Cruisers

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 was the only female member…

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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 a serial autojumble attendee, and…

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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 with ‘toys’ that give an…

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Steve Richford, the owner of the bike that won the Best Paint class in the 2018 BSH Custom Champs, runs the Valkyrie Bar on the Market Square in Evesham in Worcs, and this is his Honda Valkyrie – apt, eh? Words : Nik Pictures: Simon Everett In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a…

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Nige (and Sue) Brewer’s classic 750/4 chop, which won the ‘Best Chopper’ class, as voted for by you, the readers, in the 2018 BSH Custom Champs, really is that – a ‘classic’ chopper, in that it was originally built a very long time ago. Words and pics: Nik After a series of near-misses on sports…

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The term ‘peer pressure’ is described as ‘social pressure by members of one’s peer group to take a certain action, adopt certain values, or otherwise conform in order to be accepted’. Words and pics: Nik IT’S a subtle thing too; most people aren’t really aware that they’re under it, even though it can be one…

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A while ago I discovered The Trip Out, which transported me right back to the ’70s – it was totally awesome, and I left there influenced and with all kinds of unfeasible plans. Word and pics: Layla Leatham I’ve always loved British bikes, especially choppers, and so I impatiently collected bits to build the image…

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I’ve owned my Harley Shovelhead for around six years. I bought it after owning a few modern Sportsters that I modified (hardtailed) and turned into retro-looking bobbers, but I’d always had an urge to do a real old-school Harley bobber. WORDS: WILL WEBB   PICS: SIMON EVERETT   I found the ’79 Shovel on the…

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