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Give us a Cuddle

Mar 7, 2020

Give us a Cuddle

Remember those heady pre-Coronovirus days of, well, early 2020? You know, when you'd turn up at a race and French kiss all the track officials, before starting on with a systematic round of licking the faces of the photographers and finally sucking the fingers of your favourite competitors? God, I miss those days now that I'm self-isolating and all I have to look forward to is the four-hourly, horse-strength antibiotics washed down with mouthfuls of hot hand cleanser. So, the

Royal Enfield MJR Roach Custom

Jun 8, 2019

Royal Enfield MJR Roach Custom

The recent Bike Shed show saw Royal Enfield presented a couple of custom bikes built in-house at their Leicestershire tech centre. Like many of the world's major motorcycle manufacturers, Royal Enfield now has design centres in more than one continent, obviously in India, but also the UK. The two bases have different perspectives, different draws for staff and often work together on the same projects, with the UK base being more plugged into the desires and markets Royal Enfi

Rebels Alliance x Sunday Motors Rat Race

May 21, 2019

Rebels Alliance x Sunday Motors Rat Race

Rebels Alliance are organising a party and car park race for the Saturday night of Bike Shed Show weekend, that's THIS WEEKEND. So if you're in London for the show, make sure you get round to their spot on Sclater Street, which is a short walk from the Bike Shed headquarters, and about 1.5 miles (30 mins walk) from the Tobacco Dock show venue. They're putting on a mini bike race, live band - The Pearl Harts (see below), food trucks and good times to extend the fun of the Bike

DTRA Launch Report - Megapost

Apr 3, 2019

DTRA Launch Report - Megapost

The DTRA season launch has become a fixture on the UK flat track calendar. It's always held in London, originally at Bolt, more recently at the Bike Shed's arch 3, and it's always been popular. On the surface, it's an unusual idea. Most race clubs have end of year presentation events, not pre-season launches, but it really works and is a good way to get racers, sponsors, supporters and staff together (all pictured in one snap above, with DTRA bossman mouthing off on the big s

Wasp Yamaha MT-07

Mar 19, 2019

Wasp Yamaha MT-07

Tons of new racebikes broke cover at the recent DTRA season launch, hosted by the Bike Shed, the most radical was ross Sharp's Wasp framed Yamaha MT-07. We will have a major feature on this bike, but here are the headline details. The radiator is under the dummy tank. Paint is a throwback to Rainey era Marlboro-sponsored 500 GP bikes. Pull back risers, the type Sammy Halbert and many other AMA pro racers favour. The brazed T45 frame was made by UK off-road frame specialists,

DTRA Season Launch

DTRA Season Launch

Feb 15, 2019

DTRA Season Launch

The DTRA has been promoting season launches for the last few years, always in London, and they've been a great excuse for a get-together, giving people who don't often travel into London the impetus to go. This is what the DTRA says about the 2019 season launch. It's free to attend and open to non-members too... The DTRA are presenting our 2019 season with an opening event at the Bike Shed on Saturday 9th of March with our annual pre season get together. It’s a fantastic opp

Our New Moroccan Ambassador

Dec 14, 2018

Our New Moroccan Ambassador

Sideburn has been promoting adventure riding trips in Morocco and India since 2015, three in each country, all with a Sideburn rep. Me, Ben Part, Travis Newbold, Anthony Brown and Geoff Co-Built Cain. For 2019 we're promoting women-only trip to Morocco run for us by MotoAventures, who has been running biking trips in Morocco for over 20 years. To make it a Sideburn trip we send a Sideburn rep and we chose photographer, Sideburn contributor and DTRA racer, Caylee Hankins. Tell

Cafe Racer Cup - This Weekend

Go Bikes, Not Show Bikes

May 30, 2018

Go Bikes, Not Show Bikes

Photo: @Leftie143 This post is an edited version of a column I originally wrote for UK magazine, Bike last year. Someone reminded me of it on Friday night, at the Bike Shed Show, so I thought I'd dust it off. To be clear, this is not a criticism of the Bike Shed show. I personally love what they're doing and I'm proud that Sideburn is a part of their show, but a small percentage of the bikes turning up there have lost the plot and many of the others will never be ridden... Th

Bike Shed 2018

DTRA 2018 Launch - SATURDAY

Feb 12, 2018

DTRA 2018 Launch - SATURDAY

The DTRA is set to have it's biggest year ever, which is impressive considering how many new members the club attracted for the 2017 season. They are having a launch this Saturday, at the the Bike Shed, London and we're going to be there. Come along and say hello, you don't have to be a member, check out the bike,s ask questions about getting involved either racing or as part of the organisation. Here's what the DTRA say. We are busy gearing up for the 2018 season, and we hav

Flat Track Biomaniac by Stay Outside

Nov 6, 2017

Flat Track Biomaniac by Stay Outside

Toria Jaymes of Stay Outside Studio, is such a versatile artist. Record sleeves, online idents for huge multinationals, posters for interesting little racing organisations, massive murals and huge canvases. And there's hardly anything she does that I don't love. This is Flat Track Biomaniac based on a photo of our mate, and Bike Shed's content creator, Ross Sharp on his Cagiva Hooligan. You can read about Toria in Sideburn 24, that she created the cover for. And own your own

London Bike Crime Call To Action

Oct 28, 2017

London Bike Crime Call To Action

This is a very powerful and depressing video presentation from Dutch at Bike Shed highlighting problems in London that I didn't know had got to such epic scales. According to this video 50 bikes a day are stolen in London, many in broad daylight, with next to nothing being done about it. Dutch says to support We Ride London, but beyond that the message is very grim. Sorry for harshing your weekend mellow, but things are out of hand in the UK capital. Also, if you're thinking

Dirt Room at the Bike Shed

May 19, 2017

Dirt Room at the Bike Shed

The mighty Bike Shed Show is just one week away. Promised to be bigger and better than ever before, the organisers have added a specific Dirt Room that will be shared by Sideburn, DirtQuake and the DTRA. We have some stunning bikes lined up. Hope to see some of your there for a flat white (before 12 midday), locally brewed pale ale (after midday). #BikeShed #London

DTRA Season Launch Report

Apr 10, 2017

DTRA Season Launch Report

Last Saturday, the DTRA and Sideburn held our third joint annual race season launch, and the second one to be hosted by the Bike Shed. The idea is to have a catch-up and an afternoon talking with fellow racers and sponsors before the season starts and everyone becomes too busy to stop. The last few DTRA seasons have kicked off at Rye House, so it makes sense to hold the event in London. The first year the DTRA and Sideburn organised one of these launches we were hosted at Bol

DTRA Bike Shed Launch

Mar 31, 2017

DTRA Bike Shed Launch

To celebrate the new DTRA UK dirt track race season we're attending the official series launch at the Bike Shed in London on Saturday 8th April, the day before the first race at Rye House. The launch event is from 2-5pm. There will be race bikes on display from most categories from pro, through the Sideburn-sponsored vintage class to hooligan, plus a couple of the coolest race haulers in the country. Come along if you're considering getting into racing or just want to spend t

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