Biker - Issue 173- 2013

SUZUKI GSX-R 750Carbon-fibre clad chop!

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In these enlightened days of the 21st century, you’d’ve thought that that the old spectre of discrimination against people on motorbikes would’ve long been a thing of the past, wouldn’t you? well, it isn’t—it’s alive and well in ScotlandA few years ago I was meandering me way up through the Highlands on the way to the Wildcat Rally and, having got utterly drowned (and caught, passed and left by a cement mixer truck… with the drum going round) going up the side of Loch Ness, decided to stop and call it a day for the day in Inverness. I was thinking about a hot shower, dry clothes and a cold beer (in that order too) as I pottered through the town, keeping an eye out for B&Bs with vacancies. Three times I pulled over when I saw signs and three times, by the time I’d walked up to the door, the sign had changed from ‘Vacancy’ to ‘No Vacancy’. Really? Three B&Bs in a row all filled their last room in such a short time? It’s possible, of course, but I doubt it…Then a few weeks ago as me and a mate were making our way up to Skye for an event, we got to Mallaig to get the ferry across, and once again, set about trying to get somewhere to kip prior to finding food and a glass or two of something foaming. Now I know it was a Friday night in August and so the number of places available would be few and far between, but you can normally find somewhere. We had a trot round town to no avail (particularly unhelpful they were too in Mallaig, unlike almost everywhere else in Scotland I’ve been), and so we looked on the Late Rooms website and found a place that had a twin left. We got back on our bikes, rode over to it and, indeed, spotted a ‘Vacancy’ sign in the window. “Woohoo,” we thought, “thank ferk for that.” But, by the time we’d turned around and pulled up outside, the ‘Vacancy’ sign had gone, replaced with a ‘No Vacancy’ one. Now, again, I can understand this happening; they could’ve taken a phone booking or something, but five minutes later, after a last fruitless look around town, we passed the place again to see the ‘Vacancy’ sign back out again… tossers.Nik

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65 maG campaiGnsThe latest news from the world of riders’ rights.

66 biker insiderOur in-depth look at one of the leading figures of the industry.

68 evenTsThe most comprehensive events listing around!

75 biker haunTsPubs, cafes and clubs for you to visit.

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NeWsKUstoM KULtUre desiGNKustom Kulture Design would like you to know about their huge range of Wall Art There are over 400 designs, both bikes and also classic cars and hot rods too, and sizes are up to seven feet! Prices vary from £15–£29.50 (plus shipping), and as they are die-cut from signwriting vinyl they are perfect for vehicle graphics as well as home or office use. They also do a huge range of other graphics too, including tank decals.

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reNt a raMpRent A Ramp is a new venture in Darlington that provides workshop space and tools for those who don’t have anywhere of their own to work on their vehicles, be it a car, a bike or even a caravanA basic bay for a bike will cost just £5 an hour or £8.50 if you want a back-saving bike lift, and tool hire is just £6 an hour and will cover their whole range of spanners, etc.

Based at the Old Service Station at Sadberge, you can find out more by ringing 01325 337005 or by going to their website at www.rentarampdiyworkshop.com.

New seaLey CataLoGUeThe new edition of The Tool Catalogue, a must-have reference for any enthusiast, mechanic or tradesman, is out nowMore comprehensive than ever before, the publication contains 7,600 products across 932 pages, including 1,150 new lines. There is a wide range of motorcycle tools and equipment, including new storage shelters, covers with solar panel pockets (to enable battery charging while the cover is fitted), wheel bearing removal kits, fork spring compressors, brake bleeders, chain alignment tools, and stands to name but a few.

To receive a copy visit your local Sealey stockist or request one via the website at www.sealey.co.uk.

Triumph, the UK’s top selling brand of 500cc plus motorcycles, has gone ‘back to the future’ with its Bonnevilles, Thruxton and Scrambler models, by developing eye-catching new colour schemes, improved tonal characteristics and an even better riding experience for its legendary classics range The Bonneville gets new silencers, new tank badges, new engine details, a new seat, a new grab rail and a choice of Phantom Black, Lunar Silver or Crystal White/Sapphire Blue colours. And the Bonneville T100 gets new ’pipes, engine detailing, a chrome grab rail and chainguard, and as a nod to its ’60s heritage, the new T100 has a new Crystal White and Aurum Gold paint scheme, inspired by the 1964 Bonneville, with the stylised colour split continuing across the front and rear mudguards. It also comes in a mean and moody black

with frame and cycle parts finished in this darkest of hues too.

The Thruxton, inspired by the café racers of the ’60s, oozes retro racing style, and for 2014 gets new megaphone silencers for an even more liberated sound, new engine details, a chrome chain guard, and a colour-matched fly screen, with centre stripe detail. It’s available in Phantom Black and Brooklands Green.

The Scrambler also gets the ‘back to black’ treatment on lost of components and also a new seat, and a clear anodised bash plate. It’s available in two brand new colour schemes; Matt Pacific Blue and Lunar Silver/Diablo Red.

All the new models are available now, and prices start at £6,549 OTR for the Bonneville and £7,349 OTR for the T100 (Black £7,149), Thruxton and Scrambler. Eyeball them, and the full range, at www.triumph.co.uk.

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www.chicacustom cycles.com Stunning motorcycles built by an unspeakably cool bloke.

www.motorcycling-romania.co.uk Motorcycle touring holidays in Romania.

Organised by the Rotary Club of Newton Stewart, it’s held to raise money for local charities and Riders for Health. Over 130 bikes and trikes took part in the ride-in from New Galloway, which was led by road-racing legend, Ian Simpson, and some 250 bikes parked in the town’s main street, leading to a carnival atmosphere. The organisers hope to build on the success of this year’s event, making it Scotland’s largest street gathering.

For more info on the event, go to their website at www.wgbs.org.

Wheelie Good Bike ShowThe third annual Wheelie Good Bike Show took place in Newton Stewart in Dumfries & Galloway on Sunday August 4

oN the RADio!The 100% Biker show on BikerFM is now one of their top shows!Point your Internet browsers towards www.bikerfm.co.uk on Thursday nights from 10pm for the 100% Biker radio show—two hours of good rock music and classic punk, the latest bike news and gossip, and a light-hearted look at the weirder end of the news.So, that Web address again www.bikefm.co.uk, Thursday nights from 10pm.

spada LotteryThe best things in life aren’t often free, but with the new Spada Clothing Lottery they suddenly could be; it’s a free online lottery that offers a great opportunity to win a range of Spada goodies, including helmets, boots, jackets and much moreBetter still, taking part doesn’t mean queuing for half an hour at the newsagents to get your ticket; all you have to do is visit www.spadaclothing.co.uk to fill in a simple form and you’ll instantly be in it to win it! Winners will be announced on their Facebook page.

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The Circus of Horrors is about to begin a massive two-fold tour to run between October and MarchFirstly, they’re going to running a series of performances at The Lyric theatre in London’s West End (the first time a circus has appeared in a West End theatre for 100 years), and also a huge British tour, taking in around 100 venues in pretty well all of the UK’s major cities from Aberdeen to Truro.

The latest incarnation ‘London after Midnight’ is inspired by the film of the same name, and is set in plague-ridden London and climaxes with the Great Fire of 1666. The story twists and turns with grisly murders and sensational shocks—interwoven with some of the greatest and most bizarre circus acts on earth; sword swallowers, knife throwers, daredevil balancing acts, astounding aerialists, demon dwarfs, hair hanging beauties, sinister sisters, and much more—and performed by an almighty cast with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek and the devil driver rock ‘n’ roll of Dr Haze & The Interceptors from Hell.

For more info on both the London gigs and the British tour go to their website at www.circusofhorrors.co.uk.

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the bRUteCasarva Custom Conversions have developed a new bolt-on trike kit as part of their rangeThe new kit, dubbed ‘The Brute’, has been developed to cater for those wanting to convert their bike to a trike where the donor bike is a heavier, less svelte machine and is made from larger tube. Using larger diameter tube not only increases the load-bearing strength, but looks the part blending in with the manufacturers’ chassis constructed of similar size tube.

Casarva have seen a strong demand for The Brute kits, which start at £1,399, and the new addition boosts the range of kits available from them that can be configured to convert shaft, chain and belt drive bikes. To see Casarva in action, go to their Facebook page where you can see current and past builds for inspiration or www.casarva.co.uk.

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The legendary Couriers from Sidi are manufactured in full-grain leather, and are lined with a Tepor membrane, and a ZeroSweat liner to allow maximum absorption and quick dispersion of sweatThe front and rear joints allow enhanced flexibility, the gear-change pad is in leather, and the sole is in rubber with a specially designed tread for improved grip.

They cost £224.99, and last an eternity—can’t recommend these enough. Get yours from anywhere that stocks Sidi or www.sidiselect.co.uk.

Alpinestars New Land are Gore-Tex touring boots. They’re short boots, crafted from a full-grain leather upper with a breathable and guaranteed waterproof internal Gore-Tex linerThey have velcro tab closure for flex and comfort on and off the bike, a grippy sole, and velcro calf adjustment for individual fit and adjustment.

They cost £169.99 from www.getgeared.co.uk or in-store at GetGeared Leeds or GetGeared Leatherhead.

The Jazz is a custom style ladies boot, made from high quality leather, with a waterproof and breathable membrane, pull tabs for ease of fitting, and a wedge style soleAvailable in black, they come in sizes 4–8 and cost £79.95 from Eccles Racing at www.ecclesracing.co.uk.

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dear 100% Biker, Due to falling numbers, caused by both the weather and the sate of people’s finances, sadly the Jugsters MCC have decided to call a halt to our Frozen Bladder Rally.

We all had nine years out of an event that really started as a joke (camping in -9 degrees… very funny, ha ha), and the club would like to thank all you lunatics who made this the special event it was.

Our April rally, the Bosted Bladder, is not affected and will continue as usual. Once again a special thanks to all who supported us.Tapeworm Tim,Jugsters Mcc

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dear 100% Biker,Jurassic Coast 8; thank you to Satan Slaves MC Dorset for inviting us to join in with this event. The weather was great, as we had hoped, and good fun was had by all.

