WHAT COLLAR BONE ? GET OUT N RIDE BOY !

Right , bone fixed with some kind of ball of calcium growth , arm works with restricted movement but don't hurt - so lets go to Le-mans for a two day track day and see if it don't fall apart !

Took the old Silver Duke down in the van , have'nt done a track day since last year and the braking forces are pretty high - especially when you can see 150-odd at the end of the straight !

But my arm coped easily , so i knew i could come home and go straight out for a Flattrack race on Sunday (providing i don't fall off etc etc ...)Pics here -http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/page4/

Need'nt have worried as it was Gary Sideburn that did all the falling orf , in a mega - go out every race and crash spree ...... win it or bin it eh Gaz ? Gotta admire that , and he took it all in good humour too .

A good meeting for the Skootafarm boyz in all , jon Lee showing us all the way (only Jacob beating him ) then Dave Arnold going well all day and getting a good points haul , Wilky holeshotting the Thunderbike B race (after i chose the outside line and lost !) and leading it start to finish with me coming second and Gary and Jason not far behind .

See the Video here-

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/4924443000/in/set-72157624675217977/

I love Kings Lynne , it suits my big old bus and i always come away with some points !

Next -

Issue six of sideburn mag is out - buy one from me - or them (it's really fab this one !)

Get it here -http://www.sideburnmag.blogspot.com/

Also we have a Twin shock version of our race frame and a conversion kit for Triumph twin engines on the way (see pic)

Over n out , cos i'm knackered now .

Steve #59

REAL BIKERS DON'T KNOW ANY DIFFERENT !

This is an e-mail with about 20 pics with it from my mate from Harley land , demon Drag Racer Ian Turboville .

Subject: 'Real' Bikers


Adventure Riders to the hilt back in the 1950s. Sunday rides were the thing for these guys. Introducing the riders here after filling up for gas somewhere near Fort Collins, CO, from left to right:
Jerry Francis, 1950 Harley 74Mike Sadusky, 1950 Harley 74Warren Weber, 1950 Harley 74Wendell Rea, 1942 Harley 45 CI. Notice the front knobby!The 1950 Harley 74 was king.Here's the 'usual group' again taking a morning break on a nice Sunday ride.One Sunday ride took 'em to the top of Mount Evans , elevation 14,264. This was back in the day before it was paved all the way to the top. It was, however, paved here if it hadn't been for the snow, and remember the FOOT CLUTCH!!! Yikes!Yet another 1952 Sunday ride ventured up Arapahoe Pass - it's near Eldora , Colorado .They headed out from Wheat Ridge which is a stone's throw from Golden, CO. They headed to Boulder , CO and followed the nice, twisty and scenic Boulder Canyon to Nederland . From there they headed through the town of Eldora and up Arapahoe pass.Now some things never change. There's always that one person in the group that either insists that they absolutely positively know where to go, or that its "not that bad". In this case, the group ended up venturing down this:Turned out that this the wrong way. The Harley guys actually let the English bike riders be guinea pigs on this part of the ride. Must've been one of those hot-headed British riding know-it-alls that suggested it in the first place...After some back tracking and de-mudding operations, they finally found the right trail and made it to the top at 11905 feet elevation. Nice day!I also think these guys could've invented the "No Fear" logo. I have fear when it associates a 750 lb hard tail with a stream crossing on a trail. These guys really deserve some respect for being able to pull this off. Or they deserve to be taken away in straight jackets, I'm not really sure.Not that they didn't dab once or twice. OK, maybe they dabbed about 100 times, but they still made it across. Now it's time to take a break and dry out.A portrait of Warren Weber 1951, just before the start of a nice ride. Notice the cool stylish apparel. Helmet? I don't need no stinking helmet! Of course, this was pre-head injury days....These guys also had a lot of fun just playin around. Imagine getting a couple feet (OR MORE!) of air on a 750 HARD-TAIL Harley! This makes the GS-jumpers look like whimps, with your fancy rear suspension and all.But the most insane member of the group in the area of piloting a Harley 74(7) through the air was a fellow named Kenny Erie. If Kenny was alive today and about 50 years younger, Im sure hed be one of the top names in freestyle!These guys weren't shy of riding on a bit of snow, either. Here's Mike Sadusky on his 50 Harley. Mike had long legs and used to drape his legs over the handle bars to stretch on those long road trips. Who needs hiway pegs?Youd think these guys would know when to stop. Apparently notGood thing Mike has those long legs...These were taken up by Mt Thorodin. Wanna park, but you're too lazy to put the side stand down? Just cram it in a snow bank and leave it. Mike and Kenny are in the process of parking.These guys were never short of play time. Once again, Mike's extra long legs save the day. Well, almost.And again...Youre not a real rider unless you can power slide .

