Under blue skies on dry roads, the new Sport Glide made light work of the wonderful roads up and across Tenerife’s volcano, through its dramatic …
Winter? What winter?
Pleased to report that the skies are blue in Tenerife for the Sport Glide launch, the roads are dry and breakfast was great. Next stop: …
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 …
2018 Sport Glide announced
——– P R E S S R E L E A S E ——– THE NEW HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORT GLIDE: HANDLING AGILITY MEETS LONG HAUL ABILITY …
Bobbing along nicely … on the 2018 Fat Bob and Street Bob
Raw unedited footage – and a good 10 minutes of it – of chasing round Spanish switchbacks, getting a feel for the two more-streetable of the …
REVIEW: Draggin’ Jeans Roo Hoody
There was a time when I wouldn’t ride without leather jeans, confident in only their ability to save my skin in the event of a …
To 2019 and beyond …
Here’s a thought. We have just seen the biggest single annual upgrade of the Harley range ever – engine increases don’t count because they are …
This should be fun: love or hate?
Now that we are (perhaps) over the initial shock – and I’ll come clean and admit that I thought this was utterly horrible at first sight but …
Harley-Davidson 2018: part 2
• • • FACTORY PRESS RELEASE • • • HARLEY-DAVIDSON UNLEASHES BIG TWIN CUSTOM REVOLUTION Largest-ever Product Development Project launches Harley-Davidson® into its 115th Anniversary …
Harley-Davidson 2018: Massive Changes to Dyna and Softail Ranges
The cat is out of the bag, dealers will be looking at remaining 2017 stocks on showroom floors and potential owners will face their usual …
REVIEWS REVISITED: Harley-Davidson Circulator Seat Pad
This has always been pitched as being a means of getting air circulating between your backside and the saddle, and it does a fairly good …
American-V on tour: Bulldog Bash
Never really fancied a trike, if I’m honest, but really loving the Freewheeler.
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!
A delicate sound of thunder
Harleys line up for their final at Dirtquake … and there is another day of racing tomorrow!
Hooligan Final at Dirtquake 2017
Sadly I got distracted by what was going on in front of me and lost count of the laps, partly expecting the race to be …
William S Harley’s East Cambridgeshire Roots
It’s well known that the Davidson’s grandfather, Sandy, departed for the US from a cottage just outside Aberlemno, Angus but despite a sculpture being unveiled …
Just wow!
Want one! At Wheels&Waves 2017
Thirties Hill Climb in California.
We tend to think of the bobbed style coming from post-war GIs returning from Europe, but this footage is reckoned to be from the thirties …
And they’re off!
Hooligan racing, UK style! The Day 2 final in the Maxxis Arena at MCN Festival, and running alongside the DTRA National Flat Track Series. #HooliganRacing …
First Impressions of the Street Rod
Set against a background of Harley-Davidson continuing to restructure their business in the US, the advent of a new model that is a long way …
The new 2017 Street Rod on manouevres
Far from a typical day at the office, getting to play with the XG750 Street’s sportier sibling. Much lighter and livelier, and quite a departure …
Compare and contrast …
I’d completely forgotten how long the Forty-Eight has been around! 17th September 2010 is the date stamp on the first photograph, which doesn’t seem plausible. …
Ran out of light, time and sanity in London …
… so I shot the Low Rider S at the top of a steep hill in Staffordshire.
1957 Sportster: the original XL
… and what a stunning, tiny, and light masterpiece. It really must have caused a stir when it landed, among the few who would have …
Harley-Davidson launch 2017 XG750A Street Rod
• • • FACTORY PRESS RELEASE • • • A muscular middleweight with upgraded performance, handling and more aggressive riding position. The Street Rod’s new High …
Harley-Davidson Announce 2017½ Road King S
• • • FACTORY PRESS RELEASE • • • Oxford (9 February, 2017) – For many riders, the Road King® is the classic Harley-Davidson® Touring …
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.
Weapon of Choice #3
Less said about the fate of #1 the better, but I rolled up at the lunch stop on a new generation Tri-Glide, and having switched …
First sight of the Milwaukee-8s
…and interesting to see them with some Twin Cams.
Harley-Davidson MY2017
We got so carried away with the announcement of the Milwaukee 8 that we almost forgot about what else was happening for 2017. Unsurprisingly it’s …
Inside Harley’s New Milwaukee-Eight
In the biggest roll-out of technology since Project Rushmore, The Motor Company’s 2017 tourers will have an all-new heart, and in classic Harley-Davidson style it …
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 …
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 …
Really liked this ’til I rode it.
Now I love it! I’ve long said that Harley should bring out a CVO without the bling and this really nails it for me, both …
Roadster and Low Rider S launch in Marseilles
Just in case you thought a Harley launch was a procession of chrome along the chic seafronts of the Cote d’Azur, think again: two hundred …