Guido and Sue - the end?

This time, the hapless perma-nerd Guido might have blown it for good. Anyone familiar with the shenanigans of this pair over the years will know that Sue has tried everything but imprisonment and assault to get into Guido's... affections, but the bloke just can't see the wood for the trees. It's a lesson to us all.

With apologies to original authors and journalists Guido Bettiol and Vic Willoughby, and artist George Domenech. MP

I love a gilet

When is it going to be vogue to race in a nylon bodywarmer again? Come on Icon, get on it. G

Michael Dunlop x Suzuki XR69

On it. G

Guido and Sue, pt1

In the first of an occasional feature, we meet Guido and Sue. In fact, we first bumped into this pair in March last year. Poor old Guido, Sue is clearly hot to trot, but he just keeps missing the point. It's a sobering reminder to all us petrol heads.
As culled from 'Motorcycles. Maintain Your Own Machine' by top journalists Guido Bettiol and Vic Willoughby, with artwork by George Domenech. MP

Dirty

This book was bought for me as a Christmas present when I was perhaps 12 years old. It has the period-obligatory intro by Barry Sheene, but what caught my eye the most, amid the blatant Heron Suzuki product placement, was Sue. The book is a pretty good basic instruction manual and as Sue grew to thoroughly enjoy being dirty and her tool manipulation went from fumbling to competent, so my skills followed a similar trajectory. Though mainly under the covers by torchlight. Complications only became apparent in later years when just the sight of a Ram Air cylinder head would cause trouser havoc. I'm better now. MP

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