Sit Up And Beg

Keith Code Kawazaki Z-1, leads Wes Cooley also Kwack, Steve McLaughln BMW, Reg Pridmore BMW. AMA Superbike Riverside National 1976.
Mr Code, Grand Master Jedi, looks like he has piles, proving Chris Carr's philosophy of you don't need to look like you're going fast to be a race winner. BP

Doug Chandler. On it

Doug Chandler wrestling the Freddie Spencer-backed Honda VF750 in the AMA Superbike championship, 1987. One of racing's most versatile riders, that same year, as he began his transition to full-time road racing, he was still topping dirt track podiums. In the current issue of Sideburn magazine, you can read his memories of winning that year's televised Ascot half-mile on a V-twin Honda RS750. MP
If anyone knows who took this photo, please let us know.

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Free coverage of all AMA races, road racing and flat track - starting this weekend with Daytona road races (including Harley XR1200) and AMA GNC short track double-header. FREE streaming, no cable or satellite or subscription required. The video explains it all. G

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Ram-Air

Dave Aldana, Yoshimura Kawasaki Z1, AMA Superbike Daytona. Primitive ram-air manifold scoop. Funny that they left the original reflectors on the fork legs. BP

New: 13 T-shirt

Just in time for Thursday's Aldana Night and Friday's race in Oxford, we have new Sideburn T-shirt design. Available in red only and sizes S-XL.
Every order of this shirt gets a free Aldana sticker.

Order yours at Sideburn's webshop.
Or buy yours at our night and I bet David will sign it for you.

Also, check out the great post of David Aldana over at Poppawheelie (where these photos were lifted from). Poppa wishes he could make it to our night, but he lives in California. So, if you live any closer, stop pussing about and support UK events. Otherwise you'll be left with the same shit old pub meets. It's too late to send out the last few tickets, so email us and we'll stick your name on the door to pay on the night. £11.

The Norton Gang

Excerpt from the Rider Files
...George Kerker, Jack Simmons and Bill Manley were better known to their fans, journalists and fellow competitors as the Norton Gang. Rather than run the conventional road racing machines of the era with clip-ons, fairings and rear-sets, the Norton Gang elected to race production Norton Commandos, high bars, low pegs and all. While in retrospect the Norton Gang were simply harking back to the traditional AMA Class C concept (production-based racing) the Norton Gang were consider rebels among the road racing traditionalists of the late 1960s.

Looks like Bill has a paper plate number board? Good man. BP

Steve's Spencer Evo at Cadwell

Found this photo on my computer today. Steve on his Spencer Evo. Great bloke, great bike builder, great style, great bike.
That's Cadwell's Mountain by the way. G

Racefit's Katana trackbike

On it at Donington. I'm calling in to see Jon and the Racefit fellas later today. Always a treat. GI

Freddie Spencer Evo

Nope, not a dirt tracker, but one of the most detailed specials I've ever seen. Remember the Lakeland Moriwaki Centre? Well this is the kind of bike that comes out of it. GIA Engineering big-tube, anodised alloy frame, 6.75in rear Dymag, Racefit Ti exhaust, Bandit engine, Yoshimura-Mikuni TMR MJN, dual-stack carbs, and, and, and... Amazing bike that wheelies for miles. In this month's PB. GI