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  • Imola’s golden revival

    Imola’s golden revival

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    Motocross history wherever you looked on the stands at Imola Yes, no matter how old a racer is they’re still a racer and the whole point of bikes is to ride them. The racers in question included the cream of Britain’s dirt racers including CDB columnist Jeff Smith, Don and Derek Rickman as well as…

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  • Highland Classic Two Day Trial at Alvie Estate

    Highland Classic Two Day Trial at Alvie Estate

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    Though a multi lapper, each lap was best part of 10 miles so competitors got a good ride out. Sections, too, were traditional, long and testing, with dual routes, expert and clubman, depending on the class entered.

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  • Cholmondelay Pageant of Power

    Cholmondelay Pageant of Power

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    Despite the July rain, or perhaps because of it, the demonstrations drew a big crowd as solos and sidecars rumbled, slithered and roared their way around the challenging course. Deep ruts soon filled with mud, corners cut up and, if spectators weren't aware of what scrambling was all about before, they were as they left…

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  • Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 5

    Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 5

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    Still to be done is the wiring and some paint on the side cases Part of the aim of this project was to produce a bike that could give its owner a lot of fun and be a practical proposition as a ride to work machine. You see, we reckon in today’s financial climate there…

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  • Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 5

    Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 5

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    Still to be done is the wiring and some paint on the side cases Part of the aim of this project was to produce a bike that could give its owner a lot of fun and be a practical proposition as a ride to work machine. You see, we reckon in today’s financial climate there…

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  • Classic Dirt Bike's on sale!

    Classic Dirt Bike's on sale!

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    Issue 23 of Classic Dirt Bike’s on sale In this issue, read part five of our Can-Am 250cc enduro bike rebuild. Now it’s in a complete enough state for us to offer it up as a competition prize. The bike’s rebuild has been overseen by industry specialists and the engine painstakingly assembled by Richard Nixon…

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  • Pre 65 Scottish 2012

    Pre 65 Scottish 2012

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    Davey Morewood in action. Pic by Bill McKeown The course too was slightly different from last year with Callart Pass back in and terrifyingly steep drop down to the Kinlochleven road that is so hard on riders arms and shoulders. With the entry split into two routes – odd numbers starting at section one and…

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  • Aubrey Attrill

    Aubrey Attrill

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    Aubrey Attrill Aubrey began riding motorcycles as a teenager and motorcycling became a huge part of his life, both as a competitor and a businessman, establishing IW Motorcycles in the mid-1970s. Trials and scrambling was Aubrey's biggest love and even while he was completing his national service he still made it home every weekend to…

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