The National WWII Museum | 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA #history #wwii @wwiimuseum | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 16 hours ago.
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Harley-Davidson Motor Company joined the war effort by modifying one of its motorcycles, the WL, for military use.

The motorcycles entered military service as a courier bike, an escort vehicle for the military police, and as a scouting vehicle.