Harley Davidson Seventy two

There's a certain romance to the idea of owning a chopper. We're not talking about one of those radically modern custom creations made famous by Jesse James and the Orange County Chopper guys. Our dreams are filled with choppers from the 1970s—spindly little bikes with stretched out forks, metal flake paint, and all the attitude of "Easy Rider."

You could have a small custom shop weld together a duplicate of a real ‘70s chopper for big bucks. But the Harley-Davidson Seventy-Two captures quite a bit of that magic at just under $11,000. This factory Harley isn't a real custom, but we dig the Seventy-Two's Hard Candy paint, its whitewall tires, and those hanger handlebars. Underneath the style, the Harley remains just as rideable as any 1200 Sportser.