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    Pan America Thoughts
    • 13 hours ago

    Pan America Thoughts

    Was regular contributor, Lenny Schuurmans first out of the blocks with the Harley Pan American tracker concept? Lenny writes, 'And now we're all thinking, who will be the first to turn it into a flat tracker? Quick and dirty photosoup from today :)' Harley made the long-awaited official presentation of the Pan America adventure bike earlier this week and made a convincing link between the history of the brand and the production of an adventure bike, that is set to compete wit
    Momiage Speed
    • Dec 15, 2020

    Momiage Speed

    Momiage Speed are one of the growing number of Sideburn stockists in Japan. They have an oh-so Japanese gallery of the bikes they've built and modified over the years, and the Sportster page is especially useful to use inspiration for your next foray into the custom world. This street tracker caught my eye, then I noticed a Sideburn logo sticker on the fork leg. Chuffed! See more at www.momiagespeed.jp #Sportster #streettracker #Japan #HarleyDavidson
    XR750: 50 Years of Wins
    • Nov 24, 2020

    XR750: 50 Years of Wins

    Evan Senn, the filmmaker behind Fast & Left, was commissioned by Harley-Davidson to make a film to commemorate 50 years since the release of the XR750. He approached me to write a script to tie the interviews he had planned together. I'm glad I said yes, because he's made a beautiful film with legends of the sport. Well done, Evan, people will watch this, and watch it again, for years to come. GI #fastandleft #evansenn #HarleyDavidson #xr750 #Harleyxr750 #ChrisCarr #JaySpring
    No Factory H-D in 2021
    • Nov 16, 2020

    No Factory H-D in 2021

    The rumour we heard last week turned out to be true: Harley-Davidson have not renewed Vance & Hines to run their factory AFT and NHRA drag racing teams. Vance & Hines are reported as saying they, 'will continue [our] racing tradition in 2021 with sponsored riders in a variety of racing series, and be the sole distributor for the sole licensee, manufacturer and seller of Harley-Davidson XG750R Production Twin motorcycles and Harley-Davidson XG750R SuperTwin motorcycles.' The M
    Time's up for Vance & Hines?
    • Nov 10, 2020

    Time's up for Vance & Hines?

    The drag racing news site eatmyink.com has reported that Vance & Hines will not be running the factory Harley-Davidson flat track or NHRA drag racing teams in 2021. We have contacted Harley-Davidson for confirmation but have not received official confirmation yet, so we must stress this is nothing more than a rumour at this stage. While unconfirmed, if it is true it wouldn't come as a surprise. Vance & Hines has run the factory team since, 2017, the year the factory committed
    Jimmy's Harley 500
    • Oct 30, 2020

    Jimmy's Harley 500

    Jimmy Vigil from New Mexico go in touch with this great story. Go Jimmy. I’m 27 years old, born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. I have a full time job in the biotech field but I also have a small shop where I wrench on Harley’s 3 days a week @graywolfmotorsports. The garage also has a cool coffee bar @rigcoffeegarage (Rust is Gold Coffee Garage). I purchased the bike dirt cheap as a retired riders' academy bike that had seen better days, but it only had 3000 miles when I tore 
    SOLD: '65 H-D Aermacchi Sprint
    • Oct 29, 2020

    SOLD: '65 H-D Aermacchi Sprint

    Our friend, the artist Jeremy Berger, is helping his dad sell a couple of flat track bikes. They're located in Bakersfield, CA. 1965 CRS Aermacchi 250cc Sprint Racer Balanced crank 'A' cam in a flowed head 30mm Mikuni DH clutch Dyna S ignition Lithium battery New bars, clamps, bearings, spacers, etc $7000 Contact Fred on (661) 204-0577 or jberger97@gmail.com This sale is nothing to do with Sideburn. We're just sharing the details. See the C&J Yamaha SR540 that's also for sale
    Sonic Boomers
    • Oct 27, 2020

    Sonic Boomers

    The King of the Baggers race went off on Saturday and MotoAmerica posted the full 8-laps of Laguna Seca online. It's a heck of a race. Want to see a pro road racer backing it 800lb of tuned V-twin touring machine? Course you do. We were also sent these photos of the official S&S-prepared Indian, and part of me is nodding in appreciation. Are bagger road racers the new hooligan dirt trackers? I can guarantee they won't survive a crash as well as a Sportster. GI #Indian #Rolan
    HD by BB
    • Oct 25, 2020

    HD by BB

    I struggle to work in my office without music in the background, but I can't have the radio, the DJ chatter is too distracting, and I'm still a CD or vinyl person, not jumped on the Spotify revolution yet. Being a dimwit I can't speak any other languages except English, so if I'm concentrating on writing, I like to have foreign voices singing, so I'm not distracted by lyrics. I have a few favourites from 1960s France, especially from the Yeh-Yeh category of French female pop
    King of the Baggers
    • Oct 24, 2020

    King of the Baggers

    Some of our favourite companies have just on the crazy idea of racing bagger V-twins at the world famous Laguna Seca race track as a support class of the MotoAmerica series. S&S, Indian, Vance and Hines, The Speed Merchant, Saddlemen, Roland Sands Designs and others have built heavyweight race bikes and some have signed up serious racers, including former World Superbike racewinner, Ben Bostrom (above and below). The race takes place today (Saturday). We'll share highlights w
    What’s happening at Estenson Yamaha?
    • Oct 9, 2020

    What’s happening at Estenson Yamaha?

