Blown 1931 Harley VL Flathead from Dozer… In 1929, just two months before the “Great Crash” on Wall Street, Harley-Davidson introduced the VL, their first flathead / side-valve “Big Twin” with a 74 cubic-inch (1213cc) […]
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Iron Rookie: Harley Ironhead Scrambler / Tracker
Young, Wild, & Sporty: ’77 Ironhead Sportster from the Thunderbike Customs trainees… Last month we featured Snow Race Willingen 2026, where more than 130 competitors — mainly amateurs — tried to ride to the top […]
The Seventy: Aermacchi-Harley 250 Tracker
Two-Stroke Italo-American Street Tracker from Fuchs Workshop… Back in 1912, a firm called Nieuport-Macchi was founded to build Nieuport airplanes under license for the Italian military. Sometimes in the 1920s, as production shifted to seaplanes, […]
The Dirtster: Ironhead Sportster Street Tracker
“Retirement planning should include cool hobbies…” There are those who work their whole lives looking forward to retirement, only to realize they don’t know what to do with their newfound free time. Jeff Holsey of […]
Rev Falcon: Twin-Cam Harley-Davidson Breakout Bobber
Fangster’s Drag-Style Twin-Cam Breakout Bobber… In 2012, Harley-Davidson CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) division launched the original Softail Breakout. “Pictures do not convey the beauty of this new model. Harley’s CVO group prides itself on creating […]
True Gold: 1953 Harley-Davidson KK Flat Tracker
Factory Hot Rod: Hermann Koepf’s Brakeless K-Model Flat Tracker… In 1952, Harley-Davidson introduced the Model K series in a bid to challenge the British parallel-twins that had become so popular on both the street and […]
Soul and Steel: Harley XL1200 Evo Café Racer
American Hot Rod Meets British Café Racer… The Harley-Davidson Sportster has remained one of the motorcycling world’s most popular platforms for customization ever since the release of the original model in 1957. In 1986, the […]
Oslo: Harley Sportster XL53C Café Racer
As Seen at The Bike Shed: Makai Wink’s Garage-Built Monoshock Sportster… In 1998, Harley-Davidson introduced the XL53C Sportster, a “Custom” variant of the 883 Sportster designed for the European market. Named for the 53 cubic-inch […]
“Warthog” Ironhead Sportster Drag Bike
Built for War, Best in Show: 70s Ironhead Harley Drag Bike… In 1957, Harley-Davidson released the Sportster in response to stiff competition from British rivals like Triumph and Norton, whose twins were lighter, faster, and […]
The Onyx: Norton-Harley “Norley”
Cédric Camiade’s Harley-powered Featherbed… When Norton introduced the featherbed frame in 1950, it quickly earned a reputation among circuit and street racers as the best handling chassis on the market. The design originated with brothers […]
