issue #201 is out now!

After our ‘bicentennial’ celebrations last issue, we’re back into it with the best of the old and the pick of the new.

An obvious choice to celebrate evolution with the heart and soul of the original is the 2025 Heritage Classic. Paul clocked up the mileage on that one and came away smiling.

Dave rolled out on the 2025 Low Rider ST and re-discovered Harley’s version of the Swiss Army knife. Whatever the ride brief, the FXLRST’s a good tool for the job.

Leading the custom line-up is Low Life Royalty, Scott’s understated 2003 Anniversary Softail with a gangster soul. Blurring the lines between long-haul tourer and race-ready beast is Rhys’s Road Glide. At the other end of the spectrum is Matt’s cheeky Sportster chopper, “That’s the point of choppers, right? Doing what you want, not what’s expected…”

Which brings us to Good Vibrations. We had this surfie-themed Panhead picked before Beach Boy Brian Wilson passed. Now, this thing is different! Bikies invading the beach was also part of RattleTrap and we’ve captured that, too.

Big rides are a big part of our riding palette, and the Southern Cross Cannonball fills that roll perfectly for riders of bikes built pre-1949. We’ve scooped that one up.

Better brakes were needed for our Road King Special Packhorse so Mick and Brian made that happen. They also got On The Tools to share the story on fitting steering head bearings.

In Westy’s Shed, John has been making his Super Glide his own with a few proven mods.

All of this and the usual columns from people who live and breathe what we love. Ride with us.

HEAVY DUTY Magazine Issue #201 is on sale Monday 7th July in better newsagents and bike shops across Australia and New Zealand.

Instant digital downloads are available from magzter.com or from pocketmags

BACK ISSUES SIXPACK OFFER!

BUY ANY SIX ISSUES* FOR JUST $49.95 including p&h!

*These offers are limited to available back issues and does not include the current issue.

We’ve got odds and sods of issues dating back earlier than these, so if you know the specific issue you want, ask and we’ll have a look.

Sorry, Australian delivery only.

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.