Having banged on for at least five years about the gap in the Indian range, between the Scout models and the Touring platform, it has …
S&S Roller Rockers for Milwaukee Eight
Here’s the one we’ve been waiting for since the Milwaukee Eight’s 4-valve heads were announced, except it’s not the one that most people expected: it …
Roadmaster vs Roadmaster
Dropped in to MidWest Moto to get the first service on the Roadmaster and bumped into Bill from the Facebook Elites, Roadmaster and Chieftain group …
What’s in a name: Softail Standard roadtested in American-V 106
Launched last year as a plain finish Street Bob, the FXST Softail Standard may well be the obvious name base entry level model in the …
American-V 106 is on the digital high street!
Yes, we did hope this would be a paper edition but the world hasn’t woken up enough for that to happen, and everything here is …
Indian Project Scout 3K Voting
It’s five years since the last Project Scout competition was held, to both show the custom potential in Indian’s then-new middleweight models and celebrate the …
A day of respite from deadlines …
… well, nearly. I should be beating my head against a keyboard but I needed to get the Indian Vintage back to their UK base. …
Quick quick, we’ll miss the ferry!!
Apologies for having lost the original video here: the privacy settings changed, so we can only share the edited highlights with you. You will all …
Electra Glide Icon with the spirit of ’69
If you caught our 2021 model news announcement in January, you might remember us wondering if the central console with “Revival’ script was something to …
Another Vintage Year
Just when you thought you could write off another bit of parts bin engineering as … well, a bit of parts bin engineering, along comes …
Indian Scout Bobber Twenty tested in AmV105
High bars and a low seat on a powerful middleweight are the ideal ingredients for a bobber designed to compete on the mean streets, and …
Harley-Davidson Livewire tested in AmV105
The bike we said we wouldn’t cover got the most comprehensive roadtest of any bike we’ve ever taken on: no Harley-Davidson has looked less, gone …
American-V talks to Ola Stenegärd: the man behind the new Indian Chief
While best known in Europe for his work with a certain Bavarian motorcycle manufacturer, Ola Stenegärd has been a custom bike builder for all his …
American-V 105 is on the superhighway
Yes, sad to say the current issue of American-V is another digital issue because of the constraints of lockdown. BUT as with the digital issues …
Harley-Davidson’s Pan America takes things back off-road!
We’ve known about the arrival of Harley’s new Pan America for a while now, and throughout that time the world has focused on Harley’s audacity …
New Indian Chiefs for 2021 raise the game!
It has been a long time coming – and not for the want of us imploring Indian to do more with their Thunder Stroke motor …
Indian misses the chance to formalise the Chout with the Chief Bobber …
… but who cares: this is the Indian streetbike that we’ve been waiting for! More to follow: lots to get our heads round.
Indian 2021 part 2: FTR1200s
If you wondered why there was no mention of the FTR1200 in last year’s 2021 model year announcement, that’s because they weren’t ready to tell …
Harley-Davidson 2021
So, we now know what’s coming out of Harley-Davidson for 2021, most of which comes down to reading between the lines coupled with some …
Harley 2021 model range announcement will be virtual, international and inclusive
If you’re wondering why we still don’t know what Harley-Davidson’s MY21 range looks like, a combination of Covid and changes at the top of Harley-Davidson …
It has landed!
And blown away, frankly … and I thought that I had an idea what to expect! Subs fulfillment received their copies yesterday, so they’ll be …
Normal service is resumed … well, nearly!
