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.

Editorial

EARLY HOOK UP • As I’m sure you know, BSH’s now into its 40th year of publication and, while some things’ve changed in its four decades of life, some things’ve stayed the same, too, and one of those’s people seeing an event in the mag’, thinking ‘that looks good, I’ll go to that next time’, and going.

FI(S)H (F**K The Sportster Haters) • I’VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT THIS BIKE, LARA’S SPORTSTER, FOR A GOOD WHILE NOW, AND BACK IN APRIL HAD THE CHANCE TO SEE IT, AND HER OTHER HALF KNOCKER’S SPORTY, TOO–I WASN’T DISAPPOINTED…

SOUTHERN UPRISING • The Southern Uprising (2023) was an Americana-themed show that embraced the whole of the vehicle custom culture, with cars, trucks, camper vans and bikes all included, held at Shottle in the beautiful rolling hills of Derbyshire.

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT • IT NEVER FAILS TO AMUSE ME THAT ACADEMIC WRITING TYPES CAN TAKE SOMETHING THAT’S SO PROFOUND, SO EMOTIONALLY EARTH-SHATTERING, SO LIFE-CHANGING, AND REDUCE IT TO A FEW SENTENCES SO DRY, SO DULL, SO DEVOID OF FEELING THEY’RE THE LITERARY EQUIVALENT OF WATCHING PAINT DRY.

MODDEY DHOO LATE CHRISTMAS PARTY • Have you ever wanted to explore the Isle of Man, but the cost’s made it non-viable? Is a winter rally not something your body’ll like you for? Well, I might just have the answer to these gaps in your bucket list.

TRULY INDIAN ENFIELD • WE’RE ALL AWARE THESE DAYS THAT ROYAL ENFIELD, ONCE A LEGENDARY BRITISH MARQUE, IS NOW AN INDIAN AFFAIR THROUGH AND THROUGH. THEY’RE NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE BUILDING ENFIELDS OUT THERE ON THE SUBCONTINENT THOUGH…

WHITE HORSE CUSTOM SHOW • The White Horse pub in Edwardstone, near Sudbury in Suffolk, was, for many years back in the ‘80s, a legendary biker pub.

Gasoline Juice UNITED KINGDOM • The Royal Ordinance Depot, Harmans Way, Weedon Bec, Northampton NN7 4PS

BOLTS N’ BREWS OPEN DAY • At the end of 2023 Luke Cormack and Mike Leary of Bristol Bobbers, and Sean Good of Bolts N’ Brews, opened a workshop on the Broadmead Industrial Estate in Keynsham, near Bristol – a workshop with a clean/build room for the final assembly after builds in the garage, and also a coffee/social room.

HOLY HOLY • CHRIS AND DAVE AT P&D CUSTOM BIKES, THE OLDEST CONTINUALLY RUNNING CUSTOM SHOP IN THIS COUNTRY, IF NOT THE WORLD*, HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT HANGING UP THEIR HATS (WELDING MASKS, SHURELY?) FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, AND THE BIKE YOU’RE LOOKING AT IS, THEY THINK, THEIR SWANSONG BUILD – THE LAST P&D SHOP BIKE.

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THE BONESHAKER • PEEJAAY RUNS A COMPANY CALLED BONESHAKERS, WHICH MODIFIES ALL KINDS OF VEHICLES, BUT FOCUSES ON AIR-COOLED VWS; ROOF CHOPS, SMOOTH BODY WORK, SUICIDE DOORS, AIR AND HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION, ETC. HE ALSO HAS A RATHER TIDY Z650 KWAK CHOP…

NORTON COMMANDO 961sp • IS THIS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION BIKE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET? I THINK SO…

2024 BSH Custom Champs! • THE BIGGEST CUSTOM SHOW IN THE WORLD RETURNS FOR 2024, AND IT’S GETTING EVEN BIGGER!

SUZUKI GSX-8S • AS I TOLD YOU LAST ISSUE, FOR 2024 WE (AS IN THE ROYAL ‘WE’, MEANING ‘I’) HAVE A NEW GSX-8S FROM SUZUKI TO EAR’OLE AROUND ON ALL SUMMER… SORRY, SORRY, TO ROAD-TEST AND EVALUATE LIKE WOT A PROPER BIKE JOURNO’ DOES.

TANK ART • ART IS, AS ALL ARTIST TYPES’LL SAY, SUBJECTIVE – BASED ON OR INFLUENCED BY PERSONAL FEELINGS, TASTES, OR OPINIONS, AND OVER THE NEXT FEW ISSUES WE’LL DEMONSTRATE THAT. HERE’RE A FEW MORE TANKS AND MUDDIES SPOTTED LAST SUMMER.

Mr Bridges’ Motorcycle Diaries • LAST MONTH I REBUILT A £60 VEVOR SHRINKER/STRETCHER SO THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE USED AS SOMETHING MORE THAN A PAPERWEIGHT. BRIEF...