Harley K Model: Literature

Literature

The Enthusiast®

Here are the covers of Harley-Davidson's magazine, The Enthusiast, through the K and KH model years. This includes 1957, as 90 KH's were produced that year. Click on the photos to see larger ones.

Note that the September 1951 issue, which features the New 1952 Models, does not show the K – since the K was not announced until January 1952. This late introduction was typical for competely new models - check the March 1955 issue for the late announcement of the 1955 Hummer.

We've put some notes below issues which have some K-model content inside them. Many issues proudly feature factory riders and their racing wins, as the KR racing models were burning up the tracks in the 1950s. Original copies of The Enthusiasts are pretty common on eBay and other auction-type sites, so you can shop for original copies there.

The webmaster's favorite is June 1954: a boy — a girl — and a KH

1952 Model Year
September 1951 1952 New Model Intro	October 1951	November 1951	December 1951
January 1952 1952 K Model Intro	February 1952	March 1952	April 1952
May 1952 Texas Dealers - First K's	June 1952 Flying High with a K	July 1952 Death Valley - First Ks	August 1952 Eggers Wins on a KR
1953 Model Year
September 1952 1953 New Model Intro	October 1952	November 1952 Eldon Beer Wins on a K	December 1952 K Visits Sequoia Nat'l Park
January 1953	February 1953	March 1953	April 1953 Goldsmith Wins on a K
May 1953 Air-borne on a K	June 1953	July 1953 Brasheer Wins on a K	August 1953 Sequoia Nat'l Park - Ks
1954 Model Year
September 1953 1954 New Model Intro	October 1953 Leonard, Soderstrom	November 1953 K at the Jack Pine	December 1953 Brasheer Wins on a K
January 1954	February 1954	March 1954	April 1954
May 1954	June 1954 a boy – a girl – and a KH	July 1954 Goldsmith Wins on a K	August 1954 Leonard Wins Laconia
1955 Model Year
September 1954 1955 New Model Intro	October 1954 Joe Leonard on a K	November 1954 Leonard and 1955 KHRM	December 1954
January 1955	February 1955	March 1955	April 1955 K at Daytona
May 1955	June 1955	July 1955 Brasheer Wins on a K	August 1955 Andres Wins on a K
1956 Model Year
September 1955 1956 New Model Intro	October 1955 Brasheer Wins on a K	November 1955 Andres Shines on a K	December 1955 Andres Shakes with W.H.
January 1956	February 1956 Open Road w/ a K	March 1956	April 1956 Gibson Wins Daytona
May 1956 Elvis on His KH	June 1956	July 1956	August 1956 Andres at Laconia
1957 Model Year
September 1956 1957 New Model Intro	October 1956	November 1956 Leonard and Andres	December 1956
January 1957	February 1957	March 1957	April 1957 Leonard Wins Daytona
May 1957	June 1957 K Hillclimber	July 1957 Resweber Wins... on a K	August 1957

1952 Model Year

September 1951