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Interview: Dan Bromley

Feb 21

Interview: Dan Bromley

When we heard that Dan Bromley was moving from AFT SuperTwins into the Production Twins class we asked for an interview to find the reasons behind it, and we given some great insight from the 25-year-old former AFT Singles champ. You told us you live in Glen Rock, PA and told us you were at work when we first got in touch, what is your job? I am a full-time carpenter/ custom home builder for F.C. Batton and Son. We build pretty much any size or type of house, from the foundat

Trackmaster XS650

Jan 21

Trackmaster XS650

I saw this photo on the web and fell in love. Here's the info that was with it. 750 Trackmaster Yam. One of 3 built in '71-'2 at Mike Lacoco's Yamaha of Alamagordo dealership. Built for their rider, 'Wildman' Joe Pierce. Joe loaned me this one in the summer of '76. I raced it in the Pikes Peak Hillclimb and at Sertoma International Speedway, Las Cruces, NM. It is now owned, freshened up and displayed at bike shows by a California gentleman. Not sure about those Jubilee clips

Deus Bombshell

Dec 18, 2020

Deus Bombshell

On a recent internet expedition I started reading about Deus Ex Machina's newly-released Bombshell bodykit for the Yamaha MT-07 and XSR700. Plenty of customisers I admire have developed bodykits for the popular twin, including Winston Yeh's Rough Crafts, HookieCo and JvB Moto. In the write-up I read about the kit, there was reference to an Australian product design company, Vert Design, who helped with the project, and I found two eyecatching renders on their website . The Bo

Jonas's Co-Built XS650

Nov 21, 2020

Jonas's Co-Built XS650

Not since issue 1 and 2 have we had one person have two bikes is consecutive issues. Back at the launch of the mag it was Jason and his Bonneville Performance Hinckley Twin framer followed by his XR1000 street tracker. Now it's Jonas Hendrix (the Mexican, Dutch, Spaniard, Argentine) and his Harley-Davidson MX250 short tracker in SB42 and his Co-Built XS650 in SB43. Jonas's Co-Built XS (the only one in the world) is fitted with Sudo Cycles Deluxe fork guards, which we have in

Nov 5, 2020

Advertiser Profile: Mighty Mo

Based in beautiful Bend, Oregon, Mighty Mo are a newly launched clothing brand with a sense of fun and humour. As a new advertiser in Sideburn magazine we wanted to find out more about them with a quick Q&A. Who is Mighty Mo? Figuratively, MIghtyMo is anyone who’s got the throttle-twisting gene in their DNA. From first-timers who’ve just discovered the thrill of riding, to grizzled old vets who still get themselves out for a proper thrashing - pain, weather, and sticky carb-s

SOLD: C&J Yamaha SR540

Oct 23, 2020

SOLD: C&J Yamaha SR540

Our friend, the artist Jeremy Berger, is helping his dad sell a couple of flat track bikes. They're located in Bakersfield, CA. This is the first: C&J Frame 540cc big-bore with the best of everything New billet triple clamps R6 forks, everything new Works Shocks built by RaceTech Remote starter All new bearings, spaces, bars, clamps. Barnett clutch $6000 Contact Fred on (661) 204-0577 or jberger97@gmail.com This sale is nothing to do with Sideburn. We're just sharing the deta

Something Like A Phenomenon

Oct 10, 2020

Something Like A Phenomenon

Dallas Daniels sewed up the 2020 AFT Singles class title last night in dominant fashion at the Charlotte Half-Mile. In 13 races this season he has won 8 races. He's won six on the bounce with three races to go, and this after he failed to make the main at the first race of the season (but came back to win the next day). This is the 17-year-old's his first full season in AFT. He joined the AFT series halfway through 2019, due to only just turning 16, missed one race because of

What’s happening at Estenson Yamaha?

Oct 9, 2020

What’s happening at Estenson Yamaha?

And what does it mean for AFT SuperTwins? Going into the penultimate race weekend of the year, a glance at the AFT SuperTwins standings reveals grim reading for Yamaha fans, and worse still for the Estenson team. Combining the scores for the Yamaha USA-supported riders, JD Beach and Kolby Carlile, sees a total of 118pts: 68 for Beach, 50 for Carlile. That leaves them in 14th and 15th respectively, out of 16 full-time and five occasional/wild card riders. 118pts is fewer than

London’s Burning

Sep 19, 2020

London’s Burning

Latest post from Pacific Northwest correspondent, Todd Marella, again, with a thread of The Clash running through it. . More aptly, Portland’s burning. But, with boredom…? Sure, there’s a touch of boredom that comes with isolation and staying indoors for the remainder of summer, but Portland burns with much more than that. Anxiety, disappointment, disillusion, anger, sadness, uncertainty, distrust… These come to mind. Not to mention, Portland proper, is quite literally surrou

Greenfield Practice Bikes

Jul 26, 2020

Greenfield Practice Bikes

A couple of weekends ago the DTRA ran two days of practice at Greenfield Dirt Track in Lincolnshire, UK. The classes were split and riders had to choose if they wanted to ride on Saturday or Sunday, social distancing meaning the numbers were limited. These are some of the most eye-catching bikes (and people) from the weekend. The first three photos are Lucky Luke (with his Sideburn x Biltwell goggles) and Harley WL flathead racer . Luke is a tattooer who runs Hard Luck with J

What's My Name?