We got quite a few signatures for our campaigns and we auctioned a paddock jacket with comical auction banter provided by our Political Officer, Danny.

Thank you also to Geoff Wheelan who was on the CMA stand next to us for helping to erect the ED MAG Fortress of Solitude (aka the gazebo) as Danny was woefully inadequate! Well that’s what our Treasurer, Evi, says anyway!East dorset MAG

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dear 100% Biker,Thanks again for sorting out the photo for Dick from the Popham Mega-Meet’s retirement party; here’s a photo of Dick receiving it from us. He loved it, but said it wouldve been better if Jo, the model, had given it to him instead of me as I’m an ugly bugger!

Yep I’m going to miss him.Cheers!

GorbzPs. I should’ve replied “I’d rather have seen Jo sat on that Manx Norton than you,” shouldn’t I?

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dear 100% Biker,Last weekend I went to a small bike and trike show. This was run by the S.L.U.T.S and was at a brilliant venue; it had everything—good food, good beer, good music, good people, and the weird and wonderful!

My trike was entered in the show and as always do it won a trophy; Best Rat! I was delighted, over the moon! I don’t consider my trike a rat as I think it’s got too many shiny bits, but it made me think; what about all the trikes that don’t have show-winning paint jobs and loads of chrome?

Why not have a new class at shows and rallies and call it ‘Just a Trike’? We put them in shows and we know we ain’t gonna win, but we do it anyway! I am so proud of me and my old Ford trike; having my photo taken with it, was only the second time in 18 years of triking! It was, and still is, a World Cup feeling and I’d like all the other rats out there get the chance to feel the same way as me!Big Al Trog,Trike-riding old git!

dear 100% Biker,Not sure if this is of interest, but I had an interesting, but scary, chat with an insurer yesterday.

I was asked if I had a B1A category on my licence, as without it I couldn’t ride my beloved trike. I informed them I had a B1 and an A, but according to the DVLA website there’s no such thing as a B1A.

After consulting a colleague, he came back to say my licence was okay, but it makes me wonder how many people have been told they can no longer ride in error!

Hoping I’m right, there is no such thing as a B1A, is there?Stuart Rochford

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BIKE FEATURE SUzUKI GSX-R 750

I’ve been riding 20-something years and in that time I’ve owned dozens of sports bikes, but I had always hankered after something one-off; a café racer, a streetfighter, something unusual

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then about three years ago, while killing time on eBay, I stumbled across a hardtailed Suzuki GS550 with a GSX-R 750 engine and Yamaha R1

front end. I could see the potential in it and as it only had 14 minutes left on the auction, I bought it. Its silhouette was very similar to how it looks now, but there isn’t much that I haven’t altered or replaced.

It came with a pearlescent purple paint job, a race bike exhaust end can, wide chrome flyer ’bars, and chromed Bates headlight, and although still quite cool, it just didn’t work aesthetically (and pearlescent purple and chrome really isn’t me!), but despite the styling mismatch I ran the bike for a year whilst the plans for its metamorphosis took shape in my head.

As a fan of sports bikes, and given the chop’s sports bike donors, I thought I’d create a bridge between the two styles. Off came the skinny chrome ’bars, the Bates, and the brown leather seat

with is chrome springs. I have a mate, Paul, whose business, Zero Limits Carbon Fibre, specialises in supplying carbon fibre car and bike bodywork, but he also provides a bespoke service where he can have almost anything remanufactured in carbon fibre too. The tank and rear mudguard were handed over to him and he sent them off to his factory in the Far East to have them wrapped in the finest quality Japanese 3mm 2k twill weave carbon fibre. I opted to wrap the steel items rather than simply have them reproduced in carbon for two simple reasons; strength and longevity. Petrol eats carbon fibre, you see; the pure carbon fibre fuel tanks used by race teams are replaced every year or so, but I wanted mine to last a lot longer than that!

Zero Limits also supplied the matching front mudguard to finish off the look.

While the bodywork was off on its travels I set about the rest of the bike. I had Raw Steel (www.

rawsteelfabrications.co.uk) make me a set of very wide one-inch ’bars, which I cut to length and had powdercoated. I fitted an internal throttle and routed all the cables and hoses inside to give the clean and uncluttered look (I tried an internal clutch too, but there was just too much force required to operate a cable clutch and the internal twist mechanism just wasn’t up to the job). A Hayabusa master-cylinder was sourced and fitted along with Goodridge braided hoses, and to eliminate the gap where the switchgear would normally reside,

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I knocked up some bespoke length grips out of aluminium on the father-in-law’s lathe, along with various spacers required during the rebuild. eBay came up trumps for the headlight, the shocks for the seat, and he race bike fuel filler. plus all the components I needed to remake the wiring loom and make the remote starter.

The race can on the exhaust looked so out of place that I just had to bin it. I knocked up a brushed stainless steel end cap and an internal baffle to help the bike fuel correctly as running the titanium exhaust without any form of baffle sounded good, but it ran rough as a badger’s bum. With the baffle fitted it still howls like a demon, but allows the engine to do its job. Apparently the motor has been slightly tweaked, and given its propensity to lift the front under heavy acceleration, I have no reason to doubt it.

What’s it like to ride? A complete hoot; it’s comfier than it looks, it goes like a sports bike and the handling is surprising capable once you adapt to its… erm… ‘characteristics’. I just need to sort out the 120mph-plus speed wobble and it’ll be perfect. It draws admiration from all aspects of the biking community, from the betassled chrome cruiser types to the sport bike power rangers; even non-riding members of society ask about it.

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I’m really pleased with the way it’s turned out, but regret that I didn’t build it from scratch myself. I’ll give credit where it’s due; whoever had the idea of using an outboard motor propeller housing for the rear light needs a pat on the back, and the titanium exhaust is a work of art, as is the frame.

As with all custom bikes, it isn’t finished; the oil cooler could do with being replaced with a smaller item, and I want to change the yokes for billet ones, and fit longer fork stanchions to give me a slightly longer rake and improved ground clearance. Over the winter I plan to strip it down and smooth the welds on the frame, re-powdercoat it, and I’m sure the engine would love an overhaul and re-paint too. p

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sheetEngine:1986 Suzuki GSX-R 750, race cams, Mikuni flatslide carbs, K&N stainless cone air-filters, unknown one-off titanium 4-1 exhaust with one-off internal baffle & brushed stainless end cap by owner, offset front sprocketFrame:1981 Suzuki GS550, professionally hardtailed, Yamaha R1 foot-rests/ controls/ hangersSharp End: Yamaha R1 wheel/ discs/ calipers/ forks/ bottom yoke, Lucas Racing top yoke, Goodridge braided stainless brake lines, one-off one-inch bars with internal cables/ hoses/ throttle, Suzuki Hayabusa master cylinders, one-off grips by owner, Vapor multi-function digital speedo unitSharp End:Yamaha R1 wheel/ disc, Suzuki GSX-R caliper, Brembo master-cylinder, one-off steel torque arm, aftermarket rear sprocketBodywork:Carbon fibre Yamaha R1 front mudguard, metal fuel tank clad in 3mm thick 2k twill weave carbon fibre. aluminium racing fuel cap, leather seat sprung with pushbike suspension units, one-off steel rear mudguard clad in 3mm thick 2k twill weave carbon fibre, one-off steel electrics/ battery boxElectrics:One-off loom with remote start by owner, unknown headlight with idiot lights by owner, modified outboard motor prop housing as rear light with 1950s Lucas glass lens, horn switch on ’bars, rest on battery box, some components in rear third of tankPaint:NonePowdercoating:Frame and ’bars by Stamford Blast CleaningEngineering:Grips, various other spacers etc by ownerThanks To: “Paul at zero Limits Carbon Fibre (01778 422722) for carbon work; Karl at Stamford Blast Cleaning (01780 0479192) for powdercoating; the girlfriend’s dad for letting me loose on his lathe; my girlfriend Rachel and my sons Mason and Ashton for tolerating my obsession and having a dining room full of motorbikes and tools; and all my fellow members of Tigers MCC for listening to me prattle on about the build…”

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BIKE FEATURE TRIUMPH T140 BONNIE

if this was a poncy sports bike mag, Nige would be labelled ‘unreconstructed’ for not moving with the times and zipping himself into day-glo

leathers nowadays and riding slowly to a local biker haunt every Sunday morning with his mates before bragging about how fast they all went…

But this is 100% Biker and the real world, so Nige actually displays that effortless cool that only comes when the long hair and even longer beard are showing more than a smattering of grey, and you’re still building dead groovy custom bikes and hammering them all over the country on a regular basis like

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you’ve done for the last 40 years or so. Smart. Unusually, Nige didn’t build this Bonnie from scratch. It was started by his mate Des, who’d done a fair bit of the work; not just in getting the stance and look set, but also doing most of the fabrication as well, before then zooming off to New Zealand. Nige took over the build, but is keen to give credit to Des for all the styling, “All I did was turn it into a functioning motorcycle” he says modestly. The engine features Nige’s usual trademarks; a careful rebuild utilising a Morgo oil-pump, Boyer ignition, Devimead

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needle-roller pressure plate, PSP hydraulic clutch conversion and Norman Hyde oil cooler, although this time he used an oil-filter extension on the seat post rather than an external spin-on filter.

The oil-in-frame Bonnie chassis is a decent bit of kit, but it always suffers from a high seat height. Dropping the seat rails two inches, and extending the swingarm by the same amount, transforms the

riding position, which is evident as soon as you swing a leg over it—it just feels far more planted than a stock Bonnie. The swingarm doesn’t have any parallel sections, so extending it also makes it wider, and although you can’t tell just by

looking, to keep the rear shocks upright, the upper mounts were

correspondingly moved out during the lowering process.

