One Special Shovelhead from Citizen Build… By the 1960s, the Harley-Davidson Panhead was growing obsolete, with dealers and owners beginning to demand an updated engine with more power. In 1966, the Motor Company unveiled the […]
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American Smoker: Harley-Davidson SX175 Flat Tracker
From Kaleb Zink: Harley-Davidson Tracker for Flat Out Friday… In the early 1960s, Harley-Davidson saw the rising popularity of smaller displacement bikes like Honda’s OHC twins and cut a deal to purchase half of Italian […]
Harley-Davidson XL1200 “Adventure Sportster”
A Go-Anywhere Sportster from FrenchMoto… Even as Harley-Davidson promotes their liquid-cooled Sportster S, the air-cooled Evolution-powered Sportster is experiencing something of a renaissance in racing circles. Built from 1986 to 2020, the Evo Sportster is […]
A Bit of an Animal: Sportster 1200 Street Tracker
XR750-Inspired Street Tracker by GC Custom Bikes… The Harley-Davidson XR750 just might be the greatest racing motorcycle ever made. The fire-breathing V-twin tracker was Evel Knievel’s weapon of choice and a three-time winner of the […]
Strollster: Custom 883 Sportster
Impala-blue XLH883 Sportster from RULER… Since its release in 1957, the Harley-Davidson Sportster has proved itself as the most adaptable motorcycle in the Motor Company’s bloodline — and perhaps the most versatile American motorcycle of […]
The Evil Twin: 1200 Sportster Street Tracker
Bill Brosius shares a Harley street tracker build with his father… Bill Brosius grew up on the back of his father’s Harley-Davidson, as father and son followed the flat track races all around California and […]
Powerhouse on Wheels: Fangster Performance Bagger
Speed & Crafts Performance Winner: The Fangster Street Glide… What’s a performance bagger? To some, the phrase might seem an oxymoron, but the craze for V-twin touring models with high-performance brakes, suspension, and engine […]
Labor of Love: “Natty Daddy” Shovelhead Bobber
A redemption machine from Nigel Mount, just in time for Laconia’s 100th… Back in 2020, we featured a radical Buell Thunderbolt street tracker from Colorado-based builder Nigel Mount (@nigelmadethis), who built the bike for the […]
THE XX: Harley Sportster Street Tracker
Hooligan-Inspired Harley from South Africa’s Stoos Customs… Across the industry, we talk about custom motorcycle builds, but the truth is, some projects involve a lot more building than others. On the near end of the […]
Vintage Days Winner: Harley-Davidson XR1000 Street Tracker
SBK Stash’s Champion-framed XR1000 street tracker… Here at BikeBound, we’ve got a soft spot for Harley-Davidson street trackers, particularly those that recall the legendary XR750, so when we saw this Champion-framed XR1000 at the 2023 […]