REDMAX @ ROLLERBURN IS COMING ! BE THERE !

We are now having a stand and some bikes on show at ROLLERBURN , Sat 19th Newark Showground ! Thanks to all for the help to make it happen . If u wanna collect parts there , just let me know in advance !

Rollerburn is a Sideburn Mag production that promises to be the best show in town for November !

This is their own words on the subject -

Sideburn magazine, the world’s most suave motorcycle magazine, is organising and promoting a one-off, cross-genre event to go down in history.
Rollerburn is a festival of two-wheeled death traps and roller derby vixens. On Saturday 19 November 2011, at Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, we will host nine hours of family entertainment incorporating a full roller derby match, followed by the world’s first (and probably last) Indoor Rollerball drag race: three lightning fast racers riding three motorcycles towing three fearless roller girls. One winner.
One of the confirmed racers is Guy Martin, arguably Britain’s favourite bike racer, Isle of Man TT hero, star of TT 3D – Closer to the Edge and the BBC primetime series – The Boat That Guy Built. His attendance guarantees a sell-out crowd.

In addition we have:
•Invite-only custom show of the finest custom bikes
•A live set from the UK’s premier garage ‘craperet’ act, The Stags
•A further two top bands
•Slalom skateboard demo
•Rollergirl sprint races
•Indoor flat track demo
•Top DJS including Sir Johnny Alpha
•Loads of vendor stalls
•Bar and food dealers
•Our favourite artists on display
•Launch of Sideburn 9

See the full video here -

http://sideburnmag.blogspot.com/2011/10/rollerburn-full-49-sec-preview.html

Buy your tickets and other Sideburn stuff here -

http://sideburn.bigcartel.com/

Remember there is a party the night before too !

RIP MARCO - the only rider worth watching in GP's.

Very sad day for a boring , depleted Moto GP series anyway .
They need guys like him , yet they spent all year putting him down - for having fighting spirit !
Now it'll be grey and boring without him , Stoner and Honda =boring .
Viva Marco - you rocked , hope they are warming a bike up for you wherever you've gone .

I'M BACK -ZOMBIEFIED THO......

Yea , back and answering emails , messages , txts etc .

then i'll be sending out some parcels and checking the progress in the workshop with Glen !

Back in the workshop we're nearly done on the XS Streetscrambler we're doing , and we're changing the SR bobber project to a W650 motor next , plus sorting the XR1000 we have for sale (makeover to STD Flatrack spec look).

Other Projects looking good are the AJS 125 Streetracker seen here and our faithfull W650 , now resplendent in Green paint and looking hot !

See y'all sometime soon !

HOLLIDAY ! BACK IN A WEEK !

Yea !!! Finally got a fit to fly letter from my Doc today (day before we fly!) so off to Rhodes for a week - which once the flight is over (in wheelchair !) should be some good rest for my broken bones !
Glenn my right hand man , will be holding the fort at the shop for me - and i'll reply to all messages left when i return .
Check out my FLICKR pics for latest from the workshop !

Coming up -
Rach's cafe racer on display at NEC bike show ,
ROLLERBURN , SPECIAL EVENT AND PARTY,
Shorttrack uk , presentation night party .

Cu when i get back guys !
Steve .

SUNNY SCUNNY -THIS WEEKEND !

So if you fancy something a little nearer (than europe), how about Shorttrack racing at Scunthorpe this sunday ?

There'll be REDMAX THUNDERBIKES , shorttrack and restricted classes and novice and juniors too .

And as always close hard racing to keep you on the edge of your seat !

Not only that , but Boasties got a couple more indoor races planned over the winter at arena uk near Grantham (near A1).

See all the info at-

http://www.shorttrackuk.com/news.html

Also you can see televised meetings on MOTORS TV this year starting @ november see the web site for details on that too .

Lastly - CONGRATULATIONS go out to Aiden Collins on winning the SHORTTRACK GNC CHAMPIONSHIP and to ANTHONY BROWN for winning the REDMAX THUNDERBIKES !

Well done guys , and there are clubman championships to be sorted out at Scunthorpe this weekend , get up there n cheer em all on !

EUROPEAN FLATTRACK ROUND 7

The Mefo Flattrack championship is always a good spectacle , hard riding , great tracks and a fantastic european adventure if you fancy a road trip !

