Kickback

Renowned motorcycle journalist and former Built and Classic Bike magazine editor Gary Pinchin has joined forces with Lorne Cheetham, the visionary behind the acclaimed Kickback Custom Show, to launch a stunning new magazine celebrating the art, craft, and lifestyle of custom-built motorcycles. As a subscriber, you’ll receive each issue before it hits the newsstands - delivered free to your device.

Kickback

Maxing out the Pooch • Early daze in a two-stroke haze

Let’s split • It can be one hell of an adrenaline rush speeding through hazardous urban traffic on an old skool chopper, but, as this band of bikers have found, it’s out on the open road where the fun really starts…..

RIDING SHOTGUNS • Royal Enfield’s chosen builders gave it both barrels when they took to the wild side to create three stripped-down, hopped-up, tarmac terrors

ALWAYS SOMETHING • Built by: Icon Motorsports Base model: Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

SAWN OFF SHOTGUN • Built by: Medaza Cycles Base model: Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

SAMURAI • Built by: Takuya Aikawa, SureShot Base model: Royal Enfield Shotgun 650

PREACHING to the CONVERTED • Celebrating modded muscle bikes in the cathedral of custom culture

Hap Alzina would be delighted • If BSA’s West Coast distributor were still around to create a resto-rod BSA, Jets Forever reckon it would have looked just like this

The Hap Alzina connection • Research carried out by the BSA Owners’ Club reveals that Jets’ BSA A10 passed through the famous US West Coast distributor’s hands

Lotta torque about... • Jets Forever commissioned this 1970 Norton ‘MkIV-R Commando 900’ to fit their ‘Monterey Class’ street racer vibe

SPANDAU BALLET TONTI’S TARANTELLA • Side Rock Cycles specialise in pepping up classic, shaft-drive twins. Here’s two fine examples of their work...

TITAN • BMW Motorrad’s R 1300 sprint racer project

KICKING BACK AT SAMMY’S PLACE • Weirdness and wonderment in the courtyard of custom

REWRITING HISTORY • How some of the legendary British brand’s most iconic bikes are being reimagined for the 21st century

Rad does rad • Indian Motorcycle partner with custom builders Forever Rad to unveil a bespoke Chieftain PowerPlus for country music star Tyler Hubbard

Street fighter • Kraus Motor Co’s Chieftain PowerPlus for former UFC champion Cody Garbrandt

Rolling away* • This Chieftain PowerPlus custom was created by Jeremy ‘Twitch’ Stenberg for pro-skateboarding legend, Ryan Sheckler

IL GRAN FINALE • Crowd numbers surged as choppers took centre stage at Lignano’s off-road festival

High-speed heritage • How fast will a heavyweight Bagger, even one prepped for road racing, go? Indian Motorcycle discovered the answer in a record-breaking run at Bonneville

A little bit of BOSSA NOVA • If doom metal had a flagship motorcycle then this Triumph from Shibuya Garage in São Paulo, Brazil would be it. You can imagine its slow tempo tickover creating a dense, growling, oppressive atmosphere before being let loose on the blacktop with the frenzy of a Dimebag Darrell solo. And yet... Shibuya Garage’s Teydi Deguchi, the leader of the team behind this build, proclaims a touch of Bossa Nova aided the work!

IDLE REVIVAL • Free and fabulous. Idle Torque’s first open day fest was a blast

70 INSPIRED HERITAGE • Yamaha celebrated its 70th anniversary this year. The company has an amazing history of motorcycle racing successes and, in recent years, many of the legendary custom bike builders around the globe, inspired by Yamaha’s Faster Sons and Yard Built initiatives, have leaned heavily on the legacy of the firm’s sporting prowess. Here’s a selection of those custom projects, and the...