Ride Report Journal
August 13, 2020
Go Takamine: The Father of Brat Style
He stands at the edge of a dirt oval in the Southern California desert with no one to race but his shadow. Straight o...
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June 06, 2020
Bike Shed Moto Track Day
Mass gatherings may not yet be allowed, which means we can't plan this year's Bike Shed Festival of inappropriate m...
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May 29, 2020
Safe at Home with Artist Rebecca Bonaci
Two standout pieces in the our 2020 BSMC collection are the Zeus T-shirt and Artemis vest, featuring artwork by Reb...
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May 22, 2020
Bike Shed Unlocked
This time last year we were getting ready to open the doors at Tobacco Dock to 17,000 people, gathered to see over ...
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May 12, 2020
Only Toys Retire
Galo on a 2020 Super73 RX; following this article is a short review of the all-new pedal-assist e-bike. My tour gu...
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April 07, 2020
Bike Shed London 2020 Cancelled
We are sad to announce that this year's Bike Shed London Show at Tobacco Dock has been called-off due to the Covid-...
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March 08, 2020
deBolex Engineering ZRX1200
deBolex Engineering needs no introduction on these pages. If you've just returned from Mars and have missed out, ta...
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February 20, 2020
One is Not the Loneliest Number
For three hours I stared at the darkened highway just beyond the glow of the headlights, used one finger to hold the ...
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January 28, 2020
The Quiet Side of Recharging
It is a struggle to accept electric vehicles. We recognize our unsustainable use of oil, but still we romanticize the...
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January 17, 2020
Robert's Shed Built Harley Crosser
When life deals a bum hand, for some it knocks life into perspective and great things arise from adversity. Robert...
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December 18, 2019
Cowboy's Chopper HD200
Over the last couple of years Taiwan has become the Portugal of the Far East. Nearly a decade ago workshops from Po...
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November 27, 2019
Electric Motion Trials Experience
I have many regrets in life, but one that at times stings the most is that I didn't ride trials bikes as a kid. Gro...
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November 18, 2019
Kenzo by Death Machines of London
Death Machines of London burst onto the custom scene with a bang. Their Moto Guzzi Le Mans based Airtail was a crow...
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November 07, 2019
EICMA 2019 - Our Pick
Motorcycling is a very broad church – nothing attests to this like EICMA. Any and everything with two wheels, o...
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October 30, 2019
XTR Pepo's Moto Morini Corsaro
It's a shame that more builders don't think outside of the cookie cutter when it comes to choosing donors for their...
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October 30, 2019
Are Baggers Cool?
I'm not a cruiser guy and I certainly have no desire to sit on a bike, let alone ride, one adorned with tassles or ...
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October 23, 2019
Yamaha R1M Masterclass - Silverstone
Half a million quids worth of fun! I don’t know about you but after I’ve watched a MotoGP race, WSBK to a lesser d...
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October 17, 2019
The VC's Superior Motorcycle Experience
When my mate Gemma from VC London asked if I wanted to go on a girls biking trip to Dorset, I knew it was going to ...
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October 09, 2019
Moto Guzzi V85TT - Ride Report
I absolutely loved my Moto Guzzi Stelvio, and miss having it around. I miss the character and foibles associated w...
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October 01, 2019
November Customs' Zephyr 750
Too late, too late will be the cry when the bargain of the year passes you by. Anyone who's close to the custom bi...
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September 25, 2019
Yamaha XSR700 - Plastic Surgery
I love the Yamaha XSR700, but it's not a particularly attractive motorcycle in standard form. It looks like Quasimo...
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September 04, 2019
Art or Sacrilege?
I've spent the majority of my working life immersed in the world of historic vehicles and am not only in tune with ...
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September 04, 2019
Aprilia Fleet - Ride Report
I love Italian bikes, that's common knowledge to anyone that knows me. I'm the guy who likes to try and be a bit di...
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August 21, 2019
The Gunslinger by La Busca
We're suckers for a Guzzi restomod and one guy who's turned out a few beauties over the years is Yorkshire based Je...
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