Back Street Heroes

Back Street Heroes
Back Street Heroes is the UK’s biggest-selling and best custom bike magazine. We cover all styles of custom bikes and the custom biker lifestyle. Subscribe here.

BEST PAINT!

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

1st March 2019

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…
Continue reading »
BEST CHOPPER!

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

28th February 2019

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…
Continue reading »
LOWLIFE

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

27th February 2019

They (whoever they are) say that people, consciously or unconsciously (probably unconsciously actually, ’cos consciously would just be too weird), look like, or grow to look like, their dogs. Words: Nik Pictures: Simon Everett Okay, so this is, quite obviously, received wisdom (common knowledge that’s held to be true, but may not be, and usually…
Continue reading »
In the pink

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

8th February 2019

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…
Continue reading »
March issue of BSH out now!

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

7th February 2019

The best of the best… that’s what’s in store in the mad March issue of BSH, out now! We’re just mad for marvellous machinery, and this issue is jam-packed with amazing rides created by some of the finest engineering brains in the country. And you’d be mad to miss what’s on offer. The winners of…
Continue reading »
Trip’ped out Suzuki

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

28th January 2019

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…
Continue reading »
MAG offers reward after hit-and-run

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

22nd January 2019

The Motorcycle Action Group is offering a £1,000 reward for information leading to the successful prosecution of a car driver who fled the scene of an accident, leaving a motorcyclist seriously injured. Police have revealed that rider Matthew Ramsden was travelling along the B1222 in North Yorkshire on Sunday, January 6, at around 4.40pm, when…
Continue reading »
Gladstone se

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

10th January 2019

Gladstone Motorcycles have unveiled a new model, the SE, following the completion of their initial run of nine No.1 bobbers. Designer Guy Willison describes the SE as “a slightly lazier, earthier version of the No.1. We wanted to build a bike we didn’t have customers for – what I’d build for myself as a personalised…
Continue reading »
THE wall of death

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

10th January 2019

Ann Wright’s new book The Wall of Death tells the story of two remarkable families who were wall of death riders and owners from 1929 to the 1960s. They toured all over Britain and Europe, and were seen by British and foreign royalty, Hitler and Mussolini, and thousands of the general public, and their shows…
Continue reading »
bike shed london dates

by

Pauline Hawkins

–

10th January 2019

Probably the biggest custom show in the land, the Bike Shed’s Bike Shed London has been confirmed as being on its usual date – the last May bank holiday, or 24-26th May, as it’s called on a calendar. The absolute mecca for the new-skool custom crowd, but increasingly frequented by us hairy-arses too cos it’s…
Continue reading »

Advert

Enjoy more Back Street Heroes Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe.

Back Street Heroes

Latest Issue

Free Digital Issue

Search

Tags