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58 14 HONDA CB750 The broken doll that was mended. 66 ARLEN NESS 74 32 HARLEY-DAVIDSON RETROSPECTIVE Make contact by email: [email protected] SHOVELHEAD A look back at 50 years of builds. or follow us on @100BikerMag or like our page on facebook.com/bikermagazine Pretty cool, pretty quick, pretty reckless… 74 HARLEY-DAVIDSON 44 TRIUMPH DRAG BIKE IRONHEAD SPORTSTER Please recycle this magazine A classic case of Stagefright. Crazy about a chopper. when you have finished with it. 58 ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 500 82 INDIAN SCOUT From the shed of dreams. ‘Bad boys, bad boys/What’cha going do?’

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When I sat down to write this editorial, it was with the intention of exhorting you all to go to the Farmyard Party on 21-23rd June at Duncombe Park up in darkest Northern Yorkshire (or down depending from where you’re starting). As if you should need any encouragement, for the Farmyard Party is one of the most splendid events on the yearly calendar. It performs the miracle of being all things to all people—whether you want to have a chilled out weekend or three days of full-on mayhem, you can do it at the Farmyard with the added benefit of good music, good food and good company. Plus, this year, the event will see the return of the mighty Purple Helmets! I’ll just repeat that for the hard of reading—THE PURPLE HELMETS WILL BE AT THE FARMYARD PARTY. Trust me, that’s virtually worth the (very reasonable) price of admission alone. So, yes, I was going to say what I’ve just said and more, but then I started thinking about the group of people without whom the Farmyard would be impossible, those folk who contribute so much to almost every rally held anywhere in this country and who do it for nothing. They don’t often get much thanks and too often they get more than their fair share of grief, but if they didn’t give of their time and skills, then rallies everywhere would just cease to happen overnight. So, give it up for the marshals. At the Farmyard Party last year, I watched THIS ISSUE’S OTHER STUFF while a couple of marshals dealt with a guy who had been partaking of some refreshing alcoholic beverages, possibly since the previous Tuesday. The chap was falling down drunk and, in the way of so many falling down drunks, refused to believe he was impaired in any way, and was getting quite aggressive about the fact that he wasn’t drunk. He was obviously a danger to other people and to himself. Over the course of twenty or thirty minutes, the two marshals stayed with him, picked him up (several times), talked and joked with him and generally behaved in exactly the way you would want your mates to behave if you were in that state. Being considerably less tolerant—which is why I’m not a marshal—I would probably have decked the bloke or thrown him off site and not, as the Farmyard marshals did, calmed him down 56 80 and then taken him off to Holy Joe’s for a cup 8 NEWS of coffee and a biscuit. 56 EASTER BUNNY RUN Those marshals had better things to do Going intergalactic with Rockets and Meteors. Next year our Tony has promised to dress up… and, given the time, they were probably at the 12 PRODUCTS 64 BRITISH BULLDOGS end of a long shift. But they still conducted Useful stuff. VALENTINE NIGHT themselves professionally and I was left admiring their behaviour. They’re not the 20 DAYTONA BIKE WEEK Grav gets luvved up. exception to the rule. The ladies and gentlemen Exile on Main Street. 80 PORTSMOUTH MAG SHOW who take on the most menial of tasks on site 26 BIKER GEAR Motorcycles at the marina. are the unsung heroes of such events as this. Time for tees. 87 SHEDHEAD They might get a few meal vouchers and a bit of a knees-up on the Sunday night (although 28 BERKSHIRE EGG RUN Blackjack takes a different tack. experience tells me that, by then, most are 6899 Easter eggs. Just imagine that! Heaven! 90 BOSUN’S BIKE BONANZA more interested in a cup of tea and their own 36 MANCHESTER BIKE SHOW Is it really the last one? Say it’s not so! bed than painting the town—or field—red), but Family day out. 94 EVENTS they work over the weekend when the rest of us are have a good time and they do it for 40 FLATLANDS MOTORAMA Everything you need to know for everywhere free. So, the next time you’re leaving an event, Going to the Dutch Quarter. you want to go. just stop at the gate and say two words to the 52 AMERICARNA 98 TAILPIECE marshal in the high-viz vest: thank you. Horse(power)ing about in Horsham. When you have to say goodbye to old friends. BLUE

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COUNTING DOWN TO THE ROCKET LAUNCH! After much speculation and an amusing April Fool’s Day version from the factory itself, the new Triumph Rocket 3 is here. The all-new Rocket 3 TFC (Triumph pillion foot rests. The ‘carbon black’ and Factory Custom) has a new 2500cc triple ‘matt carbon black’ paint is accented with engine, the biggest production motorcycle brushed foil decals, gold accents and an engine in the world, making it the most electroformed 3D Triumph badge. powerful Triumph to date with the highest The Rocket 3 TFC is fitted with ABS torque of any production motorcycle and Traction Control, as well as four riding out there. It follows in the footsteps of its modes—Road, Rain, Sport and Rider- predecessor which was first launched in configurable—which each adjust the throttle 2004—follows rather nimbly, as it happens, mapping and traction control settings because the new model is some 90lbs to suit the riding conditions. It also has lighter than the previous generation of Triumph ‘Shift Assist’ and ‘Hill Hold Control’ Rockets 3s. This weight loss has been as standard. The Triumph Shift Assist allows made possible by an all-new unique for clutch-less up and down quick shifts aluminium frame which uses the engine as improving the shifting times compared to a stressed member for mass optimisation, manual gear changes, whilst the Hill Hold along with an aluminium single-sided feature enables maximum rider control, swinging arm, engine component preventing the bike rolling backwards. refinements, carbon fibre bodywork and Electronic cruise control is also lightweight braking components. fitted as standard, and for additional The 2019 Rocket 3 engine features state- convenience and security, the Rocket 3 of-the-art components such as lightweight TFC features keyless ignition, Tyre Pressure titanium inlet valves which allow for even Monitoring System (TPMS) and a USB higher revving than the previous Rocket charging socket. But that’s not all as far as and tailor-made features such as the Arrow technology is concerned. The new model’s silencers with carbon fibre end caps. At the advanced TFT instruments have been front are twin LED headlights, a carbon fibre designed to deliver even more capability mudguard, flyscreen and a new 20-spoke when enabled by an accessory Bluetooth cast aluminium wheel, while the handlebars connectivity module. When fitted, the contain all the wiring to keep the front full TFT connectivity system delivers the end as clean as possible. In keeping with world’s first motorcycle integrated ‘GoPro’ numbered plaque, while owners will receive these modern times, the instruments are in control system, Triumph’s ‘turn-by-turn’ a special handover pack containing a full colour, feature two information layout navigation system powered by Google, as personalised custom build book, a leather themes and allow the reader to personalise well as music and phone operation. Like we TFC branded rucksack and a bike cover. their start up screen (remember the days say, what happened to just turning the key For this exclusivity you will pay £25,000 when you just turned a key?). and selecting first gear? which, while it’s a fair wedge of cash, we At the other end, a spoked wheel is Only 750 Rocket 3 TFCs will be don’t think is a crazy price for what seems shod in 240mm rubber and neatly hidden made, with each bearing an individually to bound to become a future classic.

8 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com SILLOTH MOTORCYCLE MUSEUM We’re pleased to announce that the UK has another motorcycle museum. Silloth Motorcycle Museum opened in Cumbria on Good Friday and is the culmination of the dream of local racer and collector, Jim Snaith. For the first time, Jim has put his huge collection of bikes, memorabilia and awards on display, cramming his treasures into his mother’s house which was previously a cookware shop. Jim wanted to celebrate not only his own experiences of forty years of racing, but also the motorcycle track that Silloth once boasted and which was closed in 1982 after the death of Gerry Hislop, the brother of British Jack Daniel’s Dark Horse Superbike and TT champion, Steve Hislop. Open from 10am-4pm, the museum For the last four years, Indian Motorcycle has joined forces with Klock Werks Custom is free although donations—which will Cycles of South Dakota (builder of the Triumph Rocket trike featured in 100% Biker upgrade and change the exhibition—are #245) and the Jack Daniel’s distillery, to create a limited edition motorcycle. welcome. The Silloth Motorcycle Museum The new Jack Daniel’s Limited Edition come with a commemorative wooden is at 30 Esk Street, Silloth-on-Solway, Cumbria and can be contacted on Indian Springfield Dark Horse draws its Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel bottle display 07764 405136. design inspiration from Jack Daniel’s made from the same oak barrels used to Single Barrel Select, the brand’s premium mature Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Select whiskey offering. Jack Daniel’s Single that will be engraved with the owner’s Barrel comes from select barrelhouses at name) so you’re unlikely to see one at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, your local bike night, especially as on this Tennessee; there, Single Barrel Select side of the water the Jack Daniel’s Dark barrels are taken only from the top floors Horse will only be sold in Spain, Germany where the natural annual temperatures and the UK. If you really must have one, vary the greatest year after year, which speak to your Indian dealer; delivery will help develop the most robust flavour. begin in September 2019. Jack Daniel’s is the only major distillery in the world that produces its own oak barrels by hand by skilled craftsmen, and it is the oak from these barrels that gives Single Barrel Select a distinctive flavour and colour. The Jack Daniel’s Indian Springfield Dark Horse echoes this craftsmanship, as nearly the entire bike is hand-painted. METEOR SIGHTING This year’s Jack Daniel’s Our sources in the European Patent limited-edition machine Office tell us that Royal Enfield has trademarked the name ‘Meteor’. Those includes many custom-inspired of you in classic anoraks will know that design features, including Enfield last made a motorcycle by this paint inspired by the wood name in the late 1950s as an export grain hues of the whiskey’s model for the US market. packaging and the oak aging There’s no clues as to how Royal barrels, along with sleek Enfield intends to use this name; some graphics and custom Jack have suggested it would be attached Daniel’s Single Barrel badging to a more affordable version of the throughout the bike by hand. Interceptor 650, but we reckon it’s more likely to be use for a production version It also has new 12-inch mid-rise of the 838cc KX Bobber which Enfield apehanger handlebars, quick unveiled at EICMA last autumn (pictured release tinted flare windscreen, above). In addition to trademarking custom precision machined the name for use on motorcycles, wheels, end-to-end LED Royal Enfield have also added Class 25 lighting and the 116 cubic inch copyright which covers accessories and Thunderstroke engine. Only 177 clothing, something more likely for a individually numbered bikes flagship model which an 850cc Enfield would more than likely be. will be produced (and each will

www.100-biker.com | issue 247 | 100% Biker | 9 100NEWS% CONGRATULATIONS! Flying Mile A hearty well done to Paul Heeran. “Paul Congratulations to Zef Eisenberg for setting a new record for the Flying Mile at who?” you may be asking. Well, if you’re Pendine Sands. On 6th April, riding a 400bp supercharged Suzuki Hayabusa, he set a at the Farmyard Party, Paul will be the two-way average of 182.40mph on the Welsh sand. guy with the Cheshire Cat grin and the very happy friends because he was the lucky winner of our brilliant 100% Farmyard Party Weekend competition. Have a most excellent time, Paul! WE NEED TO WEAKEN THE MIXTURE You know when you meet up with an old friend you’ve not seen in ages, maybe over a few pints of an evening? You get to catch up on what’s been going on in their lives since you last met up, the good and the bad, and you laugh along with the funny bits, feel sympathy for them in the sad, and occasionally think ‘what an arse’. And often it can feel like they lead a much more exciting life than you do, but they’re still your mate and you love them anyway, warts and all. Well, that’s what reading We Need To Weaken The Mixture, the latest book by Guy Martin is like. If you’ve read any of Guy Martin’s previous books (and if not, you really should) then you’ll be familiar with his writing style, which really does feel like he’s sitting across the pub table from you, which It was at Pendine that Sir Malcolm Campbell he was able to complete his return run and I’m sure plays havoc with his editor. But it’s reached 174.8mph in the legendary Bluebird in establish the new record. Engine problems a really refreshing read, telling things how 1927. That record stood for almost ninety years on the third run prevented Zef and the things are from his own perspective rather until actor Idris Elba achieved 180.361mph team from achieving their ultimate goal of in a 650hp Bentley Continental Super Sport 200mph for the Flying Mile (although the than as an outsider, and it sucks you in until twin-turbo W12 in 2015. Zef Eisenberg beat Suzuki hit 195mph before the engine failure), by the end of book it really is like you’ve that on his first run, despite finding that the but they’d done enough to break the all-out caught up with a friend again. Okay, so this rear tyre on the Hayabusa was falling apart. Flying Mile record for bike and car. They will friend gets to travel the world making TV He explained: “The bike had been spinning the return with their 1200bhp Porsche Sand shows, has bought a pub, raced an F1 car, rear wheel for two miles at 240mph.We were Racer with which Zef wants to establish a helped rebuild a tank, ridden unfeasibly fast using a GP racing tyre, too—the best you can new benchmark for the highest speed ever motorcycles and has two dynos in his shed, get, but I assume it’s not used to that much achieved at Pendine by a wheel-powered but that just adds to the fun. power or wheelspin. That’s why these records vehicle—a record Zef Eisenberg currently You’ll have to read it yourself to get the joke are so hard to achieve. You’re pushing human holds at 201.5mph on the Madmax Green and engineering boundaries.” Monster, making the Suzuki the fastest-ever in the title, but the last thing Guy seems to be After his MadMax team changed the tyre, motorbike on sand. weakening the mixture on is his life, and I for one am glad he chooses to share that with us lesser mortals. So, cheers Guy, the next round is on me. We Need To Weaken The Mixture is PEDIGREE MUTTS Mutt Motorcycles has just announced that it will be launching a limited edition series of its published in paperback by Virgin Books for increasingly popular motorcycles. It’s something of a celebration to mark the fact that 2018 was a a RRP of £8.99 and is available from all good stellar year for the Birmingham-based company which saw a collaboration with Barbour, a launch book retailers. [Ratty Read] in Japan and selling out all of its bikes in the 2018 range. Each bike in the series will be limited to thirty units and will boast unique styling. First up is the Super 6 Roadster (seen here) and Super 6 Tracker. The Roadster is a cool little city cruiser, while the Tracker somes equipped with knobby aggressive tyres. Benny Thomas of Mutt says: “The Super 6 is pure Mutt, a mix of classic British styling combined with a bang up to date custom touch you will only get with our bikes.’’ Each is equipped with a 125cc engine and 5-speed gearbox, as well as 18-inch chrome rim wheels, a custom stainless exhaust, brushed aluminium mudguards, chrome custom shocks and a two year warranty. For more information visit muttmotorcycles.com.

