Sideburn 32 - OUT NOW

Sideburn 32 is the greatest issue of Sideburn ever created. A thudding wodge of motorcycle stimulation and illumination that crackles with fun and good ideas.

It's perhaps our most diverse issue ever. Obviously the 116 pages of thick, gloss paper is crammed with motorcycles, but they range from pro flat tracker, through backwoods backflip 450s and ice racing Yamaha XSR900s to heavyweight street trackers, plus a dose of long distance adventure touring on dinky 125s in a FREE 16-page supplement created in conjunction with Tom Bing. There's also art, architecture, poetry and racing advice. We couldn't pack another atom of goodness into it.

COVER: Yamaha XS650 Framer with Lucia Aucott

BIKES: Yamaha XS650 Framer; See See Harley-Davidson XL1200 Roadster Street Tracker; OMT Garage Yamaha XSR900 SnowQuake racer; BSA Hornet; Honda CRF450 hillclimber; Honda 650 sand racer 

PEOPLE: Jeffrey Carver; Oliver Brindley; Lucia Aucott; Skip Aksland; Lynn Griffis

HOW TO: Win a Hooligan Championship

PORTFOLIO: The art of Sami Graystone

MOVIE: Akira

SHOP: Deus Ex Machina, Milan

EVENTS: Nine Years of Portland One Moto Show; Travis at the Land’s End Hillclimb

ADVENTURE: LA-Barstow-Vegas on classic Brits; Chile to San Francisco surf safari on Honda XR150s

PAGES: 116 + 16-page supplement

See See Motorcycles: Empire Building

The See See Motorcycles family has been busy over the last few months. The hard riding makers of the wonderfully inclusive, beautifully decorated moto-coffee shop in Portland, Oregon not only organise the annual One Motorcycle Show, the annual (and oft-copied) 21 Helmets show, they are a huge help in organising Dirt Quake USA and also promote a winter series of indoor flat track at Salem plus they sponsor a variety of racers and riders. So how the hell they have found time to open See See KTM, a dealer in all things orange, just 100 yards from their coffee and clothing/moto parts store is beyond me.

If that wasn't enough, they're about to open their second See See coffee shop, this one in Reno, Nevada. They're launching the Nevada branch with a 21 Helmets show. See the details above.

Good luck See See! GI

SEE SEE NINJAS - QUEST FOR THE GOLDEN SPROCKET from Neil DaCosta on Vimeo.

Icon 1000: Three Martini Lunch

When Icon 1000, the Portland-based company that never sleeps, release a new video I get excited. They have a fresh new website too, covering their Icon Motosport, Icon 1000 and Icon Raiden brands. Go to www.icon1000.com. G

The One Show Review

The One Show goes from strength to strength. Iv'e got to get back there one of these years. Well done to all involved. This video is split half between the show, half between the One Pro short track racing that See See promoted the same weekend.

See See are also our partners for Dirt Quake USA. G

The One Motorcycle Show x Stevie Gee

The British invasion continues. Another Sideburn favourite collaborator (and Sideburn 15 cover star) Stevie Gee has created a poster for February's One Motorcycle Show in Portland. Whoop! G

The One Show AND The One Pro 2016

Thor and the See See crew are gearing up for another One Motorcycle Show next month. If you can possibly get to it, do. It's a great show. Every year they try to raise the game (and they always do). This year they're combining flat track, an hour away in Salem, with the show. Go race or spectate. Here's what they say...

THE ONE PRO FLAT TRACK MOTORCYCLE RACING! New to this years show, we will host a pro flat track event Sunday Feb. 14th from 12-5pm. Shuttle buses will be leaving the One Motorcycle Show and heading down to Salem Indoor Speedway around 11 am. To sign up and race or buy a $10 spectator ticket go HERE. 

Red Clouds GoodBOOKs back in stock

Every now and then we buy a few items from other companies to sell in our shop, stuff we like but is nothing to do with us. GoodBOOKs are such an item.
We bought some in 2013 and they sold well. One of the buyers upgraded his phone and asked for a new one, so we ordered some more.

It's a tan leather wallet, iPhone case and paper notebook holder in one. They are made by hand by Red Clouds Collective in Portland, Oregon. We think we're the only stockist in Europe. We send all over the world.

iPhone 5 is £50
iPhone 6 is £55
Plus post. Phone not included.

Get yours at Sideburn webshop.

The One Show by Pierre Robichaud

Portland-based photographer Pierre Robichaud sent us these great shots from the recent One Show.
Thanks Pierre. G

 Busch Brother's DT, coming to a future Sideburn magazine.

 Busch Brother's Bonneville Salt Flats Harley racer.

 Joe Kopp XR750

 Roland Sands Indian. We saw this titanium tank being made on our US tour last summer.

The One Show 2015

'Legit' builder profile for the upcoming One Motorcycle Show in Portland. If you have any chance to get there, take it. G

Salem Indoor Flat Track

This weekend.
Just $30 to race.
See See are putting their shoulder behind it. G

Icon Old Ghost GPz900R

This is one of the latest builds by Icon in Portland. It's a 1984 GPz900R, they've called the Old Ghost.

