It was a Harley-Davidson Model 165 ST Elvis Presley decided to buy with the money from his first ever record deal, such was his love for all things two-wheeled.
Not a big thumping American cruiser we associate with the brand today, instead a small 165cc single-cylinder two-stroke, based on the pre-WWII German DKW RT 125.
Elvis bought his in 1955, the year he used his uncle’s 1940 Buick to get his car driver’s license. Because he lived in Tennessee, the licence meant he could also legally ride a motorcycle as well. The Harley was a perfect beginner’s bike but he soon wanted something bigger so in January the following year when he signed a new record deal, he was at Memphis Harley-Davidson trading the Model 165 for a
