Written by / Story by Mark Barnett    Excerpted from Barnett’s Magazine Print ArticleWith the death of Buell, there is now an opening for a beginner bike in the Harley-Davidson line up, something for first time riders who don’t want to invest in a Sportster. Looking back through Harley’s history, there was a single-cylinder,...

Written by / Story by Mark BarnettExcerpted from Barnett’s Magazine Print Article I have to admit, this concept bike deal is even more fun than I thought it would be. Last issue I explained that Barnett’s Magazine had retained the services of Italian designer Oberdan Bezzi to put pen and paper (actually a mouse and keyboard)...

So about this Harley-Davidson Roadster, why should Harley-Davidson consider building this? My feeling is that since the pie doesn’t seem to be getting any larger at the moment, The Motor Company should reach out to non-Harley riding customers and make a few models to compete directly with some Japanese and European models. The Japanese yen is going through the roof right now and I...

Written by  Story by Mark Barnett.Excerpted from Barnett’s Magazine Print Article We are winding down this series of concept bike articles and have gotten to the one which gave me the most trouble. To remind everyone, we’ve been putting together some ideas that we think would help Harley-Davidson with conquest sales: bringing...

Written by  Story by Mark BarnettExcerpted from Barnett’s Magazine Print Article Talk about stupid fun, coming up with new prototype bike ideas for Oberdan Bezzi to mock up has probably been the most fun I’ve had producing this magazine for the last fourteen years. Most of the time, I’ve been trying to make up models that...

Written by  Story by Mark BarnettExcerpted from Barnett’s Magazine Print ArticleTime for another in our series of make believe Harley-Davidsons, or concept bikes if you want to be snooty about it. The V-Rod engine is a stout, durable, good looking, and powerful engine created by Porsche engineers. It also has character. It...

Jon Shipley of Hoosier Daddy Choppers in Bloomfield, Indiana, gets the trophy for the incorporating the thing we all struggle to sit on, stay on, try to look cool on, and, most importantly, not fall off of ― the bar stool. Not only is this ingenious, but he took it a step further and deliciously made it out of wood with a nice ring of upholstery tacks holding the Old No 7 Brand...

  As far as Daytona goes, finding delectable damsels is not a problem. I am so glad that the ladies are so cooperative about sharing their visual attributes with the likes of hundreds of female connoisseurs such as I. Be proud and pose.

  Ed Syer, owner of Huntington Beach Hogs and Choppers (HBHC), in Southern California, made this custom out of the few useable parts left over from his motorcycle accident in 2002. “I had just bought my first brand new Harley, a 2002 Fat Boy. Six months later, a guy ran a stoplight and T-boned me with his Mercedes. I’ll never forget the date, August 16, the same day that Elvis...

  Holger started with a Street Rod and apparently never looked back. He’s modified quite a few V-Rods and has his own ideas about what they should look. I can tell you they’re not for the faint of heart. The chromed modified frame holds one of NLC’s three-piece swingarms that finds a 330 Avon stuffed in between the machined cut-out chainstay. Up front, super beefy NLC inverted...