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Road test – BMW RnineT

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Pauline Hawkins

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29th December 2019

When the BMW RnineT was released in 2014, it was very well received by a section of the motorcycling world who drink a lot of coffee, wear a lot of plaid, and’re very proud of their beards. Shortly after, when they’d actually ridden it, the rest of us decided it was pretty good too. The…
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Buell ‘fighter!

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Pauline Hawkins

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28th December 2019

Before the now famous demise of Erik Buell’s renowned Buell brand, the bikes that bore his name were known for their grunt, their handling, and general f**koffness. Words and pics: Nik Okay, so the later box-section bikes didn’t have the legendary ‘hooligan torque beast’ reputation of the early, skinny, tube-frame ones, which to this day…
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Gypsy – Old Empire’s Honda

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Pauline Hawkins

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27th December 2019

This bike started way, way back – it’s been a project that’s been on the burn for some time. That said, the best results usually come from things long matured and refined! Words and pics: Old Empire Motorcycles We were approached by a Welsh gentleman after he’d seen the Vulcan CB250 we did many years…
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Old-school Shovelhead

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Pauline Hawkins

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26th December 2019

One of the things about biking, custom biking, that fascinates me is the way the scene has so many separate facets, separate sub-divisions, the more you look into it. Words and pics: Nik You have folk who are into bike trikes, folk who are into car trikes, folk who are into streetfighters, folk who are…
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Weise Marin trousers

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Pauline Hawkins

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26th December 2019

Now that we’re deep in the clutches of winter one needs decent winter trewsers and these, ladies an’ gennulmen, are just that. They’re actually all-season trousers, although they may be a little warm for our summers (the quilted thermal lining is removable though), and as such are made of a heavy-duty polyester with stretch panels…
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Caberg XTrace helmet

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Pauline Hawkins

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24th December 2019

This very light, very comfortable adventure-style helmet is perfect for normal bikes too; it has a wide viewing aperture, a visor that locks in place so doesn’t fly open/slam shut if you ride with it open a notch, a useful drop-down sun visor, an inner chin-guard to stop draughts blowing upwards, and a simple-to-use, quick-release…
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Rumble in the ‘Jumble – BSA A10

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Pauline Hawkins

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24th December 2019

A bit from here, and a bit from there – it’s probably the most clichéd way to build a bike but, like all good clichés, it has a solid basis in truth and honesty. Words: Dave Manning Pics: Garry Stuart And, to be totally frank, it’s perhaps the only way that any of us actually…
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Rick Hulse

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Pauline Hawkins

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23rd December 2019

If you’re struggling to feel festive, take a few minutes between wrapping gifts and resisting a beer to share the pain of Rick Hulse, as he looks back over his life and towards his Big 6-0. As my 60th birthday comes hurtling at me like a prosecco-filled Essex girl charging into a kebab shop, I’ve…
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Bikers: Legend, Legacy and Life

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Pauline Hawkins

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23rd December 2019

Since the 1950s, the leather-clad motorcyclist’s been the most potent image of the archetypal bad boy, popularised by Hollywood stars such as Marlon Brando and James Dean. Now this painstakingly detailed chronicle of biker culture delves into the early town sieges of America’s mid-West in the 1940s, through to the British Mod and Rocker coastal…
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Old School Triumph

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Pauline Hawkins

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19th December 2019

When most of us hear the word ‘chopper’ we think of a motorcycle with long forks, don’t we? If we go back all the way to when the word was first used, though, it didn’t mean that at all – it meant a bike that’d been cut down and modified for both speed and looks.…
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