Guest blog post from Serge Fabergé This week's update is in the name of style. All this muddy denim, beards and leather associated with motorcycles is butchly fabulous, but once in a while our continental friends remind us of other alternatives. Personally the alternative of a decent suit and Alberto Sordi's panache seems a very good option, and it apparently puts one in the orbit of svelte lovelies clad in skin tight low cut shiny leatherette which to be honest is the aim fo

Five years ago today a beautiful partnership with our Deus Ex Machina friends in Milan resulted in the very first Snow Quake, Dirt Quake on ice. Racers came from all over Europe, on all kinds of bikes, to compete on an incredible track in the Italian Alps. There had been ice races in Europe before, but nothing like Snow Quake. We've had a break now, and as soon as we can, Sideburn is getting back in the events game. We tried with Rollerburn II, but Covid scuppered it, of cour

MotorBike Expo, in Verona, Italy, ha long been one of our favourite shows and we hear the inevitable news that they're postponing their traditional date for one, to be confirmed, later int he Spring. They say... With the hope that the international situation will soon take a significant turn for the better, at this moment, considering the original January dates, it is impossible for us to guarantee the expected level of success of the event, both in terms of commercial result

We've featured so many neat bikes in the 12 years and 42 mags we've been doing this. Every now and then I'm going to post up a few tasters from back issues we still have in stock. First up is this neat 1958 Tiger Cub from Sideburn 8. It was built by Danny Hard9, at a time few people were building custom vintage racers, especially not 250s. We shot it at the Motorbike Expo in Verona. BUY SIDEBURN 8 Photos: Ben Part #Triumph #tiddler #Italy #MotorBikeExpo #VeronaShow #DannyHard