Guest post from Russ Holland. Blue Peter was the biggest children's TV programme in the UK from the 1960s to 1980s. It was very wholesome, but quite daring before the invention of risk assessment forms. I had to tell someone... From the days when it was acceptable to take your children's TV presenter, put a wooly hat on him so the bubble visor helmet fits, then send him out in a race on a sidecar outfit. Russ #television #1970s #sidecar

The desire to rush to get reports onto the blog has left me, but the want to share photos and a few details is still there, so for instant gratification, there is the @sideburnmag instagram feed (which also runs along the bottom of this very website's homepage for those without the app or a smartphone, there are some out there). Wait a little longer and posts arrive on the blog, from me and our contributors all over the world, and for the real quality, there is the magazine,

Let's be frank, we're not mad about sidecars, but there's a time and a place. The time is the middle of winter, the place is Mongolia. Sideburn 30 has a beautiful feature on a group of friends riding Enfield Bullet-powered combinations across frozen lakes that stretch as far as the eye can see. This must watch short clip is part of an as yet unreleased longer film of the Vintage Rides trip. But Sideburn 30 to read the story and see the stunning images. #RoyalEnfield #Mongolia