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1. Harley-Davidson WLA
For motorcycle aficionados and World War II history buffs, they don’t come any better than the Harley-Davidson WLA. This motorcycle was built for the U.S. Army during the Second World War and is slightly different from the civilian WL model made by Harley-Davidson. The fenders, for example, were modified on the WLA so that the bike could withstand the muddy battlefields in Europe. Many WLA bikes also came equipped with leg guards and windshields to cut down on the spray from puddles and mud. And, the WLA bike also came with one-of-a-kind blackout lights that were used when traveling with a military convoy at night. Production of the WLA motorcycle spanned the war years 1940 to 1945. A total of 90,000 WLA motorcycles were manufactured by Harley-Davidson. Today, the Army green-coloured WLA is considered one of the coolest heavy motorcycles ever built by Harley-Davidson, and a bike that every collector wants to get their hands on.
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