1960 Triumph 5TA. I rebuilt and polished the engine. It has an aftermarket hardtail with a 4” drop and 2” stretch. I added the top tube to the front section of the frame so it looks like a 650cc frame. Mooneyes oil tank , replica deep tunnel wassell tank and fender. One off fender strut,…
Discounted tickets close Friday, June 21 at 3pm. We also have a special 50% discount for our BSH customers, use code: BSHSTR either online or at the gate for just £5 entry! Right chaps, round 2 of the nationally renowned BSH Custom Champs is taking place at the Stratford Classic Car and Bike Show this…
I first saw this bike a year or two ago in a Facebook post, and then in pics from various vintage chopper events, and just loved the concept of a chopper, a proper springer/hardtail chopper, with a fairing. I’ll let Tommy, the owner and builder, tell you about it…
A grunty V-twin motor, fat tyres and feet-forward pegs. It could only be a Harley. Matt Hull does some serious rumbling on the Sportster, here’s Matt’s musings… Life is now about what you look like. What social media will judge you on. How ‘friends’ you’ve never met see your position in society. To hell with…
Take a look at the best custom bikes of old in the July issue of Back Street Heroes! Back Street Heroes covers all styles of custom bikes; choppers, bobbers, streetfighters, trikes, cafe racers, street scramblers, flat trackers, brats and rats… to name just a few. We also go to custom biker lifestyle events big and small, all…
Ever since I spotted this bike at, I think, NCC London’s Diamond Day show at the Ace Cafe a number of years ago, I’ve wanted to get it photographed for BSH as it’s a bittersweet part of custom bike history in this country. I’ll let Ted, NCC Honorary, tell you about his bike, shall I?