You will have noticed the wider alloy yokes, courtesy of Blod, to accommodate the fat front tyre, but you may not have spotted the wider front hub. Late-model Triumph hubs

are a two-piece affair, or at the rear a three-piece

jobbie with a spacer ring in the middle. No problem, use

a rear spacer in the front and the hub fills the forks properly,

rather than having to use spacers on the spindle… except when you try it, you discover that Triumph

in their wisdom used different hub halves front and rear, and nothing mates up. Sigh. Shaking his head at the incomprehensible factory reasoning, Nige turned up his own alloy spacer for the front…

You probably also won’t have noticed that the engine has been moved 5mm to the left, to give a sensible chain clearance with the wider 16-inch rear tyre. For the front and bottom engine mounts, that simply involves different spacers,

but for the rear it means cutting and re-welding the plates, taking the dog-leg out of the right one, and adding a dog-leg to the left one.

Did you also spot that the tank has been modified; the front lifted a couple of inches or so on new mounts and the resulting gap filled in? Or the neat Magura handlebar levers? Or the rose-jointed rear torque arm? Or the flush pop-up filler cap transposed into the original Triumph tank, along with the cutsey little balance pipe welded in at the rear? Details,

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cases, the head, barrel and rocker boxes, the wheel rims, hubs, yokes and fork sliders. No oxidised alloy, or hours of polishing needed here. With stainless fittings and mile-deep paintwork, it’s about as wash ‘n’ go as you can get. Sure, the discs are showing rust, but don’t let that fool you into thinking it’s because of lack of use—cast-iron discs can do that by the afternoon if it rains in the morning. No, the bike gets plenty of miles added to it, and not only has Nige made good use of the bike himself, but it’s been lent out as a shop bike (Nige works at Will Burrows’ H-D shop in Inskip, just north of Preston) to customers who’ve broken down, and been returned heaped with praise. And even though Will’d never sell his own Harley, he did let slip to me on the quiet, if ever he did, Wash ‘N’ Go would be the bike he’d want to replace it. Very high praise indeed.

specification

sheetEngine: Triumph T140 Bonneville, fully rebuilt, Morgo oil-pump, Boyer ignition, Devimead needle-roller clutch pressure plate, PSP hydraulic clutch conversion, Norman Hyde oil cooler, Mikuni carbs, TT-style downpipes, stainless extensions, reverse cone megaphones Frame: Triumph T140 Bonneville OIF, seat rails lowered, shortened sub-frame, extended swingarm, modified engine mountsSharp End:Modified stock wheel/ brakes/ forks, wide alloy yokes, Western style hi-rise handlebarsBlunt End:Extended stock swingarm, Hagon shocks, stock wheel & brake Tinware:Short front mudguard, stock tank with relocated tap outlets, one-off seat, cut-down rear mudguardElectrics:Modified stock loom, Bates headlight, Sparto style rear lightPaint: Very greenEngineering: Lots of one-off parts by owner

details, details… the shape of the rear rack follows the unique design of the tank rack originally fitted to much earlier Triumphs, and hours of work went into extending the front TT exhaust pipes with hand-bent and welded stainless tubing to bring the two high-level exits out to the offside. And then there’s the NCC diamond cut into the baffle plates that you can’t even see unless you peer down into the reverse-cone megaphone silencers.

So we’ve set the style, we’ve made it rideable, and we’ve made it functional; now we’re about to make it user-friendly. All the alloy work is powdercoated; again that was Des’ idea and doing, not just in the choice and execution, but even going to the extent of having the powder for the silver-grey specially mixed. And when I say all the alloy work, I mean ALL the alloy work; the engine crankcases and outer

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BIKE FEATURE INDIAN SCOUT & FOUR

I spotted these two Indians at the Autumn Classic All American Weekend hosted by the Prescott Hill Climb; a great day out with many hot-rods competing. The bikes were aptly parked alongside the Wall of Death, and the owners were as interesting as their machines

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peter has owned his 1941 Indian Scout 741 for nearly 60 years; a fact that I struggle to get my head around. I mean, I don’t

know about you, but I tend to get bored with my own toys after a year or two.

I don’t know whether that means the bike is very good or Peter’s the type of chap who’s happy with what he has… maybe a bit of each. He’d ridden his bike up from Berkshire that morning, and he’d been to the Isle of Man earlier that year too; not bad for a 72-year-old bike and rider.

This Indian was built under contract for the British Army in 1941, and for some reason the engine’s capacity was reduced from the usual civilian 750cc to just 500cc for the army. Peter has since bored it out to 600cc, but would need to stroke it to get back to full size. The other difference between the military and civilian models was the increase in ground clearance on the army bikes; this was achieved with longer forks and a different subframe.

Peter’s family were farmers in Norfolk and at the age of just 15 he bought the bike from a local scrap man for, get this, £5. His aunt,

you see, had left him the princely sum of £25, a lot of money for a 15-year-old in 1955! He had to push it home as the engine was seized solid from being stood, but under the supervision of his father, he stripped and rebuilt it, soon getting it running perfectly.

In those days he had to ride his push bike eight miles to school, which must have been incredibly frustrating when he owned a 500cc motorbike, but at the age of 16 he passed his test after only two weeks of (legally) riding it on the road. He used it to go back and forth to college, but says that he had no end of trouble as the other students used to mess about with it, playing with the settings on the variable jet carb.

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sheetPeteR’s sCoUtOriginal Year, Make & Model:1941 Indian Scout 741 army spec 500ccEngine:1941 Indian Scout 741 army spec, bored to 600ccFrame:1941 Indian Scout 741 army spec (different subframe for better ground clearance)Sharp End:1941 Indian Scout 741 army spec (longer forks for more ground clearance)Blunt End:1941 Indian Scout 741 army specTinware:1941 Indian Scout 741 army spec


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it languished untouched in a garage until December 2010, when, with the help of his friend William Davis (who he is part-owner of a glider with), the poor old bike was pulled out into the light of day (or garage anyway) and stripped, checked over, refurbished and bored to 600cc. You may be wondering where he managed to get the parts for such a rare 60-year-old motorcycle? Well, they’re readily available from Germany of all places.

Mike and his 1933 Indian Four 1270 make both Peter and his bike seem like youngsters. Mike is 88 years old and his bike is 80, and he’s another who regularly rides his machine. He also has a

Sports Scout which he rides all over Europe as he says he’s too old for this big old beast these days. It doesn’t get left in the garage, though, oh no; his son rides it whenever he can.

Mike is a World War II veteran who served in the Royal Navy; he signed up in 1943 at just 17, and says it was a different world then, none of these riots and lootings. He also went to the Isle of Man, this time for the 100-year celebration of Indian’s TT win when the bikes took not only first, but second and third places too. The weekend before he was in Wales with a sidecar fitted so that he could take his wife, Sybil, too. She’s been the Secretary of the Indian Riders Club for the last 25

years and is as dedicated to the marque as he is.

The bike’s had a long and colourful history; in his earlier, more spirited, days he rode it so hard that it threw a rod out of the crankcases… bloody hooligan! Luckily for him, his company repaired car and van gearboxes so through this he knew a good welding company; Alpha Welding from Croydon, specialists in the Nuclear Energy business, so as you can imagine their work had to be top notch. While it was in pieces, he fitted a new set of pistons too to get the performance back up to what it should be, and apart from another set and a rebore since then, it’s hardly needed any major work at all. Not bad for an 80-year bike, is it?

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he sAYs he’s too olD FoR this big olD beAst these DAYs. it DoesN’t get leFt iN the gARAge, thoUgh,

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sheetMiKe’s FoUROriginal Year, Make & Model:1933 Indian Four 1270Engine:1933 Indian Four 1270, reboredFrame:1933 Indian Four 1270Sharp End:1933 Indian Four 1270Blunt End:1933 Indian Four 1270Tinware:1933 Indian Four 1270


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BIKE FEATURE ARIEl 350

The quite, quite stunning motorcycle you see here in front of you, ladies and gentlemen, is living proof that you don’t have to spend gazillions of pounds to build one of the best custom bikes in the land

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his is actually the third bike built by Matt Barnard that we’ve featured in Biker; you may remember his very cool gunmetal grey Intruder

chop from a few years back and his orange GS500 hardtail too.

This one, his 1952 Ariel NH350 Red Hunter, was a garden ornament outside his house when I visited to photograph the two bikes mentioned above; he’d found it leaning against a tree, buried under vegetation, during a garden clearance in May 2011. It was extensively corroded with holes in the frame, and the tinware had largely rusted away (the tank had

rotted in such a way that it was almost like a piece of sculpture, but the rear tyre still had air in it!), and he doesn’t think it would be an exaggeration to assume it’d been untouched for something like 40 years. He saw me looking at it and said with a smile, “I’ll build a chop out of that one day…”

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the bike he had in his head, and of course, it was really only a matter of time before the project began.

Surprisingly, given that it’d sat outside uncovered and

unprotected for longer than some of our readers’ve been

alive, the internal damage to the engine wasn’t as bad as you’d expect it to be. It’d need a new piston

he’D FoUND it leANiNg AgAiNst A tRee, bURieD UNDeR vegetAtioN,

DURiNg A gARDeN CleARANCeand liner, the head rebuilding, and a complete new clutch, but considering how bad it could’ve been that was getting off lightly.

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to provide sparks, the primary rebuilt and fitted with a nickel-plated chain, and the Burman GB gearbox given the once over, and any worn parts replaced as necessary. Last job motor-wise, apart from cleaning it up and detailing it, was the creation of the one-off stainless exhaust that so lovingly hugs the engine and exits through a moped silencer that he found on the verge of the local bypass and adapted to fit.

With the engine shipshape and Bristol fashion (whatever the hell that means…), he turned his attention to the frame. As usual he planned to make it himself and envisaged a single downtube goose-neck affair—rigid of course—and planned to use the original lower rails, complete with engine and gearbox mounts, as they’d

survived four decades of neglect by being coated in leaked engine oil and chain grease. This would help to align the engine and gearbox in the frame, you see, and make his life a little easier. He also decided to tilt the engine forwards approximately 15 degrees to give the bike a lower profile and a more sporty look.

Forgoing traditional spoked wheels, he plumped for a pair of ultra-modern

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he could get it, you see, wanting it to be the same as it would’ve been when it left the factory 61 years ago. And the lack of chrome, and the little brass details throughout, just add to the ‘old bike’ look too.

