The new Harley Softail Breakout started life as a Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) model. While that models cost $42,990 (plus on-road costs),... Read More
Harley-Davidson
Since 1903, American manufacturer Harley-Davidson has been making motorcycles. Today they are one of the top 10 most recognised brands in the world. Harley makes cruisers and tourers from 500cc up to the big 1800cc juggernauts, and soon an electric bike. But Harley is about more than just motorcycles; it’s a lifestyle and its rider group, the Harley Owners Group or HOG is one of the most established in the world. We not only bring you news, previews and reviews of Harley-Davidson motorbikes, but also look into the lifestyle behind the famous product. MotorbikeWriter attends Harley launches and road tests their bikes in Australia and overseas.
Versatility is the key word for the Harley-Davidson Dyna Switchback. It’s a tourer with hard panniers and a big windscreen,... Read More
The Harley Fat Boy has been a top seller for the company for several years but in the past couple of years some custom bikes have usurped the king.Fat has never been so much in style. Now the Fat Boy is back as the top seller and it’s easy to... Read More
There are no frills, bells or whistles on a Harley Super Glide. This is a blank canvas for owners who... Read More
The Harley 72 captures the youth and the nostalgia market at the same time. The Harley-Davidson XL 1200V Sportster Seventy-Two looks... Read More
Harley riders love a bargain, so it seems as the FXDB Street Bob is one of its top sellers at the moment, probably because it’s only $21,495 (plus on-road costs). It’s good buying at the moment because it’s one of the few models left with the 96 Twin Cam engine. As... Read More
If a Fat Boy went on a diet it would become a Harley Softail Slim. That’s what Harley has done... Read More
Harley-Davidson has axed the Road Glide for 2014. But I doubt it will be the last we see of the... Read More
Harley-Davidson has solved a raft of “first-world problems” with its new Touring range. It’s not as if they have discovered a cure for cancer or how to feed the poor, but they have solved some very important problems that, for me at least, were deal breakers. I have loved the... Read More
It took some time, but Harley-Davidson has suddenly come thundering into the 21st century, thanks to its Project Rushmore. The... Read More
There may have been a revolution in the Harley-Davidson Touring line-up, but the rest of the 2014 fleet has only... Read More
This page is about you and your bike. Send your review and photos to [email protected] This review comes from budding politician Paul Keyworth who is attempting to kickstart his Motorcycle Australia Party. (Read my story here.) Paul owns a Yamaha “Thunderace” and a Suzuki B-King, but he is thinking of... Read More
Aeronautical engineer Lindsay Ward likes to make bikes fly. Not literally, but the former drag racer does like to work... Read More
Despite the numerous changes to the 2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide, there are two that stand out the most. Well,... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Street 750 motorcycle will make its motorsport debut on ice well before it hits the streets. Australia will only be getting the learner-approved Harley-Davidson Street 500 but not until this time next year. However, Harley-Davidson Australia is moving heaven and earth to try to secure it earlier... Read More
As Harley-Davidson is about to release its 2013 earnings figures, there have also been leaks of the power figures for... Read More
Harley-Davidson’s big frame-mounted tourer, the Road Glide, is making a comeback. The bike was axed for 2014 and, as I... Read More
Remember that famous Harley-Davidson Fat Boy jump in Terminator 2: Judgement Day? Next to The Great Escape jump, it’s probably the most famous in cinema history. In fact, the 3m jump into the storm drain was probably more difficult because Arnold Schwarzenegger (or at least his stunt double, Peter Kent)... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic is unusual for a couple of reasons – Harley asked riders some questions and found the... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Street 500 and 750 have launched in India and the indications are that the prices will be very... Read More
Harley-Davidson has announced three more motorcycles to expand its 2014 range while it awaits the much-anticipated Street 500 learner bike. When the retro Low Rider, versatile SuperLow 1200T and customised Street Bob Special arrive next month it will be their biggest model line-up yet with 32 bikes. All three... Read More
Power and torque figures have again been leaked for one of the most anticipated bikes this year, the Harley-Davidson Street... Read More
The much-anticipated Harley Street 500 is still about 10 months away for Australia, but Harley-Davidson marketing manager Adam Wright hasn’t... Read More
Getting to the annual HOG Rally is half the fun. This year, a contingent of motorcycle media rode Harley-Davidson Touring bikes from Rockhampton to Cairns on the Bruce Highway over three steamy days. The Bruce is a long, hot, boring ride, which was only made more exciting by just... Read More
(UPDATE JULY 21: Harley has just confirmed the Road Glide will return for 2015.) I’d like odds on Harley-Davidson reintroducing... Read More
It seems unlikely that Harley-Davidson will go off-road, especially since it has divested itself of MV Agusta and Buell... Read More
http://vimeo.com/97557890 Remember the Harley-Davidson XR750s sliding around the oil and dirt mile track in the documentary On Any Sunday? Well, the new Harley Street 750 has rekindled those memories at the X Games in Austin Texas. Following on from the Street 750 racing on ice at ESPN’s X Games... Read More
Harley-Davidson is rumoured to be announcing a new bike this week and the hot tip is it will be electric.... Read More
http://youtu.be/t6F8O5A__Ds Meet the Harley-Davidson LiveWire electric motorcycle. Who would have thought the heavy motorcycle icon, Harley-Davidson, would ever go... Read More
Harley-Davidson is taking about two dozen of its Project LiveWire electric concept bikes on tour throughout the US this year, starting on Route 66, then Europe and Canada next year. Australia will have to wait a little bit longer, but as Harley-Davidson Australia director of marketing Adam Wright says, “I... Read More
