Harley Davidson
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Launch ride: Harley-Davidson Touring range with the new Milwaukee-Eight engine
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Surely one of the world’s most emotive motorcycle brands, owners will tell you how much they love Harleys due to their size, style, and most of all that ‘potato-potato’ engine note. The first H-D motor was the Atmospheric V-Twin, an 811cc 45° vee making just seven horsepower. Over the years we’ve seen – among others –…
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Good Grief… Helmet hair – hipster-style!
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From custom bikes with a special compartment for your pipe and slippers, to cafe racers with wooden seats, we have seen the hipster-brigade embrace the world of motorcycling in their own endearing way for a while now. But this, the hipster-pacifying barber chair made of a motorcycle is taking the trend to new heights in…
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Amazing 360-degree video: Race with original Harleys – 1921 style!
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Ok, so this is effectively an advert for an upcoming three-part mini-series Harley and the Davidsons that will be shown on the Discovery channel, but what a cool video it is! 360-degree view of motordrome racing from early 20th century. Just drag the video to change the view – it’s awesome! This about as close…
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Video: First look at Harley-Davidson’s new Milwaukee-Eight engine
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Harley-Davidson has just unveiled its ninth big twin engine in the history of the company – the ‘Milwaukee-Eight’. The name comes from the fact that the 107ci (1745cc), 45-degree V-twin engine has four valves per head. There are also two spark plugs per cylinder, heat management has been improved, and H-D claim that the new…
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Harley-Davidson fined millions over ‘tuner’ devices
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Harley-Davidson fined millions over ‘tuner’ devices. It’s nothing like the recent ‘dieselgate’ scandal that’s rocked the like of VW in the car world, but the far-reaching after-effects of a ruling by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA could well be felt across the globe. The EPA and the American Department of Justice (DOJ)…
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Video: Marvel and Harley-Davidson team up for super hero range of bikes!
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Video: Marvel and Harley-Davidson team up for super hero range of bikes! When we told you way back in April that HJC were bringing out a range of Marvel super hero inspired helmets, we’ve also brought you Batman-look leathers and Deadpool-replica jackets. In short, we figured on all of that being the end of the…
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Harley-Davidson recalls 27,232 bikes over possible clutch failure
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So here’s another recall that affects many thousands of motorcycles – thankfully from out British perspective it appears that so far no UK motorcycles have been effected, but if we hear different we’ll let you know. The bikes in the recall announced by the National Highway Safety Aministration (NHTSA) are under the spotlight because the…
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SPY SHOTS: New Harley-Davidson engine caught during independent bench tests
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There’s been rumours about new Harley-Davidson engines for a while, and it looks like our friends at Revzilla in the States have got the first look at the new 107 cubic inch motor, dubbed the Milwaukee Eight. According to Revzilla, displacement of 107 cubic inches is confirmed, with a 114-inch and possibly also a 131-inch…
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Video: Harley and the Davidsons trailer – well worth a watch, it’s awesome!
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Check out this brilliant trailer for an upcoming three-part mini-series that will be shown on the Discovery channel: https://youtu.be/7PnNwYkbn2o Being broadcast over three consecutive nights in September, the six-hour-long film tells the story of how Harley-Davidson began with the familiar tale of William Harley and Arthur Davidson getting together to build what were (at…
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430,000 Harleys under investigation for possible brake failure
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The U.S. government is investigating complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say their motorcycle brakes failed without warning. The investigation covers 430,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles with model years between 2008 and 2011 and that have an anti-lock braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last Friday. The NHTSA said it received 43 complaints, three reports…
