This one wasn't advertised through us, but we've had a history with the Ronin, so we wanted to share it. Sideburn was the first magazine in the world to test the Ronin, and we helped set up the deal that saw Travis Newbold race one to a second overall at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. We featured the Ronin in SB19, and Travis's thoughts about racing it in SB22. We also showed a lovely double-page photo of the Pikes Peak racebike in the current issue, SB45, as part o

You are viewing Sideburn's own Honda 650, race-winning sand racer that has been refreshed and converted to flat track spec and is ready to race*. This 650 is an affordable way to get into the sport, suitable to race in the DTRA's Thunderbike class, and a 'skills' class (so Rookie, Inter or Pro, meaning you can race two classes at one race meeting with one bike). Obviously it is also suitable for the Scunthorpe and Rye House championships. This bike has been improved an tweake

More than half the spaces for the 2020 Sideburn Nepal trip have sold and that before we've even announced that our rep is going to be the one and only Travis Newbold! Travis is a veteran of both Sideburn Himalayan and Sideburn Morocco trips and we couldn't think of a better rep, and this time he is going with his wife, Rachel. Here's what he says about his previous experiences. I have been lucky and had the pleasure of exploring some different ends of this planet with motorbi

In October 2019 a group of 12 intrepid Sideburn readers went on the inaugural Sideburn Nepal trip. Before we were even halfway through I knew we'd return for another trip and I'm happy to announce October 2020 is the date for Sideburn's return to Kathmandu and the Manang valley. Sideburn has co-promoted a number of unforgettable sold out trips in the Himalayas and we were itching to do another in the region with our Indian-owned partners at Helmet Stories. After a few reconn