Back Street Heroes - September 2016
389 September Issue
14 INDIAN BOBBER
the best Indian in the land?
20 DOWN & OUT CAFE RACERS’
OPEN DAY
sunshine, cool kids and cool bikes
22 H-D SPORTSTER
sunning in the sunshine
by the sea
28 HYBRID TRIUMPH
the cover bike in all its glory
32 BIKE SHED LONDON
the big bunfight at Tobacco Dock
36 1450 S&S
stunning No Nonsense
monster chopper
42 SPILSBY BIKE NIGHT
smaller than Barton and
Boston, but still a good craic
50 IRELAND BIKE FEST
a bike festival in Killarney, to be sure!
52 H-D PANHEAD
built by a scooterist? Really? (pictured)
62 TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE
a friend of Lucifer’s, not quite the
same as a friend of Dorothy’s…
68 WHEELS & WAVES
sunshine and sexiness in Biarritz
70 SR250 & XV535 YAMS
budget built bikes from
the land of sun, sea and Sagres
REGULARS
6 OPENFACED
– all that’s new and happening
in the custom bike world
12 LETTERS
– have your say about ... well, owt really!
34 SUBSCRIBE TO BSH
– see here for the best subscription offers
44 (ALMOST A) ROAD TEST
–Victory’s entry-level big
bobber, the Gunner
78 MAG NEWS
– our regular column by the MAG chairman
80 PROJECT STREET MUTANT
– part two of our new Yamaha XSR900 project
84 PROJECT RAT ROD
– forks n’ ‘bars n’ stuff!
88 MR BRIDGES’ MOTORCYCLE DIARIES
– an idiot’s guide to idiot lights
92 PROJECT DESERT RACER
– making the front numberboard
96 EVENTS
–our guide to the best rallies,
shows, parties and runs!
102 READERS’ LIVES
– four pages of your pictures and our
silly captions ... yeah, sorry about that.
106 SMALLS
– sell your bike here for free!
113 NEXT MONTH
–what’s in the mag
next month … obviously!
114 RICK HULSE
the musings of one of
the most eloquent thinkers in
bikerdom!