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Redonda Motors Harley-Davidson Ironhead

Ben Branch May 29, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Redonda Motors and JP Barranca Redonda Motors is a Portugese custom and racing motorcycle workshop run by JP Barranca, an engineer with a fascination for…

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The Harley-Davidson XR-750 – A Brief History

Ben Branch February 27, 2017
  • American
  • Brief Histories
  • Harley-Davidson

In a roundabout way, we owe the existence of the Harley-Davidson XR-750 to the Brits. They didn’t design it or built it of course,…

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A Brief History of Military Motorcycles

Ben Branch January 30, 2017
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

The creation of the first viable motorcycles began in earnest in the early twentieth century, and as is often the case with new types…

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The Harley-Davidson MT500 – Everything You Need To Know

Ben Branch January 20, 2017
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson MT500 is a bit of an unusual motorcycle. It’s thought that just 500 were ever made, and it’s not known how many…

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Steve McQueen’s 1912 Harley-Davidson X8E Big Twin

Ben Branch January 2, 2017
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

Steve McQueen’s love of cars and motorcycles is extensively documented, during his lifetime he rode, raced, and collected a huge array of vehicles –…

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Ewan McGregor’s Indian Larry Panhead Chopper

Ben Branch December 30, 2016
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

There are few (if any) chopper builders of the modern era held in higher esteem than the late Indian Larry, he strictly built bikes…

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Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Twin Cam

Ben Branch December 12, 2016
  • American
  • eBay
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson Twin Cam development began back in 1992, in the waning years of the twentieth century. By this time Harley-Davidson was a long way…

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Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Evolution

Ben Branch November 28, 2016
  • American
  • eBay
  • Harley-Davidson

Thankfully 1984 was a great year for Harley-Davidson and not at all like the “1984” of British writer George Orwell’s novel. 1984 was the…

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Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Panhead

Jon Branch November 21, 2016
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson Panhead powered bikes (along with the Knuckleheads) are the motorcycles of the ’60s custom culture phenomenon. The 1969 movie “Easy Rider” was arguably…

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1928 Harley-Davidson Peashooter

Ben Branch November 17, 2016
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

The Harley-Davidson Peashooter is a single-cylinder motorcycle originally released in 1926 to compete in the hotly contested AMA 21 cubic inch class. Indian and…

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Harley-Davidson Big Twins – The Knucklehead

Ben Branch November 14, 2016
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Harley-Davidson

In the twenties and thirties overhead valve engines were well known to be more efficient and consequently more powerful than either side-valve engines or…

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Kustom Research Harley-Davidson Cafe Racer

Ben Branch November 11, 2016
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson Sportster has been around since 1957 – making it the longest running Harley model ever. The original Sportsters were more similar to…

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