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That’s Entertainment

Feb 26, 2020

That’s Entertainment

Join Todd Marella for today's craft class. Typically, it’s been a Clash tune that sets the tone or theme for these posts. This one is a little off topic, and this song by The Jam is what keeps playing in my head. I had it bad for them, too. How could you not? Perfect power pop, all the best gear, and those shapes… The Jam delivered in bombastic fashion sonically, of course, but visually, they were something else. Their look was sharp, smart, and tight, borrowing from an earli

Hello Cousteau Interview

Nov 27, 2018

Hello Cousteau Interview

He has a great following on social media for his helmet designs, some that have made it into large scale production, but we asked Hello Cousteau, real name Nuno Henriques, to design the latest Sideburn race shirt. We like finding out, and telling our readers, more about the people we work with so here is a short interview with Hello Cousteau... Photo: @brakingpointimages It seems like you've managed to keep the Hello Cousteau part of your life as just a hobby. Has that been e

MotoTattoo Helmet Customising

Jul 19, 2018

MotoTattoo Helmet Customising

As cults and previously niche styles are co-opted by the mainstream and made ordinary by social media repetition, the desire to customise everything only seems to be growing. Looking to capitalise on this custom explosion, UK company MotoTattoo are offering a new, and affordable service to customise helmets with a factory finish. The graphic is a mock-up as an example of what can be achieved, and this is what MotoTattoo say... Founded in 2017 by creative artists and motorcycl

Lima Half-Mile Thoughts

Jul 2, 2018

Lima Half-Mile Thoughts

If there was AFT one race I really wanted to attend this year it was Lima, unfortunately, I couldn't make it this season. Why Lima? Well, I've never been and it's one of the few cushion tracks left on the programme. But, what did we learn from the Ohio half-mile? The biggest news, as far I'm concerned, is Shayna Texter's win in the singles. This track is brutal - Jared Mees, who looks like he breakfasts on barbed wire and shits bullets, said this after his own win 'This track

Image Design Custom Helmet Winner

WIN AN IMAGE DESIGN CUSTOM LID

Mar 30, 2018

WIN AN IMAGE DESIGN CUSTOM LID

Being a family-run business, when we go on holiday, the despatch department is closed. Every time we do it for more than a two or three days we try to offer those who do order, and who have to wait a little longer for their stuff, the chance of something special. Last time it was a Sideburn 1. This time, it's this Bell 500 custom-painted by UK two-pack guru, Image Design Custom. We have one to give away. Make an order totalling £6 or more (not including postage) and you'll be

DRAGSTERS by Benedict Redgrove

Mar 4, 2018

DRAGSTERS by Benedict Redgrove

I've known Benedict Redgrove since the first Bike Shed Show in 2013. He was one of the main organisers of the original Bike Shed show, and instrumental in the foundations laid for the BSMC's great success. He's also a hugely skilled and successful, photographer. I supplied the words for a feature Benedict shot for Spaces In Between magazine at the Rye House DTRA round last year. He won an award for the photography (which I'll post tomorrow, I thought I had already had). We we

Hello Cousteau

Dec 30, 2017

Hello Cousteau

HelloCousteau began posting photos of his helmet designs on instagram a couple of years ago and continues to throw out some very distinctive, pop-arty designs. Nuno Henriques describes himself as 'bored interior designer' and is a Ducati Monster owner from Portugal. 'I’ve started designing helmets for a simple reason. I was looking for a new helmet to buy, yet I could not find a single helmet on the market these days that I like. I mean, there are very nice designs around, ye

Davida Koura Revealed

Nov 7, 2017

Davida Koura Revealed

It's EICMA time, the biggest motorcycle show in the world, so plenty is happening. We shared Davida's teaser about their first ever full-face last week. The helmet will not be available to purchase until early 2018. The choice of which full-face lid to buy next just got tougher. Here is more info. New Davida 94 FF Features Certified ECR22-05 & to be rolled out with DOT FMVSS No 218 & ACU Gold Advanced 'orbital laminated' GPR composite shell construction for exceptional streng

Davida Koura

Nov 1, 2017

Davida Koura

Next week, one of our favourite companies, Davida, is launching its first ever full-face helmet. There are no still images and details are scant, until the launch at EICMA, Milan next week, so you have to just do with this video. It looks interesting though. The Koura is, Davida says, 'a race-bred, retro-inspired, high performance helmet, clearly identifiable as a Davida, with an exceptionally low profile and a strikingly bold styling that will be impossible to go unnoticed o

Biltwell Lanesplitter by Fiumani

DQVI by Gergo Toth

Jul 12, 2017

DQVI by Gergo Toth

Photographer Gergo Toth attended last weekend's DirtQuake and had to think on his feet how to shoot when he realised his media bib didn't get him trackside. We think he pulled it out of the bag, with great portraits, like this one of Jasmine. See more at www.gergototh.com And don't forget to watch the ITV4 highlights at 8pm Adam B bought the Pangea-built Golden Dawn (without the original turbo kit that made it close to unridable, we're told) and before he'd ever ridden it, Ad

Sideburn x Guy Martin Helmet T-shirt

Jul 11, 2017

Sideburn x Guy Martin Helmet T-shirt

Guy Martin asked Sideburn to come up with a design for a new T-shirt that could be sold on his own Proper website and through Sideburn. It had to be something he'd wear himself, so we came up with the idea of a version of the Sideburn 24 cover, but using Guy's most famous helmet designs. Toria of Stay Outside Studio created the artwork and the five colour design was screenprinted in the UK, on a 100% cotton T-shirt. The design is available in S to XXL in BLACK or WHITE. £18 p

Rollerball Helmet: $10,000

Jun 28, 2017

Rollerball Helmet: $10,000

Norm Motorcycho sent me a link to this auction last night. It was part of a live auction and it didn't sell. 1212. Rollerball Team Houston helmet. (United Artists, 1975) Vintage original Houston Rollerball team helmet. Constructed of commercial football helmet shell painted in the red, orange and gunmetal gray Houston team colors, plastic adjustable faceguard and 5-metal studs affixed to the front above the gunmetal gray painted face port. With a dark gray rubber gasket pipin

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