Fifty Shades Of Grey – A Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster by Black Lanes
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“The Shortster” Harley-Davidson X-90 – An Unusual Two-Stroke Minibike
The Harley-Davidson X90, commonly referred to as the “Shortster” was a mini Harley two-stroke built by an Italian company that started out making fighter aircraft during the First World War. The 1970s are remembered…
A Fire-Breathing Street Tracker by Dunworth_ + Mean Bird Motorcycles
This is the first in a series of Mean Bird Motorcycles built by custom motorcycle icon Kevin Dunworth (pictured above), Mean Bird Motorcycles is a wing of Red Torpedo – a British motorcycle apparel company…
A Rare, Original 1951 Harley-Davidson WRTT Factory Road Racing Motorcycle
The Harley-Davidson WRTT was the road racing, or “tourist trophy”, version of the WR flat track racer. Unlike the WR, the WRTT had front and rear brakes and 19-inch road racing wheels. Original surviving factory…
Ex-California Police Department – A 1949 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car
This 1949 Harley-Davidson Servi-Car was originally and bought and used by the police department in Oakland, California. We don’t know what specific uses the Oakland Police had for the Servi-Car, but it’s not hard to…
A Two-Wheeled American Icon – The 1938 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead
The Knucklehead V-twin fitted to the Harley-Davidson EL is doubtless one of the most famous motorcycle engines of all time, and it’s certainly one of the best-known American V-twins of the 20th century. The name…
A Rare 1964 Aermacchi Harley-Davidson Race Bike
The Harley-Davidson Aermacchi era was an early pre-cursor to both the Buell era and the current era where we see Harley-Davidson branching out into electric motorcycle production with bikes like the LiveWire. All three of…
A Conversation With The Designers Of The Harley-Davidson LiveWire
This conversation was conducted by Silodrome contributor Tim Huber with key Harley-Davidson design and engineering personnel Brad Richards (Vice President of Styling and Design) Ben McGinley (EV Design Manager), and Glen Koval (Chief Engineer for…
A 1942 Harley-Davidson WLA – America’s WW2 Liberator
The Harley-Davidson WLA was designed to be an exceptionally tough motorcycle for use in the Second World War that could ford a stream up to 16 inches deep, carry 40 lbs of equipment, run on…
The New Kevin Dunworth Harley-Davidson Sportster Street Tracker
This is probably the most interesting street tracker we’ve ever featured. If you’re skeptical take a closer look at that front and rear suspension. The bike started out humbly with a 1200cc V-twin literally stolen…
Harley-Davidson XR750 – A Restored Racer Ready For The Dirt Track
Although it’s a controversial thing to say to an American, the Harley-Davidson XR750 only really exists because of the British. Now before you start heating the tar and plucking yourself some feathers, hear me out….
Harley-Davidson Sportster Flat Tracker – A Swedish-American Tracker With Soul
This post was written by Anton Knutsson, the founder of Swedish custom motorcycle garage Injustice Customs. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom in the words of the people who…