It’s probably fair to say that Kev Clubley isn’t the only chap whose long-term dream’d been to own a Panhead chopper, and there’s little doubt that watching Easy Rider at some point in the (not-so) distant past has a lot to do with that fact… Words and pics: Dave Manning
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Over the years there’ve been numerous discussions about a style of motorcycle that gained a nickname back in the Eighties. Tough, big horsepower, no-compromise bikes that were all about attitude, and all about getting from point A to point B in as short a time as possible. Words and pics:
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The story of this bike is one that you could say is a series of a series of fortunate happenstances or, as I’d really say when Nik’s not putting words in my mouth, a series of results – you know, as in ‘Result!’ with an exclamation mark at the end.
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It’s strange how you meet people and how things work out. I met Andrew, the owner of this bike, when I called into his place of work and was asked: “Do you happen to have a large elastic band on you by any chance?” Words: Will Webb Pics: Simon Everett
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Over the years in BSH we’ve told you often enough of builds that’ve started out as one thing and ended up as another – it’s not an unusual occurrence. Paul from NCC Essex, the owner of the chop you see here in front of you, had no idea he was
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Words: Nik Pics: Simon Everett I think we’ve all had it, haven’t we – that moment when it all goes horribly, terrifyingly wrong, when the whole world seems to slow down, when all that your frozen brain can think is “ohshitohshitohshitohshitamgonnadieamgonnadieamgonnadie”… For Michael Michaels, the owner and builder of this
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Choppers – they’re not fast, are they? They don’t handle, they don’t stop, you can’t hustle ’em along, they’re not comfortable, are they? Words and pics: Nik Well, it depends on the chopper, obviously. Yes, lots of chops do fit the description hereabouts, but not all of them – not
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Bikes, you could say, are in my blood… Words: Dave Rogers Pics: Nik It, I s’pose, started with my gran, before I was even born. She was an extraordinary woman and ahead of her time – not only did she ride bikes to get from A to B, but she
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Martyn Bratby, the owner and builder of this bike, is a hardcore fan of Indian motorcycles, and hadn’t ever really thought of owning a Sunbeam, let alone one with a home-brewed four-cylinder engine. Words and pics: Dave Manning Don’t get me wrong though, he loves Brit bikes, and is also
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Lego and Airfix kits have a lot to answer for, and the fact that my mother told me I was wasting my time with them shows how little she knew of what I really wanted to do with my life… Words and pics: Dave Manning I think that messing about
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