You should see the other pics !

Ah the 50's - it was all black n white then .

Hotrod Hayride 2010 #5

SHORT CLIP OF US AT THIS YEARS HOTROD HAYRIDE !

THAT'S CALVIN ON HIS IRON SPORTY TRACKER , RACH ON HER T100 PRE-UNIT TRUMPET AND ME ON REDMAX'S W650 KWACKER TRACKER .

MORE PICS HERE (15) WILL ADD RACH'S 150 PIC'S LATER TOO !http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157624643642632/

I'M BACK ! I'M NATIONWIDE ! PARENTAL GUIDANCE.

Well that means i can ride a bike again - not fast , not hard - just ride !

Took one of our Connies outta the garage , got her mot'd and went for a 3hr trundle on sat .

Went nowhere in particular out to the New Forest and round a few back roads , and i loved it !

What i did'nt like is being burnt off by Rach on the Trumpet the Strumpet .

Now this Connie (Royal Enfield Constellation 700 cc twin 1963 Bathtub S/C version )ain't all that cos normally my Connie would kick a Bonnies Ass big time , but those letters S/C mean sidecar anchor and she came with soft cams and a single concentric carb - which means slower than your average bear boo-boo ! Actually it means 75-80 which is ok in our stupid overcrowded road system , but not so hot out on a long straight with yer chick slowin down then speedin up before you can catch her , and laughin atcha at the same time . Time for some dangerous overtakin methinks - that'll leave her lonesome . Nah - she's to quick for me , so i took her into the Harley shop on the way back for a test ride ! NOW THAT'LL SLOW HER DOWN .

Anyway job done - she loved the Iron Sporty she tried out and wants one - only we have to build it like a cafe-racer Vincent style a'la Hogbitz (see pic) - she know's what she want's that gurl .

Ok - so normally i'm the ugly one when we're out but since i got my new Bell Stunt lid i've been feeling roight purdy , so i tried it out on the Connie and it's great , but ruins my Quiff -which is wierd cos ask any body i know - i can race all day and still have some Quiff left ! So to sum up best looking lid i've ever had but can't take it orf cos i'll have a centre parting !

Evel stripe , pearl cream glitterflake finish and a ton of pin striping with a nice interior - yep it's one nice lid , worth the wait , as i ordered it in Daytona in March as they ain't coming over here ever cos they ain't safe for english melons (?).

Oh yea my arm works now but all my muscles have dissapeared due to wastage so i goes to the Doc - When do i start my physio then Doc ?

You don't get any says he - WTF ! Did'nt get any Kin plating on my broken bone , paid for my own Laser treatment ! Now no Kin physio . WTF am i paying national insurance for ?

So i punched the cunt , but he did'nt feel anything - cos i'm so fuckin weak ! Ho ho ;-)

Nice to end on a rant combined with a (poor) joke eh .

Oh yea after i've had 7 weeks with no earnings the Doc would'nt sign my insurance form unless i paid £25 ! took 3 minutes to do ......... if only i could swing a bit harder .

(more ranting followed this but i could'nt be arsed to type it .)

Just to cheer me up , cos i won't be at Buxton for the next race (we are displaying Flattrackers at the Hayride!) i've put in a pic of Dave Murdo's new Redmax Advert which we all love !

Thanks Dave .

In fact thanks Louise , Diane and most of all Joe for Helping at the Races and being cool people to hang with .

Lastly , that's my dad with the Connie , he had one new in 1959 - so i got one in 1983 (which i still have !) cos he rated it so much , and i loved it . He had to sell it to get a car (105e Anglebox estate) when i was born , so when he wanted to ride again in 07 i bought him this to ride - since then he's nicked my Thruxton full time - so i've got this one back , and it's the only bike i have without clip on bars , so out it's come . For a relaxing ride or two . niiiice .

IT'S JUST A MISH-MASH .

Obviously i've been outta action cos o my broken collar bone , but i'm still doin' what i can !

Got Dave Death spray's Triumph nearer to completion . see here http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157624401369736/

And dug out the Ducati monster i got for sideburn girl that is the wrong colour ( gurls ! don't she know they're s'posed to be red ?) - she want's Pearl White ! We borrowed one from my shop a while back and she was so quick on it and inspired cos of the confidence it gives you , she decided then n there she wanted one ! so when this one came up (from Ducati in OZ ) i snaffled it up for her . But now i gotta sell it as it's in my way . Brand new -unregistered . want it ? see here http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157624276431439/ for loadsa pics !

