American Icons: Harley-Davidson
A technician services a Harley-Davidson Classic at Harley-Davidson of Frederick in Maryland.
It’s not the fastest motorcycle or the fanciest but, to many Americans, a motorcycle is a Harley-Davidson.
Veteran producer Jay Allison, a longtime biker, heads to Laconia Bike Week to find the source of the mystique.
(Originally aired October 15, 2010)
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