The first was fielded to little success in 1914, but the years after saw Harleys become the bikes of choice for motorcycle racing, with the company's teams grabbing checkered flag after checkered flag. Harley-Davidson remained a formidable force in the sport after World War I, and somewhere along the way, in the early 1920s, one Harley team rider, Ray Weisharr, decided to get his own pet piglet, which he named Johnny. The Harley Hogs ended up becoming a nickname for the team as a result, helped by the fact that — per the press at the time — the team was "hogging" all the wins.
Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Charles Krome)
Published at: 2026-02-14 22:05:00
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