When viewing this series I assumed that this series was only meant to be entertainment. I'm not a motorcycle historian and don't want to be. I loved the first episode and how it depicted the founders of Harley Davidson as an inventor/engineer and a salesman. Walter appeared as a "Johney come lately" who had money and family relationship. He also appears to have a practical sense of mechanical things which often is needed to balance the inventive mind with the more practical side of things. I know this from my own experience as a design engineer.The first episode depicted Bill Harley as a main character, but the other two episodes kind of relegated him to a back seat making Walter the star. I would have preferred to see Bill brought out more throughout the series.The third episode sort of fell on it's face at the end. It appears that the point of the series seems to be to dramatise the founding era of Harley Davidson and not the more recent events in the company's history. Be that as it may, I feel the overall series was fantastic and would like to see a similar series on the beginnings of the Ford Motor Company.

This is a mini-series that, I'm sure, is manna for the motorcycle enthusiast, but it should appeal to anyone who likes a good story. I've heard from those drenched in the H-D history that liberties were taken to, perhaps, embellish the story such as the exaggerated personal dislike between Indian's founder Hendee and the H-D owners. Well, this is entertainment and not a documentary and it does serve to underscore the fact that at many levels the two companies were truly trying outdo each other with the undisputed best motorcycle. This is a integral part of any fledgling company, even industry and it's definitely a driving force to which the movie makes clear. This is where the human element of man, machine, and business really intersect and it's a constant in propelling the story. The actors depicting the H-D company are all quite charismatic too. It's puts a pretty face forward of the unrelenting drive that pushed American ingenuity to new heights, but, really, these guys are so likable you'd want to buy one of their machines just because. At any rate, this is a good yarn to which we see the passionate results all around as much as ever today. Harley-Davidson is one true American iconic product. To see it's birth in such a long-ago time so well depicted is a treasure. Besides the story this is lovingly presented with excellent period costumes, sets, and actual bikes. There is something intangible about Harley-Davidson's motorcycles and this is a glimpse everyone, not just riders, can enjoy. Great story, fine acting, impressive cinematography, and real history too. Discovery Channel should be commended for such a fine production. I hope they tackle more such as this in the future...and you should see it.

This series was not meant to be a documentary, so historically inaccurate segments are expected. What it turned out to be is a fast moving (3 decades in three episodes) dramatization of the spirit of entrepreneur-ism, which accurately depicts many failures. I used this show as an example to my kids about how entrepreneurs and business people often fail, but those that succeed are the ones who continued to push in spite of the failures. These guys never gave up on the idea itself and never gave in to the setbacks and outright disasters along the way; the war, the great depression, personal illness, patent issues, failed designs, failed races, competition, money issues, etc. (many of which did happen). That is the true heart of entrepreneurship - even if some of the situations never occurred or were exaggerated. The spirit was there and you felt it throughout the entire series. Kudos...

Don't waste your time on this dreck. I'm ashamed we did. The acting, casting, writing and plot development is an embarrassment. Everyone involved in this project should just crawl under a rock. I feel like I'm watching an episode of Hogans Heroes meets Fantasy Island, except those campy TV shows were far more entertaining. The basic plot is that a bunch of anachronistically depicted young men act like caricatures and are somehow representing a historically accurate view of the inception of Harley Davidson motorcycle. This review is longer than the movie but is written better. One of the characters is about 20 years older than his peers and has hair like John Stamos. In fact he might be John Stamos' love baby with Rip Torn. My husband and I are laughing like fools writing this review which thank god is keeping our eyes off of this horrible mini series.