Reflections On The 78th Annual 2018 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISEMENTS Statistically, the South Dakota Department of Transportation reported that traffic at the 2018 rally was up 7.9 percent overall, with a 10-day vehicle count of 505,969, compared to 469,103 in 2017 (the numbers are compiled from traffic counters at nine locations entering Sturgis). But based on my purely subjective seat-of-the-pants observations (I’ve been […]

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2013 Harley-Davidson Road Glide With A Sweet Tooth

Custom painters and other artists love to push the envelope with their work. Not just to see what’s possible but just how good they are at what they do. This Harley-Davidson Road Glide from TJ Design is a real exercise in that kind of creative indulgence. Full story: 2013 Harley-Davidson Road Glide With A Sweet […]

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2013 Harley-Davidson Lay-Frame Softail Lowrider

People collect all kinds of things: coins, stamps, comic books, trophies from their victims, you name it. For Bart Samuelson, collecting means motorcycles. No matter what people collect, one thing is constant: the drive to keep adding to the grouping and making it grow. Bart’s as joyfully guilty as anyone else of this; the bike […]

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Milwaukee-Eight FXR Build

This bike is going to be fast. We can’t really tell you all of the details of just how fast it will be until we get the performance parts in it and roll it on the dyno, but we can tell you that it will have a fire-breathing powerplant like you have never seen once […]

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Jeremy Cupp’s Monster Harley-Davidson Sportster

Jeremy Cupp comes from a long line of builders and machinists. Years ago, he founded LC Fabrications in Grottoes, Virginia, to satisfy his love for tinkering and old bikes, mainly Triumphs and Sportsters. LC Fab makes beautiful customs, but this superb trail-ready Sportster grew not out of a desire for art but from a need […]

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2013 Harley-Davidson Lay-Frame Softail Lowrider

Bart’s as joyfully guilty as anyone else of this; the bike you’re seeing before you is a 2013 Harley-Davidson Softail Deluxe turned lay-frame lowrider he says he needed to make his collection complete (at least, until the next bike, of course). Full story: 2013 Harley-Davidson Lay-Frame Softail Lowrider

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Meet 2018 Sturgis Grand Marshal Roland Sands

There is a new marshal in town for the 2018 Sturgis Rally and it is, in fact, custom bike builder and roadracing champion Roland Sands. He’s been named the grand marshal for the 78th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, scheduled to take place Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 12, 2018. Get to know him more: Meet […]

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Ghost Rider: Driverless Truck Hits Riderless Harleys

In what seems like a scene right out of Stephen King‘s Christine, a truck took off without a driver and nailed two innocent Harleys that were in its path on the truck’s road to destruction. While no one was hurt, the Harley-Davidson motorcycles suffered some fairly extensive damage and will be out of commission for […]

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Biltwell Builds a Lightweight Harley Dirt Bike

Fans of the motorcycle aftermarket are undoubtedly familiar with Biltwell Inc, a big-time manufacturer of custom Harley parts. But the guys at Biltwell don’t just make and sell bike stuff, they also ride. Not just big touring bikes and cruisers, mind you, but even dirt bikes. Owner Bill Bryant is a fan of them all, […]

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Custom Harley Bobber Marks the End of an Era

James Roper-Caldbeck has been building amazing custom Harleys for many years. But this will be his last. Click through to see photos and read his story. Find it here: Custom Harley Bobber Marks the End of an Era

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