1984 Harley-Davidson Sportster | Northampton, Northamptonshire

The Harley-Davidson Sportster has been built since 1957 and is liked as the lighter, more agile Harley, with an air-cooled V-twin and a stripped-back look. A 1984 bike belongs to the last years of the Ironhead engine, which ran to the end of the 1985 model year before the Evolution engine followed. This one is a 1000cc Sportster in orange with red, in good condition. The bright paintwork gives strong colour against brick, concrete or open countryside, and the exposed V-twin and chrome catch the light well in close-up. It suits motorcycle and custom-culture photography, music videos and fashion shoots, where a bold bike can carry the frame by itself. It also fits period American road scenes in film and TV, as the model rode through the late-1960s series Then Came Bronson. Weddings and personal hires can use it for a striking arrival. It is based in Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire.