Your Ride
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You chopped a what?!?
There are few more evocative names in the motorcycling world than that of Brough Superior; the legendary marque set up in 1919 by motorcycle racer and world land speed record holder, George Brough. Words & pics: Nik Our George was a bit of a boy; he originally set out in business with his father, motorcycle…
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MILE MUNCHER
Who says that motorcyclists hardly do any miles nowadays? And which plum suggested the average mileage for bikers in the UK was so low because Harley riders only go out on sunny Sunday mornings to local pubs? Words and pics: Dave Manning Owned by Mev Carter, this is one Harley that does miles – lots…
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CARTE BLANCHE
Well, it all started when I was in hospital delirious with fever… Words: Luke, Smiley Monkey’s Custom Cycles Pics: Nik I got a phone call from Jim (yes, the Jim, the other half of Smiley Monkey’s Custom Cycles) “Oi, I’ve just ’ad an American bloke up Revved Up and he’s followed me back to the…
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NEAR THE KNUCKLE
To the uninitiated, even the latest model in the development of Harley-Davidson’s air-cooled powerplant looks like it could’ve been built at any point within the last 70 years or so, given the basic, unchanging design of the 45-degree vee twin. Words: Dave Manning Pics: Simon Everett Unless you’re enough of an anorak to be able…
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Retro-futurism
If you think everyday life is too boring, you can always escape to your own private alternative universe… Words: Charley Charles Pics: Siwer Ohlsson Our old friend Petri Ruusunen, from Turku, Finland, lets his unique imagination run wild more and more with each passing year, and the latest result is his Honda 750 trike ‘Futuromoteur’.…
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ESPRESSO TRACKER
Being the main man behind Redmax Speedshop, the Devon-based business specialising in flat trackers and cafe racers, Steve Hillary has not only fed his adrenaline fix by racing flat-track, he’s also done hill-climbs, enduros, sidecar racing, supermoto, drag racing (using a Ducati in SuperTwins) and road racing too (again on a Ducati). Words and pics:…
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BACKYARD BOBBER
About two-and-a-half years ago I first set eyes on this Triumph… well, not so much an actual Triumph, but more a loosely assembled frame-cum-basket case, freshly imported from Colorado. Words: Matt Williams Pics: Garry Stuart Then, some 18 months ago, I was told it was for sale through word of mouth and, despite having never…
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NEW BOOTS & PANTIES
It’s funny, isn’t it, how some bikes can gain a reputation for being something special even before you’ve actually laid eyes on them? Words & pics: Ian Shipley Paddy O’Toole’s GPz750 chop is a fine example of this; everywhere I’ve been in the last year or so, knowing that I take pictures for Back Street…
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SECOND CHANCE
Some things are meant to be, aren’t they? They may take a bit of time, or a fairly convoluted and circuitous route, to come into fruition, but eventually The Fates ensure that two things that’re destined to be, come together in a fortuitous way. Words: Nik Pics: Alien4 Take Chris from NCC Kent and the…
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FAT MAX
Let’s play a guessing game, shall we? Do you know which film made by George Miller, the director of the four Mad Max films – Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Beyond Thunderdome, and Fury Road – is his most successful? Bet you can’t guess … are you ready for the answer? Really ready? Okay, here it…
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