Apologies for the radio silence: lots going on hereabouts and who knew what would be involved in putting together the 306pp three-issues-in-one American-V 104? Certainly …
American-V 103 is coming to a cloud near you
Yes, we’re still digital with this second issue, as anticipated, but all good things come to those who wait … and to those impatient people …
American-V.Club
Something new and exciting is on its way! We will be launching the American-V Subscriber’s Club in the new year and all current – and …
S&S High Performance Tappets for Sportster, Buell, Twin Cam & Milwaukee Eight
Having listened to his Buell rattle its way to Gloucester and back recently, these are top of the editor’s Christmas list … once he’s checked …
Indian Announce 2021 Range – Big Twins
Indian have just announced the 2021 model range and it is a positive step forwards in these weird times. The big thing is that the …
Sealey Hand Tools on Discount
Typical. Just when we’ve got to go back to work again, we get an offer on the tools we could have been using when locked …
Vintage Stripper
Specially for those who can’t live with the leather tassles! On my way to a last-minute Shovelfest, I thought I’d better show the versatility of …
Shark City Cruiser Helmet
Famous for their flip up and over system helmets, French helmet specialist, SHARK Helmets’ CityCruiser hopefully arrived in UK dealers in July, following production in …
Kustom Tech Classic Master Cylinders
These are now available – in 12mm and 14mm bore for single or twin discs, and a choice of four finishes – through Custom Chrome’s …
S&S “Bump Stick Bonanza”
Doing their bit to support dealers and customers alike, S&S have reduced the price of their popular cams and cam chest kits by 15% through …
Michigan Textile Jacket
With a name like that, Weise’s newcomer for 2020 is an obvious contender for the American motorcycle market, but then so is the retro style …
DEI Leg Shield
Amanda knocked up a pair of these ten years or more ago out of Nomex – if my memory serves me correctly – after a …
Keep Talking
Sena will be no stranger to readers of American-V – we’ve been using their intercoms and camera for years now, and some will even have …
Leather or textile?
Already a popular line in Richa’s range, thanks in part to its retro sporty look, the leather Toulon jacket has been updated to the Toulon …
No Compensation
I’ll confess that I’m out of my depth here, having bought into the idea that a compensating sprocket is a good idea on a belt …
American-V 102 hits the streets tomorrow … virtually!
It’s been a long time coming, but it is here! With a difference, albeit a temporary one. This is the issue that should have …
S&S High Performance Flywheels Assemblies for Milwaukee Eight
S&S has been been building performance stroker cranks for as long as they have been a thing, and their latest offering – the result of …
Returning to the new “Normal”
Well, nearly: we’ve picked up a Harley-Davidson XL883 Iron. Partly because we’ve not ridden one for a while, but also there is much talk about …
American-V 102 … will be delayed
Apologies, I should have mentioned this earlier – like when 102 should have hit the newsstands a week ago – but we were still working …
Harley-Davidson dealers supporting the “new normal”
Oxford (3 June 2020): Following the Government’s recent announcement regarding automotive dealerships reopening from Monday 1st June, the Harley-Davidson UK & Republic of Ireland dealer network …
FXDR 114 Limited Edition launched exclusively in UK and Ireland
• • • PRESS RELEASE • • • PRESS RELEASE • • • PRESS RELEASE • • • Featuring an exclusive custom paint scheme, handlebar …
FTR Tank Panel Design Competition
While it has yet to be fully realised by the custom world, one of the primary features of Indian’s ranges – one that the FTR …
BattBoy 65
Modern Gel and Li-Ion batteries might be more efficient compared to the old lead acid batteries – okay, so they are more efficient, and leak-proof …
Corbin release two-up touring seat for Indian’s Challenger
Yes, another one! I had to look twice. Corbin has remodelled their Dual Touring Saddle to suit the more angular lines of the Challenger while retaining …
V Twin Stock 2-into-1 header for Shovels
I had something remarkably similar to this on my ’78 FL: it saved me hours trying to line the exhausts up at the back, and saved …
Socially distant …
Okay, so we’re moving towards media-driven suggestions that lockdown is up for a staged relaxation – never mind what happened a hundred years ago when …
Dirty Rubber
The crosser style is more popular than ever in the world of customs, and it’s never been easier to build something that will have good street manners thanks to the availability …
New member of the FTR family: the Carbon
Since the FTR’s launch, the FTR1200S with its limited edition race replica paint has been the flagship model, but as of the 1st May 2020 …