Icon are an American manufacturer of alternative motorcycle safety wear - the sort of helmets, jackets, gloves and boots that really fit into the streetfighter way of life. And they've got a blog too, here, we especially like the 'Polaroid Fame' sections...
Thursday, 26 August 2010
Icon Ography
Icon are an American manufacturer of alternative motorcycle safety wear - the sort of helmets, jackets, gloves and boots that really fit into the streetfighter way of life. And they've got a blog too, here, we especially like the 'Polaroid Fame' sections...
SF200
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
New Wheelie Record!
Tuesday, 24 August 2010
Manx Grand Prix
Those of you in touch with the road racing scene will be aware that the Manx Grand Prix is currently mid-way through practice week, with the amateur races featuring not only classes for modern machinery but also classic and post-classic.
The post-classic is of particular interest as it's open to bikes such as early GSX-Rs, FZ750s and the like, includng a pair of Suzuki XR69s ridden by Micheal Dunlop and the world-famous bugger grips as affixed to Guy Martin.
Conveniently, for those of us who haven't ventured over the Irish Sea to the world capital of road racing, there's live coverage of the racing, and loads of other info, via the internet at MGP Festival
The post-classic is of particular interest as it's open to bikes such as early GSX-Rs, FZ750s and the like, includng a pair of Suzuki XR69s ridden by Micheal Dunlop and the world-famous bugger grips as affixed to Guy Martin.
Conveniently, for those of us who haven't ventured over the Irish Sea to the world capital of road racing, there's live coverage of the racing, and loads of other info, via the internet at MGP Festival
Monday, 23 August 2010
Stunt Bike Football
The Vertical Trix guys show off their skills for the BBC. Click the title for the link.
Just to be clear - this is the only kind of football that Streetfighters endorses. Anything else is for overpaid pansies. So if a stranger comes up to you in the street and tries to tempt you into a field with an inflated leather bag of wind, remember kids - just say no.
Clicky
Stunt bike football will be one of the disciplines at next weekend's Vertical Trix European Stunt Competition at the South West Motorcycle Show, held at Westpoint Arena, Exeter on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August. More details from South West
Just to be clear - this is the only kind of football that Streetfighters endorses. Anything else is for overpaid pansies. So if a stranger comes up to you in the street and tries to tempt you into a field with an inflated leather bag of wind, remember kids - just say no.
Clicky
Stunt bike football will be one of the disciplines at next weekend's Vertical Trix European Stunt Competition at the South West Motorcycle Show, held at Westpoint Arena, Exeter on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th August. More details from South West
Wednesday, 18 August 2010
Ooh, look...
... what we found! We've had a bit of a clear-out in the SF office - thanks to some suits deciding that archive boxes couldn't be left underneath desks - and we've found a fair few old pics, including this one of the lovely Bobbi from South Wales! Unfortunately, this does mean that Will is now spending most of the day in the toilet with a laminated printout of this pic...
Tuesday, 17 August 2010
Speed & Wheelie Weekend
Only handful of days left to go before this year's Wheelie and Speed Records weekend at Elvington airfield, just outside York.
With the wheelie speed record currently sat at 174mph, and with at least four turbo Gixer Thous set to compete, plus Dodge on his supercharged Hayabusa, could 2010 see a new record at last?

With regards to the top speed attempts, we've seen over 250mph at ELvington before, courtesy of Jarrod 'Jack' Frost of Holeshot Racing, and with a greater numberof landpseed specific bikes being built of late, it looks like we'll be seeing plenty more machines capable of over four miles in a minute...
Elvington plays host to mono and two-wheeled speed freaks on Saturday 21st August and Sunday 22nd August, and the airfiled can be found just off the B1228
here
More details on 200mph
With the wheelie speed record currently sat at 174mph, and with at least four turbo Gixer Thous set to compete, plus Dodge on his supercharged Hayabusa, could 2010 see a new record at last?
With regards to the top speed attempts, we've seen over 250mph at ELvington before, courtesy of Jarrod 'Jack' Frost of Holeshot Racing, and with a greater numberof landpseed specific bikes being built of late, it looks like we'll be seeing plenty more machines capable of over four miles in a minute...
Elvington plays host to mono and two-wheeled speed freaks on Saturday 21st August and Sunday 22nd August, and the airfiled can be found just off the B1228
here
More details on 200mph
Monday, 16 August 2010
Bulldog Splash
Wednesday, 11 August 2010
Dirty Speed
While the boys in blue consider any speed to be naughty, especially anything over 70mph, just have a think about how fast 252mph must feel like. Then think about what it must be like when that speed is achieved when riding, not on supersmooth runway-type tarmac, but on the dusty, dry dirt surface of El Mirage in southern California...
That was the speed that John Noonan (main main at JE Pistons) recorded on the 1.3 mile dry lake bed course of El Mirage, when he rode the Hayabusa prepped by Brock Davidson of Brocks Performance.
The final tally was 252.035mph, which is the fastest speed for any vehicle this year at El Mirage, and the Big CC turbo-equipped Suzuki now holds the record for the fastest bike speed on dirt (albeit 20mph lower than the top speed acheived on tarmacadam).
More info at Dragbike.com

