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

The new issue is at the printers and available for pre-order. Please note: If you order anything else with your Sideburn 26, the whole order will be sent out together on or near September 30.

This is a good time for subscribers to let us know of any recent address changes or to check the status of your subscription.
All new 8-issue subscriptions get a free Spark Eagle Sideburn T-shirt worth £20.

It's also a good opportunity to order back issues, because some are very scarce. 14 and 19 were the most recent to sell out. We only have stocks of: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25.

                                           BUY SIDEBURN 26

COVER STAR: El Solitario x Zaeta Pluto

BIKES: World exclusive Guy Martin's Rob North BSA Wall of Death record breaker; Yamaha TT500; Harley-Davidson XG750R; El Solitario Pluto

EVENTS: Løkken Beach Race; Dirt Quake USA

HOW TO: Win from the front with Brandon Robinson

PEOPLE: Davis Fisher; Kevin Atherton; Guy Martin; Jimmy Hill; David Death Spray; Gene Romero

PORTFOLIO: The photography of James Cheadle

FILM: Werewolves on Wheels

ADVENTURE: Zaeta road trip to Dirt Quake V

Plus: inside the Davida factory; Poetry; Trophy Queen; Shop profile of The Real Intellectuals; Trophy Queen

The Damned New Rose post, on the Sideburn blog, prompted a belated response from regular magazine contributor, Dave Bevan (who has been writing about cult motorcycle films for the magazine in recent issues). He pointed me to the trailer for documentary above, that had passed me by.

Even the trailer puts the hairs up on the back of my neck like no blockbuster can. Look out for Captain Sensible, who for a man of my age (mid-40s) first appeared on my radar in 1982 as a human pop sock puppet singing an unlistenable version of Happy Talking from the msucial South Pacific. This killed him in my young and dumb view as worthy of any punk cred, but really proved he didn't give a shit. Criminally, it did stop me from going back and investigating The Damned for decades. Damn you, Raymond (Capt. S's real name).

Anyway, watch this clip. I'm going to hunt down the full length doc to rent or buy as soon as I get the next couple of weeks out of the way.

Thanks to Dave B for the link. He has another feature coming up in Sideburn 26, this time about the film, Werewolves on Wheels. Dave wrote about Psychomania in SB25 and Stone in SB24 and you should check them out. He does the illustrations too. G

UPDATE: Find out more about Don't You Wish You Were Dead? at damneddoc.com