Spalding Rocks

Spalding Lincolnshire - Gary's home town, is a fairly average British fen town. There are some pretty houses along the river, it has a rich canal history, a weird long thin pub where they used to make rope, and you can get a great curry at the Indus restaurant.
On 29th May 1967 a certain Jimi Hendrix came to town, and for £1 you could see him, Cream, Pink Floyd and bunch of other 'new kids' get handy with their wah-wahs. But it wasn't until I was in Paris with Gary recently, while visiting the FAT club's secret lock-up, that I realized how much he loved his humble home town. He found a netball in the garden with the name emblazoned across it, picked it up and kissed it. BP
Even these Japanese Auto Racers are Spalding fansSpalding is also home of Sun-Pat

Sideburn #4 è arrivata a Roma

Just back from dropping off a wodge of Sideburn #4 at Good Guys Store in Rome. The ridiculously good-looking Camilla and Simone were utterly charming as ever and the bijou shop is festooned with tasty Brit kit (Lewis Leathers, Barbour, Davida, Halcyon...). And nice as it is to be served instant coffee in a chipped and stained Bob's Autofactors mug, when Camilla offers you a coffee, she returns from the local bar with espressos in dinky foil-covered glasses (I don't mean she's wearing Bacofoiled spectacles, we're not talking Slade here). Drop by Via Ottavio Ragni, just a conrod's throw from the famous Ponte Milvio.
Mick P

Master Cylinder

Anyone know what make Mr Kocinski's rear master cylinder is, please? G

OK, I've sorted the master cylinder, thanks Giannis. Now Jason and I want to know what the oil line from the oil filter cover to the cam cover is for? A fail-safe oil route? We've never seen this before.

Photo: Superbike Planet

Dang

Some impressive two-stroke finning.A combination of soft but sturdy legs (topped off with a peak of pants), a CR125M crosser, and a man with a large drooping moustache was all too much for me on Gary's post last Tuesday about Washington vintage MX. Alarm bells started ringing and I had to investigate. After employing my best friend Google, I quickly came upon this site of Lovelies selling T shirts. BP
Handy tool box

Deus have issues

Sideburn 4, 3 and 2 are at in stock at the Temple of Enthusiasm. They've also built this beast from an MT-01 (a bike we have a soft spot for, since Ben spent a week on one riding round der Nederlands). GI

Streetracker blogspot

Raffaelle P (below, between me and Italian speedway journalist Mr Tomba) over at Streetracker blogspot takes lovely shots of speedway and European flat track. He was at the weekend's get-together over at Teranzano and has posted dozens of beauties. GI

Wood Rotax Wallpaper

For your computer, not your study. Unfortunately. By Driver Chris. Neat, eh?
One is normal, one is widescreen. GI

Inspiration?

Dan Walsh thinks Guzzi's new V7 Clubman Racer might have been inspired by Ben's Guzzi. What do you reckon? GI

dragSTER

dragSTER playing in Stamford, Lincs this Thursday. Anyone interested? Can't make my own mind up on it. GI

Woodland, Washington Vintage MX

From Danker in Portland, Oregon.

Hey Gary,
Thanks for issue #4, beautiful. You were looking for vintage MX? Just went out and did my first vintage MX today on my $75 DT250 at Woodland, Washington with the Hammer & Tongs series (great photo from their site below).
Had about 2" of rain and it was complete soup. Also it was Awesome--completely hair-ball!
I crashed in the first practice and stripped my counter-shaft in the first moto; pulled parts to get another bike going; still got a second place plaque; Result!
Patrick (of the Broken Bone Patches) rode the DT that he rode from the Portland, Oregon to Tennessee this summer (see the 555:Jackassery), to 1st place.
Lots of beautiful bikes; great racing and mud--a very good day.
Cheers, Dan, Sang Froid Riding Club