issue #202

Rolling out of winter is our favourite time of the year! The days are getting longer with plenty of sunshine, dry roads and cool nights so you can sleep.

The next few months are what make those long dreary winter days tolerable.

In big parts of Europe, they take their winters seriously with snow and other cold stuff that stops the locals from riding. Because they can’t ride, they build bikes like Arcadia, the Shovel on the cover of HEAVY DUTY Issue #202.

Closer to home, we’ve got full road tests of both the Low Rider S and Sportster S, a pair of Harleys with vastly different styling and driveline packages. The FXLRS scores the High Output 117 M8 with 114hp, and the Sportster S is motivated by the Revolution Max in 1250T form with 121hp on tap.

We’ve got a Dyna doing non-Dyna things, Maggie – a 1961 Sportster with a twist, an Evo-powered FLH that caused major 1992 flashbacks, and Jekyll & Hyde – a Fat Boy with a split-personality.

Along with a great show from Matariki in NZ, we’ve got a great look at D-Day from Normandy complete with WLA Harleys.

Mick’s been On The Tools and fitted a Rekluse Radius X auto clutch to his Road King Special Packhorse. Craig went to the Harley City Collection’s book launch and Roothy’s been out in his shed making his Twin Cam Super Glide better for him. 

We work on our own bikes round here…

Ride with us!

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OUR BEST M8: SPECIAL EDITION

Harley-Davidson unleashed the Milwaukee-Eight (M8) engine with the 2017 model range and the all-new eight-valve engine has proven to be an awesome basis for cruisers, tourers and hot rods.

We’ve got lots of mates and we’re going to share them in a special collectors’ magazine that we’re calling OUR BEST M8.

We have gathered our favourite M8 road tests and customs together, along with M8-specific tech and a selection of fresh, new material devoted to the modern wonder that is the M8.

We are very proud of the high-quality presentation of HEAVY DUTY Magazine and OUR BEST M8 will be the same heavy 200gsm cover stock with coated 80gsm for the body text in a 148-page package. Proudly printed right here in Australia, and for just $17.95 you’ll get postage & tracking thrown in.

big twin memories

HEAVY DUTY wants to see pics of YOU and YOUR BIKE from back in the day!

This is for “Big Twin Memories”, a new section in the magazine showcasing what life was like when you first started your love affair with Harley, Indian, Triumph or whatever Big Twin made you smile. So dig out a couple of old photos and tell us about what got your engine started, what you were doing at the time or perhaps some of the rides you did in this great continent of ours.