Right, I'm warning you

Seeing this photo of Ben and Steve teaching the CCM a lesson, and Skooter Farm Dave waiting to get in on the action with the 6ft scaffold pole, reminds me of this clip below.

I have a bunch more photos from Stoke coming soon. GI

BS1 Boardtracker

Hey Ben ...
18 months and it's finally finished ...
Sportster powered and board track styled
Corleone x
Built by Caleb of Cro Customs. BP

Scorpions return

Great news. The Scorpion Vintage Dirt Track team have made their racing comeback. Read about the Scorpions (shot by Scott Pommier) in Sideburn 3. GI
These photos are from Norm at Motorcycho

Sodium Distortion

From Jason (no, not that fruitcake), who had a great little kneeler land speed bike the last time I went to Bonneville. That was the first time I met Chris Carr too.

Hello Gary, We met on the salt in 2007. I had the little blown CB. I have fiinished the latest speed bike. Its based on a '03 XB9. I fabricated the entire bike myself. Hope you like it, see ya on the salt. p.s. Love the mag and sideblog rules. Thanks Jason Omer

More Joe Bar

Seeing Ben's recent Joe Bar post reminded me of this great t-shirt with Bar 2 artwork that a mate bought me a few years back. Well, almost 10 years back. I don't wear it, because it's massive and makes me look even more like the bastard love child of Mamma Cass and Demis Roussos than I do already. It roughly translates as "Me, I only ride a man's bike". Right up your street, eh Chris? Let's keep that unmanageably heavy throttle open on the Guzzi love-in. MP

McWilliams Replica XR1200

Former GP hardman Jeremy McWilliams is racing an XR1200 in the UK one-make series that is supporting the British Superbike series. His sponsor, Warr's Harley-Davidson have built this the Warr's McWilliams XR1200 replica. The stance of the race bikes we've seen is so much more aggressive and this doesn't replicate that, so doesn't look as good. The pipe isn't as cool as the two-into-one-into-two either. GI

UPDATE: The race bikes link now works

Golden Slipper

Along with the usual shining trophies handed out for each class in UK Short Track, for the next race at Buxton there will also be a 'Golden Slipper'. But we've already decided Jason is going to win it. BP

Joe Bar Bell Star

Christian Debarre's Joe Bar Team comic book came out in 1990 while I was living in Bordeaux. It didn't seem too far off the anti-social and inreverent - but exciting and comic reality, of the café racing scene of Place Victoire and it's environs. The four characters first appeared in strip form in the French bike mag Moto Journal. The Asterix'esque book gained a cult following, but the rights were handed over to another artist for subsequent issues. Now translated into several different languages, this is another must-have for the book shelf of every motard / biker / caff racer.I didn't realize until Captain Simon sent me this photo taken in Stoke (pre-crash) just what an influence 'Jean Raoul Ducable' (the character based on French Kawasaki H2 riding champion, Hubert Rigal), had been to me. BPUP DATE Thanks to D-B Mick:
English version of the first edition available in the States mailorder from Aerostich

Knucks

Final post for Tattoo Wednesday, from Minx a'Matosis. First to get it done receives a half-price hooded sweat. Ok, and a patch. GI

Aciieeeed!

It's Tattoo Wednesday. Here Dan Walsh and Skooter Farm's Captain Highside indulge in a little male bonding. GI
PS Stevie Coles left a comment saying he didn't see Dan. Perhaps he wants to look further than the end of his nose.