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Harley-Davidson

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 Sportster flat tracker by Mule Motorcycles

How to build a Harley Sportster flat tracker, the Mule way

If you’ve ever fantasized about building a Harley-Davidson Sportster flat tracker, there’s a good chance that you’ve pinned a couple of Richard…

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Custom S&S panhead by MB Cycles

As seen on TV: An S&S-powered panhead by MB Cycles

There’s not much reality in reality TV these days. But there are still shows out there that are more interested in their…

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Mooneyes Best of Show Harley shovelhead by CW Zon

Exclusive: CW Zon’s Mooneyes-winning Harley shovelhead

Yuichi Yoshizawa is a rare custom builder that can conquer multiple styles, while still giving each build an organic and immediately recognizable…

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This 1908 Harley set a new auction record

Million Dollar Harley: This Strap Tank Set a Record for Mecum

WE LOVE CAFÉ racers, we love bobbers, and we love a killer scrambler. But we also love great classics, and sometimes they…

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Custom Triumph Street Twin, Thruxton 1200, Moto Martin Suzuki Katana, Harley-Davidson Nightster Special

Speed Read, January 22, 2023

A stunning Moto Martin restoration headlines this weekend’s round-up. It’s followed by a pair of lightly modded modern Triumph twins, a look…

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Mike Wolfe 1950 BMW Bobber

Mike Wolfe’s Moto Collection Isn’t for Sensible People, But Who Cares?

THESE ARE NOT BIKES for sensible people. Sensible people don’t want a vintage, rusting, non-running motorcycle in their garage. Alas, we are…

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Custom Harley Sportster Seventy-Two by Zen Motorcycles

Sportsters Forever: A custom Harley Evo Sporty from Australia

On November 18, 2022, Harley-Davidson rolled the last air-cooled Sportster ever to be built off their assembly line in York, Pennsylvania. The…

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Custom Harley Dyna Super Glide by SureShot

Hardly simple: The Dyna that won ‘Best Detail Work’ at Mooneyes

What does it take to win the ‘Best Detail Work’ award at the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show? You’ll need oodles…

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Chirihama Sandflats vintage motorcycle beach race

Full out: the 2022 Chirihama Sandflats vintage beach race

Of the 800,000 miles of thoroughfare winding across the islands of Japan, there’s only one five mile stretch where you can drive…

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Harley-Davidson Sportster chopper by Sowing Garage

Evo ain’t dead: A Harley Sportster chopper from China

It’s barely been a month since Harley-Davidson announced they were ending the Evolution-powered Sportster line, but great custom examples continue to roll…

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Custom gaming-inspired Harley Street Bob by Rough Crafts

Game On: Rough Crafts builds a gaming-inspired Street Bob

The Harley-Davidson Street Bob is one of the most stripped-down big cruisers that The Motor Co. sells. With trimmed bodywork, little to…

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Custom Harley-Davidson Softail Standard by One Way Machine

Modernized: OWM’s custom Harley Softail Standard

During his first decade of building custom bikes as One Way Machine, Julian von Oheimb worked exclusively on older Harley-Davidsons. Then, about…

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