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Custom 1975 Harley-Davidson FLH | Shovelheads Aren’t DeadCustom 1975 Harley-Davidson FLH Photo: Mark Fountain I purchased the bike back in 2003 on my 21st birthday. It was then that I got the urge to buy my first bike. The bike’s previous owner was an old family friend, and he moved to Chicago where it basically sat for years. After a few phone […]
Back to basics: Satomari’s 1982 Harley ShovelheadWhen it comes to vintage Harleys, we prefer a ‘less is more’ vibe. Bikes that are loaded with billet and bling, or sporting airbrushed illustrations on the tank, are just too much for us. This elegant Shovelhead from Japan is the kind of custom V-twin we love. Stripped back to the mere essentials, it comes from Yusaku Sato of Hiroshima—a builder whose work we’ve featured before, in the days when his shop was known as Sato Marine. Sato-san and his crew are renowned in Japan for their…