Winter 2011 - Issue 21
Regulars
3 In balance
Where has the year gone? Wherever it went it was blinkin’ fast.
6 News and well… news
What’s occurring around the world of off-road motorcycling? This is the place to hear all about it, so long as you tell us your bit… that’s right unless we hear about it we can’t spread the word.
16 Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe!
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42 A grand idea – part three
They laughed at us, said we were mad – actually they were probably right there – but Project Can-Am is a runner, it ain’t pretty yet but it’s a runner all the same.
53 Saunders says
More from the heady world of the former works rider.
61 Smith tales
Pulling back the curtain, the Iron Curtain, was an eye-opening experience for westerners. MX stars, Jeff and his fellow racers had an easier time of it though.
66 An hour with… Jim Aird
From the local scrambles in Fife to the international MX arena, Jim Aird has always been a name to be reckoned with. He’s still racing, still winning, oh and then there’s the Scott Leathers business too.
72 Dirttalk
The CDB mailbag and email inbox is an exciting place. We never know what’s going to pop up… from requests for help to offers of help, corrections to errors, it all goes in here.
82 Moto memories
It’s not often the off-road world can boast a genuine movie star but we’ve got one here, handy rider too.
83 Wright or wrong
It’s a matter of intent and interpretation that concerns our man this issue. What’s
your take on it.
Features
10 Refining gold
If you own a bike for a long time and are of an engineering persuasion then a little bit of refinement will go on. Vic Allan tries out Alan Arnott’s well prepped Gold Stars.
18 Something special
We all know the feeling of rescuing a wreck and making it shiny and good. Have a look at Alex Haddow’s CR250 and see how special it is.
22 All the Gori detail
It’s not often the happy circumstance of the three models in a range turning up on the same day, then when a trials bike came too it was Moto Gori time.
28 In the archive
Autumn in the off-road world meant that it was ISDT time, we’ve raided our archives for a brief look at this ultimate two-wheeled contest.
36 Real rarity
C&J frame kits are not the most common in the MX world. We reckon this one is unique in the enduro world. Read the tale.
50 The dark path
Take one lad used to modern enduros, persuade him a KDX 175 Kawasaki is the way forward, sit back and watch the fun.
76 Evolutionary speaking
Cheesed off with classic? Tired of Twinshock? Enter the Evo. We have a look at six trials bikes with a common theme… one rear damper and air-cooled.
Events
54 British Bike Bonanza
CDB heads down to the south west for Rickman Motorcycles British Bike Bonanza.
56 Vindicated at Vinduro
The first outing for our project Can-Am, a blooming good event in Northumberland, try vintage enduro.
62 Jersey cream
One of the top two-day trials around, the Port of Jersey Classic Trial.
64 Season roundup
Classic Dirt Bike sponsors the top classic scrambles series.
On the cover...
There’s more than road racing on the Isle of Man. The ISDT has been there a few times too. Here Italian team member Allesandro Gritti gets it well over during the speed test and Nick Nichols was there to catch it.
