Harley Davidson Golf Carts

When anyone thinks of a Harley-Davidson the immediately think of big bad motorcycles. Harley-Davidson are the most recognizable bikes on the planet, there big and they certainty are bad (in a good way). Usually when people talk about them they just call them Harleys, and your typical stereotype of a rider is a big with muscles loose jeans on, wearing a leather jacket, sunglasses of course, and one rough looking goatee to go with it all. Well what if I told you that one of the biggest portions of Harley drivers doesn’t look anything like that. Instead of Jeans and Leather, sunglasses, a goatee, and tough looking helmet, trade that all in for a nice pair of slacks, a polo sweater vest with a white dress shirt under it, and a nice beret on the top. Trade those tough looking aviator sunglasses for a nice pair of two hundred dollars sun reflectors. To top this off add one white little glove and clean shaven face. Now if you put those two people that I have described next to each other, you have the makings of one fine Saturday Night Live skit. In reality though those two people that I just described are the Harley-Davidson companies two biggest customers. Now I know the second person I described is probably one of the last people you would see on one of Harley-Davidson’s famous hogs. Well that is because there not hog riders, there golf cart riders. Hogs of the gated community, three wheeled, flame decaled, hogs of the golf course.

Yes golf carts, in the very expensive world of manufacturing and selling gold carts Harley-Davidson actually has a one third stake in the entire golf cart market. Yes that’s right one third of all golf carts sold are Harley-Davidson original golf carts. Harley-Davidson started to manufacture golf carts in the 60’s when William G. Davidson, grandson of William A. Davidson co-founder of the company, joined the company in 1963. Harley-Davidson then started to mass produce Harley golf carts. Now by the end of the 60’s Harley-Davidson was one third of the entire golf cart market. However, Read the rest of this entry »

So, we’ve covered the history of the Harley Davidson golf cart and such, but we haven’t really gotten to where you might go about purchasing one of these fine old carts. As with just about anything that is no longer produced, it takes some looking to find a Harley cart worth buying. And along with some serious looking, you’re going to need a good dose of patience. I’ve always found that the best way to find things like this are to put myself in the mind of the potential seller. Think about the owners of a Harley golf cart. For one, they are not big golf courses. Any course that has carts they are looking to sell upgraded from Harleys twenty years ago.

Who might own these, and could be looking to sell? Well, my suggestion would be to head down to the nearest retirement/golf community. In these types of neighborhoods, you’ll find a bunch of members that own their own carts. Look at the houses as you drive down the street. My guess would be that you’ll see a bunch of those little mini-garage doors on the sides of the main garages where these folks park your carts. Head down to the clubhouse, and inquire about any carts for sale in the community. There might even be a bulletin board in the clubhouse where members list things like this for sale.

Visiting every golf course in town isn’t going to be the most efficient way to shop, of course. So think about how these folks might choose to advertise their items for sale. They’re probably going to think about some form of classified ad, most likely with the largest paper in town. Remember that Read the rest of this entry »

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William “Willie G” Davidson joined the iconic motorcycle maker in 1963, and he brought with him a lot of changes. One of these now-overlooked changes was the introduction of the golf cart division, a significant departure for the company.

The earliest Harley Davidson golf carts are perhaps the most recognizable and revered. These, of course, are the three-wheeled carts that are prized by collectors. The company later moved to a more standard four-wheeled design. Though the three-wheeled carts may be more distinctive, both models have attained near-cult status as prized editions to the collections of golf cart aficionados everywhere.

In 1969, Harley Davidson sold the devision to American Machine and Foundry Company (AMF). AMF proceeded to build carts for well over a decade with AMF Harley Davidson branding. Then, in 1982, AMF sold their cart division to Columbia Par Car. Columbia Par car would later buy Legend Electric Vehicles. Columbia Par Car had a substantial history in the golf cart industry as well, having purchased Nordskog, the firm that bought Westinghouse… which had, in turn, bought Marketeer.  As you can see Read the rest of this entry »