In the 1940s, traditional cruisers wore heavily fendered bodywork that was stylish for the era but built mostly for functionality. This style persisted until World War II veterans came home with empty hands, lots of time, and motorcycles in the garage. Riding naked war machines overseas had left him with no patience for the factory
Harley-Davidson is a brand that has always been premium. It’s not just the fact that it’s American, and it would be unthinkable for it to use anything other than an expensive V-twin engine; It has built its reputation over more than a century by offering desirable products in the market. Now if you look at
There is a certain kind of rider who judges a good weekend not by the destination reached, but by the miles covered. For them, the highway is not a means to an end – it’s the entire experience. But maintaining that kind of riding day after day and state after state requires a motorcycle built
Few Harley-Davidsons have made such a first impression like the 1971 Super Glide. Willie G. Davidson created it by combining a big-twin frame and shovelhead engine with a lightweight Sportster front end. A production bike widely recognized as the first factory custom, the Super Glide continued HD’s “glide” lineage from the Hydra-Glide and Electra (…)
Conservation groups are working overtime these days. With attacks on our public lands, attacks on our forests and healthy ecosystems, attacks on things like roadless governance, and attacks on local and state governments handing over massive amounts of land to proposed AI data centers, these groups fighting the good fight are needed now more than
The Low Rider S is currently the most powerful Harley-Davidson Softail you can buy. That’s a title it’s earned only recently, thanks to the latest update that brought the Milwaukee-Eight 117 high output powerhouse. This mill features a forward-facing heavy breather intake, a performance-tuned 2-in-1 exhaust, a high-performance SE8-511 camshaft, and an increased redline to
The new 2026 Harley-Davidson Deadwood is the latest addition to Motor Company’s softail lineup of cruisers. Closely related to the Heritage Classic, the new Deadwood is largely based on Denim Black, positioning itself as a back-to-basics motorcycle priced at $17,999. Let’s find out what deadwood is. We will let Bjorn, the design chief of Harley-Davidson,
In 1936, Harley-Davidson staked its future on an engine that no one asked for. The country was still coming out of the worst motorcycle sales recession in American history, and the company’s big twins were still running on decades-old flathead technology. At that uncertain moment, Harley introduced the 61 OHV, complete with a new frame,
When Harley-Davidson first introduced the LiveWire, I had two competing thoughts in my mind. From my initial testing at the Brooklyn Formula E track event, it was fantastic. The bike rode great, had plenty of power, its weight was well hidden, and it was really fun to ride, even if for very short periods of
Short term pain for long term health. This is a phrase that is used in almost every aspect of our lives, because nothing worthwhile happens overnight. Think about your health as an example: When you start exercising, it sucks. You’re flabby, overweight, can’t lift weights for the rest of your life, and you feel battered,