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On a motorbike, much like everywhere else, stuff wears out. Some stuff wears out quickly (tyres, brake pads, one’s patience with classic bikes), but other stuff takes time. Forks pit, suspension loses its bounce, paint fades, and switchgear, as if possessed by Beelzebub himself, just stops working. Yes, you’ll take them apart, clean their contact points, ride around for another little while in perfect happiness, but mark my words, they’ll f …

During a build, one of the things that I’ve noticed is often left as an afterthought is your seat. Usually, what happens is that you plan the build, build it, go over-budget, swear a lot, finish it in the nick of time and then either make changes, ride round on it for a while, or sell it because you’re bored, or want to start a new project. However, changing the seat, for some really quite strange reason, is a somewhat cathartic process. It …

Picture the scene…. it’s autumn, your hands (& other bits too) are getting somewhat chilled by the changing climate and your extremities are always the first ones to be affected. So, you wear thicker clothing, but that doesn’t deflect the wind, just barrier it to an extent. For your hands (which are jolly important for a variety of reasons), you can fit heated grips, but they only warm your palms, rather than the whole hand.A good set of …

OK, so at some point in a custom build, you’ll more than likely change your headlight. It may be for reasons of vanity – a large, imposing headlight with, say, a mesh or prison style grill really makes your bike in the same way as a set of wheels does on a car. It may be because you’ve had an accident, or bought a bike half way through its project build and the guy’s run out of money to finish it. However, changing the headlight catalyses o …