Dave Dupor’s Winter Project

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS Winters are tough on those who have to battle below-zero temps and snowfall on a daily basis. These cold snaps are especially worse on those who love motorcycles. Having to wait for a specific season to get out and ride gets old after a while, but the downtime does pose the perfect opportunity […]

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San Diego Customs’ 1991 FXR

Chip Kastelnik of San Diego Customs (SDC) decided to it was time for him to experience the FXR and see why people call it Harley-Davidson’s best-handling bike ever made. After searching the good ol’ Internet for a few months, Chip located a 1991 FXRS in Yuma, Arizona. With a phone call for directions, Chip and […]

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Archive: El Rey’s Softail

Bike owner Rey Martinez, from Pomona, California, knew that if he were going to pick one family to build him the best bike he could get, they were at the top of the list to call. Rey also knew that the beauty of working with a dynasty is that the look of the bike will […]

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Carey Hart’s 2015 Road Glide

With that in mind, they spoke with semi-retired freestyle motocross (FMX) legend Carey Hart, who is a 40-year-old in transition between being, as he puts it, “The old guy in motocross to the young guy on a bagger.” They checked out his take on a modern bagger and picked his brain on evolving from an […]

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Rough Craft’s Custom Rocker Harley-Davidson Softail

Winston Yeh from Rough Crafts is quite possibly the most talented builder in the world you’ve never heard of. Why? It could be because he hails all the way from Taiwan. In his country, because of strict motor-vehicle legislation, registering a ground-up custom bike is nearly an impossible task. The only option left is to […]

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Three Decades of Softail

In the three decades since Harley put the first Softails on its showroom floors, its chassis haven’t changed much. Yeah, there’ve been wide rear tire kits, air suspensions, and Harley changes the trappings on the stockers, but why mess with an icon? They’ve only gotten more nostalgic over time—mostly thanks to Davis and his early […]

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Harley Sidecar: Inbred Utilitarianism

Unlike Harley-Davidson’s Servi-Car—a purpose-built utilitarian model that purportedly debuted in 1932—the Package Truck or Sidevan (The Motor Company used both terms officially) was a special-order dealer option, attached to either civilian or military models…like a sidecar. Unlike the sidecar, however, the box option didn’t experience the same factory longevity, ultimately disappearing from the dealers’ lists […]

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Rene Astengo’s Iron Head Sporty

Rene Astengo is a family guy. Helping his minions gives him great pleasure. His nephew, Benny, approached Rene about building a bike for his high school senior project. Rene thought building a bike was a great idea. Rene wanted him to get an A, so he volunteered. Initially, Rene was just going to supervise the […]

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Jordan Dickinson | Builder Profile

Bike builder Jordan Dickinson draws inspiration from Harley-Davidson’s racing legacy. Here’s a video you can enjoy. Let’s take a look into Jordan Dickinson’s world!

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2015 Baggers Build-Off: John Shope

When John was pulled over on the side of the road on the last day of the tour having some trouble with his rear wheel, a kid from Pin-Up Baggers pulled off to offer some assistance. It was clear that Shope wasn’t going to be able to ride this bike in with the rear wheel […]

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