Been developing new tanks with our Uk manufacturer , and as anyone will know what we need is bigger tanks that still look cool ! and here it is - a larger version of the Trackmaster tank that is out top seller and nicest looking tank too ! More pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157618062189905/

Out and about we took a couple of bikes to Cassington bike night to get the Flattrack word out there , and set up with anthony and Geoff from Co-Built , musta given out a coupla hundred cards so that's good ! more pics here http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157620781315460/

And on Anthony's great DBA blog here http://dirtbikeaction.blogspot.com/

Well that's all i can do with my arm killing me - as it does if i try to type with both hands (well fingers ! )

Hope to catch up with you all soon !

Won't be at Stoke at Rach has booked us for a weekend at Americana so i can't get involved at the races , which is fair enough - but i'm missing it already , so here's a link to the flattrack racing here in the UK in case you did'nt know !http://www.shorttrackuk.com/news.html

The racing pic at the bottom was taken by my good friend Randall at Amman Valley and the pitifull sight in the corner is my collarbone cracking ! Doh .

Ride safe dudes !

DISCOMBOBULATOR THERAPY !

Well i'm getting laser and magnet therapy here in Ipswich and on the way home it feels like i've moved on a couple of weeks , so that was worth the £200 it cost inc a shoulder brace !

Dig those laser proof specs ! (very DEVO)

Won't be at the Stoke race obviously , bummer .

Rach took me down to devon to have a rest at the weekend and we took in a classic cars show and got a vintage tram ride down into Seaton thru the marshes and bird sanctuaries , this pic of the electric throttle is the only one of interest , i like to call it the e-motionovulator - but it's probably called the accelerator .

Other pic is of my Norton , the Reverend at work as before i mashed myself i was enjoying riding it to work , halving the travel time and raisin the pulse a tad too !

Last pic is TRIUMPH TR25W in the wokshop for a makeover , and i think this mocked up look is where we are heading . We have blacked out the wheels , done a classic MX job on the mudgaurds and numberboards , added a Champion tank and a Bratstyle seat then a Sparto rear lamp . Like how it's looking now .

SUPPOSED TO BE OFF FOR 6-8 WEEKS BUT I'M JUST WORKING AROUND IT REALLY .

suppose i cant twirl any spanners but i've been doing plenty of office stuff inc some adverts in BSH , 100 BIKER , classic mechanics and classic bike guide , for a start ! mechanics has a TZ750 tracker on the cover this month too .

DEM BONES . WALES GETS ME EVERY TIME !

1988 GOT KNOCKED OUT RACING A WASP 1000 SIDECAR OUTFIT AT THE WELSH TWO DAY ENDURO.

1999 TOOK MY FINGERS OFF CRASHING A DUCATI IN A SOUND OF THUNDER RACE AT PEMBREY.

2010 BROKEN COLLAR BONE PRETENDING TO BE DICK MANN AT AMMAN VALLEY.

WALES IS OUT TO GET ME.

AMAZING AMMAN VALLEY ANNUAL

Anyone who knows me will know i can't type much today , as i broke my collar bone at the races burying the XR750 into my back as i went down !
However Sideburn girl took 150 ace pictures for me so go to my flickr page and see some great pics of a great event .
Will post more here in next few days .
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/

Cheers Steve .

HONDA CAFE PROJECT .

We have had a great project in the workshop for a while , we started with a standard 70's Honda 550 four and stripped her down , cut and shut the sub frame , moved all the electrics around to clear the air box area out , added tank seat /pipe kit from Benjies in the States and some great alloy rims and modern rubber and presto !

60's Honda cool .

Also in the mix were a front brake kit and ace bars , redesigned dash , shortened mudgaurd and alloy bellmouths (which put the jetting well out ).

Next maybe is paint as the frame needs sorting and the colour on the body work (although i'm kinda liking the retro matt green primer look !

So she's all together and looking great , took these pics out on test ride - my route goes past AJS on the back roads ! Whenever you stop on this bike people appear from nowhere to have a look (and take a pic !) . We're really pleased with her now and we just need to get a bit nearer on the jetting and we are finished . Oh and a smaller number plate !

It's stuff like this that keeps my job interesting although god knows how many hours have really gone into it to get it into this shape !

More pisc here and i'll try to upload a before pic to the blog (although there's one here )

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157623377196911/

Oh and don't forget our Flattrack/streetrack meeting at Amman Valley on Sat/Sun this weekend it's gonna be a good un !

See Europe’s best flat trackers battle on the super high-speed half mile oval. Saturday night racing commences at 7pm with highlight being the brutal Harleys in the All-American Twin Class. Sunday racing commences at 1pm. See the biggest entry ever for a European short track race compete in over 20 heatsAdults £10 per day or £18 for weekend including camping. OAPS £8 per day or £14 for the weekend, Children (12 to 15) £3 per day or £5 for weekend, Under-12s go free.Competitors from America, Switzerland, Holland, Germany, Italy, England and Wales.THE CUSTOM SHOWBritain’s best street trackers and vintage flat track race bikes on display. Racers' Choice Prize donated by Davida. Prizes for best in show, best budget bike, best engineering and best paint donated by Sideburn magazine and Red Max Speed Shop. PLUSBarFoodCampingDealer stalls NOTE: The custom show will be judged at lunchtime on Sunday

ITALIAN STALLIONS ROCK THE BMF !

