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For Sale: Production Twin SV650

6 days ago

For Sale: Production Twin SV650

I know the price looks like mistake, but it isn't. AFT racer Dan Bromley is selling this bike, with those super-cool PM wheels, to help fund his 2021 season. [Read our Dan Bromley interview] He says... Suzuki SV 650 Bored to 750cc J&M Frame Penske Shock Yamaha Forks Baer Triple Clamps Last raced in 2016, since then hasn’t been started. Needs some TLC and going through before race ready. Comes with additional: 1 spare frame (was crashed), spare tail, 1 spare exhaust, and a la

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

For Sale: C&J Rotax

Jan 25

For Sale: C&J Rotax

Our mate Tim Aucott is selling this beauty, a monoshock C&J Rotax. This is a ready to race Thunderbike, that can be raced in TWO DTRA classes. Here's what Tim says... C&J frame mono hock Rotax. Complete ground up rebuild. Frame has been nickel plated and the engine has been completely rebuilt and cases powder coated by Sportax racing, everything that needed doing was done.. (£1500 still have the bill, and spec sheet). 40mm dellorto carb sonic cleaned and rebuilt. Forks and Pe

The SB42 Cover

Nov 13, 2020

The SB42 Cover

Sideburn 43 lands next week, so finally I've made the time to write the background story to the cover shoot for the current issue - Sideburn 42. The idea for the shoot came about when I googled the name of a village we photographed our tribute to the 100-year-old Harley-Davidson piglet photo (read the story of that photoshoot here). Photos of a nearby abandoned church came up on the internet search. It was abandoned and looked incredible, too good not to use at some point. Th

Barry The Drifter

Oct 6, 2020

Barry The Drifter

No drifting posts for years, then two in one day. In the online story we posted on Barry The Punk's Voodoo Survivor Honda framer he mentioned he was a competitive drifter before taking up flat track. I asked for some photos of his time drifting and got these lo-res beauties. The maroon car is Toyota Corolla KE70 with a V8 in it. The BMW E36 was called Deathproof. Read about Barry's Survivor Honda CRF450 Framer. #car #drifting #BarryThePunk #framer

Redcar Dirt Track & Speedway Snaps

Oct 2, 2020

Redcar Dirt Track & Speedway Snaps

Because every DTRA race event has been cancelled this year, and I couldn't/didn't want to travel out of the country to race, this year's dirt track riding had been limited to a couple of practice days at Greenfield. When the DTRA's Amman Valley round was cancelled at the last minute (due to you know what) a few UK riders committed to going to Krowdrace at Parchim in East Germany. I was told about the chance to race a lot closer to home, at a small meeting shared with a speedw

Voodoo Framer

Sep 13, 2020

Voodoo Framer

From time to time people ask if we're short of things to put in the magazine. What? We can't fit everything in, there's so many stories I want in Sideburn. As a result we made the STORIES section of our website as a depository for photos and stories too good for a fleeting blog post, but we can't fit in the magazine in a timely manner. The latest story we've posted is about Barry The Punk's Survivor Customs CRF450 framer, the bike he calls Voodoo. See the bike by clicking Who

Dalton's Framer

HookieCo Tiger - Before & After

May 7, 2020

HookieCo Tiger - Before & After

One of the dream race bikes in Sideburn 40 is Hookie Co's 1967 Triumph T100R. German firm Hookie Co are better known for their transformative bolt-on bodykits for modern bikes, but they don't limit themselves to just that. As you can see, the Triumph twin has great poise. Other than being in SB40, there is another link to Sideburn. Hookie explain that they found the basis to the bike on this very blog. It was one of the many flat track bikes reader Kev H feeds our way and we

Dan Stanley

Apr 28, 2020

Dan Stanley

I was trying to track down Dan Stanley, a Washington state rider and national #60, then #10, between 1992 and 2009, and came across this photo. It's the late 1980s and Dan is looking sharp. Custom D's leathers, sponsored by Budweiser, white SuperVictory boots, white Simpson Bandit lid. He's sat on a TT spec Panther Rotax framer. I posted the photo on instagram, Dan saw it and replied. 'That Panther was one of the best handling bikes I've ever rode [sic]. The bike next to it [

From Brad to Berlin

Apr 3, 2020

From Brad to Berlin

I miss how much interaction and comments blogs used to get before nearly everyone migrated to facebook, before deciding instagram was better. We don't get the feedback on the blog that we used, and I'm not sure why. As an individual, and organisation, I/Sideburn never really connected with Facebook. We have a presence, mainly reposting instagram stuff and linking back to blog posts, and only check in to answer questions. Instagram is a bit different, and I use it a lot more,