Pic by Zane McNary
That was the speed that John Noonan (main main at JE Pistons) recorded on the 1.3 mile dry lake bed course of El Mirage, when he rode the Hayabusa prepped by Brock Davidson of Brocks Performance.
The final tally was 252.035mph, which is the fastest speed for any vehicle this year at El Mirage, and the Big CC turbo-equipped Suzuki now holds the record for the fastest bike speed on dirt (albeit 20mph lower than the top speed acheived on tarmacadam).
More info at Dragbike.com

Pic by Zane McNary
Tuesday, 10 August 2010
A Busy Weekend Ahead
With one of Europe's biggest biker parties kicking off on Thursday, as the Bulldog Bash kicks into loud and raucous life, most of the UK's Superstreet drag racers already on their way to the NitrOlympics at Hockenheim in Germany for perhaps the biggest drag race in Europe, England's famous Donington Park circuit being reborn with the Classic Revival and Round 5 of the Straightliners drag race series at North Weald on Sunday, now is the time to be checking the weather forecasts and deciding where you're going...
More details from Bulldog, Hockers, Donington and Straightliners
More details from Bulldog, Hockers, Donington and Straightliners
Wednesday, 4 August 2010
Better late...
After a few days delay, the subscribers issues of 199 have been delivered, and newsagents shelves will be displaying the issue from tomorrow, for those not-yet organised enough to sort out a subscription...
Tuesday, 27 July 2010
SF199
Only a couple of days until subscribers receive their copy of the new SF199, and another week or so before it appears on newsagents shelves.

From budget builds to expense-no-object forced-induction beasties, event reports from the TT via Finland and Tokyo to Straightliners in Elvington, and project builds galore, SF199 is flying off the printers right now!
From budget builds to expense-no-object forced-induction beasties, event reports from the TT via Finland and Tokyo to Straightliners in Elvington, and project builds galore, SF199 is flying off the printers right now!
Monday, 26 July 2010
Wembley...
... So that's it, all done and dusted, the first Streetfighter & Stunt Festival at Wembley was a resounding success, and you'll be hearing more info when Streetfighters 200 hits the shelves, but for now, here's a couple of teaser pics...


And we have to say a huge thanks to all of those who brought their bikes along for the show. Cheers to one and all...


And we have to say a huge thanks to all of those who brought their bikes along for the show. Cheers to one and all...
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
Not Long Now...
...Until the Ace Cafe's Streetfighter and Stunt Festival at Wembley, undoubtedly the most exciting event on the 2010 streetfighter diary.
Opening at 9am on Sunday 25th, and situated on and around Wembley's northern car park, off Engineers Way, the show revolves around the Streetfighters Show - the country's biggest display of streetfightered motorcycles, with all manner of goodies on offer to those who win one of the three show classes (Best in Show, Best Engineering and Best Brightwork), but there's also the stunt competition (with a multi-national entry list), the Ace Cafe Hostess of the year contest (with heats throughout the day), a mobile dyno in attendance and a charity raffle too.
Best of all, having just checked various online meterological sites, it appears that the weather is going to be dry, sunny and hot!
See you there!
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
We Are Led To Believe...
Monday, 19 July 2010
Dear Westminster Council...
... here's a little message to you from all the people who are aggrieved about the state of play with regard to parking charges for powered two wheelers...
Thursday, 15 July 2010
Cov Stunters
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
More Like this Please!
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Algarve Gathering
Given that the scorching weather that has produced hosepipe bans over the UK has deserted us just a matter of hours after those bans were put into place, some of you may be thinking of heading elsewhere for a touch of sun...
May we suggest that, for next weekend, you jump on a plane and head to Faro airport, in Portugal?
Why? Because one of Europe's biggest motorcycle rallies is a mere five minutes wlk from Faro airport, that's why!
May we suggest that, for next weekend, you jump on a plane and head to Faro airport, in Portugal?
Why? Because one of Europe's biggest motorcycle rallies is a mere five minutes wlk from Faro airport, that's why!
Monday, 12 July 2010
Fame and Fortune
Proof that, by entering a competition in Streetfighters, that you not only have the opportunity to gain some goodies, but also immortality on the printed page and the electronic ether...
Adrian Jelley won the Roaring Toyz model that we gave away a couple of issues ago, and this is his almost-finished Gee Ess. Yes it is running, and yes, it is inside his house...
Here
Adrian Jelley won the Roaring Toyz model that we gave away a couple of issues ago, and this is his almost-finished Gee Ess. Yes it is running, and yes, it is inside his house...
Here
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