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Why are harleys called hogs?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 9/22/2023

Around 1920, a team of farm boys raced bikes as the "hog boys".

The group had a live hog as their mascot. Following a win, they would put the hog on their Harley and take a victory lap.

And so the name stuck.

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∙ 14y ago

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