10 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com NAANSTERS We do like getting stuff here at Casa 100%, and goodies are even more welcome if they’re edible. So, when we received a big polystyrene chilled box full of Naansters, there was quite a ruckus to get to the contents first! What’s a Naanster, you may ask. Well, it’s a genius yet simple idea. You will all know that there are times when you’re in a rush but you need to eat something, so you grab a sandwich from a petrol station. Now, with the exception of prawn mayonnaise and egg mayonnaise, most of those sandwiches have fillings that seem hellbent on escaping as soon as you undo the packaging, leaving you wearing a fetching bib of bits of lettuce and smears of sauce. Plus, you really need to unglove both your paws in order Honda Looks Back to open the wrapping and then eat it. The Over the last few years there have been launches of a number of helmets which have sandwich, that is, although sometimes incorporated a rear facing camera, although the amount that actually made it to market the cardboard and cellophane wrapping was very, very small. That could be about to change with Honda stepping into the game. is more tempting. If you thought about it, you might The Japanese manufacturer has just filed a than-average moving vehicles behind have said to yourself, ‘a nice naan bread patent with the US Patent Office for a rear- the rider and alert them to potential filled with a tasty curry would be a good facing camera/radar system to be built accidents although, at present, this is idea’ and easier to eat, for a start. Well, into a motorcycle helmet. According to more pie in the sky than down on the good reader, you should have run with the application, the helmet would feature ground. However, the one thing that that idea because brothers Jake and a rear-facing camera producing a live feed strikes us is that Honda’s system doesn’t Nayn have now done just that with a of everything behind the rider, but, unlike appear to be a stand-alone helmet. range of snacks they call Naansters. In other designs, the information would then Because the rear-facing camera feed is the interests of journalistic research we tried all the flavours—Chicken Tikka, be relayed not to a heads up display in the intended to be interpreted through the Beef Madras, Balti Chicken and Chickpea helmet, but to the bike’s instrument panel. bike’s instruments, that implies that you Curry—and, being diligent (and quite Honda’s system also includes a radar would have to buy the helmet and the hungry) sorts, we also tried them cold system designed to detect faster- motorcycle as a package. and warm, as they can been eaten either way. We have to admit, we liked them better after 90 seconds in the microwave, but we also happily ate them unheated. Rage Against the Machine Just as Jake & Nayn’s claim, you can News of yet another electric motorcycle start-up reaches us from the Motorbeurs show indeed eat them one-handed (or one in in Utrecht where NXT launched its first model, The Rage. each hand if you’re particularly greedy) without the contents falling out and we The Rage is actually a rather good-looking handling and braking. found they were much tastier than most machine, particularly in the minimal, Specifications—always the most sandwiches as well as being more filling. black-out form in which it was presented important element of any electric bike— As the RRP for Naansters is £2, they’re in Utrecht. It has Öhlins forks, a 7-inch were not revealed at the show, although, also cheaper than many sarnies stocked display screen, monoshock suspension with the first deliveries planned for the in petrol stations and corner shops. and Brembo brakes, but NXT is most summer of 2019, that may have changed Naansters also boast a no ‘red traffic light’ proud of the carbon fibre chassis which, it by the time you read this. NXT is keen to nutritional policy, meaning each 185g says, makes the bike twice as strong (the promote the environmental advantages serving falls within the recommended daily intake of fat, saturates, sugar and frame is constructed to aviation strength of its motorcycles, although it surely could salt. The Naansters range is available in standards) and 25 per cent lighter than have come up with a better marketing Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Spar, Londis, Costco similar bikes, and also provides superior slogan than ‘Badass Can Also Be Goodass’. and forecourts across the country.

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NON-MARRING TOOL SETS If you’ve spent a fortune on chrome or plated fasteners for your new build, then the last thing you want to do is damage that finish every time you need to put a socket or spanner on the bike. That’s why Laser Tools has introduced two specialist non-marring tool sets: the Non-Marring Socket Inserts set (part #7463) and the Non-Marring Wrench and Pry Bar set (#7464), which is pictured here. When you need to use a socket, reach for the socket inserts set. Six inserts fit metric fasteners from 8mm to 17mm and are supplied with a snap-together metal ring to keep them tidy. Choose the correctly-sized insert and slot it into the corresponding socket, for example, for a 13mm fastener, the insert fits into a 17mm socket. The wrench and pry bar set includes a large and flexible pry bar plus four double-ended wrenches that usefully fit both metric and imperial sizes: 6mm, 8mm, 10mm, 12mm, 13mm, 3/8-, 7/16- and ½-inch. The pry bar is ideal for removing interior trim panels, headlight rims and hub caps. Supplied in a sturdy blow-mould case. These tools are tough and robust, BSA WALL LIGHT but won’t mark or damage If you’re looking for something special for your garage, shed a plated, anodised or or man cave (or even if you have a partner who has sensible painted finish. They ideas on home décor), then you might like this reproduction BSA also won’t break the wall light which weighs just over 5lbs. It’s also available in other bank (which you’ve optionswww.100-biker.comAeroShell, Gulf, Harley-Davidson Motor probably already Oil, MobilGas and Moto Guzziwww.100-biker.comeach costing done with all that £85 from the gift shop of the National Motorcycle Museum, which chroming or plating!) at stocks a wealth of memorabilia, signs, gifts and books (including a recommended retail price of £7.63 the Bruce Main Smith collection of titles, as well as rare and out for the socket inserts and £38.40 for of print books). Most of the collection is available online at www. the wrench set. For more details and nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk, including this sign which will be special offers, see www.lasertools.co.uk. delivered to mainland Great Britain for £15.85 shipping, although, of course, it’s a good excuse to actually go to the museum itself! ABM CLIP-ON BARS KUSTOM TECH DELUXE MASTER If you frequently undertake long distance rides, you will know the stress those journeys can take on your neck and wrists. With CYLINDER that in mind, German motorcycle accessory manufacturer ABM has developed a clip-on handlebar which can be adapted to an individual Old school looks with modern materials, these cable-operated rear rider. It comes in two variants, the MultiClip Tour and the MultiClip Sport master cylinders from Kustom Tech are a great upgrade to any retro and the raised handlebar position gives a more upright position and or restoration project with a minimalist look. In fact, you’ve probably therefore more relaxed. The MultiClip had numerous adjustment options spotted them on a number of builds featured in this very magazine. to allow you to set your riding position just as you want it. Installation Master cylinders have a 14mm bore with dual mounting holes to fit kits are available for most motorcycles and cost from 319 euros at from 33mm to 38mm pitch and can be matched with other Kustom https://ab-m-de/en. Tech controls. Available in a polished or black finish and with a choice of brass covers (all of which can be seen here) from £266.82 from your local Zodiac dealer or see www.zodiac.nl.

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BIKE FEATURE HONDA CB750

BROKENIt’s not unusual for a custom motorcycle DOLLto have a name. In fact, it tends to be the norm and there are countless reasons for why a bike is christened with a particular title; sometimes that’s for no other reason than it sounds good. So when I first saw a photo of Chris’s Honda CB750 I first noted what a good-looking chop it was—stance is, after all, everything—and only idly wondered why he had chosen to call it Broken Doll. The reason, as Chris now explains, is more interesting and moving than I could have imagined

WORDS: CHRIS REEDER AND BLUE PHOTOS: BLUE

14 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com wo years ago I had a chance to buy this bike. It already had a lot of history in our local area, having been built by a chap called Pill, one of those guys “Twho everyone knew, who is sadly no longer with us. The Honda hadn’t been on the road properly for at least twenty years, so when I say I bought a bike, what I actually got was a box of bits, a frame and an engine. “In fact, it wasn’t even really that. The engine, as might be expected from a forty-four year old motor that had lived a life, was beyond tired. It was, to use the technical term, ‘fucked’. So, with the help of my friend Jumbo (aka Gary) and James who fabricated parts, we began again with another engine. Finding CB750 engines is becoming more difficult and it’s a rare one that doesn’t require work—the one I got needed a bit of love. “The idea was to regenerate the bike and make it into something I wanted with a bit of bobber styling to it and that I could use, but without taking away the essence and spirit of the bike that Pill had built several decades ago. Back then, he’d taken a CB750 headstock but then made the neat hardtail frame from there on. The exhausts were also made for the original bike, so they stayed. There were a few updates, like the micro switches and the new rear mudguard made by Jay at So-Low Choppers near Bury St Edmunds, while Jumbo made a new wiring loom and ensured all the electrics worked. Much of the chop—the forks, engine, wheels—is original Honda CB750, just as it

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WHEN I SAY I BOUGHT A BIKE, WHAT I ACTUALLY GOT WAS A BOX OF BITS, A FRAME AND AN ENGINE was built back in the day. operation. While she was waiting “Around the same time as I for her surgery, she would refer started on the rebuild of the to herself as a broken doll. At the Honda, my fourteen-year-old time, I was trying to come up with daughter Kacey started to suffer a design for the Mustang tank and with a bad back. Then her then it came to me. shoulder also began to hurt and “We had a copy of Kacey’s x-rays one night we noticed just how out which showed just how curved of shape it had become. We took her spine had become, so I gave her to the hospital where she was that to my friend Lee. He turned diagnosed with scoliosis, which is it on its side and then scanned the a curvature of the spine. Kacey’s x-ray so that the words Broken spine was 65 degrees out of true Doll follow the exact curvature and the only option was a major of her spine on that x-ray. Then

16 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com WE WENT HOME TO PUT UP THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS TO TAKE OUR MINDS OFF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AND THEN THINGS CHANGED VERY QUICKLY… the design went off to Hilary at all these machines, although Hurricane Airbrush Art to turn it she was conscious. The surgical into reality. team took us to one side and “On 27th November 2017, explained why they had had to Kacey went into hospital for stop the operation, for which we her operation. It’s a major and are very grateful. The next thing scary procedure that takes we knew was that Kacey was hours—sometimes all day. While being rushed down for an MRI she was on the operating table, scan before being transferred my wife Louise, Kacey’s sister to the High Dependency Unit Abbie, Abbie’s boyfriend Nathan where she spent the next two and I went home to put up the days. She then spent another four Christmas decorations just to days under close observation. take our minds off what was The Children’s ward was under happening. And then things pressure but all the staff were changed very quickly… fantastic and really professional. “We were halfway through “Seven days after the first decorating the Christmas tree procedure, the surgical team made when my phone rang. It was a second attempt to complete the hospital staff telling us that there operation and this time it was were some problems with Kacey’s a success. Another week later operation and could we get there and Kacey was home. But being as fast as possible. We hurried in the Children’s ward for those to the hospital where we were two weeks constantly ripped my led to the recovery room. There heart out and I was in awe of how was my little girl hooked up to hard the staff work and how they

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Kacey’s spine before her big operation…

…and afterwards! SPECIFICATION

ENGINE:SHEET 1973 Honda CB750 inline four, K&N filters, 4-into-4 exhaust system by original owner, Pill, and heatwrapped.

FRAME: One-off twin downtube by Pill.

FRONT END: 19” Honda CB750 wheel, 100/90 x 19” Maxxis whitewall tyre, Honda CB750 forks and yokes, Honda master cylinders, stainless handlebars, micro switches, Harley grips, Kustom Tech controls, CB750 clocks.

REAR END: 16” Honda CB750 wheel, 110/90 x 16” Maxxis Classic whitewall tyre, mudguard by So-Low Choppers.

MISCELLANEOUS: Mustang petrol tank, Goodridge brake lines, oil tank by Pill, wiring loom by Jumbo, spacers and brackets by James.

PAINT AND FINISH: Design by Lee, Chris and Kacey. Paint by Hillary at Hurricane Airbrush Art.

THANKS TO: “Gary Ready (Jumbo) for help with the build; James for fabrication of bits and Kacey Reeder for the name and being the bravest young lady that I know.” Chris (right) with friend and right hand man, Jumbo.

18 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com remain so professional in some very hard and tough situations. So I made up my mind to do something to thank the NHS. I got talking to the ward’s curator and asked what they needed for the kids. We found that they needed portable DVD players, Nintendos and that sort of thing, just to help keep the children, some of whom would be there for much longer than Kacey was, occupied. “We started a Go Fund Me to raise money (here I have to say thank you to Mike Newman for his generous donation and to Andy Gibbons of Claret Civil Engineering where I work) and over the next two months we raised £1500. We bought ten portable DVD players and Smyth’s Toy Store also helped. Then we filled a Claret Civil Engineering Ford Transit with toys and, along with one of Mike’s big trucks from Mike Newman Haulage (with Kacey in the cab) and a convoy of bikes from Mischief MCC, we headed up to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. to this day I can never thank the NHS staff enough for There was just one problem—the Honda wouldn’t what they did for us and that’s why we will try and play! It had carburettor problems although that’s keep raising money for the ward. what you get when you combine a civil engineer, a “Today it’s two years on. Kacey has a straight back truck fitter and a shed build, there’s always going to and we’ve finished the bobber, both rebuilt with love be teething problems! But it was a great day out and and care.”

www.100-biker.com | issue 247 | 100% Biker | 19 EVENT FEATURE DAYTONA BIKE WEEK

Main Street on the first weekend is always ‘motorcycles only’. But there’s only a fraction of the action of previous decades.

WORDS: HORST ROSLER PHOTOS: HORST ROSLER, MANFRED GRAF & REGINA SPRINGER DAYTONA BIKE WEEK DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA, USA My expectations were not high, but Daytona Bike Week is always a welcome break from winter in Europe. Having only missed two events since 1995, I’ve seen how Bike Week has changed over the years, not necessarily for the better

ith Beach Street closed down for good, present at Bike Week, with only one European bike the Boardwalk in a pitiful state and Main present. That meant that visitors might see the same Street not particularly busy, Daytona bikes at several events and, on occasion, even twice Beach is finally harvesting the fruit in a day! of the long time rejection and distaste I counted the DeLand Bike Rally Bike Show, Bad Wshown towards its former main clientele—bikers Apple Bash, True Grit, American Iron, Custom and spring breakers. While the efforts of the city Daytona Bike Show, Perewitz Paint Show, Battle were aimed at creating all year round business, it of the Baggers, Garage Build Motorcycle Show, always had the opposite effect and, in consequence, Cabbage Patch Ride In Bike Show, Rat‘s Hole Classic killed off what it wanted to preserve and improve. and Indian Show, Vintage Motorcycle Show, Boogie On the surface, the 78th Bike Week was business East Chopper Show, Bike ‘n’ Bass Bike Show, as usual, but a closer look revealed that many of these Boardwalk Show, Rats Hole Chopper Custom Show, ‘Bike Week’ events now take place outside Daytona. Hard Rock Hotel Show and six themed bike show The good news was that there were more bike shows dates at the Volusia County Fairgrounds and even than ever before—sometimes up to four in a day, then I may have missed half a dozen others. many of which had different themes so riders could The once-noted Harley-Davidson Ride In Show choose their favourite. There was only one problem; is missing from that list after being discontinued even the most optimistic count arrived at less than several years ago. This year, Harley staged one of a thousand customised, modified or classic bikes the most disappointing displays ever at the Daytona

20 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com There may have been no stunt shows, but Hector Lopez, the Orlando Birdman, is a Daytona Beach. Enjoy local Florida boy ‘Nastee’ Nate Krosser was familiar sight at Daytona Bike Week with his yourself, just not too much. doing his thing at the swapmeet. rescue macaws.

Bikes at the Perewitz Paint Show

Evel Knievel-inspired bagger. We’d Yeah, that’s what it have liked to have seen him jump the Dave Perewitz and his daughter Jody. reminded us of, too… Caesar Palace fountains on this.

The Rat’s Hole Ratfink with friends. At the swapmeet you could have bought an AJS or the Horex behind it with Ratfink is the one in the middle. an XS650, which, if you know your history is quite appropriate…

Visitors might see the same bikes at several events and, on occasion, even twice in a day! Ernest Lee (centre), the new owner of Confederate Motorcycles.

Just because everyone is looking at your ride doesn’t mean it’s cool. An unholy alliance of trike and armoured van.

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The bike show inside A successful trip for lone European show the Hard Rock Hotel. entrants, American Dreams from Italy.

If you see the most prominent European custom builders on rental bikes rather than their own Vanderwall demos lined up for test rides. creations, then it’s obvious that Bike Week has taken a wrong turn Speedway, only putting on demo rides and a small HOG reception with absolutely no inspiration. Not even the full model line was present, let alone any ‘customised’ bikes from the MoCo’s CVO department or the ‘Kustom Kings; competition. Indian and other manufacturers had also down-sized their presence, the crowds remaining small except at two popular events, the Daytona Super Cross on the first weekend and the AMA Dirt Track Series on Thursday. Since there was no stunt show action or anything else of particular interest happening outside the Daytona Speedway, riders parked up, walked through and went elsewhere—for good reason! Getting credentials for any of the Speedway-based events has become almost impossible, so little of the races was reported, even in the motorcycle press. That’s not because there is no interest, but because it’s difficult to take photos so far from the racing action. Fortunately, there was Billy Lane’s ‘Sons of Speed’ antique bike racing which had been moved to the first Saturday of Bike Week, but it was promoted only through internet channels and even ignored by the New Smyrna Racetrack website. There were also dirt track races and the season opening NHRA Drag Races at Gainesville scheduled during Bike Week, but it is difficult to see it all. The Broken Spoke Saloon has become a new hot spot thanks to a newly created outdoor area, sponsored by a local biker lawyer, and it also hosted Dave Perewitz’s paint. Two downtown Daytona facilities, the Ocean Center and the Water Park, are now deserted during Bike Week, its vast outdoor car parks half empty and cashing in on both bikers and car driving visitors with a parking charge of ten dollars. Daytona 2019 means cashing in on what is left—but that isn’t why European bikers, not to mention custom bikes, have become a rare sight on Daytona’s streets. Only the team from American Dreams burdened themselves with the task of shipping their 32-inch front wheeled bagger to Florida, winning awards at many bike shows, including the ‘Budweiser Guitar’ at the Battle of the Baggers at the Cabbage Patch. If you see some of the most prominent European custom builders on rental bikes rather than their own creations, then it’s obvious that somewhere along the way Bike Week has taken a wrong turn. There were bike show promoters Florida, spiritual home of the stretched Hayabusa.