We did the Czech round ( 1 mile track !) a while back with Anthony from Co-built and it was indeed an epic 1000 mile trip , never to be forgotten !

However some are much nearer and i know some English racers were only doing the Euro racing series for the buzz !

So if you get the chance to see one or even ride one - go for it !

Got an event report here from Jan - who runs the series , but don't seem to be able to load it at mo . I'll keep trying tho , but visit - www.flattrack.eu

for the report and more info !

BUT ON A LIGHTER NOTE.......

Rach is in Carole Nash's Calender this year , with her Harley cafe racer .

It's all part of the Britains got biking talent competition ran by MCN and web based Inside biker for BRITAINS FAVORITE BIKES . Voting has be online via inside bikers facebook page and Rach has reached the top twelve - now her bike will be on display at the NEC show in november and you can get the calender FREE at the years biggest bike show while you're there !

Rachy is fab and deserves a bit of luck after breaking her back last december - and now she's gotta look after me , so this is something nice for her for a change after the year we've had !

RACE UPDATE - FROM HOSPITAL !!! Actually I'm trying to do this on my I phone and it ain't workin ! Result is broken fibula and arm broken in 4 places

Ok , i'm home now - bed downstairs in frontroom ! not feeling to much pain either - which considering the damage ain't bad !
Love Rye house but it don't love me , got the Norton dialled in and was looking forwards to a front row start in the third race - as the Reverend comes off the line like a train , i was expecting a holeshot to the front - which i duly got ! Bliss !

anyway i held everyone off till bout the third lap when i went slightly wide and someone went sliding thru much faster and on out to the barrier (paul Baleta) i remember thinking "thank god he missed me" then something rammed me at a million miles an hour and my bike was removed from under me into the air and deposited on my head ! Someone was way outta control and used me to stop him .
Now , i know when i'm hurt and when you can't move your arm when you tell it to - you got problems - as well as the broken leg and loss of vision i'd broken the top of my arm in 4 places near the shoulder socket - still can't lift it but at least i can feel it now !

The docs don't reckon i'll have any real strength in that arm for a year or so - and they want to put a plate in it which'll put me back even further !

I'm in good spirits here really - but i'm very fucked off to get hit from behind like that - i know who it was and hope he can live with knowing he's put me out of action for a year ,ruined our holliday (no refund there ) and of course i can't earn a living for god knows how long - all because you don't think and ride at the same time !

I thought it might be nice to take my dad along for his first flattrack meeting to watch me ride -and he got to see this , now he's worried that he jinxed my luck - can't see him coming again.

I love Shorttrack and now i can't do it - thanks .

great pics from Mr Baldock as usual .Ambulance pic from Ant Brown - gonna try n load my x-ray pics now .

FLATTRACK TONIGHT AT RYE HOUSE !

North of London , easy reach for everyone !
Always good racing , taking the Norton for your amusement and my dad as pit crew .
Final GNC round of the year inc REDMAX Thunderbikes , see who wins it (Anthony from Co-built is looking fave at the mo....)
Cu all there !

ROCKERS REUNION - GREAT DAY OUT !

Well - the weather turned out fine again and we set up stall near the band , which was nice until we tried to talk over the ruccus !
The stand looked good and drew folk in from miles away - Pauls Yellow Champion yam XS was like Honey to flies ! (thanks again mate !)
Was nice to catch up with many friend from home and overseas ......
We only let cool bikes park outside our stand , all the rice burners and resin rockets were sent on their way .
So we ended up with a couple of 70's Honda cafe racers , a Norvin , a BMW cafe racer , a SR500 streetracker , a Harley Streetracker , a commando cafe racer and a Wacky triumph bobber with 21" wheels front and rear !
Nice to put more names to faces , specially those guys from Europe i was'nt expecting to see (you know who you are !)
So bikes , birds , beer , sun and fun .
Job done (still gotta unload the van n trailer tho....)

WE'RE AT BRIGHTON THIS SUNDAY ! ACE ROCKERS REUNION

Hi guys ! We are having a Stall and bike display along Madera Drive (seafront) - pop on down and see us ! This is a massive Bike meeting stretching several miles along the Victorian seafront - with Cafe racers and customs and our Flattrackers on display . Several Bands will be on stage throughout the day and plenty of stalls to look at from traders and bike clubs .

