title: Tinker Tales: of motorcycles and magic
author:  Allan Lowson 
description: Scottish by birth, anarchist by persuasion, odd bikes and obscure comics by collection. Retired from thirty years of front-line child protection, he lives between Scotland and British Columbia with wife, three adult sons and a blessing of grandchildren. Allan has written reportage, articles and fiction for a variety of motorcycle magazines (Canadian Biker (CDN), Back Street Heroes (GB), Biker (USA) etc) since the early eighties. Poke and Uber have their real-life counterparts in his stable and the most recent build is a '31/'48 Chout bobber. As for the magic.? Well, really that's up to you.
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  The Big Five Motorcycle Boys in Tennessee Wilds
  
  
  CHAPTER I. THE RIDERS OF THE MILE-A-MINUTE WHEELS.
  
  
  CHAPTER II. ONE BOY WHO MADE GOOD.
  
  CHAPTER III. HANKY PANKY MYSTIFIES HIS CHUMS.
  
  CHAPTER IV. TREED.
  
  CHAPTER V. THE CONVICT GUARDS.
  
  CHAPTER VI. ELMER EXPLAINS.
  
  CHAPTER VII. A CALL FOR HELP.
  
  CHAPTER VIII. LUCKY AJAX.
  
  CHAPTER IX. TALKING OF GHOSTS.
  
  CHAPTER X. THE POOR MAN'S AUTOMOBILE.
  
  CHAPTER XI. THE MOTORCYCLE BOYS' FIRE BRIGADE.
  
  CHAPTER XII. THE RESCUE.
  
  CHAPTER XIII. WINNING A POWERFUL FRIEND
  
  [CHAPTER XIV. WHERE IS
  ROOSTER?](The%20Big%20Five%20Motorcycle%20Boys%20in_split_001.html#filepos172767)
  
  [CHAPTER XV. A HINT OF A
  MYSTERY.](The%20Big%20Five%20Motorcycle%20Boys%20in_split_001.html#filepos185804)
  
  [CHAPTER XVI. NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU
  DON'T!](The%20Big%20Five%20Motorcycle%20Boys%20in_split_001.html#filepos198773)
  
  [CHAPTER XVII. THE HELPING
  HAND.](The%20Big%20Five%20Motorcycle%20Boys%20in_split_001.html#filepos21