The Classic MotorCycle

SKETCHBOOK TRAVELS AT BIKE SHED LONDON

I have enjoyed attending The Bike Shed show each year since the inaugural event in 2013. All the shows that this veracious bunch of bikers has put on have consistently grown. The quality of the show has also jumped up – not just in size but quality, as the newer custom scene has grown worldwide. The custom builders who enter their machines for display have also upped the game year-on-year in both their ambition and workmanship.

I’ve only featured the odd machine from this show within Sketchbook Travels due to thinking of what is interesting to the readership. This year, however, I

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