20th Century
Cycles is a collaboration between Billy Joel and Lighthouse
Harley-Davidson. The concept is to pay homage to the heritage
and legacy of the American Icon that is the Harley-Davidson®
motorcycle brand with over 100 years in continuous operation.
In 2005,
Billy Joel approached Lighthouse Harley-Davidson about doing a
retro look to the new Harley-Davidson® Sportster® model he had
just purchased. Billy’s collaboration with Rob Schneider, owner
of Lighthouse Harley-Davidson and Bill Blackford, the General
Manager, turned out a bike that turned heads everywhere Billy
went.
Soon after
the completion and success of his Sportster®, Billy decided to
try his hand at one more – this time with a 2005 HD® Springer®
Classic. The result, a 1940’s Knucklehead look that even the
old-timers thought was real vintage iron. The response to these
two creations was so overwhelming that Billy and Rob decided to
put these and 2 other models into production as pre-packaged,
fully accessorized Harley-Davidson® bikes.
Lighthouse
Harley-Davidson will be offering these models for sale. Each one
will come with a Letter of Authenticity signed by the Piano-Man
himself, certifying that they are unique re-creations that
include many of the accessories and hand fabricated parts that
went into Billy’s own bikes.
It doesn’t
end there…Billy and Rob will be exploring other models that
would be good retro versions to expand the line-up. We like to
think of these bikes as new rides with classic pride.
