Back in August 2020, after being signed off work with stress, Ben Rowett was in a pretty dark place, and needed a way out of it. His father, Andy, asked him if he’d like to help him in the repair and restoration of classic bikes, and he agreed and began working alongside him.
Back in the early 1970s, the custom motorcycle scene was in its relative infancy but, following the success of the film Easy Rider, suddenly choppers were the new thing. The scene took a whole new direction, and like-minded people began building them which, in turn, lead to the establishment of a motorcycle club dedicated purely…
I don’t know if you’ve been to any of these new(ish) vintage chopper events as they’re called – The Trip Out, The Hook-Up, South-West Chopper Fest, etc.? If you haven’t, well, you’ve missed out, I think, and if you have there’s a good chance you’ll’ve seen the two people who own these bikes ‘cos… well,…