But we’re getting ahead of ourselves, aren’t we? We haven’t finished talking about the Ariel’s construction yet. A D1 Bantam tank (that’s a BSA Bantam for our Z

five-spokes from a Yamaha YZF125R sports learner (the one that looks like a mini R1) and new old stock tyres sourced from eBay. Both were fitted with tiny but powerful AJP scooter calipers, and while the rear was shoe-horned in as is, the front needed to be matched up to the stock Ariel forks which took a bit of jiggery-pokery on Matt’s part.

The result, though, with the original fork shrouds, yokes and speedo, looks just perfect, helped, of course, by the fact that he’s colour-matched the aftermarket headlight to the frame and tinware. The bike has that look of an old ’un about it, doesn’t it, even though it’s only been built a few months. Matt made a conscious decision to use a colour scheme that was as close to the original as

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sheetOriginal Year, Make & Model:1952 Ariel NH350 Red HunterEngine:1952 Ariel NH350 Red Hunter, rebuilt, new piston/ liner/ head/ valves, reconditioned magneto, Royal Enfield Bullet carb, jetted to suit, one-off manifold, one-off stainless exhaust with modified moped silencer, open primary with nickel plated chain, Burman GB gearbox, new clutch basket and platesFrame:One-off single downtube gooseneck rigid by owner, original lower frame rails, engine as stressed memberSharp End:Yamaha YzF125R wheel and disc, Metzeler tyre, AJP scooter caliper, original forks with shrouds, original speedo and yokes, widened Ariel ‘Heavyweight’ handelbars, one-off steering damper/ handlebar clamps/ mirror Blunt End:Yamaha YzF125R wheel and disc, Continental tyre, AJP scooter caliperTinware:BSA Bantam D1 fuel tank, lawnmower petrol tank for oil tank, autojumble rear mudguard, Lycett replica seatElectrics:Total loss ignition system, 4.5-inch LED bullet headlight, one-off LED rear lightPaint:Satin black and claret by ownerPolishing:OwnerEngineering:OwnerThanks To:“Star Engineers (01245 440501) for rebore and head work; Tony for help and advice; Bob for enthusiasm and all those second opinions; the customer for the donation of what was once his father’s motorcycle; and the Ariel Owners Club spares department (it’s restored as original, honest!)…”

blend of the old and the new, the sort of thing that highly-paid motorcycle designers would be proud to have in their portfolio, and the fact that it was done by one bloke, on his own, in a small workshop, just goes to prove something I’ve always said; the British custom bike scene is one of the best, most innovative, and least blinkered in the world. Thanks, Matt, for confirming that.

One of the best custom bikes in the UK? You’d better believe it!

younger readers) was pressed into service, along with a lawnmower petrol tank adapted for use as the oil tank. The seat is a Lycett replica (Lycett were a famous bicycle and motorcycle saddle maker with a history dating back to 1893), and the rear mudguard came from an autojumble (as did the two tanks). The rear light is a complete one-off; a combination of a mixer tap lever, a lorry marker lens, and an LED light, and this ingenuity is extended to the mirror—made from a door knob, a door handle, and a blind spot mirror.

Almost everything on the bike was made by Matt himself, and he wired it and painted it too, and did what little polishing he felt necessary. The finished machine, he reports, is as low as he’d planned, and as you’d imagine, quite slow, but he says, keeps up with modern traffic “provided you keep off dual carriageways”.

It’s also picked up awards at just about every event it’s been to—understandable as it is, as I said at the beginning of this article, quite, quite stunning. It’s an inspired p

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If you’re going to alter, modify or build motorcycles, sooner or later you’re going to need to bend some metal.

Bending solid bits of metal isn’t all that difficult, but bending tube starts to present a few problems which are typified by handlebars and exhausts.

The problem with exhausts is that you’re trying to bend thin wall tube through a large angle on a tight radius and it wants to collapse. For a set of handlebars you can use tube with a thicker wall, and the radius of the bends can be larger, but they also have

to be precisely equal and in the correct plane. This is why a lot of custom exhausts are made by welding pre-formed bends together, and also why we have T and Z ’bars.

There are lots of plans out there on the internet for DIY benders, but you either have to buy or machine the formers for most of them, which doesn’t make them cheap. About eight years ago I wrote some article on chopping up a Z400, which was all a little pointless unless you had a way of bending tube. For most ‘traditional’ style stuff, being able to bend tubes of between 7/8-inch and 1¼-inch in diameter is a useful range, and after a little bit of thought, I came up with an idea. Originally I called it the Fiesta bender, but it gets called a Blackjack bender quite a lot too. It goes like this…

Dig around under a Ford Fiesta or Escort with rear drum brakes, and you’ll find that the entire hub, drum and stub axle

unbolt from the car (you won’t need the brake back plate) (Fig.1). The point about these is that the whole of the hub and the drum are a single casting and quite stiff.

You’ll need one for each diameter of tube you want to make a former for—and try and find one without a step around

it. There’s some variation in brake sizes too, so look at a few if you have the chance. Carefully measure the diameter of the drum. Then cut out two ‘scythe’ shaped pieces of quarter-inch plate so that the inner diameter is a tight fit on the drum; the ‘blade’ of the scythe is half of the tube’s Z

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inside diameter the same as the OD of the tube I wanted to bend, since I was making a former for 1-inch tube, I found some 1¼-inch tube with an 1/8-inch wall thickness. The length of the former should be about a quarter the circumference of the largest part of the former. Cut the tube in half lengthways so that the piece you’re going to use is a full semi-circle and doesn’t have a weld seam (Fig.6).

The easiest way to get everything aligned is to line it all up on the base of the frame. I used some ½-inch by 1-inch steel bar to back the guide up with, which is why it’s packed up on two pieces of ¼-inch plate in Fig.7. The reasoning behind that is if you decide to make formers for other sizes of tube, then it’s easier to alter the height of the guide than to alter the height of the former, but you could just weld the guide to the base.

diameter in thickness, and there’s a ‘handle’ on it as in (Fig.2)

I used a jigsaw to cut mine out, cutting it a little over-large and filing and sanding it to size. Once I was happy that the two scythes were as good as I could make them, I welded the first one to the drum taking care that it was square to the stub axle by rotating the drum once the scythe was tacked in place and watching for vertical run out (Fig.3). Once it’s welded, run a piece of the correct diameter tube around the drum and make sure that the tube will clear the weld, as any high spots will dent the tube when you bend it. Grind down any high spots.

The second scythe is positioned so its ‘handle’ lines

up with that of the first one, and it’s clamped to the first one using spacers that match the diameter of the tube that the former is being made for (Fig.4).

The bender is also going to need a frame and a guide for the tube. I used some 2½-inch by 1¼-inch box section for the base of the frame and the upright that supports the former. After I’d made a plate to mount the former to the upright, I centralised the former over the base and measured the amount I needed to offset the upright. As it happened, it was 1¼ inches and I had some box section that size, so I cut some packers and welded the upright to one end of the base (Fig.5).

To make the guide I found some thick wall tube that had an

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With everything welded in position, I cut the ‘handles’ off the scythes in line with the axis of the tube, and cut another piece of the tube the guide was made from to act as the stop for the tube (Fig.8).

The further away from the point where the tube contacts the former the stop is, the easier it is to bend the tube, but the ‘sausaging’ there will be on the bends. It’s easier to move it closer than it is to move it further away, but having the mid-point of the stop about twice the diameter of the tube from the contact point with the former ought to be a good compromise—closer for thin wall stuff; further away for thick wall stuff.

I cut a couple of feet for the base and welded those on, making the front one quite long and cut a bracket from some more of the ¼-inch plate to allow the handle to be bolted to the former (Fig.9).

The extra long foot let me park a car on it to keep everything stable, and the bolt-on handle means that you can move it round for a second ‘bite’ if you want more than 90 degrees of bend (Fig.10).

It quite happily bent one-inch OD 1/82 wall tube as was, but for thinner wall stuff, the groove in the former was filled with P40 fibre-glass bridging filler and shaped with a piece of tube to provide more support.

When I use it, I measure the amount the tube is pulled along the bed rather than the angle I’ve bent it through, which makes it dead easy to produce two identical bends.

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This is the finale to our Trike Tech feature, and judging by the positive feedback we’ve had many of you have enjoyed reading about it as much as I’ve enjoyed writing/building it

wORdS & PIcS: STEVE TAYLOR

if you’ve missed any of the articles and would like to read the full story of the build in sequence, back issues are available from www.100-biker.

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As previously mentioned, Sheena decided that she wanted a trike. This was due to the fact that she struggled to keep a large capacity bike on its wheels and didn’t want to downsize. Unlike most men, myself included (so I’ve been told), Joff, Sheena’s other half, actually listened to what she said, so instead of “Of course dear, yes love, whatever you think poppet”, he set the (three) wheels in motion and found her a ’98 Harley-Davidson Sportster to chop up. He didn’t stop there; he did all the research and legwork too. Who says romance is dead these days?

Initially the plan was to simply buy a bolt-on swingarm conversion, but Joff wasn’t keen on either the look of them or the idea of the extra twisting forces on the swingarm pivot area created by this design. He doesn’t do things by halves either; Joff

was the first UK V-Max owner to have his bike mono shocked, so between them they decided to have a complete custom job.

They were both fans of the Attitude Customs/Exile Cycles trikes so the first parts to buy were a bargain set of 15-inch Mickey Thompsons from eBay; a trike isn’t a proper trike without monster rear wheels, you see. Sheena wanted a set of our split rims and to save a few quid, we used her original solid rear in the front and widened it to fit a sensible sized tyre (200). We chocked the frame with blocks of timber to get the

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correct ground clearance and then set the tyres in place to get the correct stance, and after a round trip from Essex and one happy Sheena later, we were ready to go.

The rear tyres were meant to be mounted on 12-inch rims so it goes without saying that we had to stretch them out over 14-inch wide rims. As always, top quality rubberware looks at it’s best when it’s a good fit. We finished the wheels then had a call from Joff, “We’ve bought some spinners for a ’50s MG, can you make the wheels so that they look like they’re proper knock-offs and you can’t see the bolts?” The original MG wheels had splined centres and splined hubs with a large thread to retain the wheel, and the wheels could be fitted and removed with just a hammer. To get around the problem, we made

new wheels with a smaller bolt PCD so that the spinner covered them, and made the hubs with a thread protruding through the wheel to fit the spinners; one left-hand thread and one right-hand.

