Really like the way the white Iron 1200 and the Forty Eight Special in black look. #riderideslide #harleydavidson #sportstersickness
Always the bridesmaid
… but the more time I spend with the Road Glide, the more I like it. It’s objectively a better bike than the Street Glide, …
2018 Sportsters are go!
Just landed in Croatia at Harley’s “Ride & Slide” event. #Sportster #sickness
Sportster Sickness’ The Big One 2018
Note to self: record in HD first and then post – live streaming is clever but it’s lower resolution than you’d hope and you can …
Not recommended for bikers of a nervous disposition
Gasoline is $20 per gallon. Self-driving cars are everywhere. And motorcycles are outlawed. Self-driving cars are taking over. Silicon Valley and the United States Government …
Sport Glides in Blighty!
And weren’t they looking clean and spangly? One of them certainly isn’t now, with one tank drained and having had a taste of Britain’s April …
Sport Glide part 2: the home leg.
Birdlip isn’t as high as El Teide, and the skies aren’t as blue, but I’m looking forward to putting some serious miles on Harley-Davidson’s new …
2018 Sport Glide
Late in terms of this being from the European launch of the Sport Glide in January 2018, as featured in American-V 90, but it’s also …
REVIEWS REVISITED: Harley-Davidson Performance T-Shirt
You know the old joke about having t-shirts older than your friends’ kids / bike / latest relationship? It’s funny because it is frequently true, but I didn’t …
Improving the breed!
Okay, so it’s not the FTR-750 of Jared Mees taking the chequered flag for Indian in the first round of the 2018 AFT series at …
REVIEWS REVISITED: Air Force Blaster B3-CD
There’s a huge amount of technology floating around – literally – suspended in water to help you get your bike clean and apply a protective layer, but …
Test ride a new Harley, kiss your preconceptions goodbye and win a road trip to Prague!
Okay, so we can’t all go to Prague, obviously – any more than we will get to see the Anniversary edition 114-inch Breakout, but roadtest …
Dirty Weekend with the Diggers
Ride fast, turn left! You can’t fail to have noticed the rise in interest in Flat Track racing, not least because of Indian’s success in …
American-V Facebook Group
Whatever American motorcycle you ride, if you don’t mind rubbing shoulders with that other bunch who bought the wrong make, you’ve got a home at …
REVIEW: Harley-Davidson Evo Hop-Up & Rebuild Manual
The subhead reads “Learn how to build an engine exactly like the pros”, but I would suggest that this is less of a step-by-step guide and more …
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 …
Shop updated
Issue 90 is now in the updated, phone-friendly on-line shop, along with all available back issues, subs deals and a searchable index of the main …
Everything in moderation … including moderation
Thing that frustrates me most about the internet – whether social or the mainstream web – is the sheer amount of crap out there. The …
American-V 90 will be dropping through letterboxes imminently!
With changes to the publishing schedule, health issues and finally snow, it seems like a hell of a long time since issue 89 … it …
REVIEW: Slinky Glide Emergency Cable Repair Kit
I picked this up at a trade show last month, and while I haven’t had opportunity to use it yet – and indeed it has limitations in …
REVIEW: RSD Truman Jacket
Many years ago, when god’s dog was a puppy and I was taking my first steps on two wheels, all I wanted was a leather jacket – …
90: March/April 2018
LAUNCH: 2018 Harley-Davidson Sport Glide ROADTEST: 2018 Street Bob on UK roads! CUSTOMS: Blackie’s Merch // Thompson Flatster // Hard Nine’s Bolt-on-and-Ride Sportster // Fourteen …
Two new 1200 Sportsters due in May 2018: the 1200 Iron and Forty-Eight Special
••• PRESS RELEASE ••• High handlebars, cool graphics and garage built attitude. Oxford (21st February, 2018) – Harley-Davidson adds to the long legacy of its …
Sycamore Harley-Davidson wins Battle of the Kings
For Harley-Davidson’s 2018 Battle of the Kings, the rules changed. No longer a mandated competition, the fifteen entrants had a wider choice of donor bikes …
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 …
Harley covering all the options … ?
Are you ready for the promised February white-out? We are: we’ve got the new Harley Cold Boy Snowtail in the garage and are just waiting …
Publication date changes
In an attempt to rationalise publication and cover dates – Jan/Feb 2018 coming out in early December 2017 was just too silly for words – …
Sport Glide Launch: Tenerife 2018
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 …
Welcome to the new American-V social hub
Delivered to: UK / Northern Ireland £4.99 GBP EU £7.99 GBP Rest of World £9.99 GBP This is where American-V’s posts on social media will …
REVIEW: WMB Pride Cleaning Products
We’ve known the crew at We Move Bikes for years now, because they are the people who look after Harley’s press fleet and handle their logistics, so …
REVIEW: XCP Professional Motorcycle Maintenance Pack
How many new sprays, chemistries and concepts can there possibly be, when it comes to protecting your bike? Apparently, at least one more, and that is this Motorcycle Maintenance Pack comprising …
REVIEW: Rokkertech Slim Fit Jeans
Imagine a pair of trousers, as resistant to tearing as steel, that could protect your delicate skin from the abrasion of the road in the event of …
American-V 89 hits the streets on Thursday 14th December!
It’s snowing outside but there’s hot coffee in here with a little something extra for additional flavour, plus the new issue of American-V which is …
REVIEW: RSD Stoddard Shirt
A plaid shirt that doubles as a cool jacket isn’t a natural fit for a winter issue of a motorcycle magazine, you’ll be thinking, and in many …
89: January/February 2018
LAUNCH: 2018 Indian Scout Bobber LONG TERM: Harley-Davidson Freewheeler CUSTOMS: Malc’s Big Dog Chopper // CCE Softail Slim // Chester Harley-Davidson Softail Slim // Ron’s …
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 …
A full face helmet from Davida
Yes, that’s right! The kings of the Jet helmet have brought out their first full face helmet, the Koura, launched at EICMA. And if didn’t …
88: November/December 2017
LAUNCH: The biggest single upgrade in Harley’s history, and the most important: The plan // 2018 FXBRS Breakout 114 // 2018 FLHCS Heritage Classic 114 …
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 …