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Content Courtesy of Barnett’s Magazine Story and photos by Jack “I got nothing against French people” Cofano In my last Lovely Ladies coverage of the Indy Convention I allowed our elusive Peter LaFrance phantom to write the cover article about the ladies. He wrote it in French. I had to go to Google Translate to […] More »

by Brian Zerkel (Schumacher) Born William G. Davidson, the grandson of Harley-Davidson co-founder William A. Davidson in 1934, was around motorcycles from the first minutes of his life. His father, William H. Davidson, was president of Harley from 1942 until AMF’s buyout in 1973. It was William H who brought “Willie G” into the company […] More »

Willie G. Davidson, Chief Styling Officer, Senior Vice President, and grandson of William A. Davidson officially announced that he’ll be retiring from the MoCo at the end of April. He’s been the head of styling at Harley for the last fifty years, and has finally decided to leave at age 78. He won’t be leaving […] More »

By Marcus Slater HD Forums While Harley may be trying to increase it’s “accessibility” by trying to fight sterotypes, there are still plenty of bikers and builders who aren’t really trying to please everyone. German customs builder Thunderbike is one of them. They don’t build cozy bikes. They build things like the Bad MBT. The […] More »

by Brian (Schumacher) Zerkel Is this a wise move by Harley, and are they trying to shed the image that sells their motorcycles? The Moco’s new campaign has certainly stirred up a lot of emotions up in the forums, re-igniting the biker vs non-biker fight all over again. Considering in the recent months and years Harley […] More »

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 […] More »

Hear that? That’s the sound of thousands of Harleys descending on Daytona for the annual Bike week. It’s something like the pilgrimage to Mecca, but with more leather. And much, much louder. We’ll link some threads and photos below for those who weren’t able to make it out this year. If you’re lucky enough to […] More »