Your Ride

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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Earlier this year we showed you the mad steampunk trike built by the legendary Finnish madman Petri Ruusunen. On the same day we also saw this; his single-cylinder JAP classic racer, 
the Velocimoteur. Words: Charley Charles Pics: Siwer Ohlsson As we said last issue, it’s quite difficult to believe everything that Petri says, as he’s fond of…

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The importation of custom (and classic) motorcycles into Great Britain from the former colonies is neither anything new nor unusual, although it has perhaps become a little less high profile than it was a couple of decades ago or so. Words & pics: Dave Manning Just because we’re not seeing the chrome-encrusted billet barges that…

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There’s a hell of a lot of back story to my Vincent, how 
long have you got? Words: Dave Aitken Pics: Simon Everett Back in 1979, I was 21 and’d been lusting after a special built out of a Vincent 1000 for as long as I can remember. Then, one day, I got to hear…

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Those of you who’re au fait with classic bike values, particularly that of classic Harleys such as Knuckles, Pans and Shovels, will know that the purchase of such a bike isn’t, these days, a casual decision. Words & pics: Dave Manning And, if you’re the sort of sensible chap (or chappess) who’ll not be keeping…

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It’s no secret that riding a bike (or a trike) is a fantastic way to free yourself from the trials and tribulations of modern life. Words & pics: Dave Manning And it’s a form of therapy that’s more fulfilling, and less intrusive, than sitting in a stifling consultation room with a crusty old dear trained…

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We’ve had a lot of Triumph choppers in BSH over the years, all of them works of automotive art, but not many of them’ve had a supercharger on the engine… Words & pics: Erik Stigsson This bike was built by a guy called Niklas Wall from Skokloster in Sweden and, to be really honest, he’s…

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Bike building, as I’m sure you know, can be thrilling, educating, rewarding. It can also be a massive pain in the arse… Words & pics: Ian Shipley There comes a point in a build, especially one that’s fighting you every step of the way, where you have to decide whether to persevere with it, scrap…

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