But, there were some other roads taken by Harley-Davidson through their acquisition of European companies like war reparations designs from German company DKW that later became the basis of the Harley-Davidson Hummers I lusted after as a kid and were in production from 1948 to 1966. In 1960, Harley purchased 50%-ownership of Italian aircraft manufacturer Aeronautica Macchi’s...

Jeff broke the bike down to the frame, but before he did, he found that he was actually able to get the motor running. In as-bought condition, it had Pan cases with a Shovelhead top end. “I decided to keep it in that configuration until it was time for a rebuild,” he said. “Since it was the slow season, I had time to just completely disassemble it and I wanted to try to build it...

Click here for more photos Rare ’85 Shovelhead From Barnett’s Returns For A Visit Story by Wendy ManningPhotos by Frank Rangel Shovella, a rare 1985 FLH Police Shovelhead owned by El Pasoan Lambert Cantu, stopped by Barnett’s Harley-Davidson in El Paso last weekend and we’re so glad he did. Of Shovella, Lambert said,...

Click here for more photos Shay’s Panhead Story and photos by Rodent Atlanta tattoo artist Shay rides his new rebuilt Panhead from Atlanta, Georgia, down to tattoo artist Jason’s in Jacksonville, Florida. They both leave for Tropical Tattoo in Daytona. Shay’s pinhead fouls three rear plugs and uses a quart of oil in the under 100 mile trip....

It’s always something. You can’t win for losing. The glass is half-empty. It’s sometimes called Murphy’s Law. In poker, it’s called, “drawing dead,” which also happens to be the name of Rick White’s 1979 Shovelhead. A poker player for over thirty years, Rick wanted his bike to reflect his life’s philosophy. “The term ‘drawing dead’ means that you can’t win, no matter which cards...

  It’s impossible to sing the praises of Wheels Through Time enough. It’s a first-class operation. Dale’s reverence for each and every item in his building shines through. He’s spent decades of his life curating, rebuilding and restoring bikes. He travels the country promoting Wheels Through Time, displaying and racing and enthusiastically educating the public. His son Matt plays...

Eloise D’ambrosio Wright of North Carolina owns this smokin’ hot Triumph with so many of the styling elements of a ‘60s and ‘70s Triumph chop, like the dagger sissy bar and dual rectangular headlights.

Click here for more photos !- Click here to read the Specifications –> 1953 Harley-Davidson K Sport Story by Buck Manning Photos by Frank Rangel Slowly but surely, collecting classic motorcycles is becoming the new hip thing in the two-wheeled world with many old Harleys being returned to factory condition after a life of multiple owners’...

Click here for more photos !- Click here to read the Specifications –> The 1926 Harley-Davidson “Twin Sisters” Story and Photos by Thunder Media Service, Frank Sander Harley-Davidson was already producing heavy metal in the 1920’s. Harley-Davidson V-Twins had displacements of 1000cc and 1200cc back then. A long time has passed since the...

  Today there’s a such an interest in bobbers that the style has mutated and changed from an original stock frame with factory castings to a more simple to produce, steel- tubing affair. Miles would have none of that and hooked up with Big Al Wilkerson at Bitter End Old School Choppers in Scottsburg, Indiana. “We decided that in order to accomplish this, we would use as many...