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As I roll up to the scrutineers at the Champions Ride Day at Lakeside Park, I’m aware of all eyes in the pits on the Harley-Davidson Fat Bob I’m riding. You can almost read it in their eyes: “What’s he doing here with a Harley?” The scrutineer has the same look in his eyes and …
Harley-Davidson has merged the Dyna and Softail families and killed off the Dyna, but will the popular family from the 1970s make a welcome return at some point in the future? At the world launch of the new eight-member Softail family in Los Angeles recently we asked several Harley executives why they killed off the …
“It’s a stitch-up!” was Brett Humphries’ first reaction when he was called to say he was the winner of a Dyna Low Rider S. The Sunshine Coast resident was working at a remote West Australian mine when he was contacted by Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand HOG and events project manager Kim Williams from the Harley Days festival …
Harley-Davidson Australia is celebrating their first open event, the Harley Days rally in Wollongong, October 28-30, 2016, by giving away a Low Rider S. The Low Rider S is powered by a 110 Screamin’ Eale engine and is worth $25,995 ride away. Read our road test here. To win, just purchase a Harley Days pin online for …
Harley-Davidson is fixing a problem with its 2016 Dyna Low Rider’s ignition switch. The recall notice says the ignition switch may become damaged internally “due to engine-induced vibration”. One of the attractions for some Harley fans with the Dyna range is the vibrating rubber-mounted engine. “If the condition remains undetected, it could cause the engine to unexpectedly …
There is more than a hint of Sons of Anarchy styling in the new Harley-Davidson Low Rider S fitted with the 110-cube Screamin’ Eagle engine. It has the Sons of Anarchy bikini fairing, the all-black colour scheme, solo seat, mid-mount controls and raised drag bars that have the rider punching their bare knuckles aggressively into …
Harley-Davidson has announced pricing for the two new mid-season models, the Dyna Low Rider S and the CVO Pro Street Breakout. The Low Rider S comes with the Screamin’ Eagle 110 cube engine just like the 2016 Fat Boy S and Slim S with the same price margin of $2500. That makes it $25,995 on the road, which …
The Harley-Davidson Low Rider has been around – on and off – since 1977 and in 2014 it was revived for nostalgia fans of the ultra-cool chopped Dyna. Contrary to popular opinion, the 1975 War song “Low Rider” was not written about the Harley Low Rider, but maybe the song inspired the first Low Rider …
Harley has higher sex appeal for women than men, according to American dating service, BikerKiss. And some women even find Harleys give them an orgasm! The Southern California online dating service asked about 3000 members (1900 men and 1100 women) “is Harley your favourite motorcycle brand” and 31% of women said yes, compared with 19% …
The next Daytona or Sturgis-style world-class motorcycle rally could be held in New Zealand. Harley-Davidson Australia and New Zealand is sponsoring the “Iron Run” in Queenstown about March next year and HD marketing manager Adam Wright says it could be the new Sturgis or Daytona. “It year will be a big one for us,” he …