Biltwell are one of our favourite companies. They make stuff: Helmets, grips, bars, luggage, footpegs, merch... But they also create a load of events, from custom shows to build-offs, to long-distance rides into Mexico from California, and also the good vibes desert race, the Biltwell 100. We covered the first 100 in SB45, and loved the message that the race is about good times, not lap times. Dates and details are out for 2023. You might be too late to enter already, but hea

This month's US edition of GQ magazine has a cover story interview with actor Brad Pitt. The leading men's style magazine yet again reanimated the corpse of Steve McQueen by having Pitt dressed like McQueen once did, sat on a motorcycle. GQ needed a bike as a prop, and rather than going the easy route and using a modern Triumph Scrambler, they tracked down Hayden Roberts of Hello Engine, who is one of the leading authorities on 1960s desert racers, and borrowed the TR6/B Hayd

'In some circles, the Mint 400 is a far, far better thing than the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby and the Lower Oakland Roller Derby Finals all rolled into one. This race attracts a special breed…' so wrote Hunter S. Thompson in the Gonzo classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The Mint 400 is a desert race from the golden age. HST wrote his legendary tale of drugs and wolverines of trapezes after being sent to cover the event for Sports Illustrated magazine in 1971, but don

You will have already read about Biltwell Inc's dumb-idea-come-good to race a Sportster in the NORRA Mexican 1000 in SB34, and we're happy to share there short film of the race. They built the bike, and they're own, mainly middle-aged staff, raced it. I'd love to ride those trails. We thought we couldn't love this Californian company any more than we already did, then they made our dream come true by making some limited edition Sideburn x Biltwell Moto 2.0 goggles. These are