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 …
… hence the video resolution: think we had fast swallows back then but they couldn’t take the weight of high res files – can’t remember …
Quick review of 2015 highlights in video form.
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 scratching the …
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!
Note to self: I really need to do more of this sort of thing!
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