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  • New side bags for Harley-Davidson Softails

    New side bags for Harley-Davidson Softails

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    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…

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  • Three wheels ace – Check out the Yamaha Niken!

    Three wheels ace – Check out the Yamaha Niken!

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    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…

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  • Fat Boy, small size

    Fat Boy, small size

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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) wide and 12 inches (33cm)…

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  • November issue on sale now!

    November issue on sale now!

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    Get your spanners whirling with our tech features! Plus we take a look at two of the best trikes in the land. The brand new November issue of Back Street Heroes magazine has it all!

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  • Time to Triumph

    Time to Triumph

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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 museum on 01675 444123 or…

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  • A Triumph of bikers

    A Triumph of bikers

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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 the following five months, I…

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  • October issue on sale now!

    October issue on sale now!

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    Swedish Chops! Royal Enfield Interceptor! Custom Champs Winners! The brand new October issue of Back Street Heroes magazine has it all!

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  • Take your non-motorcycling mate to Motorcycle Live 2019 – FREE*

    Take your non-motorcycling mate to Motorcycle Live 2019 – FREE*

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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 is an annual pilgrimage for…

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  • BSH Custom Champs 2019 – the winners!

    BSH Custom Champs 2019 – the winners!

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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 sale in supermarkets and newsagents’…

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  • BMW Concept R18

    BMW Concept R18

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    The new BMW Motorrad Concept R18 shows what a forward projection of a 1960s Boxer engine could look like today as a purist custom bike. Immediately recognisable as a genuine BMW with its cradle frame, exposed universal shaft, and drop-shaped fuel tank with its black paintwork and hand-applied contrast lines, but it has a modern,…

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