Harley Builds a Rocket

Before AMF bought Harley-Davidson, they had a contract with the US Navy building rocket engines.  Production of these engines continued after their acquisition of Harley, being built alongside the motorcycles that came out of the York, PA plant.  The model LR-64 was used in the AQM-37A "Jayhawk", a supersonic target drone missile, which was produced by the Beechcraft Corporation.  These were used by the US military to simulate different kinds of missile attacks.  Some of the models were even fitted with a two-stage parachute so they could be recovered. 

The engines used "storable" liquid propellants, which had they advantage of not needing to be fueled just before flight.  The downside to "storable" propellants is that they are highly toxic and corrosive.  Not to mention they spontaneously ignite when mixed, so you would want to be extra careful when working with them.  During the Sixties and again in the Nineties, Harley produced more than 5,000 of these rockets.

They are not exactly "Harley orange", but still look pretty good.  Maybe just add some chrome and a custom paint job...

Specifications

• Length: 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
• Wingspan: 3 ft 4 in (1.00 m)
• Height: 2 ft 2 in (0.66 m)
• Gross weight: 620 lb (280 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Harley-Davidson LR-64 liquid-fueled rocket, 850 lbf (3.78 kN) each