Sheena decided that she wanted a solo seat as this trike was going to be just for her enjoyment, but it didn’t look right with the stock tank. Si Harris at Attitude Customs sent one of his and a trick oil tank too for approval. They looked good, but caused another problem; the sub-frame mounting area was too big to fit the tunnel of the tank. We decided it’d be easier to cut this off the frame than modify the tank, so Bill got the nine-inch grinder out and a quarter-of-an-hour later the tank was on.

She also wanted the trike to look like a hardtail, but still be a bolt-on, so we machined some tube joiners for the top tube and subframe down tubes that fitted to the swingarm area, and we utilised the swingarm pivot and gearbox mounts for the rest as it was a very

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strong area. We jigged it up, bent up some tubes and mounted one of our own axles. The frame was raked at the headstock and the yokes raked too, resulting in the perfect combination of looks and handling. It steers one-handed at any speed without shaking its head; it’s amazing the difference it can make by getting the trail right.

A few niggles appeared; first was the tank (again)—the bars hit it when any sort of lock was needed. Joff came to the rescue here with the idea of curved risers. Sorted. The second was the shotgun type silencers they’d supplied; there just was no room for them. We changed them to stubby Supertrapps from Demon Tweeks, with one mounted above the other. We fabricated the exhaust pipes out of two-inch stainless tube and pre-formed bends, then TIG-welded it together as most one-off exhaust manufacturers do these days. Finally, Gav at GS Polishing made it look like an exhaust.

We used Si Harris’ next door neighbours, Trestan Finishers, for the powdercoating on the engine cases and wheel centres, and once it was rolling on its own wheels Joff and Sheena collected it with the idea of completing the job themselves. Unfortunately due to work commitments, they didn’t have time, so Si Harris stepped

up to the plate. He and his crew wired the bike, made an electrics box, got it running sweetly, and got the registration sorted out. He took it for the obligatory 20–30-mile thrash around Southampton, including some high-speed motorway work, and was straight on the phone as soon as he returned saying, “It handles really well, can’t believe it’s a bolt-on kit!”

Praise indeed from the man who inspired Sheena to want one in the first place!

specification

sheetEngine:1998 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster, re-jetted carb, Attitude Customs air-filter, one-off two-inch stainless headers with Supertrapp cansFrame:1998 Harley-Davidson 883 Sportster, ‘bolt-on’ trike rear end, stock foot-controlsSharp End: Harley-Davidson rear wheel widened to 6.5-inch, 200 tyre, stock disc/ caliper/ forks/ master-cylinder/ switchgear, one-off raked yokes, HEL Performance brake lines, one-off ’barsBlunt End:Taylormade Wheels axle, modified Reliant diff, Taylormade Wheels 14x15-inch split-rim wheels with ’50s MG knock-off spinners, Suzuki Hayabusa wavy discs, Harley-Davidson V-Rod four-pot calipersTinware:Attitude Customs petrol tank and battery box, Biltwell solo seat Electrics:One-off loom by Attitude Customs, Arlen Ness headlight, 1912 Aston Martin Lagonda running lights as rears, LED indicatorsPaint: Gloss black by Russ & Jonny at RJSPolishing:Yokes and exhaust by Gav at GS Polishing Thanks To:“Joff for inspiration, design and helping me through it/ordering parts; Steve and Bill at Taylormade Wheels; and Si Harris and crew at Attitude Customs (07758 241123)…”

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The Sun & Anchor in Steeple, the home of the Pissed & Confused MCC, isn’t easy to find, but it’s worth it. The last few miles were fun; whoever had designed the road obviously used cooked spaghetti and

a spirograph. Cracking bit of tarmac!The pub was lovely, and there was camping in

the field out the back with a stage and a bar set up at the bottom so are not to upset the locals too much. It was all very pleasant; wandering the campsite looking at bikes and chatting, sitting around on hay bales watching the bands, even dancing… by me. I blame the generosity of the man with the cider that didn’t taste alcoholic in any way, yet managed to convince me that not only could I dance, but I was good at it.

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BIKE FEATURE YAMAHA XS650

It was inevitable that I’d end up with a GX650 eventually. This one came my way a dozen or more years ago in exchange for a knackered GPz streetfighter, and I fell in love with it immediately—the engine just seemed to ooze soul

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My old french teacher in the ’70s; a hippy mate of my brother on a communal farm in Germany in the ’80s;

Al at Notts Custom Cycles and the Orange Whip drag race team; and a bloke I met on a campsite in Yorkshire in the early ’90s—they all had one thing in common… super-cool XS650s.

I rode mine for a couple of years before rebuilding the engine completely (having met the oracle that was Tony Hall at Halco Tuning) including crank bearings, pistons, VM carbs and pipes. Gradually, though, the sweet note of the engine began to fade behind a mist of dodgy leave-you-stranded electrics, tired shocks, poor brakes, and wallowing handling. Slowly but surely, the XS sank to the back of the shed and began to blend with the dust and foliage lurking there. And it stayed there until last year when, having landed a small but pivotal tax return, I started browsing the XS forums and the dreaded (fl)e(a)Bay.

I heard exotic tales of rephased engines that liberated power (and stopped the bike vibrating its way down the drive while on the side stand); mythical reports of bikes running without batteries and such like. A plan was hatched; the engine would be re-born as a 277 degree twin, and I would house it in a stiffened XS frame that’d trade its notorious tubular swingarm and twin shock combo for a more contemporary (and much better handling), monoshock/ box section ’arm/ fat rubber ensemble. I didn’t want a straight dirt-track-inspired style, though, I was after something more old/new fusion.

The engine was first on the operating table and as I’d already rebuilt it some years before, I wasn’t too worried about stripping it down. Most of the internals were still quite serviceable, but I fitted new springs, seals, bearings and gaskets. Then I boxed up my precious crank and cam and sent it off to Holland for the rephasing. This involves splitting the crank, rotating one side forward three notches on the main crank pin, refitting and welding in position. The cam is then cut in half and rotated a corresponding amount. This cancels out as many of the primary and secondary forces created by pistons moving very fast up or down the bore, yet coming to a standstill at either end of the stroke, only to then accelerate back up to maximum velocity on the

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next stroke. All of this necessitates a dedicated ignition set-up and a very pleasant chap in the US called Pamco Pete has been building such systems for a while now.

After buttoning up the now painted and polished power plant I started to turn my thoughts towards electrics and engineering. I realised that I’d have to draw up a one-off wiring diagram as well as physically rewiring the bike, but having re-wired my GSX1100 from scratch, I wasn’t too freaked by the physical process, but drawing up the wiring diagram did involve lots of late nights and head-scratching.

The engineering shenanigans involved much grinding and welding; some machining; a sprinkling of drilling and filing; a whole bunch of sweating/ grunting/ swearing; and industrial quantities of tea and beer. FZR 600 front and back ends were successfully grafted onto the now reinforced XS frame and the final rolling chassis was

starting to look promising. Having sloughed off all and sundry battery-related tyrannies, I was granted a perfect space to mount an oil tank as a battery box. I had one lying around since building an old rigid Triumph chop, and it got cleaned out, topped and tailed, and filled with a reg/rec, a blade fusebox and a bunch of wiring. To mount it, I used a pair of ally pre-unit Triumph engine plates which, turned upside down, where a good match for the modified oil tank’s circumference. It was starting to look like it might all have been planned—I think it’s called serendipity!

BIKE FEATURE YAMAHA XS650

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sheetOriginal Year, Make & Model: 1978 Yamaha XS 650SEEngine:1978 Yamaha XS 650SE, stainless valves, heavier valve springs, light porting, iridium plugs, 277 degree rephased cams, Mikuni VM34 carbs, pod air-filters, crank rephased to 277 degree firing order, rebuilt clutch with heavy-duty springs, ‘overdrive’ 5th gear cog, PAMCO electronic ignition to suit 277 degree firing order, twin Green Monster coils, 1.5-inch Halco 2-2 ’pipes with reverse cone megaphone end cans, Heiden side-mounted oil cooler, permanent magnet alternator with Honda VF500 stator/reg/reg & Yamaha RD 250 rotor, electric start removed, battery replaced with Sparx capacitor, offset front sprocketFrame:1978 Yamaha XS 650SE, headstock modified to take FzR stem and lower yoke, braced/ gusseted/ de-lugged, new monoshock mounts, modified seat rails, Yamaha FzR600R rearsets on braced hangersSharp End: 120/17 Bridgestone tyre, Yamaha FzR600R wheel/ brakes/ forks/ yokes (machined bearing collar/spacer, top modified for handlebar mounts), HEL braided stainless brake lines, Renthal ’bars, Suzuki GSX-R master-cylinder, modified stock switchgear, stock controls, motocross grips, stock clocks with LED bulbs and modified bracketsBlunt End:Yamaha FzR600R swinging arm/ modified wheel/ brake/ master-cylinder/ torque arm, Suzuki GSX-R600 shock mated to FzR linkages, one-off sprocket, 160/60 17 Bridgestone tyre, modified stock battery box as rear light/seat mount Tinware:Yamaha FzR600R front mudguard, stock petrol tank, one-off fibreglass seat base upholstered in black vinyl ‘tuck and roll’ with fake suede piping, modified Yamaha SRX600 tail-piece, modified Yamaha FzR600 hugger/chainguard, modified custom oil tank as battery box Electrics:One-off loom by owner, stock headlight with halogen bulb conversion, Triumph T595 LED rear light, aftermarket LED indicatorsPaint:Candy Orange with 2K clearcoat lacquer by Paint Munkey, ExeterPowdercoating:Revill Industrial Paint, ExeterPolishing:OwnerEngineering:Sprocket carrier/rear hub machining/all critical welding/PTFE swingarm bushes etc by Tony Martin at TMS, Crediton; head bearing collars/rear wheel spacers by Si Tomlinson

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“Tony Martin for engineering support and workshop space at critical moments; Jerry at Heiden Tuning in Holland for the re-phase and all engine parts; Stuart Coote of Grove Upholstery for the seat; Julian at Paint Munkey; Pamco Pete for ignition and support; Hugh Punkskalar for PMA support and inspiration; Dom for bike trailer and all-round good buddy duties; Marijke for tireless support and encouragement; the forum community at XS650.com for inspiration and boundless knowledge; and the late Tony Hall of Halco Tuning for original inspiration and support with the first re-build…”

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So what’s the bike like overall? Well it all worked straight off (phew) and I am delighted with the look. The rephased engine is an absolute revelation; oodles of stomp, smooth without feeling sterile, and an exhaust note to die for. The new charging system seems to be doing its job well and, most importantly, it now starts first kick! The steering geometry is sharper than the original XS, and combined with the upgraded suspension and modern rubber it handles almost like a modern bike!

