SEB IS A HERO OF MINE !

I've been a lot of places , but name a capital city where you can leave your Expensive camera on the table in a crowded bar , and get it back in the post the next month !

Paris that's where ! Seb and the boyz tracked it down for me and made sure i got it back .

Thanks to all the Paris Fat club , specially Sonic Seb.

Here's some pics off of that very camera of the Day .

It's all a bit of a Jumble , i'm afraid !

Hi Y'all , coming to the end of the season - so i thought i'd post a few pics from some of the shows we've been out n about to over the year !

Think these are from the recent Ardingly jumble/show in Sussex and Sammy millers museum in Hants .

We see more n more Streetrackers on our travels to shows n Jumbles and meet the most interesting people doing it - and some old bastids too !

You can't build a bike just off of Fleabay you know so pile in at the next autojumble and get a bargain and rub shoulders with some real people and roll around on the floor fighting for that Vincent part u don't need !

Oh and smell the oil/rust ! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm nectar .

We may be having a stall at the Show/Jumble this Sunday in Newbury (weather permitting)

May see you there ?

Take change , a kung foo bag , and Haggle like crazy !

WENT TODAY SET UP EARLY , WATCHED IT PISS DOWN ALL MORNIN , PACKED UP N WENT HOME - NOT MY BEST DAY OUT EVER !

Still there's the Off Road and spares show at Malvern next sunday ! ALL INDOORS ! Gonna try that one for size (ever the optamist !) If that's your area and you want me to take something up there - let me know , although i'm taking a shed load of stock any way !

BOASTIE - ONCE - TWICE - 3 TIMES A LADY !

Not really , just sounded right for the title !

Anyway there's one man out there who walks the walk AND talks the talk .

Pete Boast . Yep this man wakes up one day and says i'm gonna start a Flattrack series in the UK . so he does .

Then he thinks , now it's good and we've got the best riders in europe fighting over the title, i'm gonna win it . and he does .

Not content with that , he wins both titles (country and western ) no - i mean Shorttrack and Thunderbike titles , back to back .

Then he hops on a plane and thinks , i can win the European championship too . And he does .

He even goes over to the States and tries his luck there , but you can push your luck so far .

Anyway Big up to the main man (as they say over there ) , let's here it for Pete Boast .

3 Titles-One year.

Thanks Pete , cos we love racin' ya too .

Follow this link to Pete's site and join up (or just buy a T shirt)http://www.shorttrackuk.com/

SOLD OUT - STOCKED UP - SOLD OUT AGAIN !

Man , what a coupla weeks down here at the Speedshop ! got three boxes of tanks in from the USA and sold em all there n then . So i re-order them from the States again and i still think i'm about two tanks behind on the orders i have taken ! Anyway one box came in today (out of three!) and there were no tanks in it and no tracking info either (weasel did'nt like the sound of this .....) so i'm crossing all my fingers in the vain hope they turn up on monday .Then i gotta order it all again (Thank god for VISA) , if this keeps up i may just break even !

Got loads of new lines in , Tell tale tachs , lights and controls etc

But the best selling stuff at the moment is the Trackmaster tanks i do for Triumph T140 (and other oif bikes) and the new T140 seat (custom made to fit the wide frame rails). Also in is XS650 seats (custom fit to std frame rails).

See it all here on my Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157617350628117/

Also coming along nicely is the shop runaround W650 , see pic - actually that's not how it looks , cos i've changed the tank and seat since then and tried 3 lights none of which i liked , so it 2 steps forward , 3 steps back (repeat untill fade !) see it coming together here http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157622537126012/

Got plenty of projects coming on now , and have a unused GNC Flattrack frame/swing arm for a Harley / Buell motor for sale (like this one) http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/3405861010/in/set-72157616150877871/

if anyones interested ? (not cheap tho) Hens teeth i think !.

Look at that rain out there ! Stair rods .

ROAD TRIP TO PARIS FAT CLUB- OH LA LA A POO POO.

What a weekend we had ! Me n Gary Side and Ben Burn all cooped up in the REDMAX van , loaded with goodies and an XR750 . First off to see the Cool dudes at Ruby Helmets (J&D) http://www.ateliersruby.com/then to a trendy bar that night , with some street trackers parked outside and a who's who of Paris bike life kicking around , i felt like one of the faces .

Anyhoo we thought it'd be a good idea to get the XR out and ride it around the streets with no lid or gear and arrive at the bar , so we did - and it was .

Seb is a great guy from the Fat club M/C dudes http://www.fatclub.fr/and he put us up in his appartment for the night (thanks mate) and then showed us the workshop the club shares in town and his bikes XS flattracker and Buell cafe racer (right up my street). How Super ! They got a Dyno n all there .

Then it was off to Dimities House for a photo shoot with the XR and Ruby helmets for Jerome (one cool Hendrix dude), which i enjoyed immensely (and was given an origional Evel Knievel canyon jump jacket to wear for it !) these guys are on our wavelength ! Spent a while getting Dimitries Triumph streetracker going for which i got to go round the streets on it ! she rode great too . So i sparked up the XR and returned the favour - u shoulda seen the smile on those boy faces !

Not only are they great guys , they got great wives too - and they laid on a Fab Mexican lunch. Thanks Girls , mucho appreciato Senoritas .We of course stayed too long and had to rush around Paris to see the shops we came to visit and were late getting to the Fat club party after the trains broke down in town ! But the guys there were welcoming and set us down with some food near the band and we displayed the XR on the stage too ! there was no room for our stall but we chilled and chatted to the guys until time to go (we were driving overnite to the Chunnel !)

Thanks Fat Club Paris for the good times and party , Big Big thanks again Sonic Seb .Thanks To Jerome and Dimitrie and the lovely wives !

