Hd sportster

The small but perfectly formed vintage v-twin scene in the UK has thrown up another gem. This time it’s the work of Benny Thomas, who runs Boneshaker Choppers in the Midlands. Benny built this bike to customer order; the understated, monochrome look is nicely set off by a handtooled leather seat and matching grips, and those accented wheel rims. The motor is from a 2003 Harley Sportster, upgraded to 1200 cc with Wiseco pistons. It sits in a Flyrite Choppers Smokin’ Gun rigid frame…

The French are out in full force this week, with a Katana from Lucky Cat Garage and an R nineT from Le Motographe. Big news from the OEMs too, with the new Harley-Davidson Sportster S and Zero FXE both breaking cover. Suzuki Katana by Lucky Cat Garage Suzuki's new generation Katana is a visual smash hit—a modern retro that recalls the past, but stands on its own merits too. If we had to customize it, we'd leave its bones alone and focus on subtle tweaks to add an air of exclusivity to it…

EXCLUSIVE Yesterday was the finale of the London International Custom Bike Show, the UK round of the AMD World Championship. So here’s a first look at the most interesting bike, the ‘XLST3’ from Speed & Custom. S&C is the custom workshop of an East Sussex Harley dealer, and the south coast boys were the big winner on the night—with this Harley-Davidson Sportster and a second entry (‘Nascafe Racer’) coming first and second in the Modified Harley-Davidson class. XLST3 is based on a 2011-model…