If you're going to pedal 330 miles through the Taklaman Desert, known by the locals as the Desert of Death, without stopping for more than a pee and the odd snack, on a single speed, you might as well do it in a Dirt Quake T-shirt, right? Cheers Guy.

Free post on Dirt Quake shirts. Limited sizes. While stocks last. Get yours HERE.

We have a couple left in kids sizes too.

Watch the three-part Our Guy In China on 4OD (if you're in the UK).

Long-term Sideburn supporter and regular columnist, Guy Martin has a new autobiographical book, Worms To Catch, out this week.

Wait a minute, you're thinking. Didn't he have an autobiography out a couple of years ago and a follow-up called When You Dead, You Dead?

Well yes, but Guy lives life four times quicker than everyone else and these autobiographies are long-form diaries of one of the most interesting, daredevil, hardcore lives being lived anywhere in the world. This one includes the behind-the-scenes stories of the Wall of Death record, Land Speed record attempts, Transit van at the Silver State Classic, the 2400-mile Tour Divide mountain bike race, Dirt Quake and much more.

The books are available at all good book shops, online and some British supermarkets are doing deals on them.

Not only that. The cover of this soon to be bestseller was shot by Sam Christmas and taken from the Sideburn 26 shoot of Guy's Rob North wall of death bike. Buy Sideburn 26, then buy Worms To Catch.

Guy's own Guy Martin Proper website is selling an exclusive version of Worms To Catch that is personally signed by the rider and had a cover illustrated by Ryan Quickfall. G

See more of the German photographer's Dirt Quake V album. Thanks for the great photos, Motor Rausch.

(above) Sideburn 26 cover bike, El Solitario's Pluto, and Sideburn blog contributor, Hubert 'Marge' Bastie.

Earlier this year Guy Martin established the record for highest speed on a wall of death riding a Krazy Horse-prepared Indian Scout at 70.3mph. He then went out on his own Rob North BSA Rocket triple and raised the record to 78mph and change, while being subjected to 7G.

You haven't read about the Rob North because it hasn't been featured in any magazines in the world. Until now. Guy only wanted the bike in one magazine, Sideburn.

It was shot in Grimsby for Sideburn by Sam Christmas. We also had Mick Ofield create a blueprint of Guy's bike and highly respected journalist Mick Duckworth write about the history of Rob North and his famous racing frames.

There is only one place to read these features - in the beautifully printed Sideburn 26.

Also, in the same issue, is our regular Ask Guy page, where the very British daredevil answers Sideburn readers' questions. If you want him to answer yours, send it in to dirt @ sideburnmagazine.com

Spotted on Triumph's Official facebook page, Guy Martin out on Bonneville Salt Flats, testing the Triumph Rocket streamliner while wearing a Sideburn Engine sweatshirt. The photos are from the first day of practice, with the stabilisers on. They didn't stay on for long. The bloke's a natural.

Get yours from sideburn.bigcartel.com. We ship all over the world.

All photos courtesy of Official Triumph 

We have an exclusive Q&A page with Guy Martin in Sideburn and we need your questions.
Email them to dirt @ sideburnmagazine.com as soon as possible to have a chance of being included in the next issue. Send a photo of yourself with your question.

Artwork by Adi Gilbert

Record addict Guy Martin will be at the Bonneville Salt Flats later this month for a Triumph-backed attempt on the motorcycle land speed record.

The Infor Rocket streamliner is the latest in a 60-year history of Triumph velocitubes to contest the record in Utah. With around 1000bhp from two turbo-charged Rocket III engines on hand, Guy will be looking to top the the 376mph record that's been held by Californian Rocky Robinson since he piloted the twin Suzuki Hayabusa-powered Ack Attack to glory in 2010.

Rumours of tea-making facilities built into a compartment behind the cockpit have yet to be quashed by Triumph officials.

