The Bike Shed Moto Show started back in 2013, created by a dozen amateur motorbike enthusiasts and held under the railway arches a few hundred yards from the current BSMC brick-and-mortar location in Shoreditch, London. There were 55 bikes and 3000 attendees.
Fast forward to 2025, and the Bike Shed Moto Show now attracts some 20,000 visitors, with more than 250 custom bikes, eight bars, five bands, twenty food and drink vendors, five barbers, and fifteen tattoo artists — all inside Tobacco Dock, a Grade 1 warehouse in London’s East End.
“What hasn’t changed is the team behind the event. The BSMC team still runs the entire show, with a volunteer force of members and ex-BSMC staff. We do all we can to make the event better every year, and remain one of the best moto shows in the world, as well as being good value for money, for attendees and participants.” -BSMC
This year, we were fortunate to have Roberto Garagarza (@roga______/) as our man on the ground once again. Roberto got so many photos he sending them in batches. Today we’re thrilled to present Round 1 from the Bike Shed Moto Show!
ONI V1: 1986 BMW R80 from Oni Motorcycles (@keiferprice)
- Custom built BMW R80 everything handmade engraved brass and steel with chromed Benelli style tank and tracker seat unit.
- Distressed handmade leather seat with brass insert
- Professionally made to fit and sleeved KTM WP forks hand polished spacers made to allow original airhead wheels
- Single mono shock WP KTM machined to fit
TKC 80 tyres fitted - Magazine featured also show winner
- Completely rebuilt engine with new pushrod tubes fresh rings, gaskets and seals/ rubbers all way through, heads where vapour blasted as well as numerous other parts while engine disassembled
- Rebuilt carbs and polished
- Started off as ex police bike
- Custom headlight fabricated from old rocker cover milled and fitted with twin led
- TIG welded stainless exhausts made in-house with brass insert made on the lathe
- Also made in house on the lathe combination of brass, grips, rear sets with shifters and pegs.
- Will require wiring new clutch cable and have priced accordingly
- Great as a showpiece with some minor works for road use
For sale: https://uk.customclassifieds.cc/listing/1986-bmw-r80-scrambler-tracker/
L’Azzurra: Ducati ST3 from Neil Brookson (@padoli67)
- Recent respray in azure blue
- Bespoke hand fabricated steel fuel tank
- Vacuum formed ABS seat unit
- Powder coated satin black frame, wheels and other parts
- Modified rear subframe
- Akrapovic GP Series end cans
- New Yuasa battery
- LSL Eighties style headlight and clamps
- LSL high rise clip on handlebars
- TEC CNC Bar End Mirrors
- K&N pod air filters
- Mapped ECU
- 21,900 miles
- MOT until July 2025
For sale: https://uk.customclassifieds.cc/listing/ducati-st3-2/
1981 Yamaha DT250 Supermoto from Ryan Alfie
Cub X-2: 1991 Honda Cub 50 from Oni Motorcycles (@keiferprice)
- This one is a hard to part with build
- Started as a legendary Honda cub
- Finished in bare metal and brass
- Hand sanded/polished
- Side plates hand engraved in brass
- Running riding and on the road just requires fresh fuel!
- Handmade exhaust, internal throttle with brass grips made on a tiny Myford 1920’s ml4 lathe.
- Trike rear end from a Honda monkey.
- Front end from a Honda Monkey hand sanded and polished
- Hidden GPS speedo within the custom made seat
- Brass pegs and twisted metal hand shifter made in house
- Brass and Ali headlight
- Now the engine is semi automatic 125cc hand polished stripped back machined where possible and heads ported while apart
- Now it’s no speed demon but this thing gets more attention when out than any other bike I’ve owned/ built lol and just looks like a toy when parked up
- Needs to go to a new home where it can be appreciated
For Sale: https://uk.customclassifieds.cc/listing/1990-honda-c50-custom-cub/
Oslo: 1998 H-D Sportster “XL53C Cafe Racer” from MW Customs (@makaiwink)
Lily Munster: 2006 Ducati Monster 695 from Valkyrie Paintworks & Moto V Ducati
Suzi Turbo: 1991 Suzuki GSX-R1100 from Jonny Davies
EMESCO SB-11: Featured here on BikeBound!
Problem Child: 1984 BMW R80RT from CKM Designs
Loki: 1991 Honda VTR1000 from Survivor Customs
- Built as a road-going race bike
- No expense spared in the build
- Braking brake components
- Talon Excel wheel set
- Full custom frame, tank, exhaust, etc.
- Tank hand painted
For sale: https://uk.customclassifieds.cc/listing/vtr-tracker/
Knobbly Bob: 2020 H-D Fat Bob 1898 from Traveller Werks
Vanden Plas: Honda CD200 Benly from Valkyrie Paintworks
Iron Ore: 1980 Honda CB750 DOHC from Steelworx Motorcycles
- Modified front end with fat bars and aftermarket headlight and digital speedo.
- SOHC Honda tank modified to fit the frame with a Hurley custom seat fitted.
- Hydraulic clutch conversation
- Triumph bobber rear mudguard and light.
- All electrics moved under tank.
- Battery now under rear of the engine.
- Frame and some other parts powder coated and apart from the tank any other parts have been sprayed with cerakote.
- Carbs have been fully rebuilt.
- New starter clutch also fitted and bike is tax and MOT exempt as listed as historic. Willing to deliver anywhere in the UK by myself if asking price met
For sale: https://uk.customclassifieds.cc/listing/cb750-dohc-3/
Short and Sweet: 1992 Yamaha XV750 from Steelworks Motorcycles
- XV750 twin shock cafe racer
- Yamaha R1 front end
- Clip on bars
- Aftermarket headlight
- Koso dash
- Z650 tank
- Seat done by Hurley custom seats
- Universal Harley front mudguard fitted as rear mudguard
- XJR1300 rear shocks.
- I’ve ridden this bike over 2,500 miles since it was built. Only reason for sale is I’ve run out of room. Free delivery any where in mainland UK by myself if asking price is reached.
For sale: https://uk.customclassifieds.cc/listing/xv750-cafe-racer/
Old Faithful: 1977 BMW R100/7 from Jordan Gibbons
Deano: 2019 BMW R NineT from James Lees
Hated: H-D from Raw Steel Choppers x Demeanour Custom x Sickboyz x Stigs Custom Paint
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Facebook: Bike Shed Moto Co.
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I flew from Vancouver Canada to take in the 2024 BSMC show and was so blown away I returned for the 2025 show! Dejà vu!! The 2025 show was just as great. Everything rates a 10/10; the bikes, the food, the friendly staff and the music. I will be back in 2026 for sure. Question: would you accept home built bike entries from North America?