After WWII the aircraft factory began building three-wheelers with horizontally opposed twins. In 1956 th Chimera 175 ohv made its appearance.
Harley purchased Aermacchi Sprint moto in 1961 or so to produce small bikes for the American market, in an attempt to capture a piece of the youth market back from Honda. Harley sold Aermacchi in 1978 to the Castiglioni brothers, who built Cagiva from it, which in 1985 bought Ducati, and later Husqvarna and Moto Morini. At first, Harley-Davidson only imported the 250-cc Sprint. These are nice little bikes, with a spine frame, and a laid-down four-stroke engine that is similar to that used in the Moto Guzzi Falcone. More specs and user manual of Aermacchi Sprint you can see in next overview.



Aermacchi Sprint 1961 specifications

Year: 1961
Engine: 246cc ohv horizontal single
Max speed: 75 mph
Horsepower: 18 hp
Weight: 125 kg