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Ruby

It’s over four years since I first photographed this bike and, while I have a rule of not shooting the same bike twice (unless they are radically different to the original), for this Harley I will make an exception. After all, this incarnation of Patsy McArdle’s Ruby is even better than the first!

Green With Envy

Regular readers of this magazine will know that the lads at Bristol Bobbers do like a Yamaha DragStar. After all, as they say, what’s not to like? In their words, “they make perfect reliable, cost-effective cool bobber conversions.”

The Blue 'Max

It was some fifteen years ago that I bought this bike as a stock, full power V-Max. I hitched a ride to Southampton, bought the ’Max and rode it back to Cornwall! Back then it had just 8000 miles on the clock and although I’d always intended to customise it [Steve is a member of NCC Kernow, so the customising part goes without saying. Ed], I never thought that it would turn out the way that it has…

Racing Into The Past

In this issue devoted to V-twins, we are delighted to bring you one rather special V-twin engined motorcycle, particularly because many of you will never have seen one of these motors before

Crazy Junk

When you receive an invitation to participate in a Biker Build Off at the same time that you are planning to do a bit of spring cleaning in your workshop, then it’s as if the planets are fortuitously colliding

Electromobility Evolution

How ABB is positioning itself at the forefront of a practical global e-mobility infrastructure.

Lotus Returns

Lotus’ first new model in 11 years is electric, crazy, and everything we’ve always wanted.

Mini Cooper SE

Mini’s first electric car comes in at an attractive price point, finds Jonathan Musk

Honda E

Honda’s adorable electric car certainly looks the business, but is it more than just skin deep, asks Jonathan Musk?

Renault Zoe

Renault’s updates transform the new ZOE into a premium hatchback that just happens to be electric, discovers Jonathan Musk.

Tesla Model 3

It’s been a long wait for the Model 3, but can it live up to the hype after all this time?

War Pigs

SOME BIKES ARE WORTH MORE THAN - THEY'RE ABOUT THE FEELINGS THEY INVOKE IN YOU, THE WAY THEY MAKE YOU OPEN THE GARAGE AND SEE THEM EACH TIME OR THE WAY YOU FEEL WHEN YOU'RE RIDING THEM...

South West Chopper Fest

DEEP IN THE BLACKDOWN HILLS ON THE DEVON/ SOMERSET BORDER, SIGNS OF HUMAN OCCUPATION GO BACK SO FAR EVEN THE ROMANS ARE CLASSED AS NEWCOMERS.

The Farmyard Party

THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLK OUT THERE WHO, IF YOU ASK THEM, ’LL TELL YOU THAT THEY DON’T LIKE BIG RALLIES; THAT THESE DAYS THEY ONLY GO TO THE SMALL ONES, BECAUSE THE BIG ONES ARE TOO IMPERSONAL, TOO BUSY, AND YOU CAN’T RELAX. I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I’D SURMISE THAT THESE PEOPLE’VE NEVER BEEN TO THE FARMYARD PARTY.

Ride Choppers Or Fork Off!

IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE HAD A BIT OF A ROUND-UP OF THE BEST OF THE SCANDINAVIAN CHOPPER SCENE SO WE’VE SCORED THREE OF THE SEXIEST LONGFORK CHOPPERS ON THE PLANET – BIKES THAT, AS ANY FULE NOSE, THE NORDICS ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD AT.

Minas Royale

TO SUGGEST THAT CUSTOM MOTORCYCLE SCENE IS NOW A TRULY GLOBAL ENTERPRISE MIGHT BE STATING THE OBVIOUS, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE ACTUALLY VERY FEW PEOPLE WHO REALISE EXACTLY HOW ALL-ENCOMPASSING THAT PHRASE IS.

A Bike That We'd Really, Really Want

The longer we spend mucking about with bikes, and with likeminded motorcycle enthusiasts, then the greater the likelihood that one of our mates ends up owning a bike that we’d really, really want.

Dealer Spotlight Scoots And Soul

Scoots and Soul are relatively new kids on the block in the great scheme of things. They are what could accurately be described as specialist dealers manufacturing in-house, handmade Lambretta seats, with comfort as a priority.

‘Instant' Extension Launches Churnet Valley Push To Leek

AFTER years of planning and negotiations, the first 659ft of the Churnet Valley Railway’s (CVR) eagerly awaited £1 million extension into Leek has carried its first passengers.

The Spirit Of ST Trinian's

Gareth Evans talks to well-known professional photographer Jack Boskett about how he attempted to capture the feel of the original 1966 Great St Trinian’s Train Robbery film in 2019 through a series of black andwhite photographs. All photographs by Jack Boskett.

Severn Valley Gala Success Despite Fires And Failures

Superb weather, azure skies and the first hints of seasonal colour changes, combinedwith crowd-pleasing visiting locomotives, ensured that the Severn Valley Railway’s September 19-22 steam gala was the perfect curtain-raiser for the autumn special events season, writes Paul Appleton.

Was This The Best Moors Autumn Gala Ever?

The long-awaited return of BR Standard 9F No. 92134 after 53 years out of steam, plus stunning displays by visiting and home fleet locomotives set in spectacular upland landscapes turning to autumn gold, made the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s showpiece September 26-29 event one of the finest of its kind ever held on the heritage line. And with ticket sales a third up, it proved a credit to the British tourist sector, writes Roger Melton.

Setting the scene

Characterised by fat rear tyres tucked under stock wings, Pro Street has been a popular car trend since the 1970s, though it remains relatively uncommon in the VW scene. But who knows, the stunning 2332cc ’53 Oval you see here could be about to change all that...

Steam's Polish Indian Summer

A Wolsztyn Experience – 1000 miles of main line steam in four days. Poland continues to make it happen but for how long? Rodney Towers gives an update in words and pictures on this acclaimed British-led venture which is keeping alive the last ‘real’ steam operation in Europe.

BLUE MONDAY

When Giles Smith decided it was time to build the Bug of his dreams he called in the professionals and, as you can see, the guys at Creative Coachworks certainly delivered the goods… and then some!

Southern Cream Makes Great Central Dream Gala!

VISITING Southern Railway 4-4-0 duo Schools V4-4-0 No.926 Repton and LSWRT9 No.30120 proved to be the crowd-pulling stars of the show at the Great Central Railway’s (GCR) October3-6 autumn steam gala.

Mersea Island Scooter Rally 2019

Carnage… absolute carnage. Mersea Island Scooter Rally 2019 was as bonkers this year as it has always been. Jamie Godley illuminates…

GROUND CONTROL

A chance conversation with a family friend lead Neil Wilkinson to this unfinished project. Two decades on Neil says it’s still ‘unfinished business’, only this time he’s talking about his PB on the quarter mile

Returning Can PAC To The ALPS!

Gareth Evans learns about the project to return to action the Mid-Hants Railway’s flagship locomotive, No. 35005 Canadian Pacific – a National Lottery Heritage Fund-supported scheme, which includes the restoration of two Southern Railway carriages and a package of engagement, interpretation and education, which will help secure the future of the line.

The Bob Keeler Sportsman Combination

Bolting a cumbersome sidecar and unwieldy chassis may not be the most obvious of choices for a performance machine, but for many it was the conversion of option for track-oriented action without sacrificing family friendly practicality.