Reader ad Frame built in 70s by Staracer in Kansas. The frame was imported by me 4 years ago. The engine is a 1974 MX360 that has been fully rebuilt and set up on the dyno. Exhaust is by Mike Ashby (not show because it's being ceramic-coated). It’s running a 34mm carb and heavier flywheel to make the power delivery less peaky but gives the option to increase power if desired. Forks are Ceriani 35mm that have been professionally rebuilt with re chromed legs. Front wheel is a s

American Flat Track racer Nick Armstrong has done something we believe hasn't been done for at least 45 years, if ever. He built a race bike chassis with his own hands and then won a national dirt track race on it. Name someone else who has done that. Not owned the company who built the chassis (Kenny Roberts), or who was a racer who built a chassis someone else won on (Mert Lawwill, among others), but cut, bent and welded the frame, then raced it to a win. In Nick's case, wi

Back in 2018, Estenson were still developing their Twins programme. Sammy Halbert had ridden for the team in 2017, but Jake Johnson replaced him for 2018. Jake wrote about his bike for Sideburn 33. That issue is one of those we have made free to read on Sideburn's ISSUU page. Follow this link to read the whole of Sideburn 33. Photo: Yve Assad #JakeJohnson #Yamaha #AmericanFlatTrack #Sideburn33 #EstensonRacing

Gareth of Double Six has just been on a flying visit to the US to buy vintage flat trackers. Here's his report and snaps. Like most people into vintage racing I love the history/geeky side to it. This brings some problems though. We all want the best/rarest parts and to me you can’t beat an original framer that was raced. Sadly we don’t have an abundance of these in England. This is one of the main reasons I set up Double Six, to help my friends find the correct period parts