Sideburn 4 - NOS

We found half a box of these in Italy when we were out there for the Verona show.
This is a long sold out issue.
We haven't put a premium on them, just £4.50 plus post like they were when we made it back in 2009.
One per order ONLY!
Please don't buy them to try make a quick buck on eBay, it's cooler to leave them for enthusiasts who have been after one for a while.
Go to the Sideburn shop.

We are sold out of:
1
2
3
4 (except these handful)
5
6
12
13
15 (cover 2)

So perhaps get a few of the other back issues still available before they're gone. G

UPDATE - This small stock of issue 4 is now sold out.

New In (and Back In)

YELLOW T-SHIRT NOW SOLD OUT. THANKS FOR THE ORDERS. STILL AVAILABLE IN GREY
Super limited edition yellow Slacker shirts.
Medium only. All other sizes sold out. These are on a Gildan Ultra, so they are a good medium, not a tighter-fitting medium (like the Gildan Ringspun that the grey Slacker is printed on). Only a handful are left from the exhibition we did with Stevie Gee.

We have also unearthed a few of the long sold out Sideburn 4. They're still at the 2009 cover price. I really love this issue, a great mix of stories and characters and bikes, from the 1950s to 2009. Well I love them all. G

Sideburn 4 - last 2 available in the shop

This issue sold out, then we found a box, now it's nearly gone again. If you want this back issue, you better order soon. Go directly to the shop. G

Sideburn 4 - UPDATE

SOLD OUT. Thanks to everyone who bought this magazine or any others from us. It really is appreciated.

We have one copy left at £4.50 plus post. Then they're all gone. If you're trying to buy it and this link either doesn't work or the shop says the magazine is out of stock, then someone beat you to it. Please don't bother emailing, we don't have any more. G

Valentino on the Zaeta UPDATE!

Our good friend Paolo from Zaeta got in touch to say there's a video of Valentino Rossi riding the Zaeta on VR's own website. You've heard of Valentino, right? Yeah, you read the thing he wrote and Sideburn printed in issue 4. Yep, that's him skinny Italian fella. Likes yellow.
We can't embed the video so you'll have to go to valentinorossi.com, click history, then news. If anyone can work out how to embed it, please let us know. Thanks.

UPDATE: The Mighty Garrett B (special place in our hearts, etc, etc) told us it's on YouTube. I guess I could've looked there, but I thought Paolo told me it wasn't.

Also, Paolo has been designated one of the five Knights (back row, right) in the court of the queen for the poster of the 2011 Eicma Show in Milan. For Zaeta to be recognised by the most important motorcycle show in the world is amazing. Congratulations Paolo! G

Lloyd Brother's Ducati

Lloyd Brothers Motorsports 2010 Video from David Lloyd on Vimeo.

Second Ducati video of the day. Thanks to Roger Falesco for telling us about this.

Nice little 5:42 video on Ducati's race team. Now that Kopp's retired, Henry Wiles will be back with the Lloyd Brothers team in 2011. Recall that he rode the Aprilia for this team before they switched to Ducati, and would've won the Lima half mile a couple of years back had Eslick heeded the move over flag. If he had won, then Aprilia would've got all the kudos for beating H-D that Ducati did this year... Roger

We featured the first Lloyd Brothers' Ducati (in a different chassis to Kopp's), in Sideburn 4. G

Prediction

We warned you when Sideburn 1 nearly sold out. We warned you when Sideburn 2 nearly sold out. We predict Sideburn 4 is going to sell out next. Click the Sideburn 4 Teaser label below to find out why. G

PS Troy Chico Moto shot the cover for SB4 and has shot a killer feature for SB7.

Nürburg

Popped over to Nürburg to cover BMW at the WSB round for a magazine last year. It was all a PR schmooze-snooze. No one will say 'Boo' to a goose. Alberto Novelli (who shot the Rossi in the snow feature in Sideburn 4) and I stayed in hotel like the one in The Shining. It was completely empty, except for us.
So, new BMW nearly on the pace; finger rocker valves; Troy Corser; big budget, blah, blah, blah. All I wanted to know about was the Unimog. Just look at it. G

Death Spray Custom's latest work

From Death Spray Custom

'Here's a new DSC piece, hopefully it's the first chair ever posted on Sideburn's blog. (It's a vintage Eames Plastic Side Chair for all the chair nerds out there)
Also attached is an exciting action shot, where a mug of tea, a delicious mille feuilie and SB 4 is being enjoyed.'

