Cruisers

  • Spine Crippler – 1979 Yamaha XS650

    Spine Crippler – 1979 Yamaha XS650

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    Although he calls it ‘Spine Crippler’, the legend on the tank of Jason Williamson’s XS650 reads ‘Deathwish’ – something that a lot of folk may agree with when they realise his bike’s seriously lacking in the front brake department…

  • Donations wanted for Ace Café London’s Christmas Toy Run

    Donations wanted for Ace Café London’s Christmas Toy Run

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    Ace Café London’s annual Xmas Toy Run is back in December for it’s 25th year.

  • ‘Tracker Tribulations

    ‘Tracker Tribulations

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    This Bonnie belonged to one of my best mates, Dave Robbo, for years, and it sat in the corner of his workshop in a part-disassembled condition. He’d bought it in 1984 when it was just two years old, and’d used it to go all over the country to rallies, as well as being a daily…

  • The new Diavel V4 is unveiled

    The new Diavel V4 is unveiled

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    Ducati have just unveiled the new Diavel V4 in the sixth episode of the 2023 Ducati World Première web series.

  • K3-Lady in Pink

    K3-Lady in Pink

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    “A chassis with a hardtail frame, long forks, cool chopper tank, and some loose parts” – a beautiful ‘fun package’ from a long gone era was offered to me for a decent price back in 2012. It was a long drive to collect it, but I saw possibilities, and couldn’t resist buying it. Onno ‘Berserk’…

  • At The Moment…

    At The Moment…

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    As’s been mentioned a few times over the last few months, some bikes’ve taken a while to get photographed for the magazine because of delays imposed by Covid and lockdowns. Some, though, take a while to get photographed ‘cos the owner(s)’re forever pulling the feckin’ things apart and redoing them… Nik This one ’ere, Tony…

  • Testing Positive

    Testing Positive

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    There’s much been said about the downsides of the Covid lockdowns that most of us were affected by, but perhaps not quite as much about the positive effects it had on our lives… The mainstream media may waffle on about the huge uptake in gardening, or how ‘community spirit’ made a comeback, but what we’re…

  • More affordable LiveWire breaks cover

    More affordable LiveWire breaks cover

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    Harley-Davidson LiveWire S2 Del Mar breaks cover That’s right. Harley-Davidson has released a cheaper version of its flagship electric motorcycle – and it’s expected to be nearly 10 grand cheaper than the original. The second-generation LiveWire (or more accurately the LiveWire S2 Del Mar) is essentially a simplified, more affordable follow-up to the original electric…

  • Chinese-built Harley

    Chinese-built Harley

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    We’ve been talking about small-capacity bikes from Harley-Davidson for years, but it’s starting to look like we’re getting closer to actually seeing one in the flesh, as a brand-new 500cc cruiser has just been spotted. It’s not the bike we were expecting, though; a pre-production version of Harley-Davidson’s 388R roadster (which was being developed in…

  • Indian reveals new V-TWIN powered tourer: The Pursuit

    Indian reveals new V-TWIN powered tourer: The Pursuit

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    Indian Motorcycle has just unveiled a new tourer with a liquid-cooled PowerPlus engine, a full suite of technology, a chassis-mounted fairing and loads of touring goodies. The Pursuit builds on the success of the Challenger, and uses the same 1768cc, liquid-cooled V-twin motor which kicks out 90kW (121 hp) and 178Nm (131 ft-lb) of torque.…

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