Jul 19, 2020

What's My Name?

Latest blog from Todd Marella. It’s Friday after work and a few of us are gathering at the Heap (@cycleheap) to ready bikes, drink beer, and swap a week’s worth of absurdities learned about our current state of affairs. Two of us are planning on racing the next day, 5 ½ hours away in Spokane, Washington…which is almost Idaho…and nearly Canada. Four days earlier, I had it in my mind that I’d be returning to the track, that I’d fallen in love with two weekends prior, by myself.

I’m So Bored With The U.S.A.

Jul 5, 2020

I’m So Bored With The U.S.A.

[Pacific Northwest correspondent, Todd Marella back with a blog from Spokane, WA. By the way, for no US residents, it's pronounced Spo-can. Take it away Todd...] It’s neither accurate nor fair to say I’m 'bored' with the USA (though I did choose that title for this post0… I guess disappointed is more in line with my feelings of late. Today is the 4th of July, the celebratory holiday acknowledging America’s independence from British rule. More importantly to me at the moment,

C-Tex

Jun 29, 2020

C-Tex

This is 2019 AFT Production Twins champ, Cory Texter on his G&G Yamaha. Cory writes tech advice aimed at amateur racers for the magazine, his first piece was in Sideburn 40, and covered wheels and tyres. In the current issue he explain gearing and getting it right while under pressure on race day. Cory also wrote about his championship winning bike and kit in Sideburn 39. ORDER SIDEBURN MAGAZINES Cory is also raising funds for his amateur team with raffles of memorabilia. Fin

The Edge

Yam TT500 For Sale

May 20, 2020

Yam TT500 For Sale

Yam TT500s, modified for flat track, a popular entry-level 'vintage' bike in the US. There are tons of them, with modified, deraked stock frames. They're nowhere near as popular in the UK and Europe, because TT500s are relatively expensive here. They are effective though. A 500 Yam isn't a Vintage class bike in the DTRA, but can compete in Thunderbikes. This one looks to us like a recent import that someone is trying flip for a quick profit (not that there's anything wrong wi

The Lonely Rider of an Empty City

May 18, 2020

The Lonely Rider of an Empty City

Our Hungarian friend, Peter Guld, has allowed us to share this article he wrote showing a different side to Sideburn's French ambassador Hubert Bastie and his work as a nurse in Paris in the time of Covid-19. Words: Peter Guld Photos: Nicolas Prado/ @tonton_la_mitralle We have met at several events in the past, but I knew little more about him that he is the crazy French guy. There was always fire in his eyes. I never wanted to get in his way, so I always made sure to give hi

Last One

Return To Brixton

Mar 24, 2020

Return To Brixton

An update from Pacific Northwest correspondent, Todd Marella Sunday the 22nd of March wasn’t regular… or common… or without tension. It was the end of the first week of the US largely admitting to itself that the smart money says avoiding contact with other humans unless it is absolutely critical, is the only known way to slow the spread of the Corona virus, known as COVID-19. By the end of the week, the world’s number of confirmed infected cases doubled. I needed something t

C-TECH: Airbag Suits

Mar 10, 2020

C-TECH: Airbag Suits

Now that AFT mandates airbag suits for SuperTwins class, new Sideburn correspondent, Cory Texter, talks us through airbag tech. Flat-track racing is enjoying a well-documented resurgence. From the standpoint of someone who has been attending and later contesting nationals since the day I was born, I doubted the sport would ever make it back to the Camel Pro days. When I turned professional in 2007, sponsorship was difficult to find, television packages were nonexistent, and

1999 AMA Supertrackers

Mar 4, 2020

1999 AMA Supertrackers

Back in 1999 the AMA tried to lure manufacturers into what was ostensibly a one-make pro series, by launching a secondary class that the dominant XR750 couldn't compete in (any of this sound familiar?). The class they came up with was SuperTrackers, and for Japanese and European big sportsbike twins in custom frames, engines that were very popular back then, competing for sales, and race wins, with Ducati's V-twins in what was still a sportsbike boomtime. I was searching for

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