March 10th is the anniversary of the tragic tsunami that hit Japan back in 2011. Who can't remember watching the horrible news reports and video of what happened that terrible day, and the after effects that still linger on to this day. Some may also remember the strange tale of the Harley Davidson that washed up on a B.C. beach in late April of the following year, the result of the tidal surge that swept so many people and so much property and debris back out to sea after the initial tsunami.
The original owner, Ikuo Yokoyama, survived the disaster and was tracked down after the bike was found. Harley Davidson offered to rebuild the bike at no charge, but Yokoyama instead asked for the motorcycle to be put on display in the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a memorial to the tragedy.
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| The original owner, Ikuo Yokoyama |
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| The Harley Davidson 'Night Train' was originally found inside a container with no doors, washed up on a remote shore of the Haida Gwaii Islands, B.C. |
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| Upon return to salvage the bike, the container had been swept away and the bike was buried in the sand |
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| Accessibility to the remote beach was an issue, but they managed to get the bike loaded onto a truck |
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| Now on display |
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