22 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com The Boardwalk Show. People still dress upwww.100-biker.comor downwww.100-biker.comfor Main Street.

Sikpipes’ radical new build with pneumatic suspension front and rear and a one-off swinging arm.

Jack and Lynn DeAgazio and a very successful outing for Lynn’s Sportster, Highway Star!

St Patrick’s Day came early in Daytona. announcing their events with ‘the biggest bike show ever with 180 entries’ or ‘200 pre-registered entries received’, claims which seemed foolish when you would then count 85 bikes at one such show, 65 at another. The scene is split up in many factions that compete with each other. It’s not to diminish the work and passion behind all of these custom bikes, but receiving a trophy in any Daytona Bike show these days seems almost unavoidable. What value has a trophy, when at another show promoters give away two prizes per class, the runner-up called ‘Best of Show’ and winner ‘Grand Champion’. There once was a time when someone went home from a Rat’s Hole show waving a ninth or tenth position award with pride. It’s just weird. I can’t blame the judges who did a difficult job under the hot sun, although for some shows they could have brought their judging sheets from past years as some of the entries have been seen time and time again over the years. A certainly notable record—and certainly excused from bringing the same ride year after year—was Ratbike Smitty, now aged 70, who won his fortieth Trophy at the Rat’s Hole Show with the very same 1947 What to do with that tot rod Knucklehead! He will again travel Europe this year, your kid has grown out of…

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Sometimes you just can’t find a Elvis sculpture in the Bruce deckchair and have to improvise. Rossmeyer Harley store.

A huge bike… …and an even bigger bonfire.

Jimmy Trotta, the ‘Ice There once was a time when Cream Man from Hell’ is a legendary figure, familiar from countless shows. At someone went home from a Rat’s Daytona he was selling all his possessions to finance Hole show waving a ninth or tenth his treatment for cancer. position award with pride

although (because of the 25% added biggest insurance company’s new tax) not on his popular rat bike! building—will be finished. The On Friday, it took all morning for five-storey glass structure will the Boardwalk Show to get going occupy almost the entire length in terms of bikes and visitors while of the block, pushing aside all Saturday’s Rat’s Hole show, for motorcycle businesses in the decades the undisputed highlight of neighbourhood, as it has already Bike Week, was fighting a desperate done with the Bike Week activities. battle on an ever-shrinking area It would be rather prophetic than behind the building that started the disrespectful to predict that the Harley hype twenty-five years ago: old Rossmeyer building might be Rossmeyers Harley-Davidson. Now looking forward to a prospering an Indian dealer in a dying location future—as B&B’s canteen or on Beach Street, both dealership restaurant. Maybe, just maybe, they and show might be doomed when will hang some ‘Beach Street at Bike the neighbouring construction Week’ images on the wall. Just to of Brown & Brown—USA’s 4th remember the good old times... p

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26 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com YAMAHA VMAX €23 W&W CYCLES DUCT TAPE

Now, we have to admit we’re not sure how £17.15 big a market there is for this particular t-shirt. After all, there were apparently only W&W Cycles produces a number of 171 VMaxes on the road in the UK last year its ‘big slogan’ t-shirts, but this one is although we reckon it must be more. Then our favourite. That’s just a sentiment again, this will appeal to anyone who owns with which we can all agree. Available a ’Max, anyone who’s ever owned one and in black in sizes S-XXL from your local anyone who had dreamed of owning one! W&W Cycles dealer or online at www. Available in black in S-3XL exclusively from wwag.com. www.circus-vmaximus.com. DICKIES REMSEN £23.76 Dickies is, to the mystery of our American cousins, more of a fashion brand on this side of the Atlantic than the utilitarian workwear it is in its home country. However, that does mean that its clothing is well made and durable, like this new ‘Remsen’ t-shirt design which is available from www.custom- chrome-europe.com.

STEVE MCQUEEN WHAT £16.99 BRAKES £19.99 BORN IN THE SIXTIES This is something of a genius ‘catch-all’ If there is one personality whose face is seen t-shirt by www.shotinthehead.com. You on more motorcycle t-shirts than any other, it’s don’t have to know what bike someone probably Steve McQueen. Not only did he ride rides, you don’t even have to know just how cool bikes, live a life that most of us would envy old they are, it can appeal to the classic (aside from the dying too young bit), he was also motorcycle fan as much as the race rep NEXT MONTH: known for his acerbic and truthful one liners. You rider. And, yes, there’s also a ‘Born in the can find several McQueen tees at www.hotfuel. Fifties’ and a ‘Born in the Seventies’ t-shirt TOOL KITS co.uk, but we particularly like this one. available in S-XXL. Genius marketing, really.

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WORDS & PHOTOS: BOSUN THAMES VALE VULTURES’ EGG RUN TILEHURST, BERKSHIRE TO EMMER GREEN, READING In a change to my usual habits, this year I forewent my usual Good Friday visit to Wheels Day to brave the badlands of Berkshire for the Thames Vale Vultures’ Berkshire Egg Run

’ve known of this run for a number of years—the scooters, too. With the warm weather, Thames Vale Vultures was started in the early most riders were desperately seeing 2000s and even they’re not sure whether this year’s shade and the ice cream van was doing event was the thirteenth or fourteen run. The a great trade. Easter eggs were being alteration to my plans meant a quick shopping trip stored in a huge van before making their way to Ito purchase some hollow chocolate comestibles, as all the final destination, meaning they no longer had those I had previously bought had been given away as to be precariously tied to backs of bikes. The final trophies at my own show the weekend before or eaten egg count was an incredible 6899 eggs which is a by grandchildren (although I am reliably informed tremendous total, the TVV having been collecting at by my good lady that some had simply evaporated. various retail outlets prior to the event. I’m sure every Apparently chocolate does that, she says…). diabetes nurse and dentist in a five mile radius was It will come as no surprise to regular readers that the looking forward to the custom… curse of Berkshire soon alighted upon me once more While hiding from the heat, I bumped into friends and I was very lost in seconds of entering said county. who I hadn’t met in ages. “Oh, you will know our new I had thought that me and Berkshire had made up at bike,” they said, “It looks like a mobile nail bar!”. It last and become friends, but clearly not. Thankfully was a fair description of a very bright sparkly Honda a pair of bunny ears was spotted on another rider’s Valkyrie. A neat little 50cc trike close by was getting helmet and, ever hopeful, I followed to the meet point, a lot of attention while I lusted after a green Kawasaki which luckily turned out to be the right place. Z650, almost identical to the one I used to own, minus At the start there were bikes everywhere, taking a big dent in the tank. I am not sure quite why Elvis over most of a trading estate. Estimates would in full Las Vegas costume was on the ride, but it made later put the number at over 800 bikes with a lot of us smile. Who’s to say it wasn’t the real Elvis?

28 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com The final egg count was an incredible Considering the number of bikes taking 6899 eggs which is a tremendous total part, the ride was superbly organised, with a smooth flow of vehicles though all the lights and junctions. It may not have been that far, but it was fun. In fact, the entire marshalling of the event was excellent, although someone stationed outside the trading estate to let people know the way to the start might be a help in the future. Once at the end—the Reading Rugby Club in Emmer Green where I arrived in a big haze of two-stroke smoke thanks to being surrounded by scooters—everyone dived for shade or joined the queue for ice cream (honeycomb flavour for me, keeping up my motto of ‘Live to Ride, Ride to Ice Cream’. All around, it was a great day out and an event I wish I had done a lot earlier because it really was one of the friendliest rides in which I’ve taken part. p

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30 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com PRETTY

RECKLESSRené Groot-Wassink builds bikes under the name of Back Corner Custom Bikes (BCCB), although, up until now, BCCB has been just a hobby. Now he’s taken his hobby full-time and this chop, Pretty Reckless, is the first to roll out of his workshop as a professional build

WORDS & PHOTOS: FLORIS VELTHUIS

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“BUILDING BIKES ALWAYS WAS PROFESSIONAL FOR ME, I DON’T LIKE MESSING ABOUT—I’VE BEEN WORKING ON BIKES FOR OVER FIFTEEN YEARS” hat was once a photoshoot. Did René dare ride down-at-heel Harley it? After a strong cup of coffee, Shovel has become an René gathers enough courage to W incredibly cool, racy, kick the early Shovel. “Thanks to old school chopper. For a few tricks I have learned, it will example, that upright ‘ducktail’ start in one go!” mudguard is very striking. These René says: “This Shovel was ‘ski jumps’ were completely out equipped with Harley’s worst of fashion for a while, but, with invention ever—according to some modifications, it works. the Internet, and what is on Meanwhile, the patina-effect the internet is true!—a clutch paintwork of Frank ‘Inca’ Stienen with those sticky plates, which is crazy, the painted rust on the stick even harder than cold weathered gray and the worn-out cheese on toast and have ten graphics suggest that this could springs that are almost always be a real barnfind here. not evenly adjustable. But, with Taking of old farm buildings, the knowledge of Dennis from René plays with his band Strike Small Town Customs, a dose of in an old barn, so that seemed patience, some handy tools and a perfect place to shoot photos. a few carbon plates, the problem But it’s a few miles from René’s was solved.” home and the bike was only He may have spoken too soon. finished a few hours before the René kicks and kicks and kicks

32 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com “THE SHOVEL IS ONE OF THE PRIMAL HARLEYS AND THAT GAVE ME THE INSPIRATION FOR PRETTY RECKLESS” ... and again and again... “Shit, my profession. I love my own you’ll not believe my story about bikes and it causes me a pain in starting the damn thing in only my heart to sell them. But, on the one kick”, René laughs. But then, other hand, that gives me energy fortunately, a few hopeful ‘puffs’ and money to build the next one. come out of the exhaust and then “I was being asked more and the engine roars into life. more to build bikes and parts for As I mentioned, René has people and that made me think only recently made BCCB a about starting my own bike shop. full-time concern. I ask him how So last year I made the choice to he decided to get started as a quit my regular job to see how professional builder. “Well, often this dream would work. For people are just too scared to start the time being, this is still on a a business,” he says. “Building part-time basis. I want to focus bikes always was professional for on building one-off custom bikes, me, I don’t like messing about— preferably choppers.” actually I’ve been working on When asked what René’s bikes and parts for over fifteen ambitions are, he says: “ I would years, but I only built for myself like to grow. And no, I don’t mean and for friends. I just love doing my belly, haha! But a larger space it and it was a dream to make it would be nice. For the time being,

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I can still manage things from my ‘backyard’ . It’s also important for IT IS SIMPLY A MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT me is to do collaborations with other people from the profession UNNECESSARY FRILLS and work together on projects. handlebars since I was young, since of bike: a mix between a chopper “The first Harley I built was the days of bicycles with banana and a racer,” explains René. a 1970 Ironhead. A great bike ... saddles. and apehangers. (If you’re “So that needs speedholes and eh, if it ran! To be honest, I spent over 40 you’ll know what’s talking aerodynamics.” more time walking with this about!) An apehanger just always The varnished ‘patina’ paint bike than I did with my wife! I feels good and handles great.” is beautifully reflected in the have a strong preference for the The stance of the bike is mean battered leather upholstery on Sportster and Evo engines. They and low. Everywhere you will the home-made seat. Cables are easy to work with and they find speed holes to save on are neatly pulled through the are pretty reliable. After all, I am weight. “The starting point for handlebars and the rear light building bikes to ride. this bike was a ‘Speedchop’ style is hidden under the ducktail. It “I had this 1966 Shovelhead sitting in the attic for quite some time because I’d never got around to starting the project. The Shovel is one of the primal Harleys and that gave me the inspiration for Pretty Reckless. I wanted just to build a nice, raw chopper. I love rough no nonsense bikes and that style fits perfectly with this engine. Apehangers have been my favourite

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ENGINE:SHEET 1966 Harley-Davidson 1200cc Shovelhead, S&S carburettor, S&S air filter, 4-speed Harley gearbox, modified Harley exhaust. FRAME: Modified twin downtube Harley-Davidson. FRONT END: 19” Harley FX wheel, 90 x 19” Shinko tyre, Harley Sportster brake, 39mm Harley forks, one-off handlebars, internal throttle and brake cables, Biltwell hand grips, classic headlight with rib. REAR END: 16” Harley Sportster wheel, 130 x 16” Shinko tyre, mini disc, BIT caliper, is simply a motorcycle without these photos, the bike will have a homemade axle, custom-made Shorty unnecessary frills. rack and a sissybar for the tent. Ducktail mudguard, one-off stainless René wants to supply the “I’ve only had positive feedback number plate bracket. Shovel with an electric starter in about the bike, especially about MISCELLANEOUS: the future. “My wife also wants to the great paint job by Frank Custom-made fuel tank, one-off seat go on the road with Pretty Reckless ‘Inca’ Stienen. It has become a pan covered by Marcel Miller, custom- made foot controls using parts from but she hasn’t yet fully mastered ‘barn find’ in a new jacket. Some a Japanese motorcycle and off-road the kick start ritual—like I have! people asked me if I could build pegs, custom-made wiring loom. It’s just a great motorcycle to ride something for them, too. Of course PAINT AND FINISH: around on, but we want to ride I can, although with a different Blue patina. Custom paint by Frank it to bike events, so it has to be a twist because every BCCB bike ‘Inca’ Stienen practical bike. By the time you see has to remain unique.”