Sounds like a rock band , but it was just Marco and Jacob going at it , what a great race that was .

Had some interesting rides on an ever-changing track surface on saturday (will they ever get it right there?) going from wetter than wet to dustier than arizona , in fact four races with four different lines to amuse us ! Still the fast boys were still faster than us and we were treated to some great racing from behind or on the sidelines .

There were some suprise winners too , well done boys - you know who you are !

And Ade collins jus made it look so easy on his HM plant honda .

Us Skootafarm boys were pluggin away at it , with John and gary at the sharp end and the rest of us eatin some dust - and enjoying every minute of it !

I had little traction but lots of fun , lost my oil bung (only harley would think a push in oil cap will work flat out !) on the last lap of one race and it looked like i'd been shot down - by the smoke trail ! Got a quad bike lift round in front of the grading tractor and luckily found it .Phew.

Gary's got a great pic of the team bikes lined up after washin em .

Nice to see Lez back out on his Big Yam twin for the first time since his Injury and Wayne out on his CCM and going well , as he does .

There's a Video here of a complete Thunderbike race for your amusement .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/sets/72157624082178086/

And all the other pics Sideburn girl took over the weekend .

Next race is the Epic two day Half -miler at Amman Valley , can't wait . Do come .

And dress up .

ARE YOUR NAILS UP TO IT ?

Sideburn girl blew out her Strumpet's base gasket on the way back from Jack's Cafe last year ! and has been on at me to sort it since , but she could,nt wait and my saturday customers were amazed to see her strip the Bonnie down in front of thier eyes and put it back together in time for tea n biscuits !

The whole bike and her legs were covered in oil as we'd been doing the ton for some time on the A34 when it blew , so it was quite a clean up operation too !

We noted that the cams and followers were all in good nick and the bores ok too although a little glased up (she soon sorted that out) and whilst she was in there she stripped the carbs out and had a clean up .

Sideburn girl mentioned she had wanted to see if her new Bio-sculpture gel nails were up to the job - i think this proves that point at least !

Darling - my bikes leaking now too , can you have a looksee after you've done tea ? "Get lost Steve ! Do it yourself ".

All American Twins Flattrack Series ! A story .

Get a load of this story from Mick Jansen !

#16 Mick Jansen

Last week as I was certain the bike I got from Mule motorcycles in California for the all American twins cup wouldn’t make it in time because of the volcano eruption, I got a call from UPS saying that there would actually be some people working on Friday (Queens day, our national holiday), so if the bike would arrive on Thursday I could possibly still pick it up in time for the weekend. (my brother actually called them stating I was the star rider and that it was absolutely imperative I could race that weekend!) But then on Thursday afternoon I got a call that the bike wasn’t on the flight that day, but that there was another flight on Friday! The bike did get on that flight and landed in Amsterdam in the afternoon. Everybody at UPS and even customs new about this bike and they rushed it through customs and at 11:15 PM I got the call I that could go to the airport to pick it up. I received the massive crate a little after midnight. A UPS truck driver was kind enough to help me get the bike out of the crate and in to my van.
So Saturday morning 1AM I finally set off for Germany with the bike! I rushed 700 km straight through the night and arrived at the hotel where the other riders were staying a little before 7 AM. I had some breakfast and then we went to the track to assemble the bike in time for tech inspection. The bike fired up first try! I took it super easy during practice, but I immediately felt very comfortable riding it. The heats went well and I got faster throughout the day, actually winning the final! This made me finish second for the day, because of the small rider field all heats score points with the final counting double. Another rider drove my van to the race venue for Sunday as I got to close my eyes for the first time in 36 hours.
Better rested for the Sunday race I continued my progress with a couple of second places in the heat races and again winning the final, this time it was enough for the overall win! So second and first place on a bike that was still in LA on Friday morning!
And what a bike! It is absolutely beautiful and handles great, as I said earlier, I really didn’t expect to feel so comfortable on it so soon. The battery wasn’t charging, I’ll have a look to see what’s going on there. But all together an absolutely gorgeous race bike! I’m looking forward to more fun!

Sounds like a dream weekend , nice one boys !

More pics of the bike here http://www.dutch-brothers.com/gallery/r16HD

AAT Series is coming to the UK , Amman Valley , Wales , Soon (at the big XR meet ).

..Details below .