Back Street Heroes - February 2019
CONTENT
14: SPORTSTER CHOPPER
The cover bike in all its glory!
20: CUSTOM XTREME AT THE NEC
Including the winners of the 2018 BSH Custom Bike Champs
26: FRISCO-STYLE SHOVELHEAD
Another cool bike built by a young builder
30: VT600 CHOP
Proving that not all nice V-twins are necessarily Harleys
34: SMILEY MONKEYS CUSTOM SHOW
Nik gets to go to Clacton….
Isn’t he lucky?
36: TR6 TRIUMPH BOBBER
Taking an unrideable show bike and making it rideable
40: S&S PANHEAD BOBBER
Mixing up the styles and decades
44: ROUGHLEY’S BIKE SHOW
One of the best northern custom shows
46: DUCATI CAFÉ RACER
Exquisitely built single-cylinder beauty
50: HONDA C70 CUSTOM
Lime green ‘n’ lovely
58: GS550 DIGGER
One women’s take on the classic genre
62: CRUISING TO CROATIA
Part 1 of an epic road-trip
66: KENT CHROME & CRUISERS
One of the best things to do on a Bank Holiday Monday
68: TURBO SPORTSTER
243bhp using tractor parts!
REGULARS
6: NEWS
All that’s new and happening in the custom bike world
8: PRODUCTS
Loads of good stuff for you to spend your hard-earned on
12: LETTERS
Sound off, one, two, sound off, three, four!
54: CENTRESPREAD
Ms Limb is back, right in the middle of action this month with a wartime themed illustration
56: SUBSCRIBE TO BSH
See here for the best subscription offers
72: TECH
BSH’s resident spanner monkey twirls his implements….fnurk
76: MR BRIDGES
The guru imparts more of his knowledge of mechanics
80: MAG NEWS
Our regular column by the MAG chairnongenderspecificperson
85: THE BIZ
The first in a new series of interviews with leading figures in the custom world
86: (ALMOST) A ROADTEST
The new Yamaha Niken three-wheeler
90: EVENTS
Your essential guide to the best rallies, shows and parties
94: READERS’ LIVES
Your pictures and our silly captions….yeah, sorry about that
97: SMALLS
Sell your bike here for free!
104: NEXT MONTH
Just to whet your appetite…
105: RICK HULSE
The musings of one of the most eloquent thinkers in bikerdom
106: BACK IN T’DAY
Retro choppers from the depths of time