2012 Harley-Davidson 10th Anniversary Edition V-Rod Review

The 2012 Harley-Davidson 10th Anniversary Edition V-Rod in its silver color scheme gives big props to the original V-Rod.

I distinctly recall the first time I sawHarley-Davidson’s V-Rod. With its long, low and slender profile, silvery paint from tip to tail and an eye-catching aluminum solid front wheel it was hard to miss, even in a crowded parking lot.

2012 Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Custom Review

2012 Harley-Davidson Super Glide Custom is a member of the Dyna family of Harley motorcycles. The SGC carries the Super Glide moniker, a model name that’s now 41 years old.

The name Super Glide has been a part of Harley-Davidson’s vocabulary for 41 years. While not a model continuously in the lineup since the first SG – penned by Willie G. Davidson – was introduced in 1971, the name Super Glide has surfaced on and off over the years.

2012 Harley-Davidson Sportster SuperLow Review

How looowwww can you go? Harley-Davidson answers, “SuperLow!”

With only 26.8 inches between the SuperLow’s saddle and the tarmac, a safe guess might say that, of the 30-plus motorcycles in Harley’s expansive lineup, the SuperLow has the lowest seat height. Guess again.

While the SL has a notably low span from seat to ground, it isn’t the lowest seat height from Harley. That distinction belongs to the Softail Deluxe and its 25.9-inch seat height. Truth is, several other models boast seat heights lower than the SuperLow, even if only by a couple tenths of an inch.

2012 Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two and Softail Slim Preview

Harley-Davidson has just released two new 2012 models that look in the Motor Company’s mirrors for inspiration, the XL1200V Seventy-Two and the FLS Softail Slim. The Seventy-Two represents the disco era when skinny choppers with fat metal flake paint jobs were vogue, while the Softail Slim evokes a period when bobbed FLs were the hippest things on two wheels.

2012 Harley-Davidson CVO Softail Convertible Review

Harley-Davidson’s CVO Convertible is at one time both a light-duty tourer and boulevard-profiling cruiser. As a CVO model the Convertible wears premium Harley components, effectively making it an in-house custom motorcycle directly from The Motor Co.

I’ve befriended many Harley owners over the years, and have met even more while at various events or when I’m out for a ride. Yet despite the number of Harley fans and loyalists I encounter, it never ceases to surprise me how few of them either know very little about, or haven’t ever heard of,Harley-Davidson’s line of in-house customs known as Custom Vehicle Operations, or CVO for short.

2012 Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two Review

Afros were worn loud and proud, as were polyester bellbottom pants and wide-collar shirts; America’s Team, the Dallas Cowboys, was a force to fear, ABC had itself a genuine hit with The Love Boat, and President Carter signed airline deregulation into law. Music from the likes of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath provided a hard-edged option to disco, while Star Wars, Jaws, Close Encounters of The Third Kind andThe Godfather were packin’ ‘em in at the theater.