Watch Dave Coates as he puts the BSH long-termer, the Yamaha Niken, through its paces. Editor Nik, who’s clocked up thousands of miles on this bike already and absolutely loves it, is the brave photographer in the trials arena, taking pictures as Dave winds up the bike and does a
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The LEGO Group has revealed its latest model – an H-D Fat Boy that’ll cruise into LEGO stores globally. It captures the beauty of the real-life machine with finishes, surfaces and design elements crafted to replicate the full-size bike. Featuring 1,023 pieces, it’s seven-and-a-bit inches (20cm) high, seven inches (18cm)
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The National Motorcycle Museum’s summer raffle to win a brand new/old stock 1977 Triumph T160V that’s never been run or registered is to be drawn on 26th October, so there’s still time to get yourself a ticket or two! Tickets cost just £2 each, and may be obtained from the
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In November 2018 I began to organise the NABD’s 28th annual national fundraising event, the You’ve Been Nabbed 28 Rally, which was to be held in a huge paddock at the eastern end of the Royal Cheshire Showground just off junction 19 of the M6 motorway, writes Rick Hulse. Over
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On Friday to Sunday, 4-6th October, the Bike Shed are holding their first ever Bike Shed Festival at Lydden Hill race circuit in Kent. It’ll take place over the whole weekend, with multiple riding events on and off the tarmac, all designed to be accessible to riders who don’t normally
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I first clapped eyes on The Vampire, as Nik christened this bike in 1989 when he wrote it up back then – it was featured in issue 166, and was on the cover of the 1990 Yearbook too, but it didn’t look quite like it did then (or does now).
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‘Genius engineer’ Allen Millyard’ll be guest of honour at Stafford this year, and’ll once again be showcasing his amazing display of bikes. Renowned for creating mind-boggling bikes, he’s created more than 30 multi-cylinder machines, including a V12 Kawasaki based on a Z1300. The most successful sidecar racer of all time,
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The UK’s biggest motorcycle show, Motorcycle Live in association with Bikesure, is offering motorcyclists the opportunity to get their non-motorcycling mate into the show for FREE* – or get two tickets for half price, depending on how you split it! Taking place at The NEC, Birmingham, between 16-24th November, Motorcycle Live
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So that’s it – all the rounds of the BSH Custom Champs for 2019 are done! And here are the winners! You can see more pictures of all these bikes in the October issue of Back Street Heroes, which is winging its way to subscribers now and will be on
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We’ve had a lot of fairly exotic and obscure brands in Back Street Heroes over the years, mostly British or American it has to be said, but I think this is the first time we’ve had a French Motobecane. Words: Nik Pics: Simon Everett Motobecane are most famous for the
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