New generation sport tourer!! How does Indian’s liquid-cooled PowerPlus-engined long hauler – the Challenger Limited – stack up in the real world … well, against …
Limited Appeal #2
Traditional Thunder Stroke torque monster!! How does Indian’s flagship heavyweight – the Roadmaster Limited – stack up in the real world … well, against Harley-Davidson’s …
Limited Appeal #1
Moody and Magnificent!! How does Harley-Davidson’s flagship tourers – the CVO Ultra Limited – stack up in the real world … well, against Indian’s Roadmaster …
Rusty’s Radical one-off Sportster
You hear many claims about customs being one-offs, and both in concept or visually that is often true, but Rusty has taken it to a …
Tested: Indian’s new Chief Dark Horse
We’ve waited a while for this: a 116-inch Thunder Stroke motor in a new compact chassis. Was it worth the wait? Full feature in the …
Tripping out!
The UK’s biggest coming-together of ridden classics in the hand of those who love and ride them: what’s not to like? Full feature in the …
Last Chance to see: Indian Vintage
It was a new bike at the time, but turns out it was an obituary for the revised Chief Vintage Dark Horse – which had …
Uncompromising but practical chopper from Penz
Peter Penzenstadler is frequently recognised as the man who made Softail chopper frames work properly as Penz Custombikes, and a former workmate has always aspired …
The PanAmerica tested!
The most radical new model out of Milwaukee since the V-Rod, and one that takes The Motor Company in a new direction, as the first …
Go North East, Young Man
The first significant show after the country came out of the first lockdown: the weather wasn’t brilliant but it could have snowed and people would …
Harley-Davidson Softail Standard tested!
Softail Standard tested! A name from the past returns … in the old SuperGlide role, and until the new Nightsters arrival it was the entry …
Talking to the Designers
We talk to Ola Stenegard, the talented custom builder who is now Indian’s Head Of Product Design … not his first time with the company, …
The Fat Boy that wasn’t.
When Jake picked up this not-a-FatBoy from a bloke who had been mis-sold it as an original, he paid the right money and made it …
Harley-Davidson Livewire comprehensively tested!!
Yes, the bike we said we’d never test has got more pages and more depth – there is more to cover – than anything before! …
Keeping it real!
The doctor will see you now: Dr Andy’s Fat Boy identifies as a stunning tall and skinny chop. Full feature in the massive 276-page American-V …
Blast from the Past
Panhead Boris drops in on Wheels Through Time – America’s greatest working archive of motorcycling heritage – and pays tribute to its founder Dale Walksler, …
Scout Bobber Twenty tested!
Indian takes the fight to Harley-Davidson in the absence of the Sportster, and isn’t found lacking. Full feature in the massive 276-page American-V 107: in …
The new American-V Shop is open for business!
At last! Easier to use than ever before and as part of our package of improvements to meet these challenging times, we have completely redesigned …
Go to WHSmiths or Buy Direct
Yes, we have got a lot of work to do, catching up with ourselves on the Social Hub – we’ve been a little distracted, getting …
Breaking News: American-V 107 is in production!
It has been a long time coming and we’re not quite there yet, but we have been too quiet for too long! What’s going on? …
Harley-Davidson Sportster S: a new dawn for an old name?