Here's a video of Guy meeting the Infor Rocket for the first time. The attempt will be shown by the UK's Channel Four, though no air-date has yet been set. MP
Photos: Triumph Motorcycles

This issue sold out in record time, perhaps due to the shot of national treasure Guy Martin at Pikes Peak by Sam Christmas on the cover, but we've found a handful lurking in a corner of our enormous distribution depot that we can offer at the original price of just £5 plus postage.
These new old stock magazines are limited to one issue per person.

Go to sideburn.bigcartel.com then click MAGAZINES in the products section.

100 pages featuring:
Dirt Quake USA
Guy Martin's turbo assault on Pikes Peak
Skip Aksland interview and 1970s photo archive
Benderwerks Dirt Shovel on Lake Michigan
1960s AJS Desert Racing Memories
2014 Bonneville Performance GNC blueprint and story by Richard of Mule Motorcycles
XR750 on the Road! Tested by Isle of Man TT winner Mark Miller
XR750 on the Mile! Springfield Mile virgin races Harley V-twin
Inside Brat Style

Thanks to everyone who made Dirt Quake V such great fun. Guy raced a Krazy Horse Swedish chopper with 22in over Tolle forks. Carl Fogarty raced a trick Triumph Bonneville. And both of them were beaten into second place by Sideburn readers.
It was non-stop fun and ran like clockwork. Thanks again everyone.

We are offering FREE SHIPPING  on all Dirt Quake V merch while stocks last. We have two adult T-shirts designs, a handful of kids shirts and sticker packs. Go to sideburn.bigcartel.com G
Photo: Andy Spellman

Sideburn 24 saw the introduction of a new regular, the Ask Guy page. The idea is simple, readers send in questions and we ask them to Guy Martin.
They can be about anything. We need some for the next issue, so please either leave them in a comment WITH YOUR NAME or email them to the regular address, which is dirt @ sideburnmagazine.com
We need a snap of your to put next to your question too.

Artwork by Adi Gilbert.

In case you've forgotten, or never knew, One-Off Wednesday is for end of line stock we find one or two off and get rid of at a good price. It's only ever promoted on the blog.

This Wednesday's offering is a blue Umlaut T-shirt. We have one in L and another in XL.
UPDATE: SOLD OUT. Thanks for your orders.
£13 plus post.

Please have a good look at the size details in the item description, as the XL isn't huge.  And there are NO RETURNS with one-off Wednesday purchases.

Guy Martin likes his (and he wears a medium for reference).

Get yours, if you're quick, in the Sideburn T-shirt Department (3rd floor, next to haberdashery).
Guy photo courtesy of Metzeler Tyres.

Don't forget to watch Guy Martin's Wall of Death tonight, 7.15, Channel 4. There are lots of Sideburn intersections in the Venn diagram of this attempt.

1. Guy is a long-time supporter of Sideburn and has agreed to write a regular column for each issue starting with Sideburn 24.
He also wrote about racing at Dirt Quake for Sideburn 23.

2. He will ride more than one bike on the wall (if all goes to plan). He has been practicing on, and will ride, an Indian Scout, that's been seriously modified by our mates at Krazy Horse. Guy has raced the Krazy Horse Sportster at the previous two Dirt Quakes and first met Paul from Krazy Horse at Rollerburn, our 2011 event.

3. Guy's mentor through the event has been Ken Fox, and one of the Fox family's Wall of Death is returning to this year's Dirt Quake. Get your Dirt Quake tickets now.

Good luck Guy! G

I was chuffed to see Guy Martin wearing one of Sideburn's T-shirts during his hour-long F1 Speed special last night. The programme showed Guy on a Tyco BMW S1000RR, competing in a number of challenges against 13-time F1 race-winner, David Coulthard driving a 2012 (or 2013?) Red Bull F1 car, at Silverstone.

We have a limited number of the same blue Sideburn XR750 T-shirts, in sizes right up to triple XL, priced at £18 plus post. We also have XR750 blueprints, drawn for Sideburn by Mick Ofield, that the T-shirt art was based on. They are £22 plus post.

If you're in the UK, or can work out some special internet way around it, you can watch the programme at Guy Martin Speed F1 Special.

