Gareth of Double Six has written a follow-up of his Mecum Vegas Auction Preview The dust and glitter has settled from the madness that is the Mecum Auction in Vegas. 2023 was set to be a difficult auction with the global world in a recession and talk that the 'Covid price bubble' had burst. Would we see prices down on expected? The quick answer for this is hell no. In fact, the highest priced bike at auction went through on the last day for a record breaking $935,000 (inc fee

Guest post from Gareth Howes of Double Six. They say everything in America is bigger and better, and the auctions seem no different. This week will see Las Vegas host the world's biggest motorbike auction over five days . The Mecum January sale this year has 2000, mostly desirable, motorbikes up for grab, so let’s have a look at some of the more interesting lots. 1962 Harley Davidson KR racer Lot F177.1 Mike Wolfe of American Pickers fame is bringing over 70 bikes to the sale

After road testing the Nightster I dug back into the launch material of the bike and found this great film I missed when it was released. It bucks the trend of recent marketing films, that are getting shorter and shorter to suit social media. This one is a full Coronation Street/EastEnders long, at 27 minutes. It begins with the design team discussing the bike, then shows a band making music that runs through the film, before getting into the meat of the content, five differe

As a magazine Sideburn doesn't feature a lot of cruisers in their standard state, but we've featured a bunch of trackerised (if there is such a word) Sportsters, new generation Indian Scouts and Harley XGs. So when we got the chance to ride the new 'Sportster', Harley's Nightster, we grabbed it. Words: Gary Inman Photos: Charlie Davidson The hedges are a blur. I’m going faster than I normally would on this section, much faster. I’m trying to see what this thing will do and st