Mutt’s wall of fame

The bikes loved by stars of stage and screen

The original Mutt

The first Mutt sits proudly on the top floor of the HQ and has been the bike on which three people have learned to ride. “When parts manager Sam wanted a bike, I passed it on to him,” says Benny. “And the deal was he could have it as long as he never washed it. We wanted it to stay looking like a barn find. But it’s a really good fun bike, it still goes like the clappers.”

A Hardy learner

In order to star in Venom, Hollywood star Tom Hardy had to learn to ride a motorcycle, and now, his learner bike has pride of place in the Mutt HQ. Hardy was papped numerous times on the Blackest Sabbath 125 which The Sun misdescribed as a moped, and once he got his licence, he signed the tank and gave the bike back to Mutt. They say it’ll be raffled off for a charity of Hardy’s choice.

Scram Africa Sabbath

Liam Cormier, lead singer of hardcore punk band Cancer Bats, took this 250cc Sabbath to the Scram Africa rally. “We put this together for him, he rode it on the rally and it didn’t miss a beat,” says Benny. “Not mentioning any other brand names, but a lot of the other bikes broke down and struggled, but our little Mutt just went straight across with no problems.”

Goblin Garage Custom

Mutt supplied Ant Partridge at Goblin Garage (from Discovery’s show Goblin Works Garage) with this Super-4 Gold Edition 125cc, which Ant then customised for his daughter on one of the episodes of the TV show. “He had it painted by notorious street artist D* Face, and had custom exhausts made to his own design as well as loads of other little touches,” Benny says.