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Harley-Davidson has replaced the spirit of the venerable V-Rod drag-strip king with the new Softail FXDR, the first Harley with clip-on handlebars. It looks and feels similar, right down to the riding stance with hands and feet forward. Instead of the water-cooled 1247cc V-Rod engine (93kW/113.9Nm), it is powered by the much ballsier 114 cubic-inch …
It might not have the power and capacity of the late V-Rod family, but the new 750cc Harley-Davidson Street Rod has a familiar V-Rod feel. Harley-Davidson Australia has asked me to ride a Street Rod straight out of the crate, run it in and ride it around for three months to get a good feel …
While Harley-Davidson this year axed the V-Rod range, Porsche still fondly remembers its involvement in the revolutionary development of the bike with a proud display at their museum in Stuttgart. This week I visited Stuttgart where good friend Jeromy Moore works as a race design engineer at the Porsche Engineering Group’s Weissach Development Centre where …
The world’s most expensive motorcycle, the “Cosmic Starship” Harley-DavidsonV-Rod, has returned to the marketplace at $US10 million ($A13m). The bike was painted in 2009 by famous American painter Jack Armstrong with acrylic paint and 37 coats of clear coat. It was unveiled at Bartels’ Harley-Davidson dealership in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, in 2010 and …
This is the last year for the Harley-Davidson V-Rod models, dealers were told at the recent international conference in Boston. Now the rumour mill is starting to churn about what will replace the water-cooled muscle machine and we believe it could be the water-cooled Street family. Harley has successfully returned to the AMA Pro Flat …
Despite the crashing value of the Australian dollar, Harley-Davidson Australia has again kept a lid on 2016 price rises. Twelve models have received no price increase at all for 2016, including the entire Dyna range and the Road King, even though it has been upgraded to hard bags. Across the rest of the range, there …
The Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee is paying tribute to styling guru Willie G. Davidson with their latest exhibition. Willie G. is the grandson of company co-founder Willian A. Davidson. He made his name as the designer of many important custom models such as the Super Glide, Low Rider and many of the company logos, apparel …
After five years of development, Minnesota handyman and inventor Norm Kokes is ready to go into production with his reverse trike conversion kit. A reverse trike has two wheels at the front, like a Can-Am Spyder roadster, instead than then traditional two at the back. Norm’s Endeavor Trike kit will reportedly work on just about …
A conversion kit that turns a Harley-Davidson V-Rod into a “reverse trike” with two wheels in the front like a Can-Am Spyder roadster is coming to market next year. The Scorpion Trikes V-Rod kit will cost about $5000 when it becomes available early next year and owners will also have to buy some extra parts …
If you think this bike looks like a Transformer, you’re right. But you may have seen it instead on the silver screen in Fast and Furious 4. SEE ALL THE PHOTOS HERE Owner Steve Leach of Brisbane says the bike, which he calls Beond, was considered for the second Transformers movie and artist drawings …