Dream Machine's ongoing contribution to the colourful image of road racing goes back over 2 decades, a policy of involvement which has continuously linked the company with both manufacturers and privateers to demonstrate the design and production skills which have made Dream Machine the industry benchmark in motorcycle refinishing.

Dream Machine's involvement in road racing started in the early 80's, the days of 2 stroke 500's racing in Britain. Steve Henshaw rode a variety of RG500's, Simon Buckmaster a Honda Triple and Rothmans Honda Britain riders Wayne Gardner, Roger Marshall and Roger Burnett all rode machinery painted by Dream Machine.

The emphasis in British racing changed to 4 stroke machines with the 750 superstock class, Dream Machine painted bikes for the late Kenny Irons and Steve Henshaw and prototypes for Loctite Yamaha.

As racing moved even further to 4 strokes based on unlimited production and 600cc machines available in showrooms, Dream Machine painted bikes for 1989 and 1990 British production champion Dean Ashton (a privateer) and the Mick Grant works Durex Suzuki's ridden by Phil Mellor and James Whitham. James went on to win the 1991 superbike championship on a Dream Machine painted GSXR and contested the 1992 series on the new shape GSXR750 with a Dream Machine designed and painted colour scheme.

During the eighties and nineties Dream Machine painted many of the memorable bikes of British Racing, the JPS Nortons ridden by Steve Spray, Trevor Nation and Ron Haslam, the white Isle of Man TT winning Norton of Steve Hislop and the Duckhams Nortons of Mark Farmer, Jim Moodie, Phil Borley and 1994 British Superbike and 600 champion Ian Simpson run by Colin Seeley and Brian Crighton.

On the world stage Dream Machine designed and painted Kevin Mitchells' 500 Yamaha raced in Grand Prix and in 1991 Howard Selby won the European Supersport championship on a Dream Machine painted FZR600.

Steve Henshaw, Ray Stringer, Dean Ashton, Michael Rutter and Steve Linsdell have all competed over the years at the Macau Grand Prix on machines with Dream Machine paintwork. In 1992 Carl Fogarty and James Whitham teamed up with Mick Grant to race at the Macau Grand Prix, Dream Machine painted the Yamaha 500's, Carl won the race.

Over the years support for privateers has allowed Dream Machine the freedom to create some of the brightest images in British racing. In 1989 Chris White's CBR600 in dayglo streamers was ground breaking, MCN described it as "a psychedelic wild painted Honda".

Throughout the early nineties by supplying sponsored design and paintwork Dream Machine made levels of team presentation available to a series of privateers which otherwise would have been unachievable.

1995 saw a continuation of the association with Colin Seeley and Brian Crighton, following the 1994 successes with the Duckhams Nortons they moved to run the Castrol Honda Britain team, Dream Machine supplied the season's paintwork.

Dream Machine became the official paintwork supplier to the Castrol Honda World Superbike team in 1995 via a link with the Colin Seeley led Castrol Honda Britain Superbike team.
Dream Machine was actively involved in designing the colour scheme which remained with the Castrol Honda team until 2000.

Dream Machine painted the Castrol Honda RC45 ridden by Aaron Slight and as Castrol involvement with Simon Crafar grew towards the end of the season Dream Machine painted the purple and black Italian Rumi Honda RC45.

Dream Machine also painted the Honda Britain RC45s of Phil Borley and Ian Simpson. These riders were injured and substituted by Terry Rymer and Jim Moodie later in the season. The Dream Machine painted RC45's of the Castrol Honda Britain team with McCallan, Jefferies and Dunlop winning the Senior TT were high profile at the Isle of Man with Dream Machine painting all the RC45's which the marshalls used as course bikes.

1996 - Dream Machine painted the Castrol Honda RC45s ridden by Aaron Slight and Carl Fogarty in World Superbikes.

Dream Machine also designed and supplied the paintwork for the Duckhams Ducati's of Ian Simpson and Jim Moodie, two of the most outstanding colour schemes on the grid were the privateer champion Ray Stringer's ZX7R Kawasaki and Scarborough specialist Dean Ashton's Baxi Ducati, both Dream Machine designed and painted.

1997 - Probably Dream Machine's heaviest year of sponsorship in racing. In British Superbikes the Colin Seeley led GSE Racing team Ducati ridden by Sean Emmett (a race winner and regular podium visitor), Sabre Kawasaki team ridden by Ray Stringer (the series privateer champion) and Steve Hislop and the immaculately turned out 5-7 racing Ducati's ridden by Dean Ashton and Andy Ward were all Dream Machine designed and painted.

