Sideburn Magazine venture into the deserts of California, Mexico and South Africa to test the mettle of our contributors. Old bikes are ridden not hidden, and inappropriate machinery is raced through 1000 miles of wilderness proving the adage that it's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

• COVER: Hayden Roberts and his Triumph TR6 desert sled
• BIKES: Triumph TR6 desert sled; Harley Sportster 883 Baja racer; Steve McQueen's On Any Sunday Husqvarna 400 Cross; High School project Honda CB160 flat tracker; Survivor Customs CCM Rotax racers;
• PEOPLE: Sandriana Shipman; John Harrison; Chuck Joyner
• INTERVIEW: Johnny Lewis
• HOW TO: Build Your Own Flat Track
• BLUEPRINT: Jawa 500 DT Type 890
• SHOP: Rebels Alliance
• EVENTS: X Games; Wheels and Waves; Sons of Speed banked oval racing; Vancouver Flat Track, Pemberton, BC;
• ADVENTURE: 1000 miles through Baja on a Sportster; deep into South Africa on Royal Enfield 500s;
• PAGES: 116