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Rusty Butcher x the Mint 400

Sep 15, 2019

Rusty Butcher x the Mint 400

'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

Leah Goes Big

Aug 14, 2019

Leah Goes Big

Last weekend was the first DirtQuake at Eastbourne, the 8th Dirt Quake in the UK, the 12th in total (not including the three Snow Quakes). The DTRA Hooligan class played a big part of the Dirt Quake day and it was bossed by Leah Tokelove on her S&S-spec Indian FTR 1200. The race win came off the back of her recent Hooligan class win at Krowd Race in Germany, and was her first ever DTRA final win. Leah not only took the win from the hard-charging current Hooligan champ Gary Bi

Preston Burroughs vs Daytona

Jun 28, 2019

Preston Burroughs vs Daytona

‘I’ve been to enough American Flat Track races at the Daytona International Speedway to know my way around the place pretty well, but I’ve never felt comfortable there. It’s NASCAR’s premiere venue. A billionaire’s four-wheel thunder palace that just got a $400m makeover to increase spectator capacity to 110,000. The last Daytona 500 purse was $19m. They don’t give two shits about two wheels. When you have that kind of money, what’s to give a shit about? Probably getting more

Rusty Butcher wears Sideburn

Mar 18, 2019

Rusty Butcher wears Sideburn

Here's Mark Atkins, the man behind the Rusty Butcher brand, getting the holeshot at the recent Flat Out Friday/ Mama Tried races in Milwaukee, wearing the limited edition Sideburn goggles. Get your Sideburn x Biltwell Moto 2.0 goggles Read our Rusty Butcher cover story in Sideburn 25 SPECIAL OFFER In fact, buy a pair of our goggles before midnight UK time on Sunday 24th and we will send you a free back issue copy of SB25. While stocks last. #RustyButcher #Biltwell #Sideburnme

SB X Leah Tokelove

Mar 8, 2019

SB X Leah Tokelove

It is purely coincidental, but also fitting, that the new SB x Leah Tokelove women's top arrived on International Women's Day. We're big fans of Leah and liked the idea of creating a limited edition shirt with her. This is the first women only garment we've ever made. Leah chose the top - a lightweight, three-quarter raglan sleeve shirt, plus the colours and theme and we relied on Chris Watson to come up with the artwork. The design shows Leah on her Krazy Horse Indian Scout

Yokohama HRCS People MEGAPOST

Mar 1, 2019

Yokohama HRCS People MEGAPOST

It's nearly three months since the Mooneyes Hot Rod and Custom Show (HRCS) and I really don't know where the time has gone. I took these photos at the show, in Yokohama, because there were so many characters that I loved the look and style of that I wanted to share. Go, founder of Brat Style, on his custom sand bike with apes and high-rise handshift Cool dude from Addict Clothes, a very classy Japanese brand. He has a vintage racing Norton in the back of his 600cc minitruck.

The VC x Huck

Jan 27, 2019

The VC x Huck

Our friends in The VC have become the subject of a Huck magazine short film. We've known Gemma since meeting her in 2015 at the Sideburn DTRA launch at Bolt in London, and we're big admirers of what she and her VC London cohorts have developed into. Gemma regularly races with the DTRA too. Further reading: My feature for Huck about the Cycle Zombies. VC sponsored racer Leah Tokelove in Sideburn 25 #VCLondon #Womenracers #Sideburn25 #LeahTokelove

Alchemy (Starring Leah Tokelove)

May 4, 2018

Alchemy (Starring Leah Tokelove)

Ed Andrews, a filmmaker I've crossed paths with in my freelance life, contacted us with a new video featuring Sideburn favourite, Leah Tokelove. This is what he says about his new film... I'm a freelance film director and Director of Photography. I've shot a number of documentary films on motorcycles for the likes of Influx and Dainese, and generally been interested in flat track racing for a number of years. I find it really exciting, because there's always an element of 'te

The Hooligan with Pigtails (+ video)

Apr 11, 2018

The Hooligan with Pigtails (+ video)

When we interviewed the UK's top female flat tracker, Leah Tokelove, at the 2018 DTRA Indian Hooligan Team launch, she was playing down her chances in the class. No one else was, especially after seeing her practising at her local Greenfield track. She came second in the first race, at King's Lynn, top of the four Scouts after Lee Kirkpatrick slid off on the last lap chasing down eventual winner, Grant Martin. Read our multi-page profile of the ever-inspiring Leah in Sideburn

New Female AFT Pro

Feb 7, 2018

New Female AFT Pro

Flat track continues to promote female racing, in an admittedly small way, but any progress is a move in the right direction. Following in the wheeltracks of Nichole Mees (nee Cheza) and Shayna Texter is the 23-year-old Sandriana Shipman. We first became aware of her when we ran a feature on the Country Mile Race in Sideburn 25 and ran a photo and short interview with her. Shipman has joined the Water Autobody team to race a 450 KTM in the Singles class, alongside Wyatt Ander

DirtQuake USA Megapost Pt 1

Jul 26, 2017

DirtQuake USA Megapost Pt 1

DirtQuake USA did not disappoint. It doesn't get any easier to put together, but it goes down a storm. See See Motorcycles added a few new ingredients into the tried and tested mix and more people than ever turned up over a 90-plus degree weekend. The good people at Enginethusiast took a bunch of photos and these are some of my personal favourites. The campsite filled up on Friday with rare haulers, huge RVs and bike packed with tents and rollmats. Friday night saw the local

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