In October 2019 a group of 12 intrepid Sideburn readers went on the inaugural Sideburn Nepal trip. Before we were even halfway through I knew we'd return for another trip and I'm happy to announce October 2020 is the date for Sideburn's return to Kathmandu and the Manang valley. Sideburn has co-promoted a number of unforgettable sold out trips in the Himalayas and we were itching to do another in the region with our Indian-owned partners at Helmet Stories. After a few reconn

Paul Leeson went on the recent Sideburn Morocco adventure trip and shared these mutterings and photos, with additional quotes from some of the other riders. It was dark and miserable back in February 2019 when I saw a shout out from Sideburn on Instagram for a trip to Morocco in conjunction with Moto Aventures. As with a previous Sideburn trip I went on to the Himalayas back in 2016 I signed up immediately with no thought to the trip or risks and imagining myself as a Dakar g

Leopard Country, read the sign in bold letters. I was able to see it only long enough for it to register in my brain that I was far from home, at 140kph the gravel road signs are barely a blur. This is South Africa and it was a beautiful day, sun setting, not a cloud in the sky, weather perfect, and the road was fast and smooth as I looked down and read 666km on the odometer… when bam! Feet were above my head, hands still on the bars. Football size rocks hitting the front whe

October 2019 and a dozen of our favourite early adopters, plus one or two new friends, joined Sideburn and Helmet Stories on the inaugural Sideburn Nepal trip - riding Royal Enfield Himalayans on from Kathmandu to Manang and back. Andrew from Kriega edited footage from his phone and his mate, Salty's, helmet cam to make the short film above. Jason wrote the story for the magazine and it's a story of an adventure riding virgin more used to staying in hotels with pillow menus,