    And what does it mean for AFT SuperTwins? Going into the penultimate race weekend of the year, a glance at the AFT SuperTwins standings reveals grim reading for Yamaha fans, and worse still for the Estenson team. Combining the scores for the Yamaha USA-supported riders, JD Beach and Kolby Carlile, sees a total of 118pts: 68 for Beach, 50 for Carlile. That leaves them in 14th and 15th respectively, out of 16 full-time and five occasional/wild card riders. 118pts is fewer than
    Sammy's Back
    • Sep 10, 2020

    Sammy's Back

    Sammy said all the right things when he was on the Vance & Hines Harley XG750R, and put it on the podium, and also came within a whisker of winning at it, but for a red flag when he was out front, but the statistics tell a different story. Sammy was Rookie of the Year in 2006 and the de facto GNC champ in 2009, if you, like we do, add the points for the singles and twins class (like it always used to be), Sammy had the most points. Instead, he's credited as Singles Champ and
    Inman Column: Black Lives Matter
    • Aug 11, 2020

    Inman Column: Black Lives Matter

    This is one of the occasional posts where I share a column I wrote for French magazine, Café Racer and it is shared here with the kind permission of Café Racer's editor and owner, Bertrand. I wrote this on 4th June and it appears here unchanged. There is a reference to BAME (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic), a phrase widely used in the UK (including by the BBC) but has also been questioned in recent months. The former Triumph PR staffer I referred to is Lance Jones, that's him
    Nichole Cheza/Mees
    • Jul 7, 2020

    Nichole Cheza/Mees

    We have a great interview with Nichole Mees (Cheza when this photo was taken) in Sideburn 41. She was 5'1" tall and 15 years old when she started racing XR750s, crossing the border to Canada where the rules allowed her to race twins at that age. Buy Sideburn 41 #Sideburn41 #NicholeCheza #NicholeMees #XR750 #HarleyDavidson #womenwhorace
    Shedbuilt XG750 Hooligan
    • Jul 5, 2020

    Shedbuilt XG750 Hooligan

    Sideburn reader and DTRA racer Tim Newbrook tells us about his recently finished hooligan build. There I was, just a young lad looking at a new poster on my bedroom wall of a Harley Davidson in front of the big HD Logo, I can’t remember what bike it actually was, apart from the fact that it was orange and had wide bars, but I knew I wanted one . . even at 10 years old Fast forward 45 years and there I am again, looking at a picture of a Harley Davidson, the difference is this
    Corky Keener
    • Jul 3, 2020

    Corky Keener

    Wonderful short round-up of Corky Keener's interesting racing career. #1970s #CorkyKeener #HarleyDavidson #Ohio #XR750
    SOLD: Mule XR1000
    • Jun 23, 2020

    SOLD: Mule XR1000

    For me, San Diego's Mule Motorcycles still consistently turn out the best, most usable, and desirable street trackers in the business. So, for Mule to choose to continue to advertise in Sideburn makes me feel like we're doing something right. This is the bike, a 1984 XR1000, features in the Sideburn 41 Mule advert. This bike was imported into the UK and is actually in a dealer for sale. See more details on the Mule XR1000 Further reading SB25 Matt's Helders' Mule Triumph Bonn
    For Sale: XG 750 Hooligan
    • Jun 13, 2020

    For Sale: XG 750 Hooligan

    Maidstone Harley are selling the race-winning hooligan bike that Grant Martin came second in the 2018 DTRA Hooligan championship on. It's on eBay with a starting bid of £3000, but it says the reserve has not been met. I've never understood why the price doesn't start at the reserve, but then I've never sold anything on eBay so... This bike featured in a couple of Sideburn videos that you can see below. Harley Street 750 Hooligan Thanks to Kev for the tip-off. This is what the
    KR750 Cat
    • Jun 1, 2020

    KR750 Cat

    This is Chris from California, styling in our KR750 Cat T-shirt while preparing for a ride on his street legal Harley KHR. Th KR750 Cat T-shirt is back in stock. We have unisex versions, small print on the front, large on the back, and women's with the large front print. BROWSE SIDEBURN T-SHIRTS #Sideburnmerch #HarleyDavidson #KR750
    Founding Father - Jacopo Monti
    • May 29, 2020

    Founding Father - Jacopo Monti

    For me (Gary Inman, editor of Sideburn, if you haven't been concentrating), there are four keys figures in the European flat track racing scene that I always return to when I think of what set Sideburn on its path, and helped the growth and formation of the European flat track scene. This is purely my personal take and they have had very different roles, but I hold them in such high regard because of their style and commitment. There are people who have followed who have had
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