I have been writing a column for the French magazine Café Racer for a decade or more, and, when I remember, I post some of them on this blog. Here's one from earlier this year. GI Imagine the scene. I’m sat in my office, looking out of the glass patio doors at the rain failing in sheets. It’s the end of January 2021. I’ve just been trying to unblock a drain that is in danger of over-flowing into the house. Nearly everything I lay my eyes on is dull, grey or brown. I live in a

We have been big fans of the Wrenchmonkees from the time they built their very first bikes and have featured them in Sideburn a few times (Sideburn 7, 4 and 2). Now they are supporting a Swedish flat tracker and hooligan racer, Jonathan Falkman. He has competed in the DTRA and has written for Sideburn and featured in Sideburn 26 doing a stand-up wheelie in a a pair of Adidas budgie smugglers. Read an interview with Jonathan at wrenchmonkees.com #Wrenchmonkees

Our old mates from Copenhagen, the Wrenchmonkees, are still building bikes, but they're also making great clothes, and not just T-shirts. Their workwear-style canvas and denim is the business. I bought a waistcoast from Bolt in London, and it's expensive, but great stuff. We don't often feature clip-ons and fairings, but never, say never... The Wrenchmonkees built this 2003 883 Sportster to tour around shops that were stocking their clobber. Having done it's promo job it's no