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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
2018 Softail custom parts already?
Not only did they create fourteen bikes based on Harley-Davidson’s latest models in time for the Custom Show at Bad Sulzufen, just ten weeks after …
2018 Battle of the Kings Finalists at ExCeL
The public has spoken and the five UK finalists are lined up on the Harley-Davidson stand at the London Motorcycle Show for your inspection: a …
Steve’s Sportster Cafe
Got to make the best of the good weather, so detoured back from Manchester via Chester H-D to shoot Steve Creaser’s recently finished Sportster cafe …
Making some noise with Blackie and Malc
Well, it would be rude not to!
Last Call for Battle of the Kings 2017 Votes
There’s just a week to go before voting closes on the UK round of the 2017 Battle of the Kings competition. For a full round-up …
Ray’s Rod
Just a few teasers for a feature coming up in AmV83, out on 1st DECEMBER 2016, of Ray Halford’s stunning V-Rod.
Heading off for a photoshoot with Ray …
… the Jester will be in American-V #83, on sale 1st December.
Another tough day at the office …
Strange to think that the last new engine before the Milwaukee-Eight was the V-Rod … although the VR didn’t look much like Ray Halford’s Jester.
Buell Remembered Thrills
Finally caught up with Nick Bland and his stunning X1 Lightning yesterday, under leaden skies but it was well worth the journey.
Exile Cycles Tough Ten
A selection from the ten tough Softails from Russell Mitchell, based on stock bikes with bolt on accessories! For more, see American-V Issue 79, in …
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 …
Anglo-American V-Twin
Got to love the ingenuity of clever people, but who – apart from people who know the bike, and we would ask them to keep …
Slammed Ikon-ic Shovel
Had a few hours in the workshop this afternoon playing with my spanners, and the result is that the Low Rider is riding lower on …
OUTRIDER by Klock Werks Kustom Cycles
The second of two customs being shown at New York, to demonstrate the potential within the new Indian Scout. The interesting juxtaposition of classic style …
SCOUT42 by Dirty Bird Concepts
There’s plenty of custom potential within the new Indian Scout, and I’m really looking forward to seeing how that develops over the next twelve months. …
Beetlejuice by Twin City Motorcycles
Most shops will pick a bike up from a customer’s home but Steve, from Twin City Motorcycle in Jarrow, picked Beetlejuice up off the road, …
XR1200CR by Vintique
Much better known for cool ironhead Sportsters and Shovels, Sean from Vintique in Stoke-on-Trent has stepped out of his comfort zone to redefine the Harley-Davidson …
AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building results
• • • P R E S S R E L E A S E • • • Freddie ‘Krugger’ Bertrand joined the exclusive club …
Scared of Spyders? How about Scorpions?
Can-Am’s Spyder has been around for a few years now, as have the blueprints for a ‘reversed trike’ bearing Harley-Davidson’s mark in the US Patent …
Project Livewire.alt: the Incredibly Silent Grey Fellow?
I’m fascinated to know how this would be received by a wider public 🙂 This was running around the The Trip Out for the whole …