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WORDS: GRAV PHOTOS: GRAV AND SEAN GRAVES MANCHESTER BIKE SHOW EVENTCITY, MANCHESTER Politics is driving everyone mad. As I write this, the debacle of the UK leaving the European Union gets ever more farcical and I had to get away from the telly. This year’s Manchester Bike Show was the breath of fresh air I needed and my wife Jo, our son Sean and I toddled off to Event City at Trafford Park for what has become a pilgrimage for the biking community in the North of England

or the last couple of years we had attended the angled designs. Its sleek lines pay homage to its mighty show on Sunday so for a change we made the great grandparent, the Z1, and I almost considered effort to get there on Saturday—as apparently selling a kidney to buy one. Only almost, mind. so did half of the planet. 'Busy' was a word Jo was drawn to the Rewaco Trikes on The Trike that was used often and without fear of being Guy stand and fell in love with an enormous black Fchallenged throughout the day. The layout was a bit beast of a trike, spending the rest of the day thinking different this year; gone was the dark area, everything of ways to raise the cash to buy one. She had a good appeared much brighter and for a photographer chat with the chap and brought some literature home that’s always a welcome change. The usual suspects to drool over and, rather worryingly, has been asking were out in force this year as manufacturers and how my kidneys are… dealerships were keen to show off the new models for Sean still likes KTMs but was sorely tempted by 2019 and entice us to buy them. You didn’t need to lug the offerings from Lexmoto, Herald and AJS. By your helmet around either as once again the NABD the look of it, there were plenty of other youngsters was running the helmet park leaving you with an checking out the new 125s around the show, too. extra hand to buy more stuff. This makes me happy that the future of biking does I’m fond of Kawasakis and there was just about look bright despite the rising rate of grey rinses at every current model represented with my favourite rallies trying to prove otherwise. It wasn’t just the being the Z900RS. This bike is a lesson to all the 17-25 age groups, either. Lots of kids, from toddlers manufacturers that want us to buy the more aggressive to teens, were enjoying being able to get up close to

36 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com We made the effort to get there on Saturday—as apparently so did half of the planet… some seriously expensive machinery and not being shouted at. One enterprising Suzuki dealership laid one of its bikes on its side so kids could have their photo taken getting their knees down and it was, unsurprisingly, very popular. The heart and soul of the Manchester Bike Show is still the clubs and trade stands area and that was bigger and better this year. I spent more time chatting to old friends and making new ones at that end of the show and probably did three circuits trying to see things I had missed the first two times round. Hell’s Belles were out in force, giving the show a distinct purple hue in one corner where cake and tea were served to whoever wanted cake or tea. Or both. British Bulldogs MCC had a bit of a coup this year with the appearance on their stand of the Melling, a 4.5 litre monster. Note, I said THE Melling. It’s the only one on the planet and, despite its age, it still looks the business, its wide open bell mouths on the carbs casually waiting for the bike

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The organisers had made a superb effort to improve on previous years and it showed

to be ridden at speed so they can suck welcome sight of a couple of classic VW rabbits out of hedges at 40 paces. vans selling ice cream, tea and coffee The Velocette stand was once again and one of my favourite things ever at a resplendent with shiny black gloss show, a sweet shop. beauties, complete with a display of Mr Steve Colley was once again booked engines from the factory. There was a to showcase his awesome skills at trials beautifully prepared horizontal twin riding in an area just outside the building engine that showed off the simplicity of at shows that were well attended and its design and inner workings that our there was also a heck of a lot more traders Sean had to see in motion. The Velocette this year. They were busy all day selling owners are always willing to help their wares with many offering discounts and he soon learned how easy it is to just for the show. It was a shopper’s I have to give praise to the organisers for understand how it worked. Hurrah for paradise—you could get kitted out for a giving us a quality event that has grown education, it’s not witchcraft after all! reasonable sum of your hard earned cash in both size and stature over the years. I could wax lyrical about every stand ready for a spring and summer of getting Us Northern folk enjoy a good day out we stopped at but there just isn’t enough out and about. You could even buy a and, as the trek to Birmingham can be a space to mention all the fine folks we new bike if you fancied one or choose chore, a show of this size on our doorstep spoke to or show you all the delights one from a range of secondhand ones is definitely welcome. The changes made on display. This year the organisers on display at several trade stands, while this year to accommodate more people, had made a superb effort to improve on a few were also offering new and used traders and clubs is definitely appreciated, previous years and it showed. The food spares, consumables and a multitude it’s good to see the organisers doing the and drinks area was bigger with more of connectors, wiring, tubing, tyres, little things bang on to give the great places to sit and rest. There was also the exhausts, intercoms, etc. unwashed a grand day out. p

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EVENT FEATURE FLATLANDS MOTORAMA

WORDS & PHOTOS: BLUE FLATLANDS MOTORAMA AUTOTRON, ROSMALEN, HOLLAND As much as I love British events, there’s something a little bit special about going to a show where you have to cross a body of water (and I include the Isle of Wight in this list of exotic foreign locations), especially when it’s a brand-new show

dmittedly, Holland is neither particularly Henry Van Uden, had got together with Miles exotic or even that foreign—I come from Sherlock who runs JackHammer Hot Rod & Kustom Suffolk so I’m used to flat countryside Supply in Farnborough, Hampshire, to put on a and windmills—but it does involve quite new invitation hot rod, custom car and motorcycle a substantial journey on a big boat which show to be held at the Autotron. The Autotron is Acounts as an adventure. The show to which we were a decent venue; over the years the car park has headed was the Flatlands Motorama, a new event been improved, there’s a large hall, a smaller one, a being held at the Autotron in Rosmalen, a venue mezzanine floor and onsite catering. It is, however, with which I was already familiar as it was, for in the middle of nowhere. Okay, I know that Holland many years, where the BigTwin Custom Motorcycle isn’t really big enough to have anywhere that is really Show was held. At the time, there was another in the middle of nowhere, but the Autotron gives it a large show called Rockin’ Jalopies hosted at the damn good go. same place, but either a week earlier or later than We rolled up on Thursday, checked everyone BigTwin. It was an event I always wanted to attend else had made it—tick—and then adjourned to our but I could never find a good excuse to spend an palatial accommodation in the holiday park down the extra week in the Netherlands. road. Just about everyone exhibiting at the show had Now the former organiser of Rockin’ Jalopies, booked into the same place on the grounds that (a) it

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unlocked over the weekend but the Dutch are clearly keener on walking than we are, because, even with the path open, walking distance was a good 20-25 minute route march. We’d taken our 1946 Chevy truck which wasn’t in the show and, my, was within walking distance of the Autotron and (b) weren’t we just the popular ones over the weekend! there was nothing else around, remember the middle With the show all laid out by Friday, it quickly of nowhere bit? Now, we soon discovered that the became clear that this was a remarkable gathering walking distance bit involved a path through the of hot rods and customs (both with a ‘c’ and a ‘k’), woods with a gate across it. with many people commenting that it was one Due to some apparent miscommunication between of the best shows of its kind they’d ever seen in the holiday park and the Autotron, the gate was Europe. Although there was only a handful of locked, meaning a hike that probably involved a bikes this year, they made up in quality what they circuit of half of Holland. ‘But you can drive your lacked in numbers, which bodes well for the future. vehicles to the exhibition centre’ said the lady at the Among those present was the latest from Baron’s holiday park reception desk and, despite the fact Speed Shop, although I would have recognised that the Dutch tend to be, of all Europeans, the most its parentage even if I hadn’t run into Dick and logical, she couldn’t grasp the fact that most of her Del from Baron’s before I saw the bike. There are customers had vehicles on display in the show and certain builders whose signature is unmistakeable so had no transport. The gate was, intermittently, in their work.

42 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com The cars and bikes had been displayed across the main hall with just about the only trade stands being a back-to-back line of pinstripers and artists down the centre (as is done at the Mooneyes show in Yokohama). All other vendors were on the wide balcony which not only kept the main hall clean and focussed on the vehicles, but also allowed excellent panoramic views of the whole show. In a separate hall was an art show which provided a whole new world of entertainment I would have recognised in itself. While the artists in the main part of the the new Baron’s Speed Shop show fitted in with the whole atmosphere, the art hall with its preponderance of airbrushed tigers, build even if I hadn’t run into wolves and horses (not to mention some frankly terrifying celebrity portraits) just seemed a little, Dick and Del beforehand well, random. I had, I must say, been warned about it and so I didn’t broach the art hall until had imagined, so much so that Miles was besieged Sunday in case it didn’t live up—or down—to my by people trying to make him promise it would be expectations. Dear friends, I was not disappointed. a yearly occurrence. At present, the organisers are With two days of beautiful spring-like weather considering every other year in order to keep the (t-shirts in Holland in April, who would have exhibits new and fresh, not to mention the amount of thought it!), the car park outside provided almost as work a show of this size involves. If the next edition much of a show as the cars and bikes inside. For a is anywhere near as good as the first, it’s certainly first show, it was far more successful than anyone worth putting on your foreign adventure list. p

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STAGEThere is no sport on this earth thatFRIGHT is like drag racing and sprinting motorcycles down the quarter mile takes that thrill a step further. But the true glory days of two-wheeled drag racing were back in the 1960s. This bike was right there

WORDS: BLUE PHOTOS: MICHAEL LICHTER

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ack then, motorcycle drag racing was something of a fledgling sport. Yes, Bsince someone bought the second-ever motorcycle, there were races to be had, but, while circuit motorcycle racing thrived in the first part of the 20th century, drag racing on a purpose-built quarter mile strip was the province of cars. However, in the 1950s and ’60s, as a wider range of models became IT WAS A TIME BEFORE SPONSORSHIP, BEFORE BIG available, there was a growing swell of riders keen to see just MONEY, WHEN EXPERIMENTATION WAS KING how fast they could go on a bike, ten second barrier. It truly was a After removing the two engines, whether stock or modified. The golden era. Max sold the bike to Agnew drag racing community gradually One of those drag bikes which ‘Scotty’ Scott in Los Angeles for began to accept bikes and the would electrify audiences in both $50. Scott shortened the frame, 1960s ushered in a new generation America and Great Britain was making it handle better he said, of drag bikes. It was a time before this double-engined Triumph, and fitted two pre-unit Triumph sponsorship, before big money, Stage Fright. In the late 1950s engines, a T120 at the front and when experimentation was king, and through the 1960s, Triumph a T110 behind it, which were a time of the likes of EJ Potter, the dominated drag racing, although connected with Ariel Square Four ‘Michigan Madman’ on his V8 just one engine was the norm! In timing gears. The supercharger A Chevy-powered machines and 1958, aerospace engineer Max Kelly was forsaken in favour of four Clem Johnson and his Barn Job (who would later work with Carroll Amal GP carburettors and Vincent, the first drag bike to go Shelby on the Ford GT40 project, the forks replaced with a pair 150mph and the first to break the as well as being crew chief for the originally fitted to a Triumph Tiger winning 1966 Ford GT at Le Mans) Cub. A Harley primary chain was built this bike as a supercharged, partnered with a Triumph clutch double-engined gasser. to which extra teeth were welded. Although Max raced the double- The gearbox ran a single gear, the engined bike, running low tens power and torque in the motors and speeds of 140mph according meaning that it could cope with to a feature on the bike in Hot Rod only having fourth gear. magazine in November 1959, he The Triumph was also one of doesn’t seem to have kept it for the first—if not the very first— long in favour of his next drag drag bikes to have an aluminium bike, a Vincent Black Shadow frame. That chassis was drilled called White Lightning; despite not to lose even more weight and, having been raced for over fifty without the rider, the whole bike years, White Lightning still exists weighed in at around 320lbs. and was sold at auction three Now, although Scotty was a years ago for just over £63,000. pretty good rider and had ridden D

46 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com THE DRAG BIKE ACQUIRED ITS NAME OF STAGE FRIGHT BECAUSE THE TRIUMPH HAD A HABIT OF QUITE LITERALLY DEVELOPING STAGE FRIGHT drag bikes, he never rode the Grazias and John Melmizuk’s Triumph, admitting that it scared The Parasite, to name a few him. Instead, that honour went contemporaries—but primarily to Priness Perry. Perhaps the because the Triumph had a habit most unusual thing about this of quite literally developing stage BC pairing was not the double-engine fright! As a magazine of the time bike, but that both Scotty and reported: ‘When the bike runs, Priness were African-American it runs strong, but unfortunately (or ‘gentlemen of colour’ as something always seems to Cycle World put it in 1967) at happen at the crucial moment … a time when that was almost Both Perry and Scotty are real unheard of in racing circles. enthusiasts and a lesser man E But, once the Triumph was would have thrown in the towel a fired up, none of that mattered. long time ago.’ All that anyone was interested But when Stage Fright ran well, A: Agnew ‘Scotty’ Scott with in was what a performance it really ran well. In 1965, along the restored Stage Fright. the Triumph would turn. with a number of other racers, B: Priness Perry launching on That wasn’t always guaranteed. Scotty and Priness took the the twin-engined Triumph. The drag bike acquired its name Triumph to race in the second of Stage Fright partly because International Dragfest in England, C: Priness (left) and Scotty working virtually every drag bike of held by Drag Festivals Ltd and the on Stage Fright during a drag meet. the time had a name—Dick British Drag Racing Association. D: Priness Perry in action. Rios’ Two Timer, Bud Hare’s Curiously, when he raced in the Note the trainers! Dübble Trübble (the very first UK, Priness was called Lawrence dual-engined drag bike), Sid Perry (Lawrence was his middle E: Stage Fright at the track in 1964. Biberman’s The Rattler, Tommy name). The American organiser of

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FOR THE NEXT FORTY YEARS, STAGE FRIGHT DISAPPEARED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH, LEAVING ONLY A FEW PHOTOS AND MEMORIES BEHIND the trip, Lynn Wineland, thought understandably upset. However, that the British would find the Stage Fright would go on to run a name ‘Priness’ a bit strange and so time of 9.70 seconds and a speed had renamed the rider Lawrence! of 151mph, making it then the The trip was a mixed success quickest drag bike in the world. for the pair. The first race meeting However, it wasn’t as quick as at Blackbushe was a wash out some people thought! On his way (the financial losses would lead to a drag meet in Fontana, Perry to Drag Festivals Ltd going into and his friends heard a radio liquidation and the demise of advert on a coffee shop radio. the International Dragfest), but The announcer exclaimed, ‘See the following week saw better Scott and Perry’s Stage Fright run conditions at RAF Woodvale in 170mph!’ Having never been over Lancashire. With Stage Fright 150, Perry said to his friends, “I running well, Perry made the wonder who Scotty has riding the fastest terminal speed of 150 mph, bike tonight? I’m sure as hell not the fastest time ever recorded on running 170 on that thing!” a British drag strip. However, While when it was quick he was disqualified for being it was very, very quick, the late on the line for his semi-final constant litany of problems run-off with Alf Hagon and was suffered by Stage Fright were a

48 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com constant source of frustration. began collecting drag bikes around Pacoima, California, who restored The frame was prone to cracking twenty-five years ago. (If you have the machine (and yes, had to and was repaired on a number the slightest interest in the sport, weld up the frame), even down to of occasions. Then, in around get hold of a copy of his fabulous finding a period Olympia beer can 1967, they blew the engines up. book, Motorcycle Drag Racing: A to act as an oil catch can, just as Whether it was due to lack of History.) He was convinced that was fitted back in the day. finances or enthusiasm, that was Stage Fright still existed and he When it was finished, Scotty— the end of Stage Fright’s racing spent years searching for it, trying who had become good friends career. For the next forty or so to track down Scotty or Priness. with John and would remain so years, it disappeared off the face Finally, Denis Manning of the until his death in 2014 at the age of the earth, leaving only a few exhaust firm, BUB Enterprises of 91—finally got to sit on the photos and memories behind. and builder of several Bonneville Triumph, commenting that he had But this wasn’t the curtain call land speed record bikes, put him no idea how Priness ever rode it! for Stage Fright. The bike had been in touch with Scotty who was now Now, when it’s not on display in taken to a motorcycle shop and in his eighties and looking for a exhibitions or at museums, Stage then ended up at Scotty’s nephew’s home for Stage Fright. Fright can be found parked in John house where it was parked in the The years had taken something Stein’s living room where he says, back yard for years. Enter now of a toll on the legendary drag “I’m always happy to look up at one John Stein, a man for whom bike, so John enlisted the help of it and think how special and how drag racing is a passion and who Wes White of Four Aces Cycles in wonderful it is.”

