New & Features

Before the now famous demise of Erik Buell’s renowned Buell brand, the bikes that bore his name were known for their grunt, their handling, and general f**koffness. Words and pics: Nik Okay, so the later box-section bikes didn’t have the legendary ‘hooligan torque beast’ reputation of the early, skinny, tube-frame ones, which to this day…

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This bike started way, way back – it’s been a project that’s been on the burn for some time. That said, the best results usually come from things long matured and refined! Words and pics: Old Empire Motorcycles We were approached by a Welsh gentleman after he’d seen the Vulcan CB250 we did many years…

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If you’re struggling to feel festive, take a few minutes between wrapping gifts and resisting a beer to share the pain of Rick Hulse, as he looks back over his life and towards his Big 6-0. As my 60th birthday comes hurtling at me like a prosecco-filled Essex girl charging into a kebab shop, I’ve…

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Since the 1950s, the leather-clad motorcyclist’s been the most potent image of the archetypal bad boy, popularised by Hollywood stars such as Marlon Brando and James Dean. Now this painstakingly detailed chronicle of biker culture delves into the early town sieges of America’s mid-West in the 1940s, through to the British Mod and Rocker coastal…

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Oil in the Blood is an excellent documentary film about the contemporary custom motorcycle culture, directed by lifelong biker Gareth Maxwell Roberts, and produced by Lucy Selwood. Over the last three years, they’ve interviewed nearly 300 bike builders, riders, journalists, artists and racers, and filmed at just about every big modern show there is, detailing…

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Triumph have announced the prices for their new Rocket 3R, and Rocket 3GT, as being £19,500 and £20,200 respectively, and that both models’ll be available in dealers from early 2020. They both feature the biggest production motorcycle engine in the world; a 2,500cc triple that delivers incredible acceleration and performance, the highest torque of any…

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