Harley dirt bike

Who says you can’t race a Harley-Davidson in the Baja 1000? Well, definitely not Carducci, a company well versed in the brand that have decided to take on the rocks, sand, silt and speed of this legendary off-road race on a highly modified 2003 Sportster. As an added thumb in the eye to all the […]

When Doug wrote the other day about what Harley might develop to attract some younger riders, he thought a few Sportster based model variations would be a good place to start. In one of the comment…

Four years ago I went to catch some speedway racing and a few beers at Costa Mesa Speedway in Southern California. It just so happened to be “Harley Night” as well. I had been to Harley Night a few times before, and it consisted of a group of dudes on Softails with apehangers crashing into […]

Anyone who runs a modded Harley will know Biltwell Inc. The Californian company is a big player in the upgrade market, and its universal-fit items are even appropriated for new wave metric customs. The guys who run Biltwell have petrol coursing through their veins, and the stable of daily riders in the Temecula parking lot is eclectic. It mostly leans toward Big Twins, but several of the crew have a dirt bike in their quiver. It’s often an XR400 or a TT500—or in the case of main man Bill…

Lovely bike called MX1000 build from 1977 Ironhead Sportster dirt bike by @bulloriginal We...

Then Came Bronson was an adventure/drama television show that starred Michael Parks as disillusioned newspaperman Jim Bronson, who wanders the American West as a modern vagabond/cowboy. The real star of the show was Bronson's red 1969 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster scrambler, with the Eye of Providen

In light of the fact that Harley-Davidson is once again preparing to enter a couple of new markets in their design features, our attention turns to

Harley dirt bike

The list of manufacturers putting out scramblers seems to grow daily. But the memo hasn't reached Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson have yet to jump on the mud-flinging bandwagon. If they do—not that it's likely—the Sportster would be the obvious candidate. It's the lightest of an otherwise porky bunch, has a punchy motor, and responds well to fettling. So it's becoming increasingly popular with custom shops building dirt-worthy Harleys. This brawny yet elegant 883 Sportster comes from Clint…