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EVENT FEATURE AMERICARNA

WORDS & PHOTOS: BOSUN AMERICARNA TOWN CENTRE, HORSHAM, WEST SUSSEX Horsham is a typically English market town. It’s been around for over a thousand years, built on horse trading, brick making and brewing. Probably one of its best claims to fame is that the biggest hailstone recorded in Britain fell in Horsham in 1958. They still talk about it. Just a nice little town

xcept that Horsham seems to possess some there were burgers and hot dogs. Even the local shops serious petrolheads on its town council. Each got involved, theming their window displays with an Easter the town hosts an Italian festival with American influence and decorations. This was only the lots of supercars and Italian bikes (it’s wall- second year of the event, but the inaugural show had to-wall Ducatis) and, towards the end of the proved so popular that AmeriCARna had been extended Eyear, there is AmeriCARna, held around the market to the local park and it certainly needed the space! square. It’s organised by Horsham District Council, In this area, we’re lucky to have several fine bike one of several local councils who have realised that builders and so the likes of P&D Customs, Public the power of the automotive enthusiast pound, as Enemy Motorcycles and Beaky’s Motorcycles all turned well as the advantages of drawing people in from out out with examples of their craft. Although it was a of town shopping areas. busy day for bike events locally, there was still a very As the name suggests, AmeriCARna was aimed good turn out of bikes, from little mopeds through to a at American cars, hot rods, trucks and bikes, with a few V8-engined motorcycles. Even if you ignored the large nod of the hat to 1950s and ’60s America in the American football displays, the ten pin bowling, the shape of not only the vehicles, but an American sports countless food stalls and the music, you would still have zone, music and displays and even a chance to ride on been entertained all day by the vehicles on show. I was. a proper long American school bus. And, of course, Among the musicians performing for the tens of

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Among the musicians performing for the tens of thousands of visitors was the local legendary rock god, Nick Paxton

thousands of visitors was the local legendary rock seemed to have boosted the local economy. Councillor god, head of Musos on Bikes and good friend of 100% Gordon Lindsay of the local council said afterwards Biker, Nick Paxton, with his new Tote Perello project that there were double the number of people in which seamlessly brings together alarming shirts Horsham town centre compared to a normal Sunday and an even more alarming kazoo. Nick’s daughter, and added; “I am sure that many local businesses Taygan, had performed earlier on the Nature benefited from the increase in footfall of the event.” Gardens stage (well, small gazebo, to be precise). But the second reason for the event is to raise Elsewhere there was a show from the Almost Elvis money for St Catherine’s Hospice, a local charity Band, followed by a singalong of Grease tunes. Don’t which provides end of life care and support to pretend you wouldn’t have known all the words! terminally ill people and their loved ones from There was, however, a dual purpose to Horsham and the wider area. Although there was no AmeriCARna. Its prime objective was to generate entry fee for AmeriCARna, there were opportunities traffic in the town centre to drum up trade for the for people to make a donation and I hope they did so. local shops. Given the number of people I saw It would have been a very small payback for a rather heading homewards carrying bags, it definitely wonderful day out. p

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EVENT FEATURE EASTER BUNNY RIDE

WORDS & PHOTOS : TONY SMITH

EASTERFOWLERS MOTORCYCLES, BUNNY BATH ROAD, BRISTOL RIDE I’m not the one for dressing up and the thought of the sixty mile trip across the Severn Bridge from Wales to Bristol dressed as a bunny did not appeal to me. There was the added factor that, in Wales, the roads were still wet from overnight rain here and I would have ended up looking more like a drowned rat. The Easter Bunny is one thing, but it’s a lot more difficult to market the Easter Rat…

his was the second year that Fowlers we were greeted by a crowd at the gates. I quickly Motorcycles of Bristol has put the Easter jumped off the bike to be able to catch the rest of Bunny Ride in aid of the Children’s the riders coming in and everyone looked like they Hospice South West. Last year’s event was had enjoyed the ride, with most dressed up for the unfortunately a bit of a wash out, but the occasionwww.100-biker.comthere was even a dog Tweather for this year promised to be dry. By the dressed up as a rabbit, tucked in a special top box. time I arrived, I found the place full of bikes ready Stalls had been set up by the staff with free tea, to depart for the ride. While the marshals set off to coffee and loads of delicious homemade cakes, while mark the route, I just had enough time to find Sara some of the children came out to look around the who was in charge of donations for the day, and bikes. In talking to hospice fundraising, Frances then take a few shots of the riders before the main Keneally, I found she was amazed by the number ride out started. of people who had turned out, especially after last When the ride for underway, I made sure I was year’s weather. Fran added: “CHSW would like to towards the front and off we went, heading for the thank Fowlers Motorbikes for organising the event hospice. Even though it wasn’t that far, the ride and all the bikers for taking place. Their support is was around twenty miles which took us first to the most appreciated.” The total collected on the day was airport, then all around the countryside and ending £445, including £50 from Fowlers. Maybe next year I up at the stunning location of Charlton Farm where might just consider a bunny costume… p

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www.100-biker.com | issue 247 | 100% Biker | 57 BIKE FEATURE ROYAL ENFIELD BULLET 500 BITTEN BY THE

WORDS & PHOTOS: JACK RUSSELL BULLETIt’s a funny thing isn’t it, how one person can get so attached to a certain type of machine. Any machine is just a mere conglomeration of manufactured parts that have no personality, no character and no soul, yet the assembled item seems to have an appeal that can’t be broken.

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THE ENFIELD SINGLE IS A BIKE TO WHICH CRAIG KEEPS RETURNING, TIME AND AGAIN nd it probably only particular set of abilities for just really applies to forms of that particular model or brand— transport. People get very you may remember his very neat A attached to certain types little Triumph 350 twin from of cars, bicycles, boats 100% Biker #224, and he has a or—of course—motorcycles, but big air-cooled Suzuki four that rarely do you hear of anyone with he’s building right now—but the a passion for specific brands and Enfield single is a bike to which he models of lawnmower, drill press keeps returning, time and again. or vacuum cleaner… In fact, the little beauty you see Craig Jones has held a before you here is perhaps the fascination with the Royal ninth or tenth that he’s built, and Enfield Bullet for a long while. each one has been a little tidier He doesn’t reserve his own and cleverer than the one before.

60 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com Having been messing around with bikes for the last forty-odd years and also spending twenty- five of those years working in the blacksmithing trade, it’ll come as little surprise to hear that Craig does much of the work himself. Well, when I and, as Craig does his utmost to say ‘much’, I really mean ‘just stay away from bolt-on custom about all’, as the only things that parts, everything else is made. get farmed out are the powder Giving this ‘cleansed earth’ kind coating, while occasionally he’ll of approach to a build means get someone else to do the paint, that everything is reworked to although in the case of this bike, Craig’s high standards, and, Craig did the black and grey believe me, he’s seen some scary paint scheme himself. ‘modifications’ made to bikes over While the bikes that Craig the years involving wood, cable builds aren’t really radical—there ties, glue, bits of carpet, furniture are no 24-inch overlength forks parts, nails for fuses, wood or 360 section back tyres here— screws, the list goes on. There’s they do typify the true essence me thinking that I hadn’t sold any of quality custom bikes, that of my old bikes to Craig… of attention to detail. When he So, the Bullet was reduced starts a project (and this V-plated, to its component parts and the 2000 model was no exception) real work could begin. The it gets stripped right down to its swinging arm and twin shocks bare essentials and absolutely were whipped out of the rear of everything is given a good dose the frame and replaced with a of looking at to see where it can one-off hardtail of Craig’s design be improved. Any consumables and fabrication. The bike’s front are replaced with new parts mudguard was relocated to the

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SPECIFICATION

ENGINE:SHEET 2000 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 single, Amal MK1 Concentric carb, alloy bell mouth, standard 4 speed gearbox, Boyer Bransden ignition, classic silencer with Hitchcocks exhaust downpipe, 28bhp if you’re lucky.

FRAME: 2000 Royal Enfield Bullet, rear frame section removed and hardtail fabricated by owner.

FRONT END: Standard yokes, shortened standard forks, standard wheel stripped powder- coated and laced with stainless spokes, “EVERYTHING I DO IS DONE WITH VERY BASIC TOOLS AND ALL FABRICATED chrome classic style bars, classic style switchgear, Smiths clock, 4.00 x 19” BY HAND, BUILDING BIKES IN THE GARDEN SHED IS MY PASSION” Mitas tyre, standard headlight.

rear with the clean lines being attained by Before being reassembled, each and REAR END: relocating the number plate to the side. every part was cleaned and fettled, not Standard wheel stripped powder A single, sprung seat (the seat pan made only to rid it of any oil, grease and road coated and laced with stainless spokes, by Craig) is mounted behind the rear of dirt accumulated over its life, but also to 4.00x19” Mitas tyre, front mudguard the fuel tank which is the standard item remove any casting flashes and seams on fitted to rear, classic style taillight. with the front mounts cut down to improve cast parts, machining marks or oxidisation, MISCELLANEOUS: the aesthetics. The standard Bullet has a before being painted, powder-coated, Standard petrol tank with front lot of clutter in the form of electrics and plated or polished. Careful assembly, trimmed down, front mudguard fitted tool boxes, but Craig has rectified that by with all of the wiring running through the to the rear, single bobber seat, rewired creating a faux oil tank that holds all the modified frame, saw the original headlamp with loom running inside the frame, electrics, including the ignition switch, nacelle used, only with the sidelight ‘ears’ standard ignition switch, bullet style rear indicators, front indicators in neatly mounted in the forward facing now playing host to the front indicators, converted pilot light, standard footpegs spigot on the left-hand side. and the Smiths speedo and aftermarket and hangers, shortened sidestand Up front, the standard, albeit cleaned-up switchgear all connected up. PAINT AND FINISH: yokes hold a shortened pair of standard But don’t be assuming that this all went fork legs, with a re-laced front wheel according to plan. As Craig himself says, Grey and black paint by owner. All nuts, bolts and brackets zinc plated by owner. with 19-inch rim and Mitas tyre. That sometimes he can spend all day working wheel and tyre size is matched at the rear, on a part and when he comes back to it the THANKS TO: with the lowslung chassis now resting following day he doesn’t like it and it goes “All the family for putting up with me on a shortened side stand. The original straight in the bin. “Everything I do is done spending far too many hours in the shed.” footrests combine with a pair of chromed with very basic tools and all fabricated by classic bars to give a near perfect riding hand, building bikes in the garden shed nothing glamorous—just me in the position for a hardtailed back lanes blaster, is my passion. I spend far too much time garden shed building bikes with although that 500cc engine isn’t going to in the shed, sometimes working well into some weird old guy that makes a tear your arms out of their sockets. Even the night and, on many occasions, losing good cup of tea…” with the free-flowing exhaust and open track of time and opening the door and its That’s very modest of Craig, bellmouth on the Amal carb, it’ll struggle daylight again! I think the family just leave but I feel that I should point out to better 28bhp, but that is usual for the me to it to keep me out the way because I’m that he is truly taking advantage user-friendly Bullet. The exhaust has a not good at sitting doing nothing…” For us of modern social media in putting downpipe from Hitchcocks, the Enfield that’s a good thing. Not only because Craig out videos of custom bikes specialist in Solihull, and if you’re the is building some stunning bikes for us to being built, while also being sort of chap who gets excited about a feature in print, but also as he’s providing inspirational and instructional to certain make or model by the number of further impetus and enthusiasm for folk those folk on the outside looking aftermarket spares and parts available to build bikes, in a different way. “For the in. And that applies to all of us, no from one dealer, then the Bullet and last two years I’ve been enjoying doing a matter what kind of machine to Hitchcocks are an ideal combination! Youtube channel called ‘On Yer Bike’, it’s which we dedicate ourselves.

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EVENT FEATURE BRITISH BULLDOGS MCC’S VALENTINE BASH

WORDS & PHOTOS : GRAV BRITISH BULLDOGS MCC’S VALENTINE BASH BALCARRES ARMS, ASPULL, LANCASHIRE The Balcarres Arms in Aspull, near Wigan, is named after the Earl of Balcarres, a Scottish Earl who fought on the side of Charles 1st during the English Civil War. A long running battle took place around Wigan during that war as Cromwell’s New Model Army chased the forces of the Royalist Army northwards and Wigan’s motto, ‘Ancient and Loyal’, stems from the town’s staunch allegiance to the Crown throughout that dark period in British history. It was also the venue for the British Bulldogs MCC Valentine Bash and, as it’s only up the road, it would have been rude not to attend

he pub was already quite busy when my had attended the Balor Demons Rally for the last son Sean and I arrived and we decided to couple of years and it was great to see the chaps pay a get down to work straight away, as taking return visit for a weekend of fun, frolics and severely photos in a small and incredibly busy pub punishing each other’s livers. is challenging at the best of times. However, It was also good to see old friends John and Tthere were some folks out on their bikes and outside Heather whom were out celebrating their umpteenth was probably just as busy as indoors. We soon got wedding anniversary. I have often said a measure of acquainted with various folks including the National folks is their ability to strike up a conversation after Chopper Club, Avernus MCC, Phoenix Rising MCC, not seeing each other for ages and it feels like you Roadslayers and a contingent of the Balor Demons were just talking the night before. John and Heather MCC who had travelled over from Carlow in Eire are that kind of folk and I really enjoyed reliving tales for the weekend. John and Bri from the Bulldogs of derring do with them.

64 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com The landlord had generously booked a band to entertain us and The Hunter played two sets of Many clubs will host an event to finely polished rock classics with some excellent songs from the Beatles, David Bowie and Pink Floyd raise money for various causes, but thrown in for variety. By ’eck they did a grand cover of Comfortably Numb that almost took the roof off this one was for the hell of it and that was just the end of the first set. They started the second set with a cover of Pink Floyd’s Time beer, hell of a band and topped off with food for and didn’t miss a beat. As pub bands go, they’re a the masses. Many clubs will host an event to raise damned good one and I would definitely enjoy seeing money for various causes, but this one was for the them again. hell of it and a damned fine job they did of it, too. The Cheers to British Bulldogs MCC for their excellent British Bulldogs MCC folk hold their meetings at The hospitality. This was one event that got the little Balcarres Arms, Aspull and are well worth a visit on things right—good venue, friendly landlord, decent their open nights throughout the summer. p

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RETROSPECTIVEOver the last half century, Arlen Ness became synonymous with pushing the boundaries of custom motorcycling. His death in March brought to an end a stunning and prodigious series of motorcycles which have come to define custom bikes

WORDS: BLUE AND MICHAEL LICHTER PHOTOS: MICHAEL LICHTER

n just a handful of pages it is impossible to catalogue every one of Arlen’s builds, but here we are pleased to present a look back at just some of that huge array of builds. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s interesting to see just how diverse Arlen’s work was over the years, as well as constantly being on or ahead of the curve. From diggers to choppers, baggers to cruisers, I café racers to retros, there was little to which Arlen couldn’t turn his hand. This is just a glimpse at what was a truly remarkable career.

UNTOUCHABLE Untouchable is often thought of as Arlen’s first bike. It was to the extent that it was the build which gave his career a massive boost with its success in the Oakland Roadster Show in 1976, but by then Arlen had owned this 1947 Knucklehead—only the engine survived in its Untouchable incarnation—for 13 years and rebuilt it in a number of guises. When it debuted, Untouchable was blue; Arlen would paint it red the following year.

66 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com (TOP TO BOTTOM) PETER MAX The Peter Max bike started life as a customer’s bike back in 1969. Although very much of its time with its high mount Sportster tank, 21-inch spoked front wheel, rams horn handlebars and psychedelic paint, the owner never actually got around to putting it together after Arlen had worked on it. It remained a project until 1989 when Arlen bought the parts back from the original owner and assembled the bike.

STRICTLY BUSINESS Strictly Business started life as a drag bike before Arlen undertook a full rebuild in 1984, fitting a chrome-moly frame, Mitchell race wheels and Mikuni carbs. Because the engine had so much compression, special (and expensive) helicopter batteries had to be fitted under the seat to give enough power to start the motor. Although the swinging arm and handlebars were out of the Ness catalogue, most of the bike was a one-off build.

ACCEL BIKE In keeping with its credo of being a street-style digger, the Accel Bike was built in 1986 to promote the perfor- mance V-twin industry. It has a 90 cubic inch ‘Knuckster’ motor (a Knucklehead top end with Sportster cases built by Ron Trock of Trock Cycle), a fuel tank in the top frame tube and the oil tank in the centre down tube. With a Hon- da front end and big speed holes wherever they could be drilled, it wore its street racer looks lightly but seriously.

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(TOP TO BOTTOM) THE BLOWER BIKE Drawing once more on inspiration from the drag strip, The Shovel- powered Blower Bike was built in 1987 and was the first of Arlen’s bikes to have aluminium bodywork, albeit in the subtle form of louvred side panels and fairing inserts. It followed closely on the tail of the Accel Bike and the similarities are clear, from the same Honda front end to the integral frame fuel tank.

TWO BAD When it comes to excess, Two Bad was probably one of the most over- the-top of all of Arlen’s builds. An unholy hybrid of custom bike and drag bike, the twin-engined Sportster had torsion bar suspension, centre hub steering, a Magnusson supercharger, two carburettors, two batteries, four gas tanks and gold leaf. A lot of gold leaf. Launched at the Oakland Roadster Show in 1987, it would alarm onlookers by seemingly firing up by itself—with a sense of mischief, Arlen had fitted the bike with a remote ignition.

NESS-TIQUE Ness-Tique was actually inspired by the trophy that Arlen won for Two Bad at the Harley-Davidson Ride-In Show in Daytona in 1977. He was so entranced with the Cartier trophy of a 1903 Harley that, when he got back to California, he started work on an antique-looking modern bike. The result was the elegant and light Ness-Tique. It was also one of the few of his show bikes that Arlen sold, although he subsequently bought it back for his extensive museum collection in Dublin, California.

