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 at the Manchester Rock and Bike Fest
Drop in and see us: we’re here all weekend.
REVIEWS REVISITED: Deemeed Discovery
It is almost enough to say that I’ve never looked for anything to replace this strong, well-made and supremely functional bag, but its important to …
American-V on tour: Bulldog Bash
Never really fancied a trike, if I’m honest, but really loving the Freewheeler.
REVIEW: Lindstrands Drizzle Boots
A proper bike boot that would look good on any American motorcycle, the Drizzle is more than an existing regular boot that has been tweaked …
Rust removal at home using electrolysis
Simple and effective, and I’m just off to buy one of those builders’ buckets, some copper wire and sodium carbonate / washing soda because I’ve …
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 …
Bobber Job for the Scout
Well somebody had to say it, and it might as well be me! Demonstrating the power of parts bin engineering – a phrase I use …
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 …
Girl on a Motorcycle
No, it’s not an American motorcycle, or a V-twin but who cares? It’s not even Marianne Faithful and technically wasn’t even in France at the …
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 …
REVIEWS REVISITED: Cramp Buster CB3 Cruise Assist
The unsung heroes of life are sometimes the least expensive, and despite initial reservations about the usefulness of this when it first dropped through my …
REVIEWS REVISITED: Longhorn Gloves
Having spent years – quite literally – searching for gloves that did everything, I actually found what I was looking for by accident. I needed …
Ready for a day of flat track racing at the Lasarte-Oria Hippodrome for the El Rollo, Wheels and Waves 2017
… just waiting for press accreditation to open. That will teach me for being early … okay, on time. #Wheels&Waves
Just wow!
Want one! At Wheels&Waves 2017
REVIEWS REVISITED: Halvarssons Seventy Jacket
Whether it’s a casual jacket that is robust enough to wear a bike, or a bike jacket that doubles as a casual jacket, the Halvarsson …
REVIEW: RSD ‘The Diesel’ Gloves
An excellent match for RSD Clash jacket, insofar as it picks up on the exible ribbed leather that ensures a snug fit and they incorporate elements that you wouldn’t …
REVIEW: RSD Clash Jacket
We’ve seen plenty of Roland Sands’ custom parts for motorcycles over the years: partly because they stand out but also because he makes so much …
… 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 …
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 …
Unidentical Twins: Indian Roadmasters from Gilroy and Spirit Lake
There wasn’t any sense in attempting a proper head-to-head between the 2017 Indian Roadmaster and the 2002 Indian Roadmaster that The Hogfather Motorcycles has recently …
Polaris to wind down’ Victory Motorcycles
We are a long way behind the curve on this news, the rest of the media – and indeed a great many die-hard fans of …
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.
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 …