See the Death Spray Custom Boner Brigade XS650 in Sideburn 4

Orlando Mono update

"There's actually not much to it, but what there is, is hypnotic."
This is true. I do some web work for the shop that received this puppy and prepped it for O.B. (He brought his Hypermotard in there for service after doing god-knows-what to it; the TOP of the dash was jacked among other bits)

Anyway, here are some snaps I took when the Mono was in the service bay. Most dudes buy (well, cruisers really) sportbikes so there were quite a few dismissive remarks (good luck turning that rear tire with 40 hp...) but I'll have you know that the day I took these snaps was the same day that I took Sideburn #1 up to the shop to show off. When folks said, "What in the hell is that bike?" I whipped out the mag and said "It's one of THESE." I'll also mention that Steve Jones (guitarist of some note, DJ) was in the shop that day, looked into service and immediately said, "What. Is. That?!" I'm afraid that I did not give him a mag - sorry - y'all had just run out of issue #1 and I've got just enough of the collector gene to keep me greedy.
Good luck!
David

See this bike in Sideburn 4

Instant Hairy Chest

Ever get sand kicked in your face? Tried a Bullworker but only ever got it to twang in your face? Well how about this for an instant bollock swelling dose of testosterone... Larry Pegram's Red Menace Ducati - as featured in SB#4 is for sale over on flat track.com. $17,000 worth of Lloyd brothers hairy finesse. BP

UP-DATE...
BP: 'How come you're selling ?!'
DL: 'The bike that is for sale is the stock frame duc that PEGRAM raced at Springfield and made the main on, not the framed bike that you featured. I have a deposit already to hold the bike until the end of the year. We are gonna start building another framer over the winter.
I got my copies [of SB#4] last week. Awesome thanks for the press. The mag is great. I bought a subscription and plan on spreading the word.
Keep in touch
Dave Lloyd

Website updated

Our web man Kar is back, so the website has been updated. Check out what's in Sideburn 4.
Some people have already got their hands on it.
Photo: Diplo

100 Pages

Once the furniture has been rearranged a little, and before I get the scissors out, this is what 100 pages looks like. SB#4 is still not shown on our shop page, but no matter, you can still order it all the same. Just state in an email what your heart desires. BP

Rossi

The man's winning finesse is almost boring, but at least he - unlike Michael Schumacher, has a sense of humour, and he remains a great entertainer. The Doctor has written a humble page in SB#4, on the simple joys of being out in the wilds on bikes with mates. BP

Nikkisaki

Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, and still the crowd shouts for more. BP

Bostrom's Family Album

We are honoured to have been given an otherwise private album of snap-shots by Eric Bostrom; of him and his brother Ben. Motorbikes being as much a part of the family as fluffy pets. There's even a shot of their Mum getting big air on a crappy KX80. BP

Deus Mono

The speed of the internet is perverse, 'news spreading like wild-fire' is steam-age term. But with ether-speed also comes transience; here today, gone two minutes later. What we preach with Sideburn magazine, is longevity and quality. Knocking one off in front of the computer is one thing, but Sideburn magazine is your own pocket bible to have and to hold, and it doesn't need batteries, or a wifi connection.
The Deus Ex Machina Mono; featured in SB#4, built for Orlando Bloom, needs ogling at for hours on end. There's actually not much to it, but what there is, is hypnotic. BP

Sideburn 4 has landed

Our web fella, Kar, is away working so we haven't got the webpage updated yet. It's all the same ordering details as the previous issues.
BUT, now we're 100 pages, not 84 like the first three issues. With no increase in price. GI
PS My snap camera is crap, the printing is super-zingy.

Nervous Anticipation

In just a few hours time, the postman will deliver our fourth child. We already know it's going to be a magazine, and we're going to call it SB#4. Hot water and towels are at the ready.

Judging from this echo-scan, it looks like we should expect another Monkee. BP

One Arm Is Enough

Jason Griffin lost his arm when he was a nipper, and yet he still became a pro-class flat tracker. His story immediately relegates our half-baked efforts as totally poofy. Another SB#4 teaser... BP