Back Street Heroes

Back Street Heroes
Back Street Heroes is the UK’s biggest-selling and best custom bike magazine. We cover all styles of custom bikes and the custom biker lifestyle. Subscribe here.

Spine Crippler – 1979 Yamaha XS650

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Nik Samson

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9th December 2022

Although he calls it ‘Spine Crippler’, the legend on the tank of Jason Williamson’s XS650 reads ‘Deathwish’ – something that a lot of folk may agree with when they realise his bike’s seriously lacking in the front brake department…
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Donations wanted for Ace Café London’s Christmas Toy Run

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Alex Bestwick

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29th November 2022

Ace Café London’s annual Xmas Toy Run is back in December for it’s 25th year.
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January Issue

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Alex Bestwick

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29th November 2022

Take a look at the best custom bikes of old in the January issue of Back Street Heroes!
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Merlin Warren cargos

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Alex Bestwick

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1st November 2022

I’ve always preferred combats/cargos to jeans ‘cos… I dunno really, I just have – some people are natural jeans wearers, I’m a natural combats/cargos wearer… it’s the extra pockets, I think, s I rarely remember to bring a bag to put stuff in.
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December issue

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Alex Bestwick

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1st November 2022

Take a look at the best custom bikes of old in the December issue of Back Street Heroes!
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Series 11 of the Motorbike Show Starts 5th October

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Alex Bestwick

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23rd September 2022

Series 11 of The Motorbike Show has been rescheduled and will now start on ITV4 on Wednesdays at 9pm from 5th October.
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Biker tatts wanted!

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Alex Bestwick

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8th September 2022

We’ve noticed of late that you lot haven’t really sent pics of your tatts, especially your biker tatts, into Readers Lives, and we’d like to get a few in, y’know?
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Preview: October issue of Back Street Heroes Magazine

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Alex Bestwick

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30th August 2022

Take a look at the best custom bikes of all in the October issue of Back Street Heroes! Back Street […]
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FIND THIS CHOP!

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Alex Bestwick

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16th August 2022

Porky, who built the glorious Shovelhead elsewhere in this issue, as mentioned in the article, built a 750/4 chop back […]
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Kathin

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Web Editor

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10th August 2022

I built this bike originally around eight years ago for a mate who was recovering from an operation and wanted me to let him pay weekly, and help build the bike as something to help him get stronger. It’s not something I’d do normally, but it felt like the right thing to do, so…
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