Sideburn deputy ed, Mick Phillips, weighing in with a post. I shouldn’t have watched this with a hangover. OK, the wall of death is amazing, always thrilling, and some might prefer it to the globe because you can peer over the edge of the drum, just a cable between you and the looping, swooping bikes. But this makes my brain hurt. Apparently, the world record is 12 bikes on the go at one time and this must be close to that. If anyone manages to count them, let us know. I thin

The ever-popular Evel Knievel 'wind him up and watch him go' Stunt Cycle is still in production, now with a new manufacturer, and has been given a 'pro series' makeover. The makers say the new colour way is a nod to Evel's early career jump at the famous Ascot Park in Gardena, LA, but we're sure it's a tribute to that other motorcycle phenomenon, arguably as culturally significant as Evel himself, hooligan flat track. Not convinced? It's obvious Evel is riding a Sportster, no

It's hard not to be overwhelmed by the amount of 'content' swilling around the motorcycle universe. A friend sent me a link to a video that was 12 minutes long the other day. I looked at the still screengrab, the running time and decided I'm never going to watch it. 12 minutes! Perhaps it's because Icon have advertised in Sideburn since the very early days of the magazine. Perhaps it's because I really like Amanda who writes the unerringly sassy and perfectly pitched press re

If there were any lingering doubts that Indian FTR 1200 is a serious muscle bike, a bloke called Cecil blew them out of the water earlier this week. At one of the regular top speed wheelie events are Elvington near York, England, Cecil 'Bubba' Myers set two different UK class records on a stock FTR 1200 S. 145.543mph New Flying Start ¼ mile record 145.613mph Standing Start Mile’ record – both in the production V-Twin up to 1350cc category. The 2018 World Wheelie champion said