Paul Newman

Someone please tell us the story? BP

UPDATE:
Thank you for the cinema history lesson people.
Blue bubble-visor a go-go, followed by male bonding.

UPDATE 2: From Mule - Your picture of Paul Newman is backwards. His number is 13 and it's a CZ with a rt side up-pipe!
Thanks Mule, but Ben will have just 'acquired' the photo off the internet during a late night trawl.
- doh Thank you Richard! now flipped sunny-side up. BP

Vegas Short Track in GQ Italy

The story I went to Vegas for has appeared in GQ Italy and is on sale now.
Eight pages of Gene Romero Flat Track and my monthly column.
Go buy it! G
Vegas Short track photos by the Mighty Ramak Fazel

M&M's: Another happy customer

Big boots, big smile, lots of VMX style wrapped up in a Kawasaki 250 Domestic only package. Subarashi! G

Mule's latest hit

'Here's another one headed to the East Coast in a couple weeks.' Mule

Is there anyone in the world building better street trackers than Mule? We don't think so. Read about the man behind Mule Motorcycles in Sideburn 3

Lincolnshire Bombers next date

The Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby team have another match in Newark (Nottinghamshire, not New Jersey) this weekend. I can't make it, but you should.
Look very carefully at the team (as if you weren't already). The less attractive ones in the middle are their sponsors - Motörhead. No, I'm not kidding. GI

Artwork/photo from I Am Minx blog

Bangkok Street Style

Tam from the Vespidae Club, Bangkok got in touch to buy a mag. It's part Vespa/part Yam SR club. Seems a weird mix but it's pretty much up my street. Check out their site. They look like they're having fun. GI

Paris Vogue

Sonic Seb and the Fat Club have been back in the dressing up box.
ze last chance garage blogspot
Pics by Vincent Perouse

Hajimemashite Sideburn Magazine desu.

ForkCo

Shake A Tail Feather

Shawn Murray is now adding tail sections to his repertoire. Here's two he made earlier; for an XR and a caff racer. This is his new eBay shop. BP

Kopp on the Duke

Former Grand National Champion, and one of the handful of current riders to have won the grand slam of nationals, Smokin Joe Kopp, will ride the Lloyd Brothers Motorsport Ducati (that features in Sideburn 4). What a turn-up this is. Larry Pegram raced last year, and he made the main, but couldn't commit to a season because he's concentrating on AMA Superbike. Pegram plans to race Indy and Springfield while Kopp says

'Equipment wise, I have the best of both worlds. I will be riding Ducatis on all the mile tracks and will be able to choose between the Ducati and my XR750 on the half-mile tracks depending on how testing goes. I really think that we are going to surprise a lot of people this year with the Ducati. This is exactly the type of challenge that I feel I needed and I am really looking forward to proving that we can win on this bike right out of the box. I think with my feedback and experience and my crew's knowledge that we can further development of this bike very quickly and have fun doing it.'

The team also got a big boost in the form of Agip sponsorship.
Let's hope the Ducati riders turn out to support them. G
Photo: Tim White for Sideburn