68 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com (TOP TO BOTTOM) METZELER SHOVEL This bike marked an interesting two-year period during which Arlen took a break from his career-long relationship with Avon and flirted with Metzeler tyres. This Shovelhead was built in 1989 to promote the tyre company and used a stock FXR frame with narrowed petrol tanks, while a Metzeler tyre tread pattern was painted on top of the mudguards. Interestingly, although he would happily use almost any Harley engine, Arlen was not a fan of the Shovelhead motor.

FERRARI BIKE This build was born out of Arlen’s love of Ferraris and made its debut at the Oakland Roadster Show in 1990 (although Arlen actually rode it to Sturgis the previous year in bare metal). With a 122 cubic inch Harmon motor, twin Magnuson blowers, two nitrous bottles and four carbs, not to mention a car back wheel and tyre (this was before the era of the super wide rear tyre), it was a nightmare to ride. After a 300-mile run, Arlen admitted “it didn’t handle worth a shit with that car tyre.” But it looked impressive.

TEAM NESS A bike that looks fast standing still, Team Ness was built in 1993 and described by Arlen as a ‘street race-bike hot-rod digger’. The engine has Fueling four valve heads and twin S&S carburettors while the exten- sive use of aluminium—the rear mudguard, petrol tank, fairing, side panels—keeps it light, making it a quick ride. www.100-biker.com | issue 247 | 100% Biker | 69 SPECIAL FEATURE ARLEN NESS: A RETROSPECTIVE

(TOP TO BOTTOM) NESS-STALGIA Almost a decade before Orange County Choppers ‘invented’ the theme bike, there was Ness- Stalgia in 1995. Originally the idea of designer and painter, Carl Brouhard, one of the many craftsmen with whom Arlen worked, the Evo-engined Ness- Stalgia started out as a fun project. But, with its aluminium bodywork (by Ron Covel) and trompe d’oeil paint (by Carl), it would become one of the most recognised of all Ness bikes and universally known, for obvious reasons, as ‘the ’57 Chevy bike’.

SMOOTH-NESS If Ness-Stalgia took its styling cues from 1950s Detroit iron, then Smooth-Ness took the car/motorcycle link several steps further. Unveiled in 1995, Smooth-Ness was inspired by a 1930s Bugatti (or rather by a sculpture that Arlen owned of a 1932 Bugatti Roadster) and the design was brought to life again by Carl Brouhard. Craig Naff created the flowing bodywork (under which is an experimental Softail frame and a stock Evo motor) and did such a good job that Arlen rode the bike to several rallies in its unpainted form. To the end of his life, it re- mained one of Arlen’s favourite motorcycles and was ridden by his son, Cory, to his memorial service in April.

ALUMINIUM OHV EVO While Arlen might have been known for his styling, performance was equally—if not more—important to him. That was demonstrated with this all- aluminium build which features one of his early overhead cam motors and an aluminium frame that weighed just 17lbs. Virtually everything, from the headlight to the Evo motor with Patrick Racing billet heads and barrels, was aluminium. Arlen liked it so much that it became his personal ride for a year.

70 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com (TOP TO BOTTOM) MACH NESS Jay Leno was partially responsible for this build. On seeing Leno’s jet bike, Arlen decided he too wanted one—until he found out how much they cost. So he decided to build his own, buying a gas turbine helicopter engine online and mounting it into a modified Ness chassis. An electric motor was fitted so he could move the bike when he didn’t want to fire the jet up (indeed, an electric Ness motorcycle!), while two six-piston calipers and 13-inch discs took care of braking. Despite its wow factor, Arlen didn’t think the engine was attractive enough to put on display, hence the full bodywork.

CONVERTIBLE SLED Built in 1997, Convertible Sled lived up to its name by being effectively two motorcycles in one. In its fully-dressed form (seen here) it had full mudguards in the Art Deco style that Arlen loved. But ride around the corner, spend 10 or 15 minutes stripping it down, and you could ride back out on a very different hot rod-looking bike (and that’s just what Arlen did on Main Street in Sturgis, puzzling a few people).

HALF & HALF Half & Half was a nod from Arlen to the bikes he had built in the early years of his career and was based on Arlen’s Antique Kit, which was designed for Sportsters and eventually made it into the Ness catalogue in 2005. Before then, however, Arlen had built several bikes in this look, but for Half & Half in 1999 he chose a Shovelhead motor for an older look, partnering it with a stock FXR gearbox and primary. One side of the bike was orange and black, the other black and orange, a reverse image of itself, even down to the wheel rims being orange on the right hand side and black on the left. www.100-biker.com | issue 247 | 100% Biker | 71 BIKE FEATURE HARLEY-DAVIDSON SHOVELHEAD

(TOP TO BOTTOM) TOP BANANA In 2004, Arlen would reach a whole new audience with his first appearance on Discovery Channel’s Biker Build Off. He hadn’t been keen on the idea until the production company suggested that he compete against his son, Cory. Cory went on to win and Arlen was asked to take part again, this time against Roland Sands, then relatively unknown. Arlen built the striking 145 cubic inch S&S-engined Top Banana and, during Puerto Rico Bike Weekend, was voted the winner.

BLUE VICTORY Although for much of his career Arlen had used Harley-Davidson engines, he and Cory (and later grandson, Zach) were involved with Victory from the very early days of the brand. In fact, from 2004-2015, all three generations of the Ness family produced custom- style Victory production models under the Ness Signature Series. But sometimes you just have to cut loose from what will sell in dealer showrooms, and that’s what Arlen did in 2006 with this radical Victory- powered build.

S&S ANNIVERSARY BIKE It was no surprise that Arlen Ness was one of the fifty builders invited to create a one-off motorcycle for S&S Cycle’s 50th Anniversary in 2008. However, the participation of both his son, Cory, and grandson, Zach, made it a truly family affair. For the contest, Arlen built a 124 cubic inch motorcycle that showed the younger competitors just how it should be done.

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BIKE FEATURE HARLEY-DAVIDSON IRONHEAD SPORTSTER CRAZY CHRIS’

CHOPThe worlds of drag racing and motorcycles often collide—in a metaphorical not a literal sense, that is! For example, I’ve known Chris Hartnell through drag racing for over twenty-five years back when he had a nice Honda CB750 K1 lowrider. For both of us, racing got in the way of two wheels and Chris became chairman of The Wild Bunch, becoming very well-known for his wheels up launches in his 1960s’ front-engined dragster, Backdraft

WORDS: TONY SMITH AND CHRIS HARTNELL PHOTOS: TONY SMITH

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“I REALISED HOW MUCH I MISSED RIDING A CHOPPER SO I STARTED LOOKING AROUND FOR A PROJECT” hen, like me, he decided to few skateboarders to be around take a break from racing a but were disappointed. Then, couple of years ago and get towards the end of the shoot, T back into his bikes. But, I heard the familiar thwack- unlike me, he now has a thwack of wheels approaching, small collection which includes a so I asked the skateboarder if he chop, a Jap bobber and a Indian wouldn’t mind doing his thing lookalike! Oh, and also in his back around the bike. Jonathan Crump garden is another old chop with from Australia said he wasn’t that what appears to be an Uncle Bunt good, but he was! frame and springer forks… Chris says: “I had my first chop When it came to a location for in 1999. It was a Honda 750/4 with the photographs, I thought of springers, a plunger rear end and Bristol which is very well known drag pipes. It was called Pegasus for street art/graffiti. I love street and had lovely airbrushed art myself and have gone to the paintwork. I had this chopper Upfest festival for the last couple for years and I love riding it, but of years, so I found this skate park things move on… which was being used as part of “Anyway, around three or so the festival. When we arrived, years ago I realised how much we found there was a lot of new I missed riding a chopper so art on the main wall which, I started looking around for locals informed us, had only been a project. I asked around and painted the day before and was then started looking on eBay. I being filmed. We’d expected a went to look at a few, but none

76 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com were quite what I wanted. Then, in April 2017, I saw this lovely Harley Ironhead chop on eBay. The advert described how it was originally built in Uplands, California, and had been imported into the UK eleven years ago by a guy in Coventry. He stored it in his garage for five years during which he did nothing with it. He then sold it to a guy up in Crook near Dundee, who kept it in his garage for another six years. “During those years he did do a few bits and bobs to it, but other things got in the way of him completing the project, hence it being up for sale. I called him “THE CHROME WAS RUSTY IN PLACES, BUT I LIKED THE up and we did the deal over the phone—we agreed that if it was as LOOK OF THAT. HEY, IT’S ONLY ORIGINAL ONCE!” he described, then I would pay for quickly done, I loaded the bike on suspension. The paint was it when I picked it up. the trailer and was back in Bristol chipped here and there and the “I could hardly wait! I’d planned by 3.30pm. I didn’t hang about! chrome was rusty in places, but to leave Bristol at 5.30am one “Having been stood up for I liked the look of that. Hey, it’s Sunday morning, but when I woke eleven years, the Harley needed a only original once! up at 3.30am I was excited I left lot of recommissioning. I started “I did a brake overhaul and fitted there and then! I arrived at the by stripping it down to the bare a new chain, sprocket and drive seller’s place at 8.30am and there frame which is an American sprocket. As the wiring was shot, she was—my chopper! The deal was custom frame with rear plunger the generator, regular and starter

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“I WANTED TO KEEP IT AS CLOSE TO ORIGINALLY HOW IT CAME FROM CALIFORNIA AS I COULD” motor all needed replacing and obviously even been registered yet during its life in I had to buy a new battery. My son, Mark, this country, but I had all the necessary then rewired it for me. The tyres were worn paperwork to get it done. I took it to Bike so I got some period Avon Speedmasters Care in Bristol for its first MOT—it passed and I also bought a new oil pump—which with flying colours, but it did have an wasn’t cheap—as the previous owner had advisory on the loud exhausts. Hurrah! said the oil pump was knackered. I fitted it I then sent all the forms with all the and, phew, now I had oil pressure! supporting documents to the DVLA and “I wanted to keep the style and paint had the new registration through in just which had silver ghost flames in the black four weeks. I was well chuffed! finish. Well, in truth, I wanted to keep “The chop is great to ride and gets lots it as close to originally how it came from of attention wherever I go. Old school California as I could. The chop hadn’t chops rule!” p

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WORDS & PHOTOS : BOSUN PORTSMOUTH MAG’S SHOW PORT SOLENT MARINA, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE I love late summer and autumn rides when the cooler air seems to make the bike purr away nicely and the golden colours give you that happy feeling. On such a morning you would have found me riding down the A3, past the magnificently reddening maples of the Canadian memorial planting to the warmth of the sun at Port Solent

think none of you will be surprised to find I got southern edge of the marina and there were bikes and rather lost en routewww.100-biker.comwe just trikes everywhere. It was certainly seemed to be one take that as par for the course and if there is anyone of the bigger one day events I have been to in a while, who would like to donate a motorcycle sat nav but I might have been bamboozled by the interesting to the Bosun ‘I’m Fed Up With Getting Lost And layout, but this could have been the interesting IWant To Get There Sooner in 2019 Fund’ (currently layout. It was also very well signed once at the marina standing at £1.06), do feel free. Fortunately I did find complex and marshalled. a plethora of motorcycles, sparkling and glinting in From mahoosive V8 trikes to lots of learner bikers the sun, it being the Portsmouth Motorcycle Action (always a positive sign for the future), there was lots of Group’s show held at the Port Solent Marina. The choice to feast your eyes uponwww.100-biker.comin fact marina is home to some high quality housing and very I don’t think I have seen such a gathering of two strokes posh boats with harbour side dining, cinema complex, from scooters to classic 1970s Suzukis all in one place. etc, and no doubt some of those residents must have While there were stalls and club stands on both been a little bemused by how many motorcycles levels, the lower part reminded me of walking through converged on their little bit of paradise. However, it a Moroccan souk because it was so crowded. It was, was very well signed for visitors and the marshalling like one of those North African markets, very varied was well executed. with everyone on display from vintage bike clubs to the The event was held on two levels around the local Harley-Davidson dealer and stalls of all sorts of

80 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com The lower level of the show reminded biker trinkets. I thought it was little odd that the actual me of walking through a Moroccan MAG stall was tucked away in a corner although that souk because it was so crowded may have been a carefully selected position, being closer to the entrance and so ideal to highlight the events going on and the bike show awards. Risking a hernia, I tried guessing the weight of a bucket of bike parts. Not being a mechanic I believe I was way out. The glorious sunshine, while it attracted many people, also made it something of a transient event with lots of bikes coming and going. Maybe if folk knew there were prizes they might have waited as many potential winners headed off before the trophies were given out. How the poor crew sorted out show winners I have no idea and I’m sorry to say that I too was lured away by the good weather and a chance to put more miles on exploring the coast and countryside. But, in all, a good day out well done to all involved at Portsmouth MAG. p

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PROJECTMost artists, regardless of the medium TWENTY in which they work— paint, words, metal or whatever—take inspiration from their surroundings. When your motorcycle shop is just a stone’s throw from the famous Monza track, then it’s unsurprisingly that a trace of racing influence should creep into a build...

WORDS & PHOTOS: ONNO WIERINGA

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IN KEEPING WITH THE HERITAGE OF INDIAN’S RACING HISTORY, THE PROJECT WAS BASED ON AMERICAN RACE STYLING orenzo Nisi is based in weeks after a new Indian Scout agreement that I would finish the Lissone near the Autodromo Sixty had arrived at his premises, job solely based on my ideas and Nazionale Monza, which will it had already been completely on the initial design I created.” L celebrate its one hundredth dismantled and the project was At the point that Lorenzo anniversary in 2022—it was underway. In keeping with started this project, the Scout the world’s third purpose-built the heritage of Indian’s racing Sixty model had only just been motor racing circuit, pipped only history—a history to which it is launched and so, unlike if he to the winning post by Brooklands continuing to add with its current had chosen to use a Harley, and Indianapolis. There he success in flat track racing—the the Bad Boys Garage crew had runs Bad Boys Garage and says: project was based on American to make almost every single “I’ve been working on Harley- race styling. This, however, was to custom part. At that time, the Davidson motorcycles for more be more inspiration than slavish industry designing and producing than twenty years, and for the last copy, for great care would be aftermarket Indian parts was eight years I’ve been working on taken over even the smallest detail very limited in Italy with very bikes from my Bad Boys Garage of Project Twenty, unlike the race few components available. In workshop, here in Monza. After a bikes which, for obvious reasons, fact, such a market was still long period of working exclusively have a much rougher finish. in a fledgling state across the on Harleys, we recently became But if Lorenzo had been world and so existing parts had an official authorised Indian planning to keep this bike as to be modified, such as the RC Motorcycle dealership.” a 20th anniversary present to Components Epic Eclipse wheels To celebrate twenty years himself, fate and business had which were ordered from the working on and customising other ideas, as he explains: “Just United States. However, as they motorcycles, Lorenzo decided to one month after the beginning were not made specifically for undertake a special build called of the rebuild of the Scout, I sold Indians, Bad Boys Garage had to Project Twenty. So, just two the bike to a customer, with the then fabricate hubs from scratch

84 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com IF LORENZO HAD BEEN PLANNING TO KEEP THIS BIKE FOR HIMSELF, FATE AND BUSINESS HAD OTHER IDEAS in order to have them fit the The rider’s 22cm foot rests were Project Twenty Scout. made possible thanks to the plates The tailpiece was made from we designed and made and these 1mm sheet metal with a quick will soon be produced in quantity release opening mechanism for to satisfy shorter riders of the easy maintenance and the option Indian Scout.” to carry a passenger if required, Except for the handlebars, while the swinging arm was indicators, headlight, engine altered to accommodate a 19-inch covers, front disc and fuel cap wheel. The tank was modified (which were purchased from Parts to feature a concave shaping on Europe’s catalogue) all the other each side, although the parts you parts have been constructed or might assume to have been less modified in Lorenzo’s workshop. trouble turned out not to be so, “Towards the end of the custom as Lorenzo explains: “The foot job we had to think about the controls proved to be a problem. colour scheme and painting of

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ENGINE:SHEET 2016 Indian Motorcycle Scout Sixty V-twin, K&N air filter, Indian ignition, Indian Scout Sixty gearbox, 2-into-1 exhaust by Bad Boys Garage.