Icon say, 'Modified fairings and dry-break tank gave the Ninja the sophistication of a monocled endurance racer. A Wiseco big bore kit, K and N filters, ducted Earls oil-cooler, and Racefit pipe increased her mechanized punch. The oversized Roaring Toyz swingarm, equipped with Ohlins TTX race shock, kept things properly stanced in the rear. And while the English origin of both the Avon tyres and EBC rotors was well known, the suspicious domestic origin of the bespoke billet wheels could be neither confirmed nor denied.'

And now for something completely different...

This put a bigger smile on my already smiling face. The new video from See See Motorcycles to promote Chrome bags. G

Tough as...

At See See, Portland this Friday.

Dirt Quake USA Countdown: 19 DAYS!

Less than THREE WEEKS to go.

Camping, Live Music, Swap Meet, Dirt Track Racing, Chopper Racin'

Want more info? Dirt Quake USA

Want to enter your bike? Send a picture of it to dirt@sideburnmagazine.com

Pre-registration only! Ends May 28th

The MotoAttic swap meet entry? Saturday May 31 only contact: matthew@killdiscodesign.com

Other Questions: dirt@sideburnmagazine.com

For a good time. #DQUSA

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With help from:
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WHERE Castle Rock, WA – 58 miles north of Portland, OR 117 miles south from Seattle, WA. 

WHEN Saturday, May 31st – Sunday, June 1st, 2014

The weekend before we will be hitting THREE races in Illinois - two at Springfield on Satruday and Sunday, and one at Peoria on the Friday night. Whose coming?

21 Helmets 2014

21 helmets is the show within a show from the people behind See See Motorcycles and the One Motorcycle Show. It's been running a few years and is inspiring similar shows around the world.

Those very same people who organise all those great things are working hard on Dirt Quake USA - happening in Castle Rock, WA - 31 May - 1 June. Yeah! G

 NOW WITH THE VIDEO THAT DIDN'T LOAD

Sang Froid Go To Salem

This came in from Patrick, of the Sang-Froid Riding Club in Portland, a few weeks ago. Patrick makes the Broken Bone patch we sell...

Travis, Andrew and I loaded up the van in the snow on Sunday, headed south to Salem on Sunday morning. The 45-mile drive took a couple of hours in the snow. Figured we'd be sliding all day so why not on the way down, too? 

We road race at OMRRA with Andy DiBrino (below), he's a young go-faster with a number of class championships already under his belt. Andy's recently started flattracking, and doing well. Andy decided to teach a flat track school so we signed up. Run-what-you-brung, there were eight of us on-track, a mix of supermotos, proper flat-trackers, minibikes, and knobbied motocrossers. 

Rode all day at Salem's small track, working on line selection, starts, head position, and more. Andy did a great job and we are hoping to get back down there soon. Had a blast for just a few bucks, and enjoyed watching Brad Baker and Sammy Halbert, who were alternating on-track sessions with us. 

Some photos from Thomas Tran, Keith DiBrino and us. Hope all is well on your end! 
Patrick

Remember, if you want to try flat track without all the expense of buying a race bike, you can compete at Dirt Quake in the UK or USA this summer. G

The One Motorcycle Show 2014, pt 2

Slammin' Sammy v The Bullet

Three great videos of the same race 450 Expert Race.
This is Salem, Oregon, a short drive from Portland and where are friends from See See Motorcycles have been racing all winter. This is, clearly, a small, local race. The spectators are other racers, their families and friends. The race entry is about $40, anyone can turn up and race BUT two of the most exciting and combative riders in the flat track, one of whom is the GNC champ, just happened to turn up and compete. Brad Baker and Sammy Halbert go at it after two false starts. It's like going to a Thursday night football five-a-side match and being in the same sports hall as Rooney and Sturridge, but no one outside the four walls knows about it.

The video above shows how hard Halbert (#7) is pushing Baker (#1) with Davis Fisher (#67) just behind (then in front). The helmet-mounted Sammy cam below gives a rider's eye view but distorts how close the two are. The bottom film gives another perspective.

 Daytona is just around the corner. It's going to be wild.

Thanks to Courtney and Roger for sending these links in.

The One Motorcycle Show, 2014

The One Motorcycle Show in Portland only finished yesterday (a bit early due to Arctic conditions) and already this great little film's out.

The See See Motorcycles team behind the One Motorcycle Show are our partners in making Dirt Quake USA happen on May 31- Jun 1 at the famous and historic GNC track in Castle Rock, WA.

Now See See have that show out of the way, there will be lots more news about Dirt Quake USA to follow. G

21 Helmets

A simple idea done well. 21 helmets customised by 21 artists. This year's roster includes a bunch of Sideburn collaborators and friends including Stevie Gee, Maxwell Paternoster (Corpses from Hell), Conrad Leach, Denton Watts, Grant Ray and Deus Ex Machina (the whole of it?).
This year's 21 Helmets show debuts at next weekend's One Motorcycle Show in Portland. G