Check Out the American Rider February 2023 Issue!
ON THE COVER: Paddy Snowdon’s impressive man cave hosted the inaugural Matariki Vintage Bike Show in New Zealand. Photo by Uli Cloesen.
January 2023
ON THE COVER: Roger Green had enough time during the 2022 Cross Country Chase to stop for a photo in front of the store he visited during a cross-country trip in 1996. Posing for this photo, shot by Olivier Touron, didn’t prevent him from earning the overall win.
December 2022
ON THE COVER: Editor Duke scythes the hills of Malibu aboard the most expensive production bike he’s ever straddled, the magnificent ARCH 1s. BTW, Keanu says hi!
November 2022
ON THE COVER: France has been an ally of the United States since 1778 and the Revolutionary War. The alliance continues in our “American in Paris” story, which culminated with this shot of two made-in-Milwaukee Harleys in front of one of the world’s most famous landmarks, the Eiffel Tower. Photo by Shelly Denny.
October 2022
ON THE COVER: Sturgis gleams in the evening light, capping off another terrific day and announcing another exciting night. Photo by Kevin Duke.
September 2022
ON THE COVER: Jeff Decker is a keen motorcycle enthusiast who has become famous for his bronze sculptures, most notably the 16-foot-tall “The Hill Climber” located at the Harley-Davidson Museum. Here he poses next to a few of his creations displayed at the Legends Motor Co. museum in Utah. Photo by Olivier Touron.
August 2022
ON THE COVER: A vintage Indian sports a hand-shifter topped by a Native American head sculpture, just one of 250 intriguing bikes seen at The Quail Motorcycle Gathering. Photo by Kevin Duke.
April 2022
ON THE COVER: Young and old: The Road Glide ST is new for 2022, a performance bagger with H-D’s big-inch 117 Milwaukee-Eight motor. Thunder Press is considerably older, providing the journal of the American V-Twin community for 30 years! Main photo by Brian J. Nelson.
March 2022
ON THE COVER: The Paradise Road Show attracts a younger generation of biker enthusiasts to its idyllic setting in Palm Springs, California. Sugar Shack Cycles built this bike for tattoo artist Sharon Moon. Photo by Olivier Touron.
February 2022
ON THE COVER: Squeezing a modern Indian Thunderstroke motor into a 1940s Indian chassis created El Camino, the latest project from Roland Sands. Photo by Olivier Touron.
January 2022
ON THE COVER: Harley’s new Sportster S takes center stage in a battle of liquid-cooled American V-Twins. Photo by Kevin Wing.