FRAME: 1026 Indian Scout Sixty.

FRONT END: 19” RC Components/Bad Boys Garage aluminium contrast cut Epic Eclipse wheel, Motas Flat Track tyre, Bad Boys Garage hub, 14” Arlen Ness Big Brake Wave disc, Indian Scout Sixty 690mm hydraulic forks, Scout Sixty yokes, Trask V-Line handlebars, Arlen Ness mirrors and grips, Rigid Industries headlight.

REAR END: 19” RC Components/Bad Boys Garage aluminium contrast cut Epic Eclipse wheel, hub by Bad Boys Garage, Öhlins shock absorbers, Scout Sixty swinging arm modified by Bad Boys Garage, Indian Scout Sixty/Harley-Davidson XL sprocket and pulley, mudguard by Bad Boys Garage, LED strips taillight.

MISCELLANEOUS: Bad Boys Garage fuel tank, Indian Scout Sixty instruments, seat by Race Seats, Motogadget indicators, stock foot controls on Bad Boys Garage mid-bracket.

PAINT AND FINISH: Classic Indian/NASCAR scheme by Lorenzo ‘Dox’ Dossena.

still under construction and then executed the paintjob with classic colouring, using characters, letters, numbers and details in NASCAR style. It was all designed not only to give the Scout a vintage look, but also to create a cool mix of classic and modern looks at the same time, fitting perfectly the style of the bike. “The time needed to complete this special project was about three months,” says Lorenzo Nisi. “Just two weeks from its first appearance, the bike won the AT THAT TIME, THE INDUSTRY DESIGNING Scrambler category at the Italian Custom Builders Championship AND PRODUCING AFTERMARKET INDIAN and that was followed by a cover on a magazine, special PARTS WAS VERY LIMITED IN ITALY international interest, various the bike,” says Lorenzo. “As we Best of Show at the Sacramento invitations to collaborate and to have done before, we took it to the Autorama and the Rodeo Drive events with the most important number one artist in Italy who, Elegance Contest in Beverly Hills, figures in the custom world.” for more than twenty years, has thus entering the history books on It also won the Tracker class at been painting custom and high- custom cars in America.” last year’s Motor Bike Expo in performance motorcycles and cars. The artist he’s talking is Verona, as well as much public In doing so, he has earned the most Lorenzo ‘Dox’ Dossena. (I think admiration. The Scout may not prestigious National and European around half of all men in Italy are belong to Lorenzo any more, but awards, but he has also met with called Lorenzo—and the other half it’s certainly marked his two acclaim in the United States where is named Davide!) Dox studied the decades in custom building well he has won—to name a few— Project Twenty Scout while it was and truly in style. p

86 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com SHEDHEAD IS OUR REGULAR LOOK AT ALL ASPECTS OF BIKE BUILDING, DONE BY OUR RESIDENT METAL- SHED HEAD WORKING GENIUS, BLACKJACK TACKY AND SEAMY

Fig.1 ou may have wondered why it takes so long to get a project finished around here. You’re not alone in that; plenty of people wander in through the door Yand ask why I don’t finish this, that or the other. The answer to that question lies partially in their next question, which is often “Can you do this for me?”. The other part of the problem is that motorcycle projects often look a lot more finished than they actually are. And that brings me to Skinny Minnie. While there is an air of nearing completion about everything, a closer inspection reveals that a lot of things are just tacked in place and, what with the odd clumsy git knocking things over, not all of them are that tacked or that in place. There is a lot of welding still to do. With that in mind, I found a big box to put the lumpy bits in, and a small box to put all the nuts and bolts in (Fig.1) and set about stripping Skinny to a bare frame to get all the welding welded (Fig.2). Taking the time to label the odd thing is worthwhile—I found two ally spacers on the floor after I’d finished and have only just remembered that they’re the lower engine mount spacers—and things like the very similar Fig.2 MOTORCYCLE PROJECTS OFTEN LOOK A LOT MORE FINISHED THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE

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looking front and rear engine mounts benefit from having their function written on them (Fig.3). The last thing you want is for the frame to come back from powder coating or paint and discover that there’s a bracket that’s still just tacked on. Well, after terminal diseases, loony partners, the earth being hit by an asteroid, toothache, and opening the front door to discover that the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints has come to call, and probably a few other things too, so maybe not the last thing, but certainly not at all funny. When it comes to welding people tend to pay quite a lot of attention to technique, which is important, but skip over a few other things that are also essential to getting sound welds that look half decent. One of the most common complaints Fig.4 that I hear from people who are starting out to chances are that the shade is far too dark for you to see what’s weld is that they can’t see what they’re doing. The first thing going on. Shades come in grades and it’s easy to find tables to note here is that if you need glasses to read, you probably with the recommended shade for a given amperage, and it ought to wear them whilst welding, preferably behind the seems that for amperages between 60 and 160 when MIG mask. The next thing to consider is the mask. Firstly, there’s welding steel, most of those recommend a number 10 shade. usually a protective film thingy over the shade and that’s Most ‘supplied with the welder’ masks and helmets seem to there to protect the shade from weld spatter and fumes that come with a 13 or darker. Ambient lighting affects the ideal would otherwise deposit on the shade. As a result, they can choice of shade, too, which is another advantage of an auto- get pretty hard to see through, the auto-darkening hood I darkening helmet in that the value of the shade is adjustable currently use has one on the inside as well (Fig.4). Removing (Fig.5) but if you’re using a standard shade, then an LED them, lightly rubbing washing up liquid over the film with a work light might help you see what’s happening. The one I’m finger, rinsing them off and then patting them dry will often currently using is a cheapie from eBay, but I’m giving some improve things without adding any more scratches that make serious consideration to spending £80 or so on an ESAB True it look like you’re welding trough a bad SnapChat filter if you Colour helmet which seems to be a great helmet as long as have a plastic cover lens. you’re not trying to squeeze your head into small spaces while The next problem is the shade itself; if you’re using the wearing it. helmet that came with the welder when you bought it, Once you can see what you’re doing, then it helps if the A LOT OF THINGS ARE JUST TACKED IN PLACE AND NOT ALL OF THEM ARE THAT TACKED OR THAT IN PLACE

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Fig.8 TAKE SOME ADVICE FROM MR. MIYAGI IN THE ORIGINAL KARATE KID FILM AND DO SOME ‘WAX ON, WAX OFF’ PRACTICE Welder settings are another matter and the easy way is to look in the manual that came with the welder for the settings table. This will tell you what the manufacturer thinks the machine should be set at for various thicknesses, and may be even types, of material. Copying it and taping inside the lid of the wire compartment is a good idea. If you don’t have the manual, then spending a little time fiddling with settings for different thicknesses of steel until you find some with which you’re happy with is a worthwhile investment of time, especially if you write them down and keep a copy handy. Fig.7 Settings tables are a guide, not a set of instructions, but if welder is behaving itself. The two most common problems you have to use a wildly different setting then something is with a MIG that’s decided to misbehave all of a sudden are probably wrong somewhere. Remember that arc length and spatter build up in the shield and on the tip (Fig.6), and rusty wire thickness will affect the current at the arc, too. welding wire. As spatter builds up it affects the ability of Once you can see what you’re doing and the welder the welding gas to flow through the shield and can provide is purring away happily, the final piece of the puzzle is a shorter arc path for the welding current, neither of which positioning. Flopping around on the floor and bending into makes for a good weld, so it pays to clean the shield and the tip awkward positions is less than ideal. A cheapy folding work before you start in on a session of welding and also at intervals bench and a couple of clamps will hold a frame at a sensible through the job. If, despite having a clean shield and tip, you’re height and let you manoeuvre it into assorted positions to still getting stuttering and the wire burning back to stick to make welding various parts of it a lot easier. I put Skinny’s the tip, take a look at the spool of wire in the welder—if it’s frame on the bike lift and, as well as a clamp, I used an axle not bright shiny copper, that could well be your problem. If stand to help position it (Fig.7). With the frame located at a it’s rusty orange or wiping a bare finger over it leaves a rusty comfortable working height, I find that a wire cup brush on residue, it’s definitely a problem. the angle grinder gets rid of the inevitable surface rust quite Unwind the wire until you reach the shiny bit or replace happily (Fig.8), whereas Scotch-Brite or sandpaper can leave the spool. Keep spare spools in their packaging and in a dry bits wedged in the joint which upsets the weld. place, and putting a couple of sachets of silica gel in the wire As a final tip, take some advice from Mr. Miyagi in the compartment and changing them from time to time also helps original Karate Kid film and do some ‘wax on, wax off’ to minimise this problem. Of course, it might just be a worn practice. If you practice the hand movements with the torch in or dirty liner in the torch lead, so that’s worth checking by your hand before you start laying a bead, then you’re not taken making sure that the wire passes freely down the liner by by surprise by any unexpectedly awkward bits or the weld feeding it through by hand with the feed rollers released. disappearing from view. p

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WORDS: BOSUN PHOTOS: YODA & BOSUN BOSUN’S BIKE BONANZA THE PLOUGH, LOWER BEEDING, WEST SUSSEX That’s a wrap—the third and final Bosun’s Bike Bonanza

hy a wrap? Well, they say the best I have to say that I have been overwhelmed by things come in threes. Think of Bounty the support and attendance at these events. bars, the Fun Boy Three, three little With the Bonanza scheduled to start at pigs, the Three Degrees, three ring midday, I arrived early to find Yoda already circuses, the Three Amigos, our own there, along with several other bikes, because Wplanet which is the third rock from the sun and, of Mark the landlord of the Plough, had been course, Triumph triples. telling everyone it was an 11.30am start! So, we But it’s been a blast; it started out as such a simple bodged the sign up and sat back and waited. idea, just a chance to say thanks to all of those people And as ever they came, from classics such as at whom I point my camera through the year, but it an Ariel Golden Arrow to a Kuboto diesel engine seemed to grab everyone’s imagination. And it was custom, from Suzuki AP 50s to Harley chops, all of a simple notion. Find a pub—the Plough in Lower which won prizes. The bike park was soon full, the Beeding turned out to be an excellent choice, the fact burgers busily being eaten and huge smiles being that it has a thriving community of motorcyclists worn. That is what the day is about, a huge eclectic was a big help, and it holds several other events mix of bikes and trikes but, above all, a good time. and so has become a bit of a mecca for classic and Unfortunately, after two cracking years of vintage fans which did the BBB no harm at all. Invite sunshine, we had typical April spring-like weather, friends who quickly told other people who then which produced four seasons in an afternoon. told others. Add a few random prizes for Bike of The hailstorm just before 3pm was particularly the Hour (thanks to Mick for the idea of the bosun’s spectacular and many left then, but the hardcore whistles), a Landlord’s Choice and a rat bike award, stayed on and had an ace afternoon. Of course, although, in all honesty, I think people have wanted it would be wrong for us, to lay the blame on the the runner-up Easter eggs more than the main prizes! hailstorm on Ricky who persuaded Paul from Clean

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I promised my good lady that this was the last one, but then again…

My Ride to clean her bike (we think for the first time ever) but we will and we have. The landlord’s choice went to a lovely Yamaha RD250 and the Ratbike award (presented a bit early due to the hail) was given to Ben’s Zombie Hunter. It was nice to see a few bikes still sporting trophies from previous years and it was lovely to see Matt’s new build as well a superb radical chop, with amazing paint by Stig, but he tells me this will pale into insignificance to his next build. During the afternoon, there was a collection for the pub’s current charity which made £175 so well done all. Folk will now have to watch this space as to what Bosun does next. I promised my good lady that this was the last one, but then again I said the first was a one off… There may be something else; it may be different but similar; it may be the same—we shall see. Watch this space, as they say. p

