NEWS: FLHT Returns // RIP Arlen Ness // Indian FTR takes Daytona with new team rider // Icon 1000 Jacket Comp winner // Electric Coulomb …
Keeping it in the family …
You could be forgiven for thinking that we’re going to do a history of swing-arm / twin shock big twins from 1958 to 2019: ah, …
AmV94: FXDRR
Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore Harley’s new FXDR, and Thunderrbike certainly didn’t ignore it with this issue’s cover bike. Still very recognisable …
AmV94: 2019 Chieftain Limited tested
Given a facelift for 2019 – discuss (not that you’ll need any encouragement: I can hear pencils being sharpened from here) – we put the …
AmV94-on: New Bike Buyers’ Guide
Yes, we’ve brought back the New Bike Buyers’ Guide from this issue to help tiptoe through the current model range and any changes that are …
AmV94: 10 years of CCE’s Bolt-on-and-Ride
Following hot on the heels of their kit bike programme, Custom Chrome were quick to recognise that the custom market was changing, and rather than …
AmV94: 2019 Harley-Davidson FXDR Tested
We know how lithe and lively these are in the Greek mountains from the launch, but how do they stack up on wet British motorways? …
AmV94: The Hooligan is on the Street
Yes, Indian’s FTR1200 is on its way, but as good as that is, it’s not going to be Krazy Horse’s road-going version of the Hooligan …
Wakey wakey!
It’s that time of year again! Prepping for the MoT – the Shovel’s last … well, its last statutory one. Actually, I went to listen …
AmV94: Putting the Sport Into Sport Glide
Boz is back in the technical chair and he’s got his hands on a Milwaukee Eight – a Sport Glide to be precise – and …
94: February/March 2019
NEWS: Harley-Davidson go electric // Indian back the Dirt Track // Battle of the Kings 2019 ROADTESTS: 2019 Indian Chieftain Limited // 2018 Harley-Davidson …
Digital edition now in store
Apologies for the delay in getting this sorted out this time: there have been some staff changes at our supplier and it was a case …
93: December 2018/January 2019
NEWS: Indian launch the FTR1200 // Arch launches in the UK // Harley-Davidson unveils new FXRG Clothing Line // Indian reveals accessory line-up for …
American-V’s Privacy Policy
Profuse apologies: you wait for weeks for a decent posting and then you get this! There is much hand-wringing going on with the adoption of …
AmV92 is on the starting blocks!
While digital editions landed last Tuesday, shop.american-v.com has only just been updated, we are expecting subs copies to drop through letterboxes on Monday – and …
92: October/November 2018
LAUNCH: 2019 Harley-Davidson FXDR ROADTEST: 2018 FLFBS 114-inch Fat Boy // Indian Scout Bobber CUSTOMS: Thunderbike Flying Slim EVENTS: Harley-Davidson’s 115th Anniversary in Prague // Wheels&Waves …
Win an Icon Retrograde Leather Jacket
Thanks to our friends at Parts Europe, we have got a stunning £600+ Retrograde leather jacket from their Icon 1000 collection in black or brown …
Improved availability of American-V
One of the biggest challenges for specialist magazine publishers is putting the magazine where you can find it. It has been a royal pain in …
91: May-September 2018
LAUNCH: 2018 Harley-Davidson Sport Glide LAUNCH: 2018.5 Harley-Davidson XL1200 Iron and XL1200XS Forty-Eight Special ROADTEST: 2018 Indian Springfield Dark Horse // 2018 Harley-Davidson CVO Street …
About time we had a new cover … or two!
It has been a long time coming – there’s a hell of a lot to do in setting up a new publishing company from scratch …
American-V, GDPR and Hornblower Publishing Ltd
Public Privacy Statement: Hornblower Publishing Ltd is a new company but American-V magazine is in its fifteenth year and throughout that time – and a …
Modern Classic
Now and again we are forced to use our own bikes, and this time I’ve been reminded just how bloody good Buell’s Cyclone was, and …
Important Changes at American-V
Many people change bikes every couple of years, but here at American-V we seem to change publishers. This time, however, rather than going to a …
Not recommended for bikers of a nervous disposition
Gasoline is $20 per gallon. Self-driving cars are everywhere. And motorcycles are outlawed. Self-driving cars are taking over. Silicon Valley and the United States Government …
American-V Facebook Group
Whatever American motorcycle you ride, if you don’t mind rubbing shoulders with that other bunch who bought the wrong make, you’ve got a home at …
Shop updated
Issue 90 is now in the updated, phone-friendly on-line shop, along with all available back issues, subs deals and a searchable index of the main …
Everything in moderation … including moderation
Thing that frustrates me most about the internet – whether social or the mainstream web – is the sheer amount of crap out there. The …
American-V 90 will be dropping through letterboxes imminently!