Royal Enfield & Lewis to Race AFT Production Twins

Mar 4, 2020

Royal Enfield & Lewis to Race AFT Production Twins

This just in from Royal Enfield North America. Royal Enfield North America has partnered with American Flat Track (AFT) racer Johnny Lewis and his team Moto Anatomy for 2020. Lewis will develop the all-new Royal Enfield FT, built by Harris Performance, in the Production Twins class at select AFT rounds this year. Based on the INT650 motorcycle, Moto Anatomy will race the FT with support from Royal Enfield, Harris Performance and S&S Cycle. “This racing effort is unprecedented

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

XR750 Street Tracker

Jan 30, 2020

XR750 Street Tracker

This oddity was brought to our attention by Sideburn 37 cover bike builder Ross Sharp. Oddity, you're thinking, It's a beauty. Yes, but it's an XR750 street tracker with no visible means of starting it, other than bump, and that would get pretty tiresome. Sideburn has featured a killer XR750 street tracker, Brad Peterson's in Sideburn 18, but it had a remote starter socket. I've also seen Kevin Atherton's road-going XR750 in the flesh and being ridden, it too has a remote sta

Deus Framer

Jan 10, 2020

Deus Framer

Deus Venice's in-house master builder (and accomplished racer) Michael 'Woolie' Woolaway has created another race-inspired road bike. This time it's a C&J framed MT-07 made road legal. According to the Deus website (which has a slightly mixed-up description of the bike), the engine has a 'Factory Yamaha racing kit, which includes oversized pistons, factory spec ported cylinder head, superior race valves, cams and electronics package for custom engine tuning. Every internal mo

'I Won Fisher's AFT Bike!'

Jan 6, 2020

'I Won Fisher's AFT Bike!'

We featured Paul Hartman's Racewear and his supercool Triumph Bonneville hooligan racer in Sideburn 38 and saw he had a new firebreathing bike so asked for the story on it. This is what he told us... Kind of a crazy deal, and sometimes I still don't believe it. I won this bike in a raffle that Davis Fisher did to raise some money. Last summer Davis announced on his Instagram that he was going to sell raffle tickets for his Kawasaki 700 Twin AFT racer. Tickets were $50 and h

Ron Wood: A Son's Eulogy

Jul 29, 2019

Ron Wood: A Son's Eulogy

During the lifespan of Sideburn I've become friendly with Gar Wood, son on Ron. I've met him in America and also in the UK, when he's been touring with the band he's in, Hot Snakes. After Ron's recent death Gar sent me a message. It's a great eulogy and Gar gave me permission to publish it. GI Hey Gary I'm busy stay'n focused on how lucky we have been as a family. Having Ron enjoy his life, doin' his passion all the way through to his golden years. I wanted to share how his

Fast Harry's C&J Honda

Jul 8, 2019

Fast Harry's C&J Honda

I feel the Sideburn-supported DTRA Vintage class is going to have itself a new hole ripped by this Honda framer. It has been built by UK flat track stalwart, Paul 'Harry' Harrison in the moments when he hasn't been fettling many of the UK's vintage twin flat track race machinery. Paul has been competing on a Morini in the vintage class, but this C&J framed XL350 is something else. It might not have the legs of the best British twins, but it'll be a damnsight more nimble on th

1995 Peoria TT

Jun 17, 2019

1995 Peoria TT

The most recent UK DTRA round was the Greenfield TT. I'm not much of a jumper, but I won a heat race, came second in another (but was terrible in the finals). I always think my Wood Rotax twin shock is not up to the jump, not compared to monoshock framers or DTX 450s. Most of it is down to me, part of it is not wanting to flatten my exhaust with my hamfisted landing, but really, it's me and never learning how to jump or, more importantly, land a motorcycle. I was looking for

My Favourite Things

May 15, 2019

My Favourite Things

MY FAVOURITE THINGS Framers on short tracks And Brindley on fire Smell of the hot dogs and fat, sticky tyres Scottie Toepfer and his photos of kings These are a few of my favourite things Black, yellow race shirt by Sideburn magazine Kolkman and Gauthier And B-Rob’s trophy queen A Honda RS that has worn piston rings These are a few of my favourite things Classic Trackmasters, thick oil in their frames Local track heroes beating the big names Ohlins and Race Tech and Penske re

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