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Manor Farm Café 7th June: Bristol Bike Night 4th June: And every Tuesday Bike Night at the Manor Farm at Fowlers Motorcycles, Bath thereafter. Two Wheel Bike 5th June: Surrey Bike Night Café, Manor Farm, Bellerby, Road, Bristol BS4 3DR. 5.30- Night at the Ox & Plough, at the Row Barge, Riverside, Leyburn, Lancashire DL8 5QH. 8.30pm. Live music, barbecue, The Green, Old Buckenham, Guildford, Surrey GU1 1LW. 5-8pm. Ring 01969 624705. café. Free entry. All welcome. Attleborough, Norfolk NR17 Live music, barbecue, trophy 1RN. 5-9pm. Call 01953 860970. for bike of the night. 7.30pm 6th June: Moddey Dhoo MCC’s 7-9th June: Chopper Club’s till late. Backpatch BPA. TT Motorcycle Show on the Shires Show at Tern Hill, Market 4th June: The Imperial Promenade, Peel, Isle of Man. Drayton, Shropshire TF9 2JQ. Tea Room Bike Night at 6th June: Savage Support Live band, food, drag bikes, club Custom show, live bands, the Imperial, The Square, Club’s Open Night at the Bell stands. 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All welcome. 7-9th June: Touching the Alliance Group’s Mid Devon Cloth 4 Rally at Frettenham 5th June: And every Bike Night at the Half Moon, 6-9th June: MACH Motorbike Village Hall, Church Road, Wednesday thereafter. Meriden Fore Street, Tiverton, Devon and Music Festival at Llanidloes Frettenham, Norfolk NR12 Bike Meet at the Heart of EX16 6LD. Good food, raffle, Rugby Club, Smithfield Road, 7NN. Bike and trike show, live England Social Club, Berkswell trophies for Best Biker Llanidloes, Mid Wales SY18 music, stalls, camping, cheap Road, Meriden, Coventry CV7 and Learner of the night. 6LQ. Live music, ride outs, bar, fancy dress competition. 7LB. Full bar, tea and coffee, 6.30pm till late. All proceeds green laning experience, quirky £11 prebook or £15 on the gate. barbecue, garden seating. 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Air show, Valkyrie Bar, Market Square, motor show, entertainment, 7YW. More details to follow. Cheshire CW12 3TW or by Evesham, Worcs WR11 4RW. military zone, fairground, Paypal from beartownbikers@ stalls, etc. 9am-6pm. Ring 7-9th June: Boring Old Fartz’ gmail.com. Ring 07838 13th June: Follow The Son’s 01483 542226 or see www. 18th Whistle with the Wind 790631. Bike and trikes only. Bike Night at the Engine House wingandwheels.net. Rally at Birmingham & Solihull Church, Cardrew Way, Cardrew Rugby Club, Forshaw Heath 8th June: Sligo & District Industrial Estate, Redruth, 16th June: NCC Southdowns’ Lane, Portway, Birmingham B94 MCC’s 42nd Emerald Rally Cornwall TR15 1AA. Food, tea and Headstock 3 at Crawley Rugby 5LH. Live music, trophies, silly at Jordans, Maugherow, Co coffee, pool, films, table tennis. Club, Willoughby Fields, games, real ale and ciders, 24 Sligo. See www.facebook. See www.facebook.com/FTSMM. Ifield Avenue, Crawley, West hour toilets and showers. £20 com/sligoanddistrict.mcc.3. Sussex RH11 7LX. Live music, on the gate. Ring 07967 292545 13th June: Plymouth Bike Night hot food, bar, bouncy castle. or see boringoldfartz.co.uk. 8th June: Tsunmai Riders at Plymouth Hoe, Plymouth, £2 on the gate. Ring 07968 MCC’s 11th Wave Custom Show Devon PL1 2PA. From 6pm. 251651 or 07802 416219. 7-9th June: GE MCC’s Sapphire at the Ship Inn, Cobham, Kent and Steel Rally at the Sloop DA12 3BW. Live music, raffle, 13th June: Charity Bike Night 16th June: Globe MCC’s Inn, Main Street, Temple Hurst, prizes, stalls. £3 minimum at the Knoxbridge, Cranbrook Father’s Day Bike Show in Selby, North Yorks YO8 8QN. donation. See tsunamiriders. Road, Frittenden, Kent TN17 Accrington Town Square, Live bands, rock disco, pub org.uk. In aid of second 2BT. Live music, prize for best Blackburn Road, Accrington, grub. £12.50 prebook or £15 Chance Animal Rescue. bike of the night. 7pm start. In Lancashire BB5 1LA. Trophies, on the gate. 175 limit. Tickets aid of Armed Forces Bikers. stalls, food, live music. (cheques payable to ‘GEMCC’) 8-9th June: Halfway Heroes 10.30am-3.30pm. Free entry, from Sapphire and Steel Rally, MCC’s Custom Show Take 2 13th June: North Devon MAG’s £2 to enter bike or trike in 1 Wyther Park Mount, Armley, at Lincoln Moorlands Sports Barnstaple Bike Night in the show. All proceeds to Great Leeds, West Yorks LS12 2RH. and Social Club, Newark Road, town square, Barnstaple, Devon Harwood Veterans Café Ring 07536 067571 or email Lincoln, Lincs LN6 8RT. Live EX32 8LN. Food, tea and and Little Hearts Matter. [email protected]. bands, stalls, Sunday ride out coffee. Free entry. From 6pm. to Brayford Bike Fest. £5 on 16th June: Haynes Bikers 7-9th June: Brothers MRC’s the gate plus £5 for camping. 14th June: South West Bike Breakfast Ride In at the 2019 Rally at Keynsham Rugby Scene’s Bike Night at the Queen’s Haynes International Motor Football Club, Bristol Road, 9th June: Cumbria Autojumble Head, Pinhoe Road, Exeter, Devon Museum. Museum café opens Keysham, Somerset BS31 at the Rural Auction Centre, EX4 7JQ. Large beer garden, at 9am. Ring 01963 440804 2BE. More details to follow. Crooklands, Cumbria LA7 7FP food, pool table, etc. from 6pm. or see www.himm.co.uk. (jn 36 of M6). £3.50 entry. 9am- 7-9th June: Beartown Bikers’ 1pm. Ring 07836 331324 or 01772 14-15th June: Midge Biter Rally 16th June: British Bike 3rd Bear’ly Standing Rally 323654 (6-8pm). See www. at Stornoway Golf Club, Lady Sunday at CMC Motorcycles at the Queens Arms, Bosley, sherrardclassicautojumbles. Lever Park, Stornoway, Isle of Chesterfield, Derwent Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 co.uk. Well behaved dogs Lewis HS2 0XP. Live bands, late Buildings, High Street, Clay 0NX. Live music, silly games, on leads welcome. bar, food, drink, silly games, Cross, Derbyshire S45 9DP. raffle, stalls, good food. £10 trophies, camping, Saturday ride Trophies, café, food. 10am- prebook or £15 on the gate. 9th June: Kent Modified Mash out, raffle. £20 prebook or £25 4pm. Ring 01246 860046 or 150 limit. Tickets (cheques Up High Performance Car on the hate. Ring 07966 457924. visit www.cmcbikes.com. payable to ‘Bear Town Bikers’) and Bike Show at Faversham Proceeds to the Hebridean from Bear’ly Standing Rally, Showground, Faversham, Kent Men’s Cancer Support Group. 16th June: Norton Natter & 11 Jersey Close, Congleton, ME13 9HY. Bikes, cars, ice cream Nosh at the Sammy Miller van, trade stalls, trophies, mini 14-14th June: Locomotive Motorcycle Museum, Bashley funfair, etc. £5 on the gate. MCC’s 40th Anniversary at the Cross Road, New Milton, 10am-4pm. For details ring Eternit Sports & Social Club, Hampshire BH25 5SZ. Free 07903 339466. In aid of Kent & Whaddon Road, Meldreth, parking, refreshments. Surrey Sussex Air Ambulance Herts SG8 5RL. Live music, Ring 01425 620777. and Help for Heroes. DJ, camping, bar food. £20 on the gate. Ring 07951 177002. 18th June: The Imperial 9th June: Lincoln Bike Fest Tea Room Bike Night at at Brayford Waterfront, 14-16th June: Raving Lunatics the Imperial, The Square, Lincoln, Lincs. Bike show, MCC’s Summer Bash at Retford, Notts DN22 6DQ. live music, trade and club Lazards, Stoneyford, County From 6pm. All welcome. stands. 10am-5pm. Email Kilkenny. Live music, secure [email protected]. camping, food wagons. 13 19th June: Poundbury Bike euros with patch. Ring 00353 Night at the Duchess of 9th June: Gawsworth Jesters’ 86 101 9286 or 00353 87 Cornwall, Queen Mother Square, Charity Ride Out. Meet at 992 9244 or see ‘Raving- Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset Meridian House, Roe Street, Lunatic-MCC’ on Facebook. DT1 3DD. Wine bar, car, pizza Congleton, Cheshire CW12 1PG van. 6-9pm. Ring 01305 757569. at 10am to leave at 11am. Bacon 15th June: Motor Cycle Road rolls, tea and coffee available Racing at Aintree Circuit, 20th June: Plympton

96 | 100% Biker | issue 247 | www.100-biker.com Bike Night at Plymouth £20 on the gate. Limited car beaufordvillagehall.co.uk. In aid Harley-Davidson, Eagle passes at £10 prebook. Ring of the Devon Air Ambulance. Road, Plymouth, Devon 07534 911887 or 01642 289153 PL7 5LY. From 6pm. or 07533 304101 or email 22nd June: OEM’s Empire [email protected]. Nights at Star Wing Brewery 20th June: Savage Support Hall Farm, Redgrave, Diss, Club’s Open Night at the Bell 21-23rd June: Ride Til We Norfolk IP22 1RJ. Local Inn, Weyhill Road, Weyhill, Rot Society’s Right Rotten beers and ales, food, Andover, Hampshire HP11 0PN. Piss Up at the Breighton electric motorcycle demos, Prize for bike of the night, food, Ferry, Breighton, Selby, North music, etc. 5-10pm. soft drinks, coffee, bar. 6-9pm. Yorlshire YO8 6DH. Custom bike and trike show, live bands, rock 22nd June: Rockin’ The Shires 21-22nd June: HAMC Wessex’s disco, camping, food and trade at Birch Coppice Miners Summer Solstice Ale ‘n’ Cider stalls. £10 prebook only. Tickets Social Welfare Club, Watling Fest at Roots Garden Centre, (cheques payable to Martyn Street, Dordon, Tamworth, Priors Court Road, Hermitage, Barrow-Esterling) with SAE Staffs B78 1SY. Custom Newbury, Berkshire RG18 9TG. from President RTWR Society, show, live music, raffle, late Live music, DJ, food, custom 11 Sandhall Drive, Goole, East bar, camping. £8 prebook bike show, tug o’ war. £10 Yorks DN14 5HY. See ‘Ride Til or £10 on the gate. Email prebook or £15 on the gate. We Rot Society’ on Facebook. [email protected]. Tickets (cheques payable to Yorks BD23 1UD. £3.50 entry. ‘HA Wessex’) with an SAE from 21-23rd June: The 33rd 22nd June: Memorial Mass 9am-1pm. Ring 07836 331324 Summer Solstice, 69 St Peter’s Farmyard Party at Duncombe for All Lost Bikers at the or 01772 323654 (6-8pm). See Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire Park, Helmsley, North Yorks. Church of the Assumption, www.sherrardclassicautojumbles. RG8 1PA. For more details ring £37 prebook or £50 on the Moyvane, Listowel, Co Kerry. co.uk. 07763 807915 or see www. gate. Ring 0800 988 3199 or 4.30pm. Refreshments hellsangelsmcwessex.com. see www.farmyardparty.com. afterwards at the Kingdom 23rd June: MSC Motorcycles’ Bar, Church Street, Listowel. Charity Ride. Leave from Lee 21-23rd June: Antelope MCC’s 21-23rd June: Exiles Cumbria Ring 00353 87 936 8107. Mill Industrial Estate, Ivybridge, 75th Anniversary Rally at MCC’s Ragnarock Rally 6 at Plymouth, Devon PL21 9PE Berkswell and Balsall Rugby Silloth Rugby Club, Silloth, 22nd June: NCC Somerset’s at midday for 40-mile run Football Club, Meer End, Cumbria CA7 4BL. Bike show, Cheddar Custom & Classic finishing at MSC Motorcycles, Kenilworth, Warks CV8 1NQ. live music, axe throwing, archery, Bike Show at the Riverside Unit 14 Lister Mill Business Live bands, games, barbecue, stalls. £15 prebook or £20 on Inn, Cheddar, BS27 3PX. Park, Lister Close, Newnham Elvis tribute, showers, 24 the gate. Tickets (cheques 11am start. £3 on the gate. Ind Estate, Plympton, Devon hour security. £12 prebook payable to ‘Exiles Cumbria’) Ring 07584 560129. PL7 4BA for classic display, or £15 on the gate. Call 07811 from Craig, 6 Croasdale Avenue, raffle and refreshments. 953817 or 079331 199006. Whitehave, Cumbria CA28 9SL. 22-23rd June: South Coast £3 donation. In aid of the Ring 07736 461239 or see www. Smile Wheels Show at Devon Air Ambulance. 21-23rd June: Sarum Bikers’ facebook.com/ExilesCumrbia. Highbridge Farm, Highbridge Summer Solstice Rally at Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire 23rd June: Romney Marsh Laverstock and Ford Sports 21-23rd June: Snatch MCC’s SO50 6HN. Classic bikes, Classic Show and Bike Jumble Club, Church Road, Salisbury, 29th Snatch Rally at Wirral fairground rides, stalls, etc. at Hamstreet, near Ashford, Wiltshire SP1 1QX. Live Rugby Club, Thornton Common All proceeds to Southampton Kent TN26 2JD. 10am start. music, bike show, rock disco, Road, Birkenhead, Wirral CH63 Children’s Hospital Charity. See www.elk-promotions. rally games, bouncy castle, 0LT. £12 prebook. Tickets co.uk or ring 01797 344 277. archery, stall, bonfire. £10 (cheques payable to ‘Snatch 22-23rd June: Balor Demons prebook or £15 on the gate. MCC’) from Snatch Rally, 20 MCC’s 9th Hole in the Road 23rd June: The South of Ring 07518 638186 or 07921 Woodsome Drive, Whitby, Rally at High Nellies, Milltown, England Classic Vehicle Show 854834 or see ‘Summer Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH65 Garryhill, Co Carlow, Ireland. at the Bannatyne Hotel, Battle Solstice Rally’ on Facebook. 6QD. See www.snatchmcc. Live bands, can deals, stalls, Road, Battle, East Sussex com or ring 07759 579465. camping. 10 euros on the gate TN38 8EA. 10am-3pm. Ring 21-23rd June: Estonians MCC’s or 12 euros including patch. 01424 851222 or email events. 10th Barnstormer Rally at 22nd June: Beaford Motorcycle Ring 00353 85 775 2464. [email protected]. High Farm, Coal Lane, Elwick, Show, Beaford Village Hartlepool, Teesside TS27 3HD. Hall, Beaford, Devon EX19 23rd June: Mono Motorcycle 23rd June: Demons MC South Bike show, live bands, stalls, 8LU. Live music, trophies, Breakfast Club at Unit 4-5, New Yorks’s Barnsley Bike Show cheap late bar. £15 prebook or food. 12-4pm. See www. Barn Offices, Chichester, West at the Cortonwood Miners Sussex PO18 9DA. 8.30-11.30am. Welfare Club, Knollbeck Lane, Brampton, Bierlow, Barnsley, 23rd June: Rickman South Yorks S73 0TP. Custom Enthusiasts Day at the Sammy show, live music, stalls, bar, Miller Motorcycle Museum, food. Free entry. 10am-4pm. Bashley Cross Road, New See www.facebook.com/ Milton, Hampshire BH25 BarnsleyBikeShow2019. 5SZ. Trophies, free parking, refreshments, stalls. 10am-4pm. 23rd June: St Ives Festival Ring 01425 620777. In aid of of Motorcycles at Johnsons the Hampshire Air Ambulance of Old Hurst, Church Street, and Oakhaven Hospice. Huntingdon, Cambs PE28 8AF. Live music, trade and club 23rd June: MK BikeShow at stands, refreshments. 10am- Stadium MK, Stadium Way 4pm. See www.sifom.org. In East, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, aid of MAGPAS and the RBL. Bucks MK1 1ET. Local dealer, clubs, show bikes, stalls. 24th June: The Admiral’s Bike 10am-6pm. Free entry. Ring Night at the Admiral Drake, 07735 053289 or see www. Kingston Crescent, Portsmouth, mkbikeshow.co.uk. Supporting Hampshire PO2 8DH. Thames Valley Air Ambulance. 25th June: Bike Night at the 23rd June: Skipton Autojumble Valkyrie Bar, Market Square, at Skipton Auction Mart, Evesham, Worcs WR11 4RW. Gargrave Road, Skipton, North

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es, it’s true, bikers are born grandchild to their faithful passes away. In my case this big softies. There’s a hound for the first time. When my happened over the May Day Bank public perception that son and his missus brought their Holiday weekend when our Bamba Y bikers are the scum of son home, our dogs, Bamba and suddenly and without warning the earth, will rob you Charlie, were excited to welcome fell ill. We spoke to an emergency blind, beat you up, sell you our newest family member into vet who gave us some advice and drugs and have their wicked our home. (Our cat, Tilly, just a number to ring for the local pet way with your nearest and looked and you could sense she ambulance so we could take him dearest. Whilst some of that was wondering how to train the there. But, while we were waiting, may be true, there comes a little one to fetch food and water for Bamba’s health deteriorated rapidly time when none of it is true her and do her bidding. Cats eh?) and before the pet ambulance could and it occurs in a few different Bamba and Charlie have reach us, he passed away in our circumstances, two of which welcomed a few of our arms. Bikers cry, too. A lot. have happened to me recently. grandchildren home and had Bamba was a rescue dog who A biker will turn into a great their first sniff and a quick lick came to live with us a few years big softie when seeing their of the top of their head. The back. My brother-in-law and his newborn child or grandchild bond they have is strong and partner had got him from the Dogs for the first time. My son has they soon get into a routine Trust a couple of years previously, become a dad and, while we of sitting nearby, guarding but a move into a flat had meant both do our best to be rufty and the little ones from harm. Bamba needed a new home. He tufty, the pair of us turned to Yep, I turned all gooey when instantly fitted in to our large mush when he introduced his I saw how gentle Charlie and family and took his responsibilities mum and me to his new son, Bamba were towards our new as doorbell, child minder and our umpteenth grandchild. Talk grandchild. That’s probably all-year-round moulter very about melt. I have been proud to the difference between a pet seriously. He was a crossbreed; hold each and every one of my and a member of the family. part German Shepherd, part grandchildren within a day of Dogs aren’t stupid, despite our Husky, total gentleman. Grav is well- their birth and had a chat to say Charlie trying his best to prove The cycle of life is always known to many as one of hello and tell them how lucky otherwise. They know their reminding us that we need to the stalwarts they are to have great parents. place in our family and they do it cherish every moment we have with of the rally My wife and I are incredibly well. Bamba would take a peek our loved ones. Be they human or scene, keen proud of our family and at our little one in his Moses animal, we consider them family advocate of basket and then look around as the NABD and especially our ever-increasing and whether it is at the start of their now a 100% number of grandchildren and though he was asking us had we life, or at the end, bikers will melt freelancer I am sure I will be turning to been looking after him properly? into marshmallow when we meet sneaking up on mush a few more times in the Dogs are very expressive if you for the first time or say our final you at rallies. future as our family grows. know how to read them. goodbye. We put a lot of effort into He’s also an all-round good Bikers will ger a little soppy Bikers will definitely turn to brotherhood, but family is everything bloke, and, when they introduce their new mush when a dear family member and there will always come a time in his role as when family comes first and turn the indefatigable most hard and righteous of bikers admin, he now helps to We put a lot of effort into into big softies. That is an emotion to keep both the be cherished always. 100% Biker brotherhood, but family is Facebook page Dedicated to friends and family we and forum in everything and there will always order. He likes have loved and lost. It’s an honour to custard. come a time when family comes first be a part of their life.

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