New post from our Hollywood correspondent, Serge Faberge First of all, a disclaimer. I did not find this, it was sent to me by our fearless leader, G. Inman. Mon Capitane felt a video featuring an off-pink, part-sportsbike man searching for love would bring joy, and indeed it does. Not just the catchy tune, it's the universal themes examined here: love, loneliness, acceptance, freedom and of course the happy ending we all seek. Absolutely uplifting and inspirational, much as

Off-topic Sunday Alex Harvey and the Sensational Alex Harvey Band are names I knew, but didn't know a lot about. Then this performance, what a performance, was brought to my attention. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band (SAHB) were described as glam rock, but they are harder to categorise. Harvey is the archetypal rocker greaser, while guitarist Zal Cleminson is a malevolent mime. Harvey begins the festival performance of Framed, a tale of being fitted up by the police, by sort

This thing looks like a SnowQuake weapon. I started my two-wheeled life on Vespas and Lambrettas so I still keep an eye out for them. Project ESC, for Escape, has the monocoque frame and basis of the engine from a P-range, but that's about it. And even the engine cases are Pinasco custom case that had reedvalve induction, fed by a 42mm Keihin. The head is liquid-cooled. I don't think one part of the engine is original Piaggio. Maybe the kickstart. The most radical change is t

I had seen this recent Texas Half-Mile crash on Instagram, but couldn't find a version I could post on the blog until I looked again today. It's worth posting for those who limit their social media intake to just the Sideburn blog. The surface at the Forth Worth track sounded like it was causing problems for some riders. Brad Baker crashed out in the heats, but was discharged from hospital later the same weekend, Sandriana Shipman had a ugly crash in the Singles class and nee