September 2016
September 2016   


Back Street Heroes - September 2016

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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!