See more pics here on (even more if i find my camera , these are from my phone!)Flickr .http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157622593044559/

WANT>>>WANT>>>WANT>>>>WANT>>>>WANT

Want some CO-BUILT yokes for my Flattrack project bike .

NO , change that , i want em for all my bikes (and i've got a few !).

Oh yea and while we're at it , i WANT one of his frame kits too .

May have to settle for some Yokes for now tho , Anthony showed me his new Yokes (Triple trees if you're a septic tank) the other day and they are indeed the dogs dangly bits in quality and looks department to , so i need some . Mind you check his whole bike out and you can see the build quality ooozing out , and it's not just a looker he's had a rash of wins on it recently and it's survived a few big offs too ! See Co-built here http://www.co-built.net/about.html

Oh did i mention i want one ? ;-)

KEOGH DESIGN - AMA FLATTRACKERS

I know a man , a very nice man - who just happens to be a top motorcycle designer . John Keogh (see http://www.racetaylormade.com/tmpages/design.html)- you may or may not recognise his name but he's done loads and been everywhere ! sensing that , i bought the conversation around to Flatttrack (as i always do !) and he mentioned some designs he did for the AMA in 97 when they were trying to get manufacturers into the then new Non-Harley category . Looking at the pics John sent over , you can see that quite a few of these bikes have arrived on the scene now and it must be nice to look back at stuff you drew up that then materialised in a similar fashion ! It's like Mystic Meg or something .

Thanks for the images John .

LAST RACE OF THE YEAR - WOT A CRACKER !

Yep , What a race meeting that was ! RYE HOUSE is a great venue for a race and presentation afterwards , it's got a great track surface which makes for good racing and excellent spectator facilities , which makes for great viewing ! All round a great Vibe was buzzin on the day .Had a mixed meeting myself , being right up for it after Chris Carr's training day , went well in practice and had a great first race grid position ie Pole ! and my clutch cable broke just before i went out . Gutted . Did ok in the other two qualifiers , but never made the final . Still got to watch it and it was a cracker ! i predicted a few crashes and there was - a few making it into the fence - hope ur all ok ? Anthony got stampeeded upon by a XS650 and walked away . Had Les torpedo me on his XS and the end of my last race and go cartwheeling over the top in a very nasty crash , maybe he did'nt see the flag? i don't know - i stayed on and only had a dented megaphone , but his bike was pretty beaten up (see pics) and he , i think suffered a broken collar bone . Hope ur alright mate .- Does that count as a Squadron 165 attack?

As a side note , my full gringo 'tasche did'nt make me any faster , so i've decided to go down the Prof Caracticus Potts look now (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and see if that works ?

Chris Carr gave us a lesson on which lines to use out there , whilst walking away with it - as ever the proffesional racer and a joy to watch .

Also a Joy to watch was the Mini-bike races with the best bit being the father n son bit , with Dad pulling his boy backwards by the arm to beat him over the line ! ;-)

Sitting in the stands i noticed the large crowd and pleasant vibe and also the non-stop information / chatter coming from Martin our excellent Commentator (thanks mate).

Presentations at the end went well , with Boastie wrapping up both Championships ! Well done mate , all hail the new Double Champ !

Also , as usuall - the event ran with well oiled precision , so thanks to all those Guys and Gals involved with the organising / running of the event . Top Job .

See all the pics here , as usuall from the camera of Sideburn Girl !http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157622604599662/

CARR-NIVORE . (BIT LIKE A CARNIVAL ONLY DANGEROUS!)

Yea , it's been n gone - and it was great !

Chris Carr/sideburn night was a fabulous do , with the the right crowd and no crowding . The great man told us a few anecdotes of racing and the raucousness of california and Flattrack from the seventies on , suffered our questions and auctioned his gear all in the name of supporting UK Flattrack racing .

All present enjoyed the night , and some of us were lucky enough to be at his Masterclass at Rye house the next day , i personally want to thank him for imparting some of that knowledge to me , because now i have unlimited front end grip that i never knew was there ! Chris himself made it so . Bring on Sundays race , i feel a win coming on . (may take that back later!)

Also in pics are the new Dirt track T's i've just had in - Kin Fab . Order one .

Oh yea - Chris Carr rode my bike (which i desperately wanted him to do - Skootafarm Dave may have had a hand in that) and said - "That's a big old bike for a small old track" but he went on out and made it look extra fast and everyone else extra slow , like he always does . Nice one Chris , cos i've never heard that XR roar from the side line and it's great .

The fantastic bikes shown here are part of the great display of bikes on the Night and these particular bikes belong to Alistair McQ (great chap too) he also took them to the Track at Rye house for a photo shoot and test ride shootout for a Mag , but the bikes (having been in storage ) refused to play ball and few laps were managed . But what gorgeous things they are !

DEATH SPRAY STREET TRACKER

Dave popped over today (from Death spray customshttp://www.deathspraycustom.com/) and tried a few new clothes on his XS650 Tracker , whilst i marvelled over his paintwork ! Then i thought i ought to have a section in my Flickr page for other peoples Flattrack/Streetrackers so here it is .http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157622412603891/

If you've got any pics of yours - send em in and i'll put em up !

Nice bloke Dave and we chatted for ages about bikes of all kinds , just how i like to spend my mornings .

But in the afternoons i like to cut up Jap bikes - so here's what i've been upta with a W650 . http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157622537126012/ Oh yea , got a great guy (Glenn) making my seat pads here now , Alloy bases - top Quality £55 up .See pic.

Must go loading up all my crap and going to Chris Carr / Sideburn nite - BE THERE .

I SAID - BE THERE.