Custom Heritage Softail: One Way Machine’s ‘Quartermile’
When Harley-Davidson celebrated its 115th anniversary with a party in Prague earlier this year, it invited a select few builders to present…
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Harley-Davidson is an icon of American culture and the most popular marque for custom builders. Shortly after the company was founded in 1903 in Milwaukee, customizers started bobbing, chopping and dirt tracking the famous V-twins.
After WW2 Harley motorcycles were at the center of the bobber craze, and kept their lead as Californian bikers turned to choppers in the late 1950s. The 45-degree engines have their own nicknames and folklore: from flatheads, knuckleheads, panheads and shovelheads to today’s Evolution and Milwaukee-Eight motors.
The Sportster is the basis for more Harley-Davidson customs than any other model. Originally fitted with an ‘Ironhead’ motor, it turned 60 years old in 2017. It’s probably the single most customized motorcycle on the planet, and certainly has the largest supply of aftermarket parts.
Cohn Racers’ Harley XR1200 X is ready to play dirty
If you love the wall of torque delivered by a Harley V-twin but not the laidback handling, the Sportster XR1200 X is…
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Everything old is new again: Norman Reedus’ Knucklehead
The chopper scene has been responsible for some of the greatest atrocities committed against motorcycling: a smorgasbord of tasteless paint jobs, lethal…
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WTF: Turning a tank-shift Harley WLA into a flat tracker
The great thing about flat track racing is that anyone can have a crack. You don’t need a rocket scientist crew chief,…
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Superunknown: A first-time builder hits the big time
Purists will say that a full nuts-n-bolts restoration is the only way to treat a rare classic. But when all you have…
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Review: The 2019 Harley-Davidson FXDR 114
To the casual observer, Harley-Davidson appears to be on the ropes. So there’s a massive expectation with every new bike released: will…
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Grey Matter: An ingenious Sportster hardtail from 2LOUD
We always love featuring the latest builds from the big names in the custom world, but there are a few lesser-known workshops…
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Talking strategy with Harley’s marketing director
All eyes are on Harley-Davidson right now. When the Motor Co. dropped its bombshells earlier this week, the online motorcycling community instantly…
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Not Forgotten: The Sportster ‘XX Tracker’ from Gasoline
Harley-Davidson owned the internet yesterday. Unless you live under a solid aggregate of minerals, you’ll know that the Motor Co. teased its…
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The Frijole 883: Biltwell’s heavyweight Harley race bike
Anyone who runs a modded Harley will know Biltwell Inc. The Californian company is a big player in the upgrade market, and…
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Going out with a bang: Jamesville’s last custom Harley
I’ve always had a soft spot for the machines built by James Roper-Caldbeck. Back in 2009, when Bike EXIF was only a…
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A Hint to Harley: Noise Cycles’ Street Rod flat tracker
If you like weaving through city traffic during the week, and then blasting through the twisties on your days off, the Street…
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