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[[File:Cpl_Gordon_C_Powell_82nd_Armored_Reconnaissance_Battalion.jpg|thumbnail|600px400px|left|Members of of 82nd Armored Reconnaissance on Harley Davidson WLAs during WWII]]
Tanks. Armored troop carriers. Humvees. These are the standard bearers for military vehicles on the battlefield. Motorcycles? Not so much these days. But the early motor bike made the first significant impact by a gasoline-powered machine in modern warfare. And the role of the military motorcycle continues more than a century later.