Sam Hewitt

From the archive: When BB was king – Gold Star MX

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Sam Hewitt

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19th May 2020

Although BSA’s DBD models are the ultimate development of the company’s MX machines, the BB version was the start. CDB checks one out. Words and pics: Tim Britton Long before Jeff Smith earned the world championship reward for his and BSA compshop boss Brian Martin’s patient development work on the Gold Star’s successor, another BSA…
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Period images

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Sam Hewitt

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17th May 2020

When my brother Brian died last year, we found a number of photographs which he took at scrambles he attended in the Fifties. There are some pretty well-known names amongst the riders. Our family (at least the boys) have all got/had the two-wheel bug, due largely to Brian’s influence over the years. It seems such…
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world’s biggest classic motorcycle publisher, Mortons Media Group, unleashes new website and app

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Sam Hewitt

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8th May 2020

That’s right, classic bike fans – we’ve been busy during lockdown and May 8 will see the launch of the Classic Bike Hub.
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Memories of a golden era

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Sam Hewitt

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7th May 2020

I started scrambling in 1956 with a Royal Enfield 350 comp Bullet, after a teenage period of cycle speedway. The head inlet port was widened to 1 1/16in and inlet valve changed to 1 9/16in at Joe Potts of Bellshill, where I had a somewhat brief conversation with Bob McIntyre. He was not the most…
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From the Archive: International Dirt Bike Show

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Sam Hewitt

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5th May 2020

Though a modern event, there is still the odd thing for us classic enthusiasts at the Motul- sponsored International Dirt Bike Show… With all that’s best in the modern dirt bike scene on display at the International Dirt Bike Show at the end of October, enthusiasts of the older, classic dirt bike had to look…
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A commendable legacy

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Sam Hewitt

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30th April 2020

Situated in what most East and West Coast Americans refer to as ‘Fly-Over Country’ discreetly behind the door of a former bakery in south St Louis, Missouri is a wonderful collection of truly classic dirt bikes. Dave Mungenast was one of the premier competition riders to ever emerge from the US midwestern region, excelling in…
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On the G80 trail

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd April 2020

I’m looking for information on reworking a 1953 G80 Matchless to be more of a trail and greenlane capable machine. What I’m looking at is the front and rear suspension improvements and a few things to make it slightly easier to ride. This won’t be a full-on trials project, just something to cope with riding…
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Break over

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Sam Hewitt

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16th April 2020

I have finally got round to getting myself a trials iron to hit the twinshock scene again after a 38-year hiatus from my last ride on my 1975 325 Bultaco. I’ve bought myself a nice, easy bike to ride, an SWM 350 Jumbo – by all accounts they make a 340 Bult feel underpowered. Once…
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Classic Dirt Bike Scrambles series: Classic championship grows

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Sam Hewitt

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9th April 2020

For 2019 the AMCA/CDB British Classic Motocross Championship added a new class. Words & Pics: Andy Withers at AWsportsphoto With a new Pre-68 class added to reflect the changes in the scene, there was even more action in the British Classic Motocross Championship, along with the regular Pre-74 and Pre-65 classes. After a second dominant…
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from the archive: Spirit of Adventure

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Sam Hewitt

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6th April 2020

At one time all motorcycling was an adventure, but as roads improved the adventurous had to look elsewhere… Words: Tim BrittonPics: Mortons Archive There is little doubt adventure biking has taken hold of public perception and big trail bikes are part of many makers’ ranges as enthusiasts clamour for machines which emulate the Paris Dakar…
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