It hasn't got any less busy at Sideburn HQ, so again, apologies for the dearth of posts. Here's one of my snaps from last weekend's race at Peterborough. I'm loving racing as much as I have for the last 15-16 years, possibly more. I'm not sure what to put this down to, except both my bikes are running well, I'm doing OK, I feel like I'm riding well, and except for home/days out with family, there's probably nowhere I'd rather be that the DTRA pits with my friends. The clickba

The DTRA season kicks off this weekend, at the Greenfield TT, and the Royal Enfield factory twins team returns for their second season with the same rider pairing of 2021 Twins Class champ, Paul Young #75 and Gary Birtwistle #11. Birtwistle was leading the championship until injury forced him out, leaving the door open for Royal Enfield's senior road test development rider to take the inaugural class win. Royal Enfield's involvement in the series is a huge endorsement for the

We first met Steph Bolam when she arrived for the cover shoot of Sideburn 35, on a cold day in late-2018. She had been recommended as a cover star by Gemma of VC London, when we asked if Gemma knew of any riders in the capital who would be up for our cover concept. Steph was perfect. Read all about the SB35 cover shoot. The next time we saw her, Steph entered DirtQuake 2019, at Eastbourne. DirtQuake was for her, like it has been for so many riders, an intro to the world of di

The DTRA has just released its 2022 poster and have returned to Ryan Quickfall to supply the artwork. This season’s poster features a rider from the Sideburn-supported Vintage class, Mike Fisher and his Champion-framed Bultaco Astro. The DTRA continues to grow with over 170 members signed up to race already, and Indian Motorcycle are back on board as title sponsor, a company that continue to give huge support to grassroots sports and more in the motorcycle scene. Visit dirttr