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 11: A recent US survey found that customers want test rides more than anything; discounts included. Sounds simple,... Read More
Harley hasn’t just made a lot of noise in the motorcycling world with the unveiling of its first electric bike,... Read More
The Harley-Davidson SuperLow XL1200T is not made for me, yet somehow I like it. The SuperLow is, as its name suggests, super low with a 663mm seat height. It’s built for smaller people than my 185cm frame. Short people, women and maybe novice riders will enjoy the easy reach to... Read More
Harley-Davidson is expected to release a slammed and cut-down version of its Tri-Glide trike next month, called the Freewheeler. The... Read More
Harley has higher sex appeal for women than men, according to American dating service, BikerKiss. And some women even find... Read More
The 2015 Harley-Davidson Road Glide unveiled at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota has a narrower shark nose with dual LED Dual Reflector Daymaker headlights making it more streamlined and sleeker. The Road Glide was dropped from the line-up last year when the Project Rushmore Touring bikes were launched,... Read More
The world’s largest motorcycle rally at Sturgis in the Black Hills of South Dakota last week was dominated by cruisers,... Read More
A conversion kit that turns a Harley-Davidson V-Rod into a “reverse trike” with two wheels in the front like a... Read More
After five weeks of riding across America and observing their motorcycle scene, I return to Australia this weekend only to fly to America next week for the Harley-Davidson 2015 model launch. Tough gig, eh! Anyway, we already know that Harley is bringing back the Road Glide and we’re hopeful of... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Street 500 should become an instant custom classic when it hits the Aussie showrooms early next year. Like... Read More
Better Softail brakes, a welcome return of the Road Glide and two new CVO models are the main features of... Read More
Despite the Australian dollar dropping about 7% in the past year, Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand has kept a lid on prices for the 2015 model line-up. The only price rises are the Dyna Low Rider, up $245 to $23,495 rideaway and the top-selling Softail Breakout up $500 to $29,495.... Read More
Australia will get the Harley-Davidson entry level Street 500 motorcycle from India. Harley-Davidson Australia marketing director Adam Wright has confirmed... Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNQIc9DMSnQ&sns=em Put simply, the Harley-Davidson Road Glide has the best aerodynamics of any touring bike I have ever ridden. The... Read More
Australian riders may not be able to buy the new low-riding flagship Harley tourers available in other markets, but they will be able to get a factory lowering kit to meet their requirements. Harley-Davidson Australia marketing director Adam Wright says our market is too small to import the Ultra Classic Low and... Read More
There are a three things different about the Harley-Davidson Project LiveWire electric motorcycle from any of the many electric bikes... Read More
That’s a difficult question to answer because Harley-Davidson CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) motorcycles are built in limited numbers. I may... Read More
With his goatee, tinted rectangular glasses and wavy grey hair, Ray Drea certainly looks the part as Harley-Davidson‘s chief stylist replacing Willie G Davidson. But he’s still a long way short of the the Willie G’s personal affectations and Ray agrees he’s never going to fill the legendary designer’s shoes. Ray... Read More
As the name suggests, the Heritage Softail Classic clings to the traditional style that has made Harley-Davidson such an identifiable... Read More
There is no more menacing a look than the twin headlights of a Harley-Davidson Fat Bob coming down the road... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Street 500 is a great “blank canvas” that is destined to become a custom favourite. Custom bike builder Kustom Kommune has proved it with a street tracker version of the Street 750 revealed at the Oil Stained Brain custom bike event in Melbourne at the weekend. The Kommune Racer (KR750) gave... Read More
Harley-Davidson is about to dominate the cruiser market with the announcement that the new Street 500 will be just $9995 rideaway.... Read More
Harley-Davidson’s Street 500 is a $12,000 bike for less than $10,000 rideaway. The first media test on Aussie soil and... Read More
India has come of motorcycling age with more and more large-capacity bikes hitting the market and now the Harley Street 750 being named their Bike of the Year. The Harley Street 750 and 500 are produced in India as well as Kansas in the USA. Australia will be getting the... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Street 500 is a blank canvas with plenty of scope for customisation and personalisation. READ MY REVIEW It is... Read More
The Harley-Davidson Road King really is king of the road. It’s my favourite Harley and the most suitable to Australia’s... Read More
You’re invited to one of many Harley Street Parties around the country on February 21 to celebrate the new Street 500. READ MY STREET 500 REVIEW Official dealers around the nation will hold free Harley Street Parties on February 21 when they officially begin selling the Street 500, although dealers have already... Read More
A new sidestand, new colour schemes and updated brakes are the only changes for this year for the most traditional... Read More
Harley-Davidson Street 500 customers have been assured there will be no problems with supply. New Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand... Read More
A Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special with standard fairing and panniers has this week been attempting to set world speed records at Speed Week. Named Pepper, the Road Glide is powered by a Screamin’ Eagle 120RX engine and driveline. However, it has retained the standard panniers while other accessories are straight out... Read More