There have been a couple of flies in the proverbial Chardonnay though (or Stella, more likely); the superb paint job that Justin at Paint Munkey applied was on

top of the prep’ and prime that I’d already done (he prefers to start with bare metal, and wasn’t too happy about it), and it now looks like I may pay a price for my stubborn pride as the primer is beginning to bubble under the paint… bugger! The other issue is that, in spite of the intentionally aggressive riding stance of the rearsets that I fashioned from the FZR pegs, the riding position throws too much weight onto my wrists—I can only manage about 15 mins before cramps set in. I am now returning the ’pegs to the original (and considerably more moderate) location… I’ll just have to ride the bike more aggressively to compensate!

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‘NeveR iN the Field oF humaN tRaNspoRt have so maNy beeN RepReseNted by so Few’

MAG, as you know, is there to defend our freedom to ride our bikes

wherever we see fit and to have the same rights as other road users. However, there are times when you wish parts of the motorcycling scene would disappear up their own exhaust pipes.

Maybe the few morons who enjoy racing down Rainsford Road in London haven’t got the balls to try it on the track or, if the YouTube videos are anything to go by (where they’re all going really slowly), they’re scared that they’ll do themselves some serious damage as they do fall off quite a lot; to date, according to the council, there have been 174 crashes on that small stretch of road.

For those that don’t know already Brent Council instigated an 18-month experimental traffic order banning bikes on Rainsford Road in the Park Royal Industrial Estate after they allegedly ran out of options. If you look at the council’s Facebook page, they say they’re trying to do all they can, but banning motorcycles doesn’t solve the problem. I’m amazed by their justification for the ban; ‘The police have tried to disperse them, to ask them nicely to stop.’ Maybe if the police’d sent more than one car and actually enforced the law, then there wouldn’t be a

need for the ban, but obviously they’ve gone for the cheaper option of a blanket ban.

MAG is, of course, doing something about this ban; a couple of weeks ago our Transport Policy Adviser, Dr. Leon Mannings, had a second meeting with Brent Council and the police. More meetings are to follow. Brent Council doesn’t want to be seen as an anti-bike council… but they’ll have to go a long way to convince us otherwise. Let’s see what they come up with, eh?

In other news, you may recall how this Government’s notion of justice leaves a lot to be desired. Recently, the Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, announced that he won’t be re-visiting the lenient sentencing of Mark Walsh who slammed on his brakes on the M65 causing the death of Peter Sarchet, who lost control of his bike trying to stop behind him after his front brake locked. If you read the Daily Mail’s website (well, someone has to!), you’ll see all the numpty comments saying that if you hit someone from behind on the road, then it’s automatically your fault. Sorry folks, that’s bullshit and I’m actually living proof of that. Nine years ago I had a prang going to work one morning when a van driver, not observing the tailbacks ahead of him, panic braked. I ended up going into the back of him,

mangling my GT’s front end, but, luckily, walking away without a scratch after going over the handlebars. It all went to court and I won.

There is a minimum speed limit on the motorway—as any JCB driver would tell you who has been stopped for driving slowly—of 30mph unless in heavy traffic. For a driver to slow down to 10mph so he can pull off at the junction shows either a great degree of fuckwittery (as in he was travelling too fast and got to the junction too late) or he was malicious in his intent—not wanting the biker behind him. The fact that Dominic Grieve doesn’t want to look into this matter further just shows what utter contempt he and his fellow ministers have for the average motorcyclist and for public sensibilities.

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Mitch (or John Mitchell, to give him his proper name) has been a member of MAG since 1999 and was elected as National Chairman in April this year. He’s the proud owner of a Triumph Speed Triple, which he rides everywhere, and is a member of CAMRA who’d love MAG to have the same number of members. Here’s hoping!

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hilARY stoKesHilary is the owner and artistic genius behind Hurricane

Airbrush Art, a paint shop based over in the east of the country

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where do you Find your inspiraTion? who are your heroes (bikinG or oTherwise)?My inspiration comes from all over the place, from bike shows to the colour of packaging in supermarkets; in fact, I painted a bike (well, a scooter—the one you ran in the mag) in a scheme based on a Lynx deodorant can.

I soon had a thriving business for about four years back in the ’80s which continued until my son came along.

Then four years ago, after bringing my son and daughter up, I got the chance to get back into painting when Clive at So-Low Choppers offered me a project bike he’d built to paint. That was it—it all started again!

she’s made a name for herself painting the bikes built by So-Low Choppers and others from the region, and continues to turn out

some beautiful artwork

aT whaT aGe did you GeT inTo painTinG?I was always interested in art over everything else from a very early age; and when it came time to decide what to do when I left school the obvious and only decision was to go to art college!

I went to Ipswich Art College for four years and it was while I was there that I discovered airbrushes. I was already into bikes and had a little Triumph Tiger 90, and I began doing paintwork on friends’ bikes and also on denim and leather jackets too. When I left college it was a natural progression to start a business painting custom bikes and

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that I completed not so long ago. Mind you, I also have a soft spot

for the crew of metalflake chops that went to the Isle of Man from Hero Garage, and Bob from Krazy Horse’s bike… now I’m getting carried away.

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Dealing with customers and interpreting what they want is part of the service.

As for heroes, well, I admire all the well-known airbrush artists—Piers Dowell especially—but one of my real heroes is Jason Fowler, owner of JLF Designs in Stanton, who paints crash helmets and is a brilliant artist in my eyes. I had the pleasure of working with for a while several years ago, a true inspiration!

which is your FavouriTe bike you’ve painTed? and why? It’s always hard to choose your favourite as you like them all for different reasons. I’ve done so many now that I think it tends to be whatever you’ve just finished that’s your favourite, and so I’d have to say that currently it’s the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ scheme on a bobber

Hurricane Airbrush Art are now based at BVS, Place Farm, Ingham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and you can ring Hilary on 01284 728860 or 07799 242721, or contact her through the website at www.hurricaneart.co.uk.

where do you see cusTom painTinG GoinG in The FuTure?I think that there’s been a lot of old skool retro paintwork out there this summer and, as far as I can tell from the work I’ve been asked to do, it doesn’t look to be changing any time soon! Gold leaf, etcetera, is still really popular and I’m kinda wondering whether we’ll soon be going back to old time fantasy murals! God help us!

I think that whatever happens custom paint’ll always have a place in bike building; after all, it’s the icing on the cake!

I’m kinda wondering whether we’ll soon be going back to old time fantasy murals! God help us!


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29th Sept: 59 Club Day & BSA Bantam Meet at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

29th Sept: Leighton Buzzard Railway’s Sand & Motorcycles day at Page’s Park Station, Biillington Road, Leighton Buzzard, Beds. Free entry. More info from 01525 373888 or www.buzzrail.co.uk.

oCtobeR4-6th Oct: No Comply Rally at the Watchfield Inn, The Causeway, Watchfield, Somerset. Tickets £10 prebook. More info from www.nocomply.org.uk.

4-6th Oct: Barrel Bikers MCC’s GPO Rally at a new site. Tickets £15 prebook. More info from 07769 991691 or www.barrelbikers.co.uk.

4-6th Oct: Condom Rally at the East Mersea Youth Camp, Mersea Island, near

6th Oct: Victoria Bikers Pub’s Pet Monkey Pet Food Run from the Victoria Biker’s Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leics at 2pm. Please bring dog & cat food. More info from 01530 814718 or www.vicbikerspub.co.uk.

11-13th Oct: Pict-On Pissed-Off In The Woods at Candlestone Castle, Merthyr Mawr Road, Merthyr Mawr, Bridgend, S.Wales. Tickets 07509 904032 or www.pictonpissedoff.com.

12th Oct: Randomers MCC’s Rock Night at The Madra, Napton, Norfolk. Tickets £5 including camping. More info from Facebook.

12th Oct: Peterborough MAG’s Rock Night at the Elm Tree, Girton End Road, Peterborough, Cambs. Tickets £4 on door. More info from www.mag-uk.org.

13th Oct: Brit V’s Day at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

13th Oct: Brightona at Madeira Drive, Brighton. More info from www.brightona.net.

16th Oct: KKS69 MCC’s Bikenite at the Breighton Ferry, Breighton, Yorks. More info from 07816 036804 or www.kks69mcc.co.uk.

18th Oct: Biketober Fest at Flambards in Helston, Cornwall. Tickets £5. More info from 01326 573404 or Facebook.

18-20th Oct: KKS69MCC Black Pig Frolic VIII Rally at the Breighton Ferry, Yorks. Tickets £12 prebook or £15 on gate. More info from 07816 036804 or www.kks69mcc.co.uk.

18-20th Oct: Mobile Chaos MCC’s Piss Up in a Brewery Rally at Lancaster Brewery,

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sePteMbeR27th Sept: Bike of the Year Night at Weston Bike Night at the Beach Lawns, Weston super Mare, Somerset. More info from 07581 731307.

27-29th Sept: Ribcrackers’ Run to the Sun Rally at Catton Hall, Walton on Trent, Derbys. Tickets £12 prebook or £15 on gate. More info from 07738 266211 or Facebook.

27-29th Sept: CAT MCC’s Catapult 7 at Vernon Carus Sports Club, Factory Lane, Penwortham, Preston, Lancs. Tickets £10 prebook or £12 on gate. More info from 07734 500143 or www.cat-mcc.talktalk.net.

