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2014 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe Review

With its classic style and air-cooled, 45-degree V-twin motor, the Harley-Davidson has served as the iconic American-made motorcycle for more than 110 years. In...

2015 Harley-Davidson Freewheeler | First Ride Review

Following the release of the Low Rider, SuperLow 1200T and Street 500/750 earlier this year, Harley-Davidson recently launched its full 2015 lineup in Sonoma,...

The Road Glide Returns for 2015

After a one-year absence, Harley-Davidson will bring the venerable Road Glide back to its Touring family for 2015 with all of the improvements and...

Harley-Davidson Project LiveWire | First Ride Review

Harley-Davidson’s 21st century vision that began with Project Rushmore’s liquid-cooled V-twin and then carried over with the recent introduction of the world-friendly Street 750...

Harley-Davidson Street XG750 and XG500 – First Ride Review

  Harley-Davidson used the youthful stage of the Summer X Games in the great American city of Austin, Texas, to debut the Street 750, its...

Harley-Davidson Unveils an Electric Motorcycle

No, it’s not April Fool’s Day, and as far as we know, hell hasn’t frozen over. That headline is true: Harley-Davidson has unveiled an...

Retrospective: Harley-Davidson FXLR Low Rider Custom: 1987-1994

Low Rider. Catchy name. Some readers might remember the chopped and channeled craze in automobile styling back in the ’50s and ’60s. Willie G....

2014 Harley-Davidson Low Rider and SuperLow 1200T – First Ride Review

Despite the traditional stereotypes, younger riders and women make up a substantial, and ever-increasing, portion of Harley-Davidson’s customers. The Motor Company says that in...

2014 Harley-Davidson Low Rider and SuperLow 1200T – First Look Review

On the eve of Daytona Bike Week, an event that traditionally kicks off the riding season, Harley-Davidson has announced two new models for 2014:...

American Baggers Comparison: Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special vs Indian Chieftain vs Victory Cross Country

Functional, big-inch V-twin baggers are all the rage these days. In addition to lots of style, these bikes offer the comfort of some upper-body...

2014 Harley-Davidson Street Glide Special Review

A four-year effort by Harley-Davidson called Project Rushmore has culminated in a number of features and improvements to the 2014 touring models, including the...

Harley-Davidson Street 750 Makes Ice-Racing Debut at X Games Aspen (VIDEO)

Harley-Davidson’s all-new Street 750, one of two models in the company’s first new motorcycle platform in 13 years, makes its debut today at the...

2014 Harley-Davidson Ultra Limited | Road Test Review

In the right-here, right-now times we’re living in, much of what we buy is built and sold for the lowest possible price, or it’s...

Harley-Davidson’s All-New Street 500 and 750

Harley-Davidson will launch its first all-new platform and sixth model family next year with “Street” 750 and Street 500 motorcycles based on a new...

2014 Harley-Davidsons: Project Rushmore | First Ride Review

Like a cavalry charge of the Rough Riders led by Teddy Roosevelt waving his cowboy hat in the air, Harley-Davidson recently launched eight new...

Harley-Davidson Announces Major Changes to Eight Touring Models for 2014

This morning Harley-Davidson announced some major changes to eight models in its touring lineup for 2014; the press release is below. Editor-in-Chief Mark Tuttle...

Retrospective: Harley-Davidson Sportster with Boat-Tail Option: 1970-1971

In the rarified world of new motorcycle models, at least back in 1969, there were two aspects to be considered. One dealt with performance,...

2013 Harley-Davidson FXDB Street Bob – Tour Test Review

“Give me a road-trip report,” says Editor Tuttle, tossing me the keys to the Harley Street Bob. “Let me know if the modifications we...

Harley-Davidson’s H-D1 Program

The Street Bob is the least expensive of Harley’s big twins at $12,999, but it and the Sportster 1200 Custom can be ordered with...

Ridden & Rated: 2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout

Once upon a time, wide 240-series rear tires were only found on $50,000 custom motorcycles, or bikes heading for the drag strip that needed...

2013 Harley-Davidson Breakout | First Look Review

Custom Vehicle Operations is Harley-Davidson’s skunkworks, the division where new designs, features, paint schemes and accessories are conceived and implemented on limited-edition models. Each...

2013 Harley-Davidson CVOs

To maintain their exclusivity, Harley-Davidson has limited production of motorcycles in its Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO) line to about five percent of total annual...

2013 Harley-Davidsons

Harley-Davidson isn’t releasing any all-new, regular-production models for 2013, but it’s got some new CVOs (see page 22) and made some great changes and...

2012 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Custom – Road Test Review

From the menacing, brushed-nickel skulls on its prow and tank, to the smoky graphics swirling around its sharknose fairing, Harley-Davidson’s 2012 FLTRXSE CVO Road...

Ridden & Rated: 2012 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim

By Greg Drevenstedt * Photography by Kevin Wing Whereas the CVO Road Glide Custom is freighted with extras (see page 30), the new-for-2012 Harley-Davidson FLS...

2012 Harley-Davidson Fat Bob vs. 2013 Victory Judge Review

(This Retro Cruiser Shootout was published in the June 2012 issue of Rider Magazine.) Aggressive, big-inch, V-twin cruisers with style and muscle have always been...

Harley-Davidson Styling Chief Willie G. Davidson to Retire

After nearly 50 years as head of styling, Willie G. Davidson is retiring from Harley-Davidson on April 30, 2012. Willie G., Senior Vice President and...

2012 Harley-Davidson V-Rod 10th Anniversary – Road Test Review

I’ll never forget the first time I rode a Harley-Davidson V-Rod. It was in the summer of 2001, just after the 2002 models had...

Harley-Davidson Announces 110th Anniversary Celebrations in 2013

Harley-Davidson will celebrate 110 years of American-built motorcycles and epic riding experiences with an array of global events and activities in 2013. Among the...

Harley-Davidson Releases Two Mid 2012 Models: Seventy-Two and Softail Slim

At Harley-Davidson’s West Coast unveiling of two mid 2012 models, at well-known biker hangout Cook’s Corner in Trabuco Canyon, California, Paul James, Director of...

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