. First off, what defines a motorcycle as