NOBODY seems to quite know when the alloy of copper and zinc that’s more commonly known as brass became the ‘must-have’ material for custom bikes, but it’s a recent trend that, although very much a modern thing, can be traced back, pretty much, to the dawn of motorcycling. Words & pics: Fazerdaze The use of…
I’ve been riding and building bikes as a hobby for 42 years. I had a pretty common list of bikes to begin with: FS1E, RD250, Z650, CBX1000, have done loads of track days, and previous builds’ve been featured in Superbike, Streetfighters and AWoL magazines, all based on the Honda CBX1000 – all built in a…
Italian firm Eleveit has taken all its top protection and fitting tech, and made a new ankle boot – the Versus. Starting with a full grain leather outer, they’ve added armoured sections in the ankles and toes, super-rigid torsionally-stiff soles, patented Freelock one-touch laces that make the boots fast and easy to get on and…
SW-MOTECH has developed two new side bags, the LH1 and the LH2, exclusively for the current H-D Softails, and they combine the low weight of a saddlebag with the high form stability of a case. Both bags offer a total of 45 litres of storage for your luggage (25.5 on the left and 19.5 on…
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 series of wheelies, stoppies and…
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) wide and 12 inches (33cm)…
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 museum on 01675 444123 or…
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 the following five months, I…
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). Words: Rob Widdrington Pics: Nik…
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 is an annual pilgrimage for…
