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    Throwback Thursday: Rox
    • Dec 17, 2020

    Throwback Thursday: Rox

    I found these photos on my laptop, but I can't remember when they're from. If I had to guess, I'd say 2014. I'm pretty sure they're all taken at King's Lynn. I do know they're all by Ian Roxburgh, who used to shoot the races for the DTRA. He had/has a great eye. We have some super snappers covering the races now (Jon Braking Point and Paul France) but I still miss Rox. Above is Co-Built Geoff Cain on one of the Rotax framers he made the chassis for. A young Ollie Brindley. No
    Jonas's Co-Built XS650
    • Nov 21, 2020

    Jonas's Co-Built XS650

    Not since issue 1 and 2 have we had one person have two bikes is consecutive issues. Back at the launch of the mag it was Jason and his Bonneville Performance Hinckley Twin framer followed by his XR1000 street tracker. Now it's Jonas Hendrix (the Mexican, Dutch, Spaniard, Argentine) and his Harley-Davidson MX250 short tracker in SB42 and his Co-Built XS650 in SB43. Jonas's Co-Built XS (the only one in the world) is fitted with Sudo Cycles Deluxe fork guards, which we have in
    Redcar Dirt Track & Speedway Snaps
    • Oct 2, 2020

    Redcar Dirt Track & Speedway Snaps

    Because every DTRA race event has been cancelled this year, and I couldn't/didn't want to travel out of the country to race, this year's dirt track riding had been limited to a couple of practice days at Greenfield. When the DTRA's Amman Valley round was cancelled at the last minute (due to you know what) a few UK riders committed to going to Krowdrace at Parchim in East Germany. I was told about the chance to race a lot closer to home, at a small meeting shared with a speedw
    5 Steps To Sudo
    • Aug 25, 2020

    5 Steps To Sudo

    Some, perhaps most, custom motorcycle magazines have a very 'insert tab A into slot B' of writing about the bikes they feature. 'I bought this bike from a guy for not very much money/loads of money, then me and my buddies chopped this and bolted that on...' That's fine, and it might be exactly what people want, but it's becomes too repetitive for me. I want to mix that approach with other themes, like how does a chopper-riding, tattoo-shop owner, who used to ride BMX professi
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