Built for for £4K: Dan Steward’s Triumph 5TA Desert Sled… Ed Turner — Triumph’s legendary designer and director — launched the original Speed Twin 5T at the 1937 National Motorcycle Show. The 500 parallel-twin […]
Tag: Bike Shed Show
Oslo: Harley Sportster XL53C Café Racer
As Seen at The Bike Shed: Makai Wink’s Garage-Built Monoshock Sportster… In 1998, Harley-Davidson introduced the XL53C Sportster, a “Custom” variant of the 883 Sportster designed for the European market. Named for the 53 cubic-inch […]
Bike Shed Moto Show: Round 5
It’s time for our final round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show. This year, there were some 250 custom bikes on display, with an estimated 20,000 visitors passing through the doors of […]
Bike Shed Moto Show: Round 4
It’s time for another round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show, which boasted more than 250 custom bikes and 20,000 visitors. As in recent years, the show took place at London’s East […]
Bike Shed Moto Show: Round 3
We’re back with another round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show, which boasted more than 250 custom bikes and 20,000 visitors. It all took place in London’s Tobacco Dock venue, a giant […]
Bike Shed Moto Show: Round 2
The 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show boasted more than 250 custom bikes. Some 20,000 visitors passed through the doors of London’s Tobacco Dock warehouse venue, perusing the bikes and enjoying the bars, bands, and artists […]
Bike Shed Moto Show 2025: Round 1
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. […]
Bike Shed Moto Show 2024
From May 24-26, the 2024 Bike Shed Moto Show rolled into London’s Tobacco Docks. Many of you might know the Bike Shed from their headquarters in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood, a destination for motorcycle aficionados from […]
Dakar Tribute: “PD85” BMW R NineT Urban GS
From Incandescent Motorcycles: R NineT inspired by the ’85 R80GS Paris Dakar… Released in 1980, the BMW R80GS is the progenitor of the multi-cylinder, dual-purpose “adventure bikes” so popular today. Originally developed to compete in […]