This was originally a Rockers only run from Chelsea bridge to the seaside organised by Len Patterson , and i have great memories of these runs in the 80's on my Connie and a Slippery Sam T150 ! The police used to block off all the junctions as we headed en-mass to Brighton non-stop , one big pack of Rockers - Kin ace ! Don't s'pose the Police would do that now (fat chance) and the run from the Ace is a very crap route across the smoke which would burn out a Goldie clutch in about 10 mins !
Anybody remember the Rockers Reunion dances at Battersea town hall ? Great rockin affairs over two stories with great atmosphere and hot bands - much better than the diluted gigs held in the (very large) sports hall nowadays in Reading .The Batersea gigs ended when some long hairs stabbed one of their own outside and Batersea council ended the fun !

Still none of that shit going on this weekend - just bike appreciation and burn ups Rocker style - Hell they even let scooters in nowadays !
Hope to see you there .

NEW SHOP - OPEN !!!!!!

Well it's not finished , but we're in and working !

New address is-

Unit 3 prospect road buisness park

New alresford

Hants

so24 9uh

we have a land line too !

01962 736916

for when the mobile number flakes out - as it will .

As pics show it's got more room and an upstairs for our parts dept , landline and broadband , and a place for the kettle - for when you pop round !

first pic is Chris on his Bonnie (our first customer here) during his road trip up n down the country .

Thanks for coming Mate !

We are near the town center so you can dump your missus off in town whilst you visit us and sniff the castrol R in the air .

Look forward to seeing y'all - the kettle is on now .

Steve n Glen .

FOGGY TO RIDE SHORTTRACK , AND WHIT TOO !

Is it just a rumour ? or do these secret squirrel spy cam pics prove it's true ?

Maybe we can expect a high profile starting grid any minute soon !

Foggy dressed in Dainise Red Ducati leathers and Whitham in White/black road race leathers put in a fair few test ride laps on Ade's works Honda 450 (Foggy) and Boastie's 450 Suzuki (Whitham) and showed some pace - Foggy pulling harder and faster out of the turns and Whitham sliding nicely and somewhat stylishly into turn one of our secret test track (Coventry speedway).

There was a Camera team on hand to record the event for posterity , but secret squirrel managed to get some footage for REDMAX followers ! And here it is . Think they were tired by then tho...

What details i do know , is that all present had a good time on a very good track . A "mock" race was staged at the end of the day and Tom Wolley volounteered to film our Stars on track - that meant a camera attached to a full face helmet - mine was the only one , so he had to wear mine amid much mickey taking (mostly concerning wether or not he'd have a Quiff when he took it off !) - i got to wear his (too) small MX lid for the race and goggles that did'nt fit over my glasses ! The "mock" race went well and i'm sure the day will be great for promotion of Shorttrack in the UK !

As a side note , I was there to get some laps in on my Norton after my broken collar bones - and that was a sucsess (after i drained the flooded sump of oil !) as i found the bike fast enough to keep with the 450's and handling was great (now iv'e changed the bent shocks ) and i felt able to hit the apexes at will and wheelie at will too ! - somethings the Harley won't do - on a short track .

So - i'm looking forwards to racing her at the next speedway track race - hell it even comes off the line fast - if you can keep the front wheel down ! Of course as is usual on a vintage bike something went wrong - i pulled off with a misfire and found the brand new motorsport spec on/off switch had vibed apart ! (£30 wasted !). Still i guess i'll have to hard wire the loom past that and just use the kill switch .

REDMAX MOVING TO NEW UNIT !

Needed more space at the old unit and this one came up with the same again upstairs and ten minutes from my gaff !

At similar rental and having a powder coater , welder , sprayer , chromer and town in walking distance - i had to have it .

Two months later i'm in , and we're making the security bars as it has large expanses of glass and door frontage to secure .

This is part of upping our game in order to make a living down here , as it's been a bit part time so far , what with Rach breaking her back and me two collar bones in a row . The rent still comes in , so we gotta catch up and we're going for it - see our new projects on Flickr , we got a BMW cafe racer , a Triumph 500 great escape bike , a Tribsa 650 , Adam's SR500 Bobber and a CB750 Cafe racer , 2 Tritons and a building to decorate !

See the latest here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/redmaxspeedshop/

And when we're finished and open (from Aug 1st) pop on down and say hello - the kettle will be on .

Oh and i'm getting a land line (at fucking last !)

New unit is at 3 prospect buisness center , prospect road , Alresford , Hants ,so249uh.