Hang on to your hats, folks, this is going to get complicated. It’s going to get a whole lot more complicated in the next issue …
New Harley-Davidson “Sportster S” announced
== P R E S S R E L E A S E == Oxford, UK (13th July 2021) – Ushering in a new era of …
National Cycles Touring Screens
Long gone are the days when a simple screen rising up from a Bat Wing was considered to the ultimate weather protection. Now you can …
Le Pera King & Queen seats for classic hardtail choppers
The Baron II is a true Le Pera Classic that will look great on any classic rigid custom, and are a universal fit. With the …
2021 Iron and Lace Calendar
If you’re workshop is missing a bit of colour and you don’t mind your view of a great looking motorcycle being partially obscured by a …
HP Series Air Cleaner for Milwaukee Eight
Zodiac’s own High Performance air cleaner kit has been designed to fit all 2017-up Touring and 2018-up Softails powered by the Milwaukee Eight motor. Kits …
Meet the Guvner
If you’ve got a nice bike – and we’ve got every reason to suspect that you might – you want to make sure you look …
Elephant’s head nacelle kits
I freely admit that I’m biased, but reckon that this – as fited to 1960 Duo Glides right through to the last of the 4-speed …
New S&S High Flow Air Stinger kit
Never a company for resting on its laurels, S&S Cycle continue developing their product range, and even excellent sellers like their Stealth don’t sit still. …
Agid Super Fat T-Bars
Whether you are running early or late brake master cylinders – that changed in 2018, in case you were wondering – these T-Bars could be …
Sport Eyes MX
It has taken a few years and a new generation of riders to sneak motocross goggles into the custom bike world, and while they’re still …
TORCing Heads
I’m not totally sure why these have come round again, but either they’ve secured ECE certification or there are new models … or maybe just …
Harley-Davidson’s Custom on the Horizon
Under the banner of “Evolution to Revolution”, The Motor Company are inviting interested parties to pre-register for the announcement on the 13th July – 16:00 …
Fork Enduro Fairings
Slotting somewhere between the new for-1967 XLH Sportster headlamp nacelle and the front number board from a Paris-Dakar racer, this one-of-a-kind Enduro-style fairing, fabricated by …
Reduced Reach Forward Control Kits For Dyna
When Harley reintroduced the Low Rider back in 2014, they made a feature of its one-size fits all adjustable nature. Sadly it ruined a perfectly …
Tommy & Sons 1998-2013 Batwing Style Fairings
Whether it’s to replace a damaged outer or just to give you a fresh start for a custom paint job, these precision moulded Batwings from …
Fehling Groovy
It’s that time of the production process when all decorum goes out of the window, and it was all I could do to stop myself …
Daytona Connecting Rod Set For Twin Cam
While Harley-Davidson will supply a complete flywheel assembly for Twin Cam models, they don’t sell a connecting rod set for those who have the ability …
Arlen Ness MX Floorboards
Remember when MX footpegs first appeared on Harley customs, looking a little out of place or not downright lost? They’re commonplace now, and I doubt …
Harley-Davidson tops the podium in Round 2 of Moto America / Mission’s King of the Baggers!
I’d say more but why spoil it? Enough to say that Tyler O’Hara on the Indian Challenger was having fun in some tight racing with …
Arlen Ness ‘Method’ Forged Fork Brace
Running a Mk2 Dyna with 49mm forks? Then perhaps more cosmetic than functional – certainly than in the early seventies when 35mm forks needed all …
This Sucks Too: Replica Linkert M88 Carburetor
Built in Europe from all new parts this replica carburetor looks identical to the original Linkert found on 1940 and later WLA and WLC 45ci …
PM Mid Controls for Milwaukee-Eight
Okay, so the idea of a performance Bagger might still seem alien to some, but the frames are taut, the suspension is good and can …
Kellermann Atto Integral Turn Signal and Stop/Tail/Turn Lights
Having reinvented indicators over the last ten years, switching people on to the magic of tiny LED on short stems, Kellermann’s popular Atto LED lights …
Fat tyres for narrow spaces
If you want to put a 120/70×21 tyre on the 21×3½-inch wheel in the front of your bike – for an improved footprint or just …
Supertrapp Megaphone For XG Models
The aftermarket world hasn’t been desperately kind towards Harley-Davidson’s 2014-on Revolution X models – the XG750 Street cruiser and its sportier XG750 Street Rod sibling …
Too Hot to Trot?
Is your oil-cooled Milwaukee Eight overheating? It’s not something I’ve experienced but then I don’t live in a city or the Mojave desert, in which …
Ultimate Puncture repair tool
Like an army knife for punctures, this might seem to be overkill except that it’s small enough to carry and will invaluable when you need …