2012 - Harley-davidson Ultra Classic Limited Editi on 2040-motos

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Spend The Night With 2012 Playboy Playmate of The Year (And Get A New Harley, Too!)

This fine young lady is one of four Playmate spokeswomen for The Ultimate Playboy Giveaway, Unlocked by Harley-Davidson. Playboy has announced a sweepstakes contest that will grant one lucky slob the opportunity to party like a rock star with the 2012 Playmate of the Year. As if that wasn’t enough the contest winner will also take home a brand spankin’ new Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two.

Elvis' Harley

Today (August 16) it's exactly 35 years since Elvis died (or didn't, depending on your beliefs on the matter) so we thought we'd mark the moment with this – Elvis Presley's own 1956 Harley-Davidson. Elvis is so inextricably linked to Harleys that he's even become subject of an endlessly-circulating internet myth. You know, the one where a guy finds an old Harley for a few bucks, starts to restore it and discovers an 'Elvis' inscription under the seat.

Vespa goes back to the future

IT'S been a while coming, but the gorgeous Vespa 946 - EICMA 2012's Best of Show - has finally introduced something to the two-wheeled world that our four-wheeled counterparts have had for a while.  I call this 'reverse retro-futurism' - the art of borrowing lines from models past and imbuing them with a sleek sense of future direction (as opposed to retro-futurism, the pre-1960s design trend of depicting the technology of the future. The term 'decopunk' may come close, but feel free to tell me if there's a more exact term.) It's what the New Mini and the New Beetle (both 1997 and 2012 versions) have done so well, and so successfully: building an all-new model as a tribute to a classic, something that's modern yet already timeless, with a widely-appreciated, inclusive aesthetic (and here we eliminate the Plymouth PT Cruiser from the conversation). The biking world is great at retro, indeed thrives on it, but not so good at adding in a taste of the 21st century.