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(Almost) A road test – Kawasaki Vulcan S

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Pauline Hawkins

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29th November 2019

It’s been a very long time since I’ve ridden a cruiser, a Japanese cruiser – years in fact. I think the last one was a Yamaha V-Star XVS1300A. Words: Nik Pics: Nik and Dave Manning Since then, despite the popularity of custom-styled factory bikes from the likes of Harley-Davidson, Indian, Triumph and Ducati, the Big…
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Bike goodies… all wrapped up!

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Pauline Hawkins

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22nd November 2019

Just what you wanted for Christmas! Buy whatever goodies you like for the biker in your family or circle of friends, but make sure you wrap ’em up to best effect using this excellent festive wrapping paper, available from Industry & Supply Co. Find out more, and check out other designs, by visiting https://industryandsupply.com/christmas-wrapping-paper/
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Tickets now on sale for You’ve Been Nabbed 2020

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Pauline Hawkins

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21st November 2019

Fed up with the gloomy weather and need to cheer yourself up? Here’s a way to support a good cause, have fun and brighten up the winter months looking forward to a May weekend of mirth, mayhem, music and motosickles! The 29th You’ve Been Nabbed is happening from 8th-10th May at the Cheshire Showground, Pickmere…
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Check out The Expletives

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Pauline Hawkins

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18th November 2019

The Expletives are a very entertaining punk and new wave band looking to play more biker gigs. They’ve played more than 280 shows, including the Tiger MCC’s Soggy Moggy rally (twice), the Rat & Survival and many more. They play songs by The Jam, The Specials, The Sex Pistols, The Undertones, Blondie, Madness, The Vapors,…
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December issue on sale!

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Sam Hewitt

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18th November 2019

The best of the best, we reveal the BSH Custom Champs winners!
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Herald Maverick price drop!

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Pauline Hawkins

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15th November 2019

If you’re looking for a cool 125cc bike, then you might be interested to know that the Herald Motor Company has dropped the price of its Maverick 125 to £2,499 (plus OTR costs) from £2,650 (plus OTR). It’s available in seven different colours, and is off-road inspired with an aggressive retro-styled look. It can be…
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BIKERS: LEGEND, LEGACY AND LIFE

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Pauline Hawkins

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5th November 2019

Since the 1950s, the leather-clad motorcyclist has 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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New ankle boots from Eleveit

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Pauline Hawkins

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23rd October 2019

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…
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New side bags for Harley-Davidson Softails

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Pauline Hawkins

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23rd October 2019

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!

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Pauline Hawkins

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10th October 2019

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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