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At Side Rock Cycles we specialise in building minimalist bespoke machines for the road. Cafe Racers, Street Scramblers and Bobbers.

At Side Rock Cycles we specialize in building minimalist custom motorcycles. Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, Brats whatever you want! Side Rock Cycles is headed up in Bournemouth by Pete Hodson. Most of Pete’s working life has been in the bike trade including working for the local Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha and Triumph main dealers and for Sammy Miller. His lifelong riding passion began when he firs

t slung his leg over his 1973 Garelli Rekord. Since then his eclectic list of bikes owned and tinkered is immense. Highlights include Suzuki T500s, Suzuki X7s, Yamaha RD 250/400s and LC 350s. Then along came CBX1000, Dresda T500, an ape bared and tasseled Tiger 110! and more recently several Mille and Tuono Aprillias as well as various BMW GS models. Pete started racing in 1977 and raced until 1985. He won a few club championships and had podium finishes in the Formula 1 Nationals aboard his factory sponsored Rickman Yoshimura GS1000. Although no longer racing he is never happier than when riding fast and can often be found at track days around the UK. Cadwell and Oulton Park being his current two favorite tracks. Pete will be delighted to hear from you to discuss ideas for next build.

28/08/2026

Got this little Guzzi V50 come in for recommissioning and some cosmetic refurbishment. It's been idle for years after the owner became ill and sadly passed. Now the family want it brought back to life as a tribute and memory to him . What a lovely thing to do and really looking forward to getting stuck in .

24/08/2026

The R65 street scrambler project is coming on well with all the wiring done . Next up, get the new Siebenrock 860cc kit on along with the refurbished heads before fitting the new trick exhaust and FCR flatslide carbs .

23/08/2026

Got a load of Tonti frame Guzzi parts to clear and one of them is this Sprint Manufacturing sport/touring fairing as fitted to this 850 T5 ( should fit other Tonti framed models ) It's in nice condition complete with twin headlights, fitted mirrors and all the fittings . looking for £50 , we're based in Bournemouth . Ideally it needs collecting as it's big and bulky .
Just to be clear , it's just the fairing for sale not the complete bike .
The tank, seat, rear cowling, side panels and wheels are also available and going cheap.

08/07/2026

Had a great weekend at Mallory Park's 1000 Bike Revival event . Our little crew comprised of yours truly on my BMW R100 cafe racer, Bob on his recently acquired Yamaha XSR900 Arbarth, Martin on his Guzzi V50 Monza and Glenn on his Yamaha 350 Powervalve hybrid special. We all kept it upright and got the rubber properly sticky. It's not classed as a track day but 'parade laps ' so the regs are more relaxed even though you can go as fast as you like. The road bike sessions were on Saturday and the race bikes on Sunday.
There's always a fabulous mix of classics , specials, modern retro's and the odd sports bike with no one chasing lap times, no tyre warmers, just having fun and going fast !
Here's a few pics.

03/07/2026

Our resident BM cafe racer “Vanity” is loaded up and ready for the off . Mallory Park 1000 Bike Revival event this weekend is the destination with plenty of track action . She might be an old girl (‘79) but she packs a punch with a Siebenrock 1000 power kit , sports cam , ported heads , Mikuni carbs and a serious weight loss it’s a fun ride . Weather looking good too !

17/06/2026

Among the many jobs and upgrades to this R65 is to refresh the cylinder heads . High mileage 45/65's have a nasty habit of valves breaking with potentially disastrous consequenses . Some of it is due to the motors revvy nature as it's a short stroke engine unlike the long stroke 60/75/80/100's
As we're also fitting a Siebenrock 860cc power kit and bigger carbs which will make around 30% more power and torque it's a no brainer. New valves, guides, springs, collets and re-cut seats will do the job nicely.

30/05/2026

Doing some work on this BM R65 cafe racer that was put together a while back as a Knight Rider tribute bike with lots of flashing lights and even speaking modes . The new owner has got rid of all that stuff and now wants it in a scrambler style with a military theme .
First job is to modify the subframe with a rear loop so the new seat pan can sit on it

22/05/2026

My neighbour is selling his 1983 BMW R80 RT (minus fairing ) which we supplied , serviced and maintained during his ownership. It runs and rides really well, starts on the button and is mechanically quiet. Recent work includes powder coated wheels in satin black with new Avon Roadrider tyres, fully adjustable YSS shocks ,new chrome crash bars, GM battery and service . It also has a full stainless Keihin exhaust system and comes with the owners manual and workshop manual .
As it's over 40 yrs old it is historic registered so no tax or mot required. The paintwork looks original , a bit faded and there's a few marks but generally it's pretty good. It's showing 56k on the speedo which is believed correct but can't guarantee it . The substantial framed cover will be included in sale if wanted. He's looking for £2950 but will haggle . Based in Bournemouth U.K.
If anyone is interested let me know and I will pass on his details

21/05/2026

Really enjoyed our Bournemouth and Poole DGR that I did with my pals Terry , Craig and 1100 other bikers. Think it was the second biggest in the world and one of the best fundraisers . Well done to the organisers , who are all volunteers ,for planning a great route and stop over places . It was amazing to see so many people lining the route , cheering and waving . The best one yet and even the weather played ball.

16/05/2026

My steed for the DGR tomorrow

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Bournemouth
BH105LW

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+447976877079

Website

http://www.siderockcycles.com/

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