27-29th Sept: Shite Shags Geordieland’s Little Tiddler Malarkey Rally at Northumbria Gliding Club, Currock Hill (near Hedley on the Hill), Chopwell, Tyne & Wear. Tickets £10 prebook or £15 on gate. More info from 07904 235787.

27-29th Sept: Oddballs MCC’s Summer Rally at Shropshire Aero Club, Sleap Aerodrome, Harmer Hill, Wem, Shrops. Tickets £12 prebook or £15 on gate. More info from 07779 866869 or www.oddballsmcc.co.uk.

27-29th Sept: Doggs Bollocks MCC’s Bike Show & Party at RAFA Battle of Britain Club, Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge, Middx. Tickets £5. More info from 07854 100 010 or www.doggsbollocksmcc.com.

Due to the sheer number of events we’ve had to limit the info we can print

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and if we do it like this we can do our damndest to make sure we can get

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Send ’em to Rally Weekend, 100% Biker, 1 Marcher Court, Sealand Road,

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Colchester, Essex. Tickets £20 on gate. More info from www.condomrally.co.uk.

4-6th Oct: Hednesford MCC’s Stags & Slags Rally at The Unicorn, Hampton Loade, Chelmarsh, near Bridgnorth, Shrops. Tickets £10 prebook or £12 on gate. More info from Facebook.

5th Oct: Rugby MAG’s 2 Balls in Hand Rally at St Thomas’ Cross, Newton Road, Rugby, Warks. Tickets £5. More info from 07949 867760 or www.warwickshiremag.co.uk.

5th Oct: Ride To The Wall to the National Arboretum, Staffordshire. More info from www.ridetothewall.org.uk.

5th Oct: Rufforth Autojumble at Rufforth Park, Wetherby Road, Wetherby, Yorks. Tickets £4. More info from 01904 738620 or www.rufforthautojumble.com.

5th Oct: Four Winds MC’s Bikers for Boobies at the Ram Hotel, Swaffham Road, Brandon, Suffolk. Tickets £5 or £10 with camping. More info from Facebook.

5-6th Oct: The Bike Shed’s The Event II at Shoreditch Studios, 37 Batemans Row, London (EC24 3HH). Tickets £5. More info from www.thebikeshed.cc.

6th Oct: Normous Newark Autojumble at the Newark & Notts Showground, junction A1/A46. More info from 01507 529470 or www.pff-uk.info.

6th Oct: Honda Hornet Swarm at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.


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19-20th Oct: Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at Stafford County Show Ground, Weston Road, Stafford. More info from www.classicbikeshows.com.

20th Oct: Red Oktober – Eastern Bloc Bikes at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

20th Oct: Trike Day at The Cross Keys, Main Road, Henley, Ipswich, Suffolk. More info from 07873 777253.

25-27th Oct: Caldarium MCC’s Hex-Rated Rally at the Millennium Hall, Horton-cum-Studley, Oxon. Tickets £15 prebook only. More info from 01865 433429 or www.caldariummcc.co.uk.

25-27th Oct: East Durham MCC’s Cauld Arse Rally at Hurworth Hall, Hurworth upon Tees, Darlington. Tickets £15. More info from 0191 526 6635 or www.eastdurhammcc.co.uk.

26th Oct: Unwanted MCC’s Halloween Party at the Rockbar, Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Road, Burton on Trent, Staffs. Tickets £5. More info from 07988 521400 or wwwunwantedmcc.co.uk.

26th Oct: Antistack Rock All-Dayer at the Bell & Crown, Warminster, Wilts. Free entry. More info from Facebook.

26th Oct: Ghost Rider Halloween Bash at The Academy, Church Farm, Church Road, Barrow, Suffolk. Tickets £7 on gate (£6 if in fancy dress). More info from Facebook.

26-27th Oct: Classic Car & Bike Show at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool, Lancs. More info from 01253 782828.

27th Oct: Rat Bike Review at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

27th Oct: Huddersfield Autojumble at the Old Market Building, Brook Street, Huddersfield, Yorks (next to Tesco). 10 am start. More info from 01773 819154 or www.phoenixfairs.jimdo.com.

27th Oct: Malvern Classic & Off Road Motorcycle Show & Jumble, Wye Halls & Outside, Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcs. More info from www.classicshows.org.

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2nd Nov: Rufforth Autojumble at Rufforth Park, Wetherby Road, Wetherby, Yorks. Tickets £4. More info from 01904 738620 or www.rufforthautojumble.com. 01244 881888

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3rd Nov: Ton Up Day – England Expects! at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

7-10th Nov: Original Cruisers’ Halloween Rock Weekender at Pontins, Southport, Lancs. Tickets £15, chalets from £26 per person. More info from 07732 696438 or www.southportoriginalcruisers.webs.com.

10th Nov: Poppy Day Parade & Service – Military Vehicle Meet at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

10th Nov: EACSR Remembrance Sunday Run at 9am from McDonalds, London Road, Thetford, Norfolk. More info from Facebook.

15-18th Nov: Rhythm Riot at Pontin’s Camber Sands Holiday Park, New Lydd Road, Camber Sands, Sussex. More info from 020 8566 5226 or www.rhythmriot.com.

16th Nov: Cogheads MCC’s Frightmare Before Christmas at the Poplar Club, Wellington Street, Accrington, Lancs. Tickets £5. More info from www.cogheadsmcc.co.uk.

17th Nov: Super Moto & Scramblers Day at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road,

Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

17th Nov: Normous Newark Autojumble at the Newark & Notts Showground, junction A1/A46. More info from 01507 529470 or www.pff-uk.info.

17th Nov: Trike Day at The Cross Keys, Main Road, Henley, Ipswich, Suffolk. More info from 07873 777253.

17th Nov: Bristol Motorcycle & Trike Autojumble at CMC Motorcycle Services, Unit 81, Strachan & Henshaw Factory, Deep Pit Road, Speedwell, Bristol. More info from 01179 510131 or 07967 993050.

23rd Nov-1st dec: Motorcycle Live at The NEC, Birmingham. More info from www.motorcyclelive.co.uk.

24th Nov: Ariel Day (50th Golden Arrow & 60th MK2 Square Four) at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

24th Nov: Huddersfield Autojumble at the Old Market Building, Brook Street, Huddersfield, Yorks (next to Tesco). 10 am start. More info from 01773 819154 or www.phoenixfairs.jimdo.com.

30th Nov: Unwanted MCC’s Pre Toy Run Party at The Rockbar, Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Rd, Burton on Trent, Staffs. Free camping. More info from 07761 931226 or wwwunwantedmcc.co.uk.

DeCeMbeR1st dec: Ace Cafe Club Day at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

1st dec: Burton on Trent Toy Run from the Rockbar, Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Rd, Burton on Trent, Staffs at 9.30am. Tickets £5 per bike plus pressie. More info from 07761 931226 or wwwunwantedmcc.co.uk.

8th dec: Bike Day at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

8th dec: Coffinscratchers MCC’s Christmas Toy Run from the Victoria Bikers Pub, Whitwick Road, Coalville, Leics at 9.45am. Please bring presents for kids. More info from 07802 472766 or email [email protected].

14th dec: Scoundrels RSC’s Double Birthday Party at the Tap & Barrel, Dean Lane, Bedminster, Bristol. Free entry. More info from Facebook.

14th dec: Unwanted MCC’s Christmas Party at the Rockbar, Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Rd, Burton on Trent, Staffs. Tickets £5. More info from 07988 521400 or wwwunwantedmcc.co.uk.

15th dec: Xmas Toy Run at 10am at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

15th dec: Normous Newark Autojumble at the Newark & Notts Showground, junction A1/A46. More info from 01507 529470 or www.pff-uk.info.

15th dec: Trike Day at The Cross Keys, Main Road, Henley, Ipswich, Suffolk. More info from 07873 777253.

22nd dec: Paws n’ Claws Pet Food Run at 10am at the Ace Cafe London,

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22nd dec: Xmas Carol Service at 7pm at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

26th dec: Cold Turkey Meet at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

29th dec: Bike Day at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

29th dec: Huddersfield Autojumble at the Old Market Building, Brook Street, Huddersfield, Yorks (next to Tesco). 10 am start. More info from 01773 819154 or www.phoenixfairs.jimdo.com.

31st dec: New Years Eve Party at the Ace Cafe London, Ace Corner, North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London. More info from 020 8961 1000 or www.ace-cafe-london.com.

31st dec: Unwanted MCC’s New Year’s Eve Party at the Rockbar, Shobnall Sports & Social Club, Shobnall Rd, Burton on Trent, Staffs. Tickets £6. More info from 07988 521400 or wwwunwantedmcc.co.uk.


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Route 1066 CaféA FAMILY AND BIKER FRIENDLY ’60S-STYLE CAFE/DINER, THE ROUTE 1066 CAFE IS ON THE A21 AT JOHNS CROSS, NEAR ROBERTSBRIDGE, IN EAST SUSSEX, FIVE MILES SOUTH OF LAMBERHURST


They have a large car park and garden, a five-star food hygiene rating, and they accept debit and all major credit cards. They’re open weekdays 7am–6pm (’til 7.30pm Thursdays)

and weekends 8am–6pm.Under new ownership since August 2012, the cafe

is a friendly and family-run and in a fantastic location right on the A21. The Ford family source their fayre locally wherever possible and seem to spend hours making sure even their sausages are the best flavour for the best price.

The menu offer all-day breakfasts, lunches, sandwiches, snacks and soups, hot and cold drinks, milkshakes, smoothies, cakes and ice creams, and also kids’ meals and vegetarian options. Not only do they care about the food they serve, but they also care about their customers and being keen petrol heads themselves, bikers and car enthusiasts are very welcome here. Due to the location and a very large car park at the front of the cafe there are never any issues with parking, so it’s the perfect meeting point!

It’s been host to the 1066 Hastings Monthly

Bikenites, supported by MSV-T, from April to September this year as well as a number of other motorcycle and custom car meets, and is a popular meeting point on the Spring Opener Run into Hastings on May Day.

