Kit Archives - Back Street Heroes

KIT: Forcefield Tornado Advance shirt essential for winter

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Kit

As we go into the depths of winter, base layers are just the ticket.

KIT: Bamboo clothing quarter zip jumper

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Kit

Bamboo clothing’s the new thing – its fabric’s similar to the softness of silk, and the fibres are naturally smoother and rounder so don’t irritate the skin like wool or hemp can.

A century of Moto Guzzi – the ultimate guide of all its models

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, Kit

Written by the respected Ian Falloon, this book offers a thorough review of Moto Guzzi’s 100-year history via all of its production models.

A century of Moto Guzzi – the ultimate guide of all its models

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, Kit

Written by the respected Ian Falloon, this book offers a thorough review of Moto Guzzi’s 100-year history via all of its production models.

Indian Motorcycle: 120 years of America’s first motorcycle maker

3rd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Cruisers, Kit

Available from all good bookshops, and online retailers, Indian Motorcycle: 120 Years of America’s First Motorcycle Company is on sale now.

The Wicklow Girl – a rollicking good read

2nd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, Kit, Retro Classic

Rocked by the apocryphal death of her father, Jess is bequeathed a dynasty – a business building chopper motorcycles desired by the hardest and toughest men in the land.

Home By Seven – Powerful and honest two-wheel memoir

2nd December 2020 Sam Hewitt Features, Kit, Touring Bikes

This is a powerful and honest memoir written from the perspective of a liberated single woman taking on the world with a dogged determination to complete her mission at all costs.

Near Varna: ‘Leaving Essex for Eastern Europe’

16th July 2020 Sam Hewitt Kit, Touring Bikes

With his 50th birthday looming, Graham Field felt a need for something significant to happen so, on Midsummer’s Day, he embarked on what he expected to be an unadventurous European tour on a KTM motorcycle. He travelled through Bulgaria’s uncrowded and untamed snow-capped mountains and Black Sea beaches, Islamic Turkey,

Explore Scotland with new motorcyclist’s guide

30th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Kit, Touring Bikes

Scotland is one of the best places in the UK to explore on a bike, and this book, written by a gentleman who really knows his way around, is an absolute must for anyone who wants to get off the beaten track, and away from the herds.

Oxford original jeans

18th June 2020 Sam Hewitt Kit

Oxford Original jeans’re are made from Armourlite – a new single-layer fabric with a polyamide fibre (a hard-wearing material originally developed by the military for parachute cords) woven into the denim, which means that you don’t have bulky/unsightly Kevlar patches sown into the inside, so they look and, very importantly,