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  • Triumph Metisse scrambler

    Triumph Metisse scrambler

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    Triumph Metisse Reg relates a tale that’s a familiar one in our world – bike mad teenager spends every waking moment involved in either thinking about, fixing or riding motorcycles then gets a job working in a bike shop. "I started in VT Norridge’s at Minster Lovell when I left school. It was very much…

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  • Fluff Brown: 1930-2013

    Fluff Brown: 1930-2013

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    ‘Fluff’, born in Chard, Somerset died at Millway House care home, Weyhill, near Andover on July 4. He first raced and worked for Cotton Motorcycles of Gloucester during the late 1950s and later joined Villiers in 1966 to become AJS competition manager. Fluff was very much involved in the development of the AJS Stormer scrambles…

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  • Pre '65 Scottish Trial

    Pre '65 Scottish Trial

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    They will be able to ride in the same capacity class provided they fulfil all the other eligibility criteria and return it to the secretary along with payment by Friday August 16, 2013. For those riders who don't wish to participate in 2014, there's also the option to have £35 of their entry fee refunded…

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  • All’s fair in charity press trial

    All’s fair in charity press trial

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    The world round organisers promise easier sections for the Pre65 demo than those Dave Thorpe is tackling in the 1975 world round However, that is ‘generally speaking’… as there is one such event – held this year as part of the Carole Nash Newark Bike Bonanza on June 22 and 23 – where rule bending…

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  • Brit bike bonanza

    Brit bike bonanza

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    Better known as a trials rider, Gordon Jackson was no slouch on a scrambler As was general for the time in works teams Jackson was expected to compete in everything from trials to ISDT and Gordon’s name is on scrambles trophies, ISDT medals and most famously the Alexander Trophy for his one dab win at…

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  • Evo encouraged

    Evo encouraged

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    It runs two increasingly popular Enduro series – the SEEC Teamsnapper Enduro Championship, which is a classic timecard enduro format and the SEEC Teamsnapper Hare and Hounds Championship, which is the more modern three-hour race format. Classic bikes can be ridden in any of the 10 classes including the dedicated Evo class. With 14 championship…

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  • Classic Dirtbike on sale!

    Classic Dirtbike on sale!

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    Classic Dirtbike issue 27 on sale now REGULARS • Ed speak Our comfort zone. • In balance It’s a simple world, that of trials riding, so why does the editor make it difficult? It’s a rhetorical question, so no answers please. • News and more news If it’s going to happen, has already happened or…

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  • Mick Andrews: two in a row

    Mick Andrews: two in a row

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    Mick Andrews at work That he was to make it ‘three in a row’ is well recorded in the history books but for 1971 he was delighted with two consecutive wins. Not that he had it easy all week… as second and third place men Gordon Farley and Malcolm Rathmell were close behind. Pictured here…

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  • Red Marley cancelled

    Red Marley cancelled

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    Red Marley cancelled With weather forecasts predicting worse weather as March rolls on and the ground already soaking from months of rain and snow, conditions are likely to deteriorate even more and place an even greater strain on the land used for the hill climb. The lad brave enough to act as contact for anyone…

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  • Final chance to join classic dirt bike line-up at Stafford Show…

    Final chance to join classic dirt bike line-up at Stafford Show…

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    Join up now for Stafford The show takes place on the weekend of April 27-28 at the Stafford County Showground; this is a great opportunity to display your machine in front of thousands of showgoers as well as off road legends such as Yrjo Vesterinen and Mick Andrews. Bikes that are entered are also in…

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