Darren Hendley

About to enter into its sixth running, the Carole Nash Winter Classic event – supported by Classic Bike Guide magazine – has become one of the favourite dates on the show calendar. Stunning bikes, several traders and star racers will all come under one roof on the first full weekend of 2017, with the Carole…

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BACK IN THE DAY, you were either warm and dry (with an oh-so-not-sexy shiny Rukka suit) or classically cool (in every sense) in a leaky black leather jacket. The latest clothing range from Knox combines both style and weather-protection with an innovative new system of layering, to add flexible armour to your riding ensemble. The…

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THE K612 BATTERY CONTROLLER is one of those unfathomably brainy bits of kit which is so sophisticated that it might spontaneously develop its own intelligence, so don’t be surprised if you find it presenting Top Gear next month. All the BC range of automatic smart chargers are a cut above the usual trickle chargers –…

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THE BIKE SHED almost defies definition. It’s a loose organisation of like-minded riders committed to all types of modified machines. It’s a London-based club, with a permanent club/bar/restaurant/music venue in Shoreditch, celebrating all that’s good about two-wheel culture. And it’s rapidly becoming a ‘brand’. Bike Shed is also a London show, now in its third…

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THE ANNUAL KEMPTON PARK show and bike jumble attracted its fair share of interesting machinery. From the unique to the ubiquitous, the pristine to the patinated, there was something to delight, intrigue and inform anyone who had even a passing interest in two-wheeled transport. Many marques were represented in the private entry exhibits and on…

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FORMER SOLDIER Colin Stinson plans to ride 5000 miles around the coast of Britain in 25 days, aboard his 1967 Metisse scrambler. He’s raising funds for ABF The Soldiers’ Charity. Says Colin: “I had a very full career in the Army and to me they are my second family. “This rideout will give me a…

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