With changes to the publishing schedule, health issues and finally snow, it seems like a hell of a long time since issue 89 … it …
90: March/April 2018
LAUNCH: 2018 Harley-Davidson Sport Glide ROADTEST: 2018 Street Bob on UK roads! CUSTOMS: Blackie’s Merch // Thompson Flatster // Hard Nine’s Bolt-on-and-Ride Sportster // Fourteen …
Publication date changes
In an attempt to rationalise publication and cover dates – Jan/Feb 2018 coming out in early December 2017 was just too silly for words – …
Coming, ready or not!
This is about ready to release into the wild, other than importing the more interesting archives from American-V.com when I’ve got time … or can …
Going live!
No, not some poorly remembered kids TV from when I were a lad, but a first post to the new American-V social Bob from my …
Welcome to the new American-V social hub
Delivered to: UK / Northern Ireland £4.99 GBP EU £7.99 GBP Rest of World £9.99 GBP This is where American-V’s posts on social media will …
American-V 89 hits the streets on Thursday 14th December!
It’s snowing outside but there’s hot coffee in here with a little something extra for additional flavour, plus the new issue of American-V which is …
89: January/February 2018
LAUNCH: 2018 Indian Scout Bobber LONG TERM: Harley-Davidson Freewheeler CUSTOMS: Malc’s Big Dog Chopper // CCE Softail Slim // Chester Harley-Davidson Softail Slim // Ron’s …
88: November/December 2017
LAUNCH: The biggest single upgrade in Harley’s history, and the most important: The plan // 2018 FXBRS Breakout 114 // 2018 FLHCS Heritage Classic 114 …
… and for international readers and the tablet-savvy generation
If you’ve moved on from paper magazines and prefer to keep your back issues library on the cloud rather than in a cardboard box in …
Never undervalue friendship
So there I was: I’d just found a location to get some moody shots of the excellent Street Bob Special, and I heard a ‘hello …
2008? Seriously?
I thought this year had flown until I looked up this old issue that we posted as a full edition on the then-new Issuu.com turnpage …
Another American-V has gone to press … but hang on, what’s this?
A new magazine?
Answers on a postcard No.1
Found in a box of bits: looks like a pivot for the nose of a saddle on a seat spring, but two??
Rock and roll!
Got a house call off Yeti that inevitably ended up with some local anaesthetic! #nevergrowup #stoptakinglifeseriously
Rebranding exercise
On my recent extended stay in Spain, long time subscriber, Buell rider and ex-pat John Ormandy dropped in to see me. Ands he brought with …
Looks like I won’t be taking the Slingshot out any time soon.
Sitting in the Sala de Espera Traumatologia with the naughty boys 🙁 Not my best day, and a reminder that the best job in the …
American-V’s webshop is up and running!
If you can’t find the current issue, are looking for a back issue or are wanting to subscribe, we’re on-line again! Click the link to …
A blast from the past …
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLpC8Vxx0U0&w=560&h=315] … hence the video resolution: think we had fast swallows back then but they couldn’t take the weight of high res files – …
Quick review of 2015 highlights in video form.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a053Xlt2ubI&w=560&h=315] We’ve got hours of footage from the year that shows the breadth of American motorcycles in the UK, and even so it’s only …
Proposed new standard unit of measurement: an FXS LowRider.
Clearing up round the workshop, I was reminded that I’d compared Harley’s new LowRider to the original model when we tested it a few issues …
Remember this? Our first attempt at a Viral Video!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHJMde3Ki9I&w=560&h=315] Note to self: I really need to do more of this sort of thing!
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