For 2008 you have the option of the full, serialized Anniversary treatment shown here. But even before the 105th came along, the 1200 Custom had earned its place in history. The most powerful engine in the Sportster® line gets the full chrome treatment here, along with a vibration isolation system. You ride with forward controls. There’s a sleek 4.5-gallon fuel tank. Chrome bullet headlamp and handlebar riser. So much custom, you’ll want to share. So a two-up seat comes standard.

The one that started it all really breaks the mold this year with a tornado-spinning, fat and wide new 240 mm rear tire. The V-Rod®. Long and low. Sleek and fast. Clean and mean. The drag strip-inspired design marries serious straight-line ability with the Revolution® engine's massive power to set a blistering pace of acceleration. Housing a high-revving 9,000-rpm redline, shifting up through the gears lets you ride a 115-horse stampede. Pray your fingers boa constrict. Liquid-cooling manages the high engine output. A perfectly proportionate dual exhaust system slings huge volumes of combusted fuel and air at everything turning microscopic in your mirrors.