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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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.
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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The Revenant: Macco Motors’ Harley XR1200 Street Scrambler
The short-lived Harley XR1200 was a special bike. If you’ve ever thrown a leg over one yourself, you know what we mean;…
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Black Phantom: OWM’s custom Harley Softail oozes avant-garde style
While it’s no secret that we’re fans of Harley-Davidson’s Milwaukee-Eight Softail range, there’s not a single one in the bunch that we…
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Speed Read: A nipped and tucked Triumph Bobber and more
The Triumph Bobber is one of our favorite modern classics—but it could do with having some of its fat trimmed. Sam Wheeler…
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Eye Candy: Six Lust-Worthy Lots from Mecum Las Vegas 2024
An army of motorcycles has descended on Las Vegas, certainly, the most impressive array of bikes we’ve laid eyes on in a…
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Fit for a King: Satomari’s 1981 Harley Shovelhead
If you want to learn how to weld, fabricate parts, or rebuild an engine, there’s no shortage of resources out there. But…
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