Kustom Kommune Harley Sportster 48
What could be more fun than having your own well-stocked workshop, with all the tools and space you need to wrench on…
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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.
Harley-Davidson Dyna by Rough Crafts
Is there any remaining doubt that Rough Crafts is one of the world’s top custom builders? On the evidence of this Harley-Davidson…
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1971 Harley FLH by Jamesville
James Roper-Caldbeck builds some of the coolest vintage Harleys around. And he’s a long way from Milwaukee—four thousand miles away, to be…
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Top 5 Modern Motorcycles Part II
Last week we showcased five modern motorcycles that hit the mark in terms of attitude and style. It was a mix of…
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El Solitario ‘Marrajo’ Sportster 1200
El Solitario is something of a phenomenon in the custom world. The Spanish workshop inspires both passion and rage from observers, and…
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How to build a Harley cafe racer
A few weeks ago our article How To Build a Cafe Racer struck a chord with many readers. The response was overwhelmingly…
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Revival Cycles Harley Sportster 883
Revival Cycles are known mostly for their show-stopping Moto Guzzi customs. So it should feel strange to see a Harley roll out…
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Bull Cycles’ Harley Nightster
I’ve always thought that the older Nightsters are the best-looking Harley Sportster variant. The mix of dark finishes, wire wheels and blacked-out…
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Custom Harley Softail Springer
These days, you can slot most custom bikes into a clearly defined genre. Café racer, bobber, tracker—a quick glance is usually all…
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Top 5 Harley Panheads
Is Harley-Davidson’s venerable Panhead the best looking motorcycle engine of all time? It’s certainly up there with the Triumph and Moto Guzzi…
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Harley Softail Slim by Rough Crafts
The Harley Softail Slim has two points in its favor: it’s a simple bobber-style bike with a vintage vibe, and it has…
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Harley 48 Sportster by RSD
It takes a pretty special Harley to stop me in my tracks, but this Sportster 48 from Roland Sands Design hits all…
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