Bullseye: Another pixel-perfect Sportster street tracker by Mule
Richard Pollock has an enviable problem; an order book that’s bursting at the seams. The ink has hardly dried on the story…
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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.
Project7: A low-riding 1994 Sportster café racer from Indonesia
Kevan Cahyadi is the type of guy who has fully embraced the eclectic nature of Indonesia’s custom motorcycle scene. His shop, Solace…
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Mad Science: A Harley Sportster Grand Prix racer by a nuclear chemist
As a nuclear chemist with clients spanning multiple industries, Corban Gallagher’s day job calls for ingenuity and precision in equal measure. So…
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Speed Read: A custom Harley-Davidson Pan America and more
If you’re still sad about Harley never bringing the Bronx streetfighter to market, California’s Whiplash Speed Company has a custom Harley-Davidson Pan…
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Fun in the Sun: The 2024 Oarai Sun Beach Sand Flat’s race, shot on film
Marc Holstein might be German, but he’s a massive fan of Japanese culture—and an even bigger fan of Japan’s spellbinding motorcycle scene.…
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00/05: The NEIGHBORHOOD x Rough Crafts Harley Street Bob
Motorcycle enthusiasts are probably not as familiar with NEIGHBORHOOD as fashionistas are, but the powerhouse Japanese streetwear brand does have a strong…
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Period Incorrect: A Norley café racer with a vintage Ironhead motor
Ben Schmitt’s name first appeared on these pages three years ago, when the legendary NYC Norton built him a Norton Commando race…
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Direct Hit: A 1968 Harley-Davidson FL hardtail from Japan
Takuya Aikawa is on a roll. There hasn’t been a running of the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in the last few…
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Super-tracker: A custom Sportster 1200 with supermoto steeze
The traditional definition of a street tracker is a motorcycle that has all the trappings of a flat tracker, with the addition…
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Cult classic: A Harley XR1200 street tracker from Taiwan
There must be something in the water, because this is the second Harley XR1200 street tracker that’s popped up on our radar…
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Speed Read: A Fantic Caballero scrambler with vintage style, and more
Deus ex Machina leads this week’s round-up, with a Fantic Caballero scrambler that tips its hat to the Fantic enduros of the…
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The People’s Champ: A Harley Panhead with a Merlin hand-crank starter
An invitation to build a custom bike for the annual Born Free show in the US is a massive accolade. But the…
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