Dream Machine painted the RC45's ridden by Aaron Slight and world championship winner John Kocinski. A Dream Machine concept for this season was design coordinated paddock bikes for the team with personalised colours for the riders.

1998 - Dream Machine painted RC45s ridden by Aaron Slight and Colin Edwards.

As the Castrol Honda Supersport 600 team was introduced Dream Machines involvement grew, adapting the paint scheme to fit the CBR600 and producing paintwork for CBR600 machines for James Toseland, the late Michael Paquay and Kirk McCarthy. Paddock scooter paintwork and personalised covers were again supplied by to the team. James Toselands later helmets were painted by Dream Machine.

1998 saw Dream Machine continue sponsorship of Dean Ashton in the powerbike series and Colin Seeley who managed a previously unheard of Australian Karl Muggeridge, Dream Machine designed and supplied paintwork throughout the season for his Duckhams sponsored CBR600. Dream Machine completely designed the Performance Bikes racing team's colour scheme and supplied paintwork to the CBR600 equipped team headed by rider Matt Hewellyn.

1999 - Saw a year of huge commitment to Castrol Honda. Dream Machine painted the RC45 Honda's for the World Superbike team of Aaron Slight and Colin Edwards.

James Toseland and Pere Riba rode Dream Machine painted CBR600's in the World Supersport series. The team was also supplied with Dream Machine painted paddock scooters matched to the race bike livery with personalised covers for the riders.

In the UK Karl Muggeridge and Jim Moodie rode Dream Machine painted CBR600s, the team scooters design matched to Castrol colours. Both Jim and Karl wore Dream Machine painted helmets.

Dream Machine also designed and painted the Hawk Racing Teams ZX7 and ZX6Rs in the British Superbike and Supersport series for riders Phil Giles, Gordon Blackwell and Gary Mason. Dean Ashton rode his final season in the British Superbike series on a Dream Machine painted R7 Yamaha.

2000 - Dream Machine painted bikes in the British superbike championships for Ray Stringer. Now in management and running the 'Level 3' Yamaha team, with riders Michael Rutter and Paul Young. In the Privateer superbike class Dream Machine painted the Hawk Racing bikes again. In the British Supersport series Kirk McCarthy and Jim Moodie rode Dream Machine painted Castrol Honda CBR600s.

2001 - Painted for two separate manufacturers teams, Kawasaki UK in the British Superbike series, with Steve Plater and Michael Rutter riding, and Castrol Honda UK in the British Supersport series, Kirk McCarthy and John McGuiness both coming close to winning the title.

Sponsorship problems meant a change of design halfway through the season for the factory Kawasaki ZX7R machines, with Michael Rutter finishing the season as the teams sole rider.

Hawk Kawasaki contested the privateers section of the Superbike series - painted by Dream Machine and ridden by Mark Burr and Gordon Blackley.

In addition to these teams we also backed our own Tony 'Pony' Morroll. Dream Machine mechanic Tony is "Hooters Racing" and raced in the BEMSEE Series.

In 2003 Dream Machine painted bikes again for the ex-privateer winning team, which for this season has secured the ex-factory WSB machines from 2002, and this year is the official BSB presence of Kawasaki UK.

Riders were Glen Richards and Scott Smart, the unluckiest and hardest working rider in Supersport last year, finishing runner up in the 02 series. Ex Superbike privateer Lee Jackson joins Hawk Racing to make a strong three man team.

Thanks to Double Red for the images.

For 2007 Dream-Machine painted both the British Superbikes and the Moto GP bikes for Suzuki. We painted the factory Suzuki GSVR800 machines ridden by John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen in the Moto GP championship.

We were responsible for transferring the project from the design stage to 3D prototype, implementing the changes necessary for it to become the finally approved race bike livery.

Dream Machine painted bikes have won World Superbike and Sidecar GP races and championships, but Chris Vermeulen’s win at the Le Mans round of the Moto GP championship was the first time that a Dream Machine painted bike has won a Moto GP race.

We also undertook the Rizla Suzuki GSXR1000 British superbikes of Chris Walker and Cal Crutchlow for the BSB championship.

Both teams use the base colour light blue with special effect pearl, which was originated by Dream Machine 7 years ago.