Finally, Guy offered to do a regular Q&A column for Sideburn. The first one is in Sideburn 24, out soon. More details in the next few days. G

We've clawed back some copies of Sideburn 23 that we made for the Guy Martin Proper website. This is the alternative cover to the current issue. Everything inside is identical, so if you already have SB23 it's only for collector's or completists. If you don't already have SB23 it's 100 pages of motorcycle inspiration, information and life-enhancing goodness.

£6 plus post from the Sideburn webshop.

The cover was shot at Dirt Quake IV by Becky Matthews. Look closely and you can see Guy grinning as he powers to victory on the Krazy Horse Sportster. Guy writes the event report for DQIV in SB23.

Dirt Quake V tickets are on sale now. Buy a full price Saturday ticket and you have a chance to win a Mutt Motorcycles custom street tracker worth over £4500. G

Well, the price of Sideburn hats is going through the roof on UK eBay again. Strange, because they're still £15 (plus post) directly from us, while stocks last.

If you buy one of these, or anything from sideburn.bigcartel.com, before the midnight GMT today, you will be entered into a free draw to win one limited edition copy of Sideburn 23 signed by Guy Martin. He features on the special cover and he wrote the Dirt Quake report inside. G

Back in 2011 Sideburn and some friends came up with an idea for a bike show that incorporated riding, all different kids of custom bikes, stalls, live music and roller derby.

It was the kickstart for a lot of the current UK 'shed built' scene, like the Bike Shed shows.

This advert was made by Drogo Michie, who later joined the DTRA as Thunderbike racer on his own, very smart Co-Built Rotax.

Guy Martin came, so did Charlie Chuck (Uncle Peter) and I joined them for a Rollerball race at the end. It was as sketchy as hell. G

Any order from the Sideburn webshop, placed in the month of January 2016, is entered into a free draw to win one special Sideburn 23 signed by Guy Martin.

We made this special edition of the current issue for the Guy Martin Proper official website. The cover image is of Guy racing the Krazy Horse Harley Sportster at Dirt Quake IV, last summer. The photo was taken by Becky Matthews and you can even see the smile on his face as he slides the trusty Harley to victory. And Guy wrote the Dirt Quake report for Sideburn 23.

All you have to do to be in with a chance to win it, is order something or sign up for a subscription at sideburn.bigcartel.com.

We'll announce the winner on February 1. G

We have five different limited edition prints of stunning Sam Christmas photos.

They are printed on professional archival silver based C-Type gloss prints, hand numbered and signed on the back by the photographer and posted in a mailing tube.

The prints come in three sizes;
M (40cm / 16" wide) - £60
L (60cm / 24" wide) - £90
XL (76cm / 30" wide) - £120

Postage charge: UK - £8. Everywhere else £10

NOTE: Photo prints will be sent directly from the photographer, even if you order with other items.

Get yours from sideburn.bigcartel.com

UPDATE: They've all sold. We'll announce more issues on the blog if they ever turn up.
This issue sold out remarkably quickly (something to do with Guy Martin shot by Sam Christmas being on the cover?).
I've just found two in the bottom of a box of something else.
They might be very, very slightly warehouse worn, but I can't spot anything wrong with them.

Go to sideburn.bigcartel.com to order if you want one. £5 plus post. G

Dirt Quake hero, long time ally of Sideburn and total one-off, Guy Martin had an horrendous crash at the Dundrod 150 last week. This race is part of the Ulster GP race festival and held on the fastest racetrack in the world (with a faster average speed than even the Isle of Man TT, with a lap record speed of 133.997mph). Guy was leading the race, ahead of outright lap record holder Bruce Anstey, when he was viciously highsided.

He suffered multiple broken bones: five vertebrae; hand; sternum and is very badly beaten up. He's had his spine pinned. It means his Triumph-supported attempt at the land speed record is now postponed until further notice.

It seems a little bit mercenary, but I'll say it anyway... Guy fans might like the Sideburn x Guy Martin T-shirt we have a few of. Every order gets a Chris Watson-designed Guy sticker too (while stocks last). G