I saw this article on Nessie's Loch Ness Times Page in 2002 and found it interesting and thought some of my fellow clan members would too.

"Plans are afoot to promote Dingwall as a mecca for Harley-Davidson® motor cycle enthusiasts, after a hint that the Davidson element of the world beating combination may have come originally from the Easter Ross town. The idea follows a successful classic car and motor cycle show organized recently as part of Dingwall Gala Week, which 15 Harley Davidson owners accepted invitations to attend. Before leaving the town, the bikers all lined up in front of the town's Tulloch Castle, ancient seat of Clan Davidson, in homage to the three Davidson brothers who founded the company with William Harley. The castle is now a hotel, and owner Ken MacAulay is trying to trace the brothers background for the last surviving Davidson involved with the company, Willie G. Davidson, who believes his ancestral roots lie in Dingwall. Classic show co-organizer Murdo Sutherland, a Harley Davidson owner, said: "We think William Harley was of English ancestry, and Arthur, Walter and William Davidson from Scotland. We believe there could well be some connection with Tulloch Castle."

The Harley-Davidson® which should really be the Davidson-Harley motorcycle since there were three Davidson's and only one Harley. The now famous company started in a small 10' x 15' shed in the Davidson family’s Milwaukee backyard in 1903 with the words "Harley-Davidson Motor Company" crudely scrawled on the door. The 21-year old William S. Harley and 20-year old Arthur Davidson made available to the public the first production Harley-Davidson® motorcycle. The bike was built to be a racer, with a 3-1/8 inch bore and 3-1/2 inch stroke. Later Arthur's brothers William and Walter joined the company. Today Harley-Davidson® is a world known and respected motorcycle company.

The first Harley-Davidson® Model 1903