Jarrod Del PradoDP CustomsThe DP Customs garage is in New River Arizona, but we haven't had a local customer since the cows came home. Until we met a dude named Scott Brown at a Bike Night late last year. He told us a story about how he was born in 1973, how all people born that year are very cool (of course I agreed with him, since I was also born in '73), and

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The Amelia Island concourse is a fancy car collectors wet dream. Typically, they're known for the Bugattis and Porsches of yesteryear that have been restored to immaculate, factory correct, condition. While those cars are important and cool in their own right, the history of Harley-Davidson can draw the same attention--and dollars--as their 4-wheeled cousins. Here are the top three cost-is-no-object Harleys that were on display at the event. Roll the clock back to 1936

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by Zack KlapmanThe Smoking Tire The only trikes that were ever cool were BigWheels and the off-road kind. BigWheels are cool because they have the grip and stability of a KY wrestling match on ice and off-road trikes are cool because they're f--king dangerous. I got to spend a day riding one up near Humboldt (I was 12 so no, I wasn't high), and it's an interesting exercise in planning. You have to plan when

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by John CoyleHD ForumsUpon seeing the Lean Mean Green Machine, I immediately thought of the line "Come on you apes! Do you want to live forever?" from cinematic masterpiece Starship Troopers. Now, the original Green Machine was a pedal-powered big wheel, but this tribute is motivated by a Harley-Davidson V-Twin Evo engine which will propel it to a top speed of 50MPH. The two levers in front of the seat steer the rear wheels,

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Harley-Davidson Custom Vehicle Operations, or CVO, recently announced the release of a brand new model for the 2012 year: the Road Glide Custom, which features top of the line parts and design, including a liquid cooled engine that is one of Harley's most powerful ever. Long famous among Harley-Davidson fans for providing custom bikes with specialty components and paint jobs, the CVO lines are powerful, beautiful and totally unique from other Harleys on the road.

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by Bill Jackson, Senior Harley-Davidson ArchivistIn the midst of all the well-deserved praise given to decades of Harley-Davidson V-Twin engines, it can be easy to forget the many single-cylinder motorcycles that helped put Harley-Davidson on the map.The very first Harley-Davidson motorcycle (on display in the Juneau Avenue main lobby) was a single-cylinder motorcycle with an atmospheric valve control and a leather belt drive. Single-cylinder motorcycles were the only motorcycles H-D produced until 1909 when the

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1936 Harley-Davidson VLD Sold for $24,750 Fun Fact: Many of the early VLD's were actually recalled thanks to anemic motor that lacked top-end. Harley swapped in an enlarged crankcase and a heavier flywheel, turning the VLD into a bike worth riding. The Birth of a Classic >>

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1941 Harley-Davidson EL Knucklehead Sold for $34,100 Fun Fact: This model got its name from the polished rocker head covers. It's also probably Harley-Davidson's most famous--and popular--bike ever. The Post War Hero >>

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1923 Harley-Davidson Model 23 JS V-Twin With Factory Royal Tourist Sidecar Sold for $41,250 Fun fact: After 1916 Harley Davidson changed their nomenclature to represent the year they were built. Hence, the Model 23. The "J" denotes the engine (the Model J) where the "S" inidicates this model came with a side-car. Which is your favorite? Let us know your opinon in the forums!

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In 1904, three years after their initial attempt to construct a motorcycle, William Harley and Arthur and William Davidson built and sold two machines. Painted gloss black, both machines received hand-painted red striping with the words "Harley-Davidson Motor Company" on their fuel tanks. This early logo was created and hand-applied by the Davidsons' Aunt, Jane Davidson.

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Harley Davidson is rolling out two three-wheeled creations for 2010 designed to be the first two offerings in a series of motorcycles designed to increase comfort, convenience, and safety, while preserving the feel.  The 2010 Tri-Glide Ultra Classic and Street Glide Trike are the pioneers of Harley Davidson's newest vision.

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The initial, single-cylinder engine designed by William S. Harley in 1901 and installed in a pedal bicycle, displaced 7.07 cubic inches (or 116 cc). Two years later, with assistance from Harley's boyhood friend Arthur Davidson and Arthur's brother Walter, they introduced another vehicle; however, they found it did not produce enough power to negotiate even the modest hills around their Milwaukee workshop. Because of this, the men began work on a new machine, which had

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