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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 …
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 …
It isn’t a V but it is very American …
… and as much fun as you can have without leaning! That’s my mid-life crisis sorted out!
Another American-V has gone to press … but hang on, what’s this?
A new magazine?
The Victory Octane hits the streets!
Victory joins the American middleweight battle with a fast light roadster: we have an early quick spin on it in American-V’s next issue – out …
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??
Preview at the Bike Shed gig at Tobacco Dock
And the final of Harley’s King Of Custom, the UK round.
An unexpected bonus at the Super Sausage this morning.
Got to love an original condition survivor, and this Scout certainly qualified as that. An import from Germany and still wearing a Corbin speedometer calibrated …
Rock and roll!
Got a house call off Yeti that inevitably ended up with some local anaesthetic! #nevergrowup #stoptakinglifeseriously
Chieftain Dark Horse in the starting gate!
If you were afraid of the dark as a kid, you’re really going to struggle as Indian go head to head with Harley-Davidson over use of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Harley announce their most ambitious Sportster Roadster to date!
Just when you thought the Sportster’s days were numbered, Harley-Davidson have brought out their most radical Roadster to date: the XL1200CX. Yes, the XR took …
More on the Indian Springfield
Indian salute the birthplace of the Indian Motocycle Company with a new 2016 Chief model. So, you really like the torque of Indian’s Thunderstroke motor, …
Victory Octane in more detail
At the launch of the Indian brand in Sturgis 2013, we were told that rather than discard their original motorcycle brand, Polaris had big plans …
A deceptive angle, and a deceptive bike.
With a little effort, 17-stone of rider can get the Scout Sixty’s pipes down, but it’s not an everyday concern and the footpegs let you …
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 …
Crash Test Dummy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1qfD9leSA&w=560&h=315] The moment it came unglued. An ordinary tale of roadtesting folk … with a sting in the tail.
Scout Sixty
The black frame and saddle tell you this is the Sixty. The low sun says it isn’t South Cheshire.
Three wheels better?
It’s going to be fun finding out!
2016.5 Harley-Davidson CVO Breakout Pro-Street
The first bike that Harley launched as an exquisite CVO and created a mainstream model off the back of it has had a makeover, and it’s …
2016.5 HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER S
In a move that should catapult the Low Rider back into the hearts and minds of those who had posters of the 1977 FXS Low Rider on …
Vegas Super Hooligan Final
For those who didn’t manage to stay awake until stupid o’clock in the morning (GMT) to see the Super Hooligan Final, here it is! [youtube …
Size is relative!
You’ll undoubtedly have heard about how small the Scout is, but do you remember our plan to measure bikes in comparison to an iconic bike …
Playing with Krazy Horse’s Avinton demonstrator.
Raw, brutal power from a 100-inch S&S SB-series motor, solid mounted in a taut French chassis.
The Trip Out 2015, from the saddle
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… for those who like their 750s air-cooled and their heads flat …
… this 1947 WL is in the pre-owned section of the Barcelona Harley-Davidson dealer we visited on the XG750 Street launch.
Riding with Dais
I was impressed with the humility of Dais Nagao when I met him in Barcelona last year. A veteran of the Tokyo custom scene, Dais …
Harley-Davidson MY2016: the important bits.
The headlines are: Two new limited edition 110-inch models. Yes, you heard that right: 110-inch and not CVO. A Fat Boy S that makes the …
RSD/Geico Back from Sturgis.
RSD/Geico Back from Sturgis. I’ve been keeping an eye out for decent shots of this, but when the Roland Sands Design crew were at Sturgis …
RSD/Geico Chief Racer custom to be revealed at Sturgis on 2nd August
At the end of the Dark Horse Roadtest, in the issue that has just been printed is a suggestion that we’re going to start seeing …
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 …
Electri-Victory?
The big news, Stateside, is that Victory have thrown themselves into the Electric market early, with a bike based on the technology used in their …
Indian International Rally at Prescott Speed Hill Climb
Just a few happy snaps off my phone while we were waiting for a chance to take on The Hill in the afternoon session.
We’ve all got our hills to climb!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSTP57xge9U&w=560&h=315] The Prescott Speed Hill Climb is short but sweet, so I went round three times on a Chieftain and had an interrupted run …
Another day, another bike and another hill
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWwS_6CFxsY&w=560&h=315] This time Harley-Davidson’s Breakout on the Long Mynd in Shropshire – not quite as dramatic as Hardknott, flattening out on the top, but …
A blast from the past …
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Ready for the return trip? Hardknott to Wrynose.
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Taking a Dark Horse for a canter over a couple of Lakeland passes: Wrynose and Hard Knott.
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Anglo-American V-Twin
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txkuVm3RD14&w=560&h=315] Got to love the ingenuity of clever people, but who – apart from people who know the bike, and we would ask them …
Low Rider riding low
I finally got the chance to put the Low Rider through its MOT and get it back on the road again today, and any concerns …