Open seven days a week, licensed to play music, usually ’60s, Route 1066 isn’t a cafe you just pop into as you drive by; make it your destination at the end of your journey or the start point for a blast around the local Kent/Sussex countryside. WHAT’S YOUR

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WiNNeR!John Boy’s V-Max quad (as featured a few issues

ago) is so fast it’s blown all his hair off!

Al Steven’s flat-track Sportster—his pride ‘n’ joy!

Cool-as-hell Harley Shovel, recently finished by Burnout Bikes—lovely!

Danielle from Silver Bird Renegade (www.

silverbirdrenegade.com), ex-100% model turned

airbrush artist, had a customer who wanted sexy

female vampires on his bike, but she didn’t have a

model she could use so based them on herself!

lara on her dad Jay’s 2006 dyna street bob; not long now before she’ll be nicking yer bike, Jay!


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Peter Strom from Sweden’s

Sportster chopper—stunning!

Martin Holgate’s fast-as-fook V-Rod, now with lightweight carbon fibre bodywork!

Brian’s Buell—tough as hell!

shaun fae fife’s grandson leo at this

year’s scottish bike show!

Josie and the vintage

chopper! Pic by Jay

Vermin of Vermin-Art,

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AMERIcAN IRON HORSE TEXAS cHOPPER: 2007, S&S diamond cut 1819cc motor, very clean, metallic Candy Apple Red, only 5,500 miles, right side drive, 280 rear tyre, 6-speed ‘box, adjustable Air Ride suspension, 2-1 exhaust, new tyres, 12 months’ MoT £16,000 ono. Tel 075474 75099 or 01452 451382.

YAMAHA YZf600R THUNdERcAT: 1999, long tax & MoT, many spare parts £1100 ono. Tel 07885 712396 (Gloucs).

RELIANT TRIKE: Mot2014, good runner, reliable £950. Tel 07836 777930 (Carmarthenshire).

KAwASAKI Z550: 1982, MoT May, new tyres/battery, heated grips & hand-guards £500. Tel 07836 777930 (Carmarthenshire).

YAMAHA XJ550 MAXIM: 1983, long tax & MoT £800 ono. Tel 07885 712396 (Gloucs).

MG AXLE: Shortened, BK Racing alloys, 10J 295/50/15 tyres, less than 1000 miles use, mudguards & stays. LED lights £795. Tel 01271 375027 (Devon).

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HARLEY-dAVIdSON 1340 EVO: Standard spec black & chrome engine, bought as runner for project, no longer required, lovely condition £1400 no offers (buyer collects). Tel 01353 861333 (Cambs).

BMw R1200c TRIKE: 2000, converted from new by Grinnall Engineering, first class job, very good condition, alarm & immobiliser, low mileage £9,750 ono. Tel 07974 925962 (Oxon)

KAwASAKI VN800: 1995, mint condition, ex show bike, only 5000 miles,11 months’ MoT, 5 months’ tax, often admired & photo’d £4,200 ono. Tel 023 9247 2931.

HONdA VfR800 VTEc: Haynes workshop manual,2002 to 2005, hardback, excellent condition £9 plus £3p+p. Tel 07989 951895 (Kent).

SUZUKI GS850 TRIKE: Q-plate, 98% finished, fully road legal, requires TLC & firing up, towing attachment, rear bench seat, luggage rack, no current MOT, move abroad forces quick sale £1100 ono. Tel 07931 551231 (Wilts).

HARLEY–dAVIdSON STREET BOB TRIKE: 2009, converted by Trike Shop, only done 400 miles, stuck in heated shipping container since new, never been wet, sensible offers. Tel 07867 697875 or email [email protected]

SUZUKI GSX 750 HARdTAIL: 45 degree rake, one-off frame, powdercoated, zinc primered,stainless mid controls, rebuilt brakes, new chain/battery/tyres, custom seat, custom exhausts, pro-wired, too much to list, year’s MoT, ready to go £5995 ono. Tel 01273 888170.

HONdA f6c TRIKE: 1500cc, 2001, 15.5k miles, full tax, 6 months’ MoT, windshield, studded saddlebags, backrest & carrier, cruiser ‘pegs, twin spots, alarm, immobiliser, mint £12,500 ono. Tel 01238 530241 or 07979 080413 (Carlisle).

BMw R100 TRIKE PROJEcT: Not registered, bolt-on subframe, Reliant axle, 2 sets of wheels, good motor, needs ignition system to run, needs finishing £1000. Tel 07812 950759 (Dorset).

HARLEY-dAVIdSON XL833I SPORTSTER: 2006, last of the carb models, stainless exhaust & rack, alarm, 6,500 miles very good condition, new battery & horn £4250 ono. Tel 07816 236265 (Yorks).

TRIUMPH SPRINT 955I: British Racing Green, 2002 reg, £2250 ono. Tel 07816 236265 (Yorkshire).

YAMAHA V-MAX TRIKE: Full power, stainless exhaust/tank/rack, new clutch/rectifier/battery, 30k miles, custom paint, Jaguar axle, 3-seater, excellent condition £6,000 ono. Tel 07773 128422 (Kent).

HARLEY-dAVIdSON fAT BOB: Seats, 1 x reduced reach, pushes rider forward 1.5-2 inches & bit lower, also Tall Boy seat, sits rider 2-3 inches back & higher, both little used, cost £250 each brand new, sell for £150 each ono. Tel 07908 554341 (Derbys).

dESPERATE dAN’S V8 TRIKE: 1998, 3.5 V8, tax’d, MoT’d, original manual from Chris Ireland, 1 owner, looks & sounds amazing, ready to ride £13,500 ono. Tel: 07919 340204.

YAMAHA VIRAGO 535 TRIKE: Converted 2 years ago by BB Customs, narrowed axle, black, stainless exhaust, top box, armrests, taxed & tested £4000 ono. Tel 02380 893953 (Hants).

KAwASAKI VN900: 2006, one owner from new, full service history, new tyres/battery, MoT. tax Jan, cissybar, panniers, well looked after, mature owner £3200 ono. Tel 07956 444988 or 020 8847 4508.

SUZUKI GSX 750ES: Breaking, 1988 model, lots of parts available, carbs, wheels with new tyres, forks etc, engine spares or repair. Tel 07881 572199 (South Wales).


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Judge Ye Not…

i understand why most people may take it for granted that a biker with disabilities may have gained those disabilities as the result of a motorcycle

accident, but I am often surprised when other bikers leap to that same conclusion.

In my case I had stopped off on the way home from a job to use a telephone box in a shitty estate in north Manchester (it was 1991 and phone boxes were very common, and mobile phones weren’t). After completing the call I stepped out of the phone box and Bangbangfuckingbang! I found myself flying through the air and landing in a heap in the middle of a busy road. Apparently a stolen car had mounted the pavement at speed and, silly bugger that I am, I had completely failed to look left and right before stepping out onto the pavement! I didn’t see it coming, but I do vaguely remember it passing underneath me as I flew through the air with all the aerodynamic grace of a caravan full of porridge.

As I lay in the road, in the torrential rain, I began to take stock of my situation. ‘Fuck me!’ I thought, ‘that could have been a lot worse if I hadn’t rolled over the bastard like a Hollywood stuntman!’ I became aware that something was channelling water into my earhole so I tried to get up. It was at this point I began to doubt my prowess as an amateur stuntman. I tried to push myself off the tarmac with my right arm but nothing happened. I turned my

head to see what was causing the problem; it took a few seconds to focus on the object under my head and perhaps another second to recognise it. I remember thinking quite calmly ‘What the hell is my foot doing there?’ Suddenly the gates to the world of pain opened and in the best traditions of fearless macho bikers… I passed out like a booted baby.

When I regained consciousness my eldest brother, Jimi, was leaning over me with grave concern. “Where the fuck are we Jimi?” I asked, oblivious to my situation. “North Manchester General, you’ve been in an accident,” he replied with tears in his eyes. “I put the smoke detection system in here,” was my incongruous, albeit factual, reply before a wave of pain returned me to blessed oblivion.

My next foray into cognisance found me face-to-breast with a large nurse as she pushed a rolled-up towel under my right armpit. As she took the strain an extremely young-looking doctor noticed that my eyes were open and explained; “The surgical team are on their way in to see to your leg, but you also have a dislocated shoulder. I’m just going to pop it back in for you.” The whole thing had a dreamlike quality until he began to wind my arm firmly while pressing it hard against the joint. The pain was incredible, but this time unconsciousness did not come to my aid; after what felt like an eternity of torture I had no alternative, but to headbut the

Tail Piece

Rick Hulse is the chairman of the NABD, the National Association of Bikers with a Disability, and the front man for the Smacked Arse Comedy Roadshow and is no mean comedian himself. He’s been writing columns for biker magazines for years now under a variety of pseudonyms and we here at Biker are proud to have him here writing as himself.

poor bugger to get him off me. It later transpired that, in addition to the dislocation, my shoulder had been split up the middle and a sizeable piece of bone had been sheared off. The young doctor’s attempt to relocate my shoulder without getting it x-rayed first had essentially been an exercise in grinding three badly broken bones together. When the nurse told me that the poor bugger had been working non-stop for 18 hours before I had arrived, I reassessed my anger and apologised for head-butting him.

At some point a surgical team had been assembled and I was sent back to the soothing arms of Morpheus while they worked their magic, saving my leg and sorting out the jigsaw of my shoulder. When I began to come around in the recovery room a stern looking nurse glared down at me and with the voice of a pox-ridden Harpy she crowed, “You bikers will never learn! You go tearing around without a care in the world and when it all goes wrong it’s us who have to deal with the mess! Motorcycles are dangerous! I hope you’ve learned your lesson!”

Despite my mind being clouded by the anaesthetic I attempted to explain to her in a clear and concise manner that, in my experience, motorcycles were not as dangerous as telephone boxes. At this she stormed off in a huff, then a theatre technician gave me a cheeky wink and said, “It’s about time somebody put her in her place. Well done young man!”

The pain was incredible, but this time unconsciousness did not come to my aid; after what

felt like an eternity of torture I had no alternative but to head-butt the poor bugger to get him off me


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