April 2024

Contents

6 ROCK & BLUES –
SUNSHINE (MOSTLY) IN DERBYSHIRE…

12 VW BEETLE BIKE –
ONE-OFF FLAT-FOUR ENGINED BIKE

18 THE HOOK UP –
THE KOOL KIDS PARTY HEARTY IN WELSH WALES

24 GOLD-PLATED ULTIMA –
HOPE YOU’VE GOT YOUR SUNNIES TO HAND?

28 BARREL BIKERS’ CUSTOM SHOW –
CUSTOM BIKES IN MILK N’ BEANS

32 XJR 1300 YAM –
MARITIME THEMED SCOTTISH HARDTAIL

36 INDIAN RIDERS FEST ADVERTORIAL –
DETAILS OF THE FORTHCOMING PARTY

40 WILTSHIRE ALLIANCE RALLY –
 LOTS OF FOLK GATHER IN SALISBURY, THANKFULLY NO RUSSIANS…

44 FLATHEAD HARLEY –
STUNNING ONE-OFF RETRO MODERN CHOPPER

54 WORLINGWORTH BIKE SHOW –
GIBBY WORKS HIS BUTT OFF ON A SATURDAY…

56 TURBO GSX-R HARDTAIL –
DOUBLE- ‘ARD BASTARD PAR EXCELLANCE

62 AUTISM ANGLIA SHOW –
NIK LOST IN THE SUFFOLK HINTERLANDS…AGAIN

64 KAWASAKI ELIMINATOR 500 ROAD-TEST –
RIDING THE NEW CRUISER IN (NOT VERY) SUNNY SPAIN

68 ALDE VALLEY CLASSIC SHOW –
GIBBY, AGAIN, BUT RELAXING ON A SUNDAY

Regulars

50 SPREAD –
AN ARTISTICTYPE POSTER FOR YOU TO PUT ON YER WALL

52 SUBSCRIBE TO BSH
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70 TANK ART –
SOME OF THE BEST EXAMPLES OF BIKE ART AROUND

72 MR BRIDGES’ MOTORCYCLE DIARIES –
THE GURU IMPARTS MORE OF HIS KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANICING

76 FICTION – DRIFT GETS A BIT SPOOKY…

80 NEWS –
ALL THE LATEST FROM THE CUSTOM BIKE WORLD

82 PRODUCTS –
 LOADS OF GOOD STUFF FOR YOU TO SPEND YOUR HARDEARNED ON

84 LETTERS –
READERS WRITE, AND NIK STRUGGLES TO DECIPHER THEIR HANDWRITING

86 EVENTS –
STILL BLEAK OUT THERE, BUT IT’S GETTING BETTER!

90 READERS LIVES –
YOUR LIVES IN PICTURES

94 MAG NEWS –
THE LATEST COLUMN BY THE MAG NATIONAL CHAISE LONGUE… SORRY, CHAIR

95 DEVIL’S ADVOCATE –
AN OPINION THAT DISAGREES WITH OTHERS SO THERE’LL BE AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION…

96 REMINISCING –
MEMORIES OF THE DISREPUTABLE YEARS OF BIKING

97 NEXT MONTH –
JUST TO WHET YOUR APPETITE…

98  RICK HULSE -
THE MUSINGS OF ONE OF THE MOST ELOQUENT THINKERS IN BIKERDOM