Cruisers

Steam’d Shovel

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Nik Samson

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21st February 2023

Mark bought three boxes of Shovelhead bits from someone in Cornwall, and this bike ’ere, a ’75 1340, is the last of the three to be put together.
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Unique Steampunk Suzuki

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Nik Samson

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10th February 2023

Chris’s steampunk Suzuki really turned heads at Motorcycle Live!, including Nik’s. He takes a closer look.
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New Nightster? We’ve seen the leaks…

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd February 2023

Leaked documents confirm that Harley-Davidson is gearing up to release a new Nightster S – and although the details are […]
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The Thing…

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Mark Lancaster

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27th January 2023

THE THING’, AS THIS BIKE’S CALLED, WAS BORN OUT OF AN IDEA TO BUILD AN OLD SCHOOL ‘70S CHOPPER. Simon […]
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Spine Crippler – 1979 Yamaha XS650

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Nik Samson

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9th December 2022

Although he calls it ‘Spine Crippler’, the legend on the tank of Jason Williamson’s XS650 reads ‘Deathwish’ – something that a lot of folk may agree with when they realise his bike’s seriously lacking in the front brake department…
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Donations wanted for Ace Café London’s Christmas Toy Run

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Alex Bestwick

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29th November 2022

Ace Café London’s annual Xmas Toy Run is back in December for it’s 25th year.
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FIND THIS CHOP!

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Alex Bestwick

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16th August 2022

Porky, who built the glorious Shovelhead elsewhere in this issue, as mentioned in the article, built a 750/4 chop back […]
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At The Moment…

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Web Editor

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9th August 2022

As’s been mentioned a few times over the last few months, some bikes’ve taken a while to get photographed for […]
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Testing Positive

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Alex Bestwick

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4th August 2022

There’s much been said about the downsides of the Covid lockdowns that most of us were affected by, but perhaps […]
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Free to Wanda: ’79 Harley Davidson FXWG Wide Glide Shovelhead

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Web Editor

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22nd April 2022

One of the things you often hear about custom bikes, generally by people who don’t ride them it has to be said, is that they’re all show and no go – they’re only good for short journeys, not capable of racking up the miles on long journeys…
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