Big twins, loud pipes, and endless highway miles shaped how the world understands Harley-Davidson. For decades, the brand’s image revolved around torque-heavy V-twins, chrome-soaked cruisers, and an unmistakable sound you could hear long before you saw the bike. That image stuck so well that anything outside it barely registered, even when it wore the same badge.

That said, buried in Harley’s own history is a motorcycle that breaks nearly every rule associated with the brand. It was small, lightweight, and built in Italy, if you can believe it. It chased corner speed instead of straight-line grunt and leaned heavily on racing influence rather than heft and grunt. Harley sold it through official dealerships, and still, most fans either missed it entirely or dismissed it as an odd footnote. All this time later, it’s one of the most forgotten motorcycles ever to carry the Bar and Shield.

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