Articles and Features written by Alistair Harley

Custom motorcycles. Motorcycles started as a lower priced and practical alternative to four wheel transport and as such predominantly became the preserve of people with a lower income. Looking at the profile of many Harley Davidson owners one can see this motorcycle is now owned by higher income people whose main mode of transport is a car and use their bike as a  recreational vehicle  and for social reasons via HOG club meetings and rallies. V Twin Custom and chopper motorcycles  are an extension of the interest in the Harley Davidson that has developed almost to an art form. In some cases these bikes are just that, an art form, and any practical considerations have been ignored in the quest for the aesthetic themes pursued sometimes by enthusiasts out to prove they have the purest engineering and artistic skills. Many of the bikes shown in the bike gallery exhibit varying degrees of practicality and design. One of my main areas of interest is to be able to bring these beautiful bikes to a wider audience via car and bike magazines, Lifestyle magazines, airline magazines, Sunday magazines and any magazine that wants to offer their readers something innovative, colourful and very, very different.
I have written a 200 page brochure and other advertising material as well as many advertorial contributions to all the Harley Davidson magazines around the world. I have a database of all the Harley Davidson and Custom Motorcycle magazines in existance. I can also make contributions to lifestyle and general interest magazines and high tech magazines. Download Adobe Acrobat

Autocar India - First Look - In the Harley Custom Date: March 2007 Will harley-Davidson Inc. enter the Indian Market. This feature explores the options, possibilities and probabilities and also the Custom Motorcycle market                                  Click on Title above to view article           click here to go to Autocar India website
T3 India - Everything a Man Should know about Custom Motorcycles Date: April 2007 T3 India is India's premier gadget magazine and this feature explores features of custom motorcycles that are of interest to readers in India. Click on Title above to view article         T3 India main website
Custom Motorcycle Dry Build Date: January 2008 Building a custom motorcycle and how to get started.
Painting your Custom Motorcycle Date: Paintwork is the most noticeable aspect of your new Custom bike. Get it right and you have a show winner. Get it wrong and you wished you never started.
American V Twin Engines, Engines, Engines Date: All you need to know about the vast array of V Twin motors available to the custom bike builder
Youve Got a Lovely Bike - Now you need Good Pictures Date: How to get good photographs of your new custom and how to get them into the magazines
Exhaust System for your Custom Bike Date: Just some advice on the do's and don'ts