Back Street Heroes
Back Street Heroes
Back Street Heroes is the UK’s biggest-selling and best custom bike magazine. We cover all styles of custom bikes and the custom biker lifestyle. Subscribe here.
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Explore Scotland with new motorcyclist’s guide
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Scotland is one of the best places in the UK to explore on a bike, and this book, written by a gentleman who really knows his way around, is an absolute must for anyone who wants to get off the beaten track, and away from the herds.
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What’s inside the July issue of Back Street Heroes?
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In this issue you can check out our retro-perspective on the early days of stormin’ plus an in-depth look at The Bike Shed Festival, where café racers hit the race tracks!
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What’s inside the June issue of Back Street Heroes?
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Look at that Harley in all its glory! Plus find out how you can win VIP Farmyard tickets in the new June issue of Back Street Heroes magazine.
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The New BMW R 18
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The new BMW R 18 mega-cruiser is BMW’s first foray into the cruiser market in a good few years, and has a newly developed 2-cylinder boxer engine with a displacement of 1,802 cc, peak power of 91hp, and over 150 Nm of torque. The styling is based on the 1936 R5, and uses telescopic fork…
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Le bobber Francais
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We’ve had a lot of fairly exotic and obscure brands in Back Street Heroes over the years, mostly British or American it has to be said, but I think this is the first time we’ve had a French Motobecane. Words: Nik Pics: Simon Everett Motobecane are most famous for the Mobylette, which many of us…
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Rat bike
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From the pen of the late Jim Fogg comes a tale to chill you… Illustrations: Louise Limb Shooting rats on a rubbish tip by the light of two Bates headlamps isn’t my idea of fun, but trying to get hold of a replacement pair of WLA springers leads you into some strange places. The original…
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March 2020
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Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock for the last few years will know, there’s been a huge resurgence in 1960s and ’70s chops, we take a look at a coolness-inspired digger in the March issue of Back Street Heroes magazine.
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LOWLIFE
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They (whoever they are) say that people, consciously or unconsciously (probably unconsciously actually, ’cos consciously would just be too weird), look like, or grow to look like, their dogs. Words: Nik Pictures: Simon Everett Okay, so this is, quite obviously, received wisdom (common knowledge that’s held to be true, but may not be, and usually…
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10 ways to entertain the kids at Motorcycle Live this November
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Motorcycle Live – the UK’s biggest bike show – opens its door at The NEC, Birmingham next month for a nine-day spectacular of all things two-wheeled. The event offers something to entertain everyone, no matter what their age or ability on a motorcycle. In fact, there’s so much for kids to do, you’ll be hard-pushed to…
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This Weekend: Race, Rock ‘n’ Ride at Santa Pod
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Santa Pod Raceway is revving up for the return of Race, Rock ‘n’ Ride, which takes place at the famous venue on Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21. We’ll be there, and we think you should be too! Here are 10 reasons why… Run What Ya Brung, supported by Fast Bikes magazine This specialist competition of…
