Dave Taylor, Sideburn event DJ, regular show-booth operative and quirky vehicle enthusiast explains his attraction to leftfield scooters from the IWL Troll to the Honda Spacy via post-punk icons Devo. The motor scooter. A form of two-wheeled motorised transportation that divides opinion with the motorcycling community. Derided by many motorcyclists (who have never ridden one) based on their own pre-conceived stereotyping: It’s a girls bike, it’s a hairdryer, it’s a puff chari

This is another of the columns I originally wrote for Cafe Racer magazine is France a while ago. Hope you enjoy it. May 1987. I turned 16 on Tuesday and had bought a Vespa by the weekend. I must be honest, I had no interest in motorcycles then, just scooters. When I was a kid I remember a teenager on the next street had a Honda Super Dream CB250N, but I couldn’t have given less fucks about it. A guy who volunteered at our local youth club wore a leather WWII-style flight jack

Krazy Horse themed their first late Thursday night of 2019 as a flat track night. The late nights, the first Thursday of the month from spring to autumn, are big, everyone's welcome, bike nights. There's a huge barbecue, a band and Krazy Horse work with their neighbours to allow loads of parking for the crazy variety of vehicles that turn up. Mark brought his beautifully turned out Trackmaster Triumph. This used to belong to Guy Sutherland, and Rob will be debuting it in the

As many of you might know, Sideburn no longer owns or runs the event, but I still consult and the familiar DTRA team were on hand to run the racing at Arena Essex. It went without a hitch, and the paramedics weren't even needed to deal with as much as a broken fingernail. That is some kind of record. The new location caused some consternation when it was announced, but Arena Essex was a perfect venue. The only problem is, the track and land has been sold to developers, so DQ