A couple of years ago I decided it might be a good idea to build a bike specifically for flat track/Dirt Quake type events. I'd competed at four Dirt Quakes, three on my old Triumph chop, but I fancied something a bit more suitable...

Pete Stansfield continues the story of his cool Triumph, Old Blu'

Read Old Blu Part 1

Reverse head, no front brake 

I sold it to Peter Allan, Bonneville Salt Flats racer and owner of many Triumphs. He said he would never change it and...

Old Blu' in 2010 (Guy Bolton/GKM)

When one of our Sideburn racing ambassadors, John Harrison mentioned Pete Stansfield in a recent blog post (The Stansfield Effect) , Pete got in touch. He is a bike breaker; former rally driver; pro...

 The latest instalment from Sideburn ambassador, John Harrison.

I first encountered Sideburn mate and perennial Dirt Quaker Pete Stansfield at the 2011 Hotrod Hayride, where he had ventured south to run his Triumph sprint/dra...