Sam Hewitt

Hagon – the legend

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Sam Hewitt

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30th June 2019

I just want to comment what a great read the mag on Alf was. I’m disappointed I had no idea what a legend he was when I meet him several times as a 20-year-old. I ordered my copies direct from the UK but whilst in Margaret River over Easter – this is the wine region…
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YOU NEED… …a works Royal Enfield

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Sam Hewitt

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27th June 2019

We continue our series where the editor dishes out the orders as to what you should have in your shed… which should be pretty full by now if you’ve taken our advice! Words and pics: Tim Britton In paying tribute to Johnny Brittain, who passed away in March, we say you need a works Royal…
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IT crowd

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Sam Hewitt

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25th June 2019

I see in the news last issue the IT465 is back on the go – you don’t say what the issues with the halt in proceedings were but we’re glad it’s sorted out, as the enduro world is looking forward to seeing you on it. For such a short-lived production run the 465 gained many…
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Velo trials test

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Sam Hewitt

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20th June 2019

When building a Pre-65 trials bike, a Velocetteengine perhaps isn’t thefirst which springs tomind as a starting point. Words and pics: Tim Britton Anyone who has ridden at or been to either the Pre-65 Scottish or our CDB Northern British Bike Championship trials will have seen Chris Haigh’s superb Velocette. In a scene where excellent…
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Bultaco Nostalgia

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Sam Hewitt

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19th June 2019

Westmorland Motor Club’s Bultaco Nostalgia Trial which supports the Cancer Care charity, will take place on June 15, 2019, where guest of honour – and former Bultaco star – Bernie Schreiber will be once again riding a Bultaco and showing he’s still got it. New for 2019 is the VIP ride. The Westmorland Motor Club…
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Ekins’ Triumph jumps to new world record

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Sam Hewitt

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15th June 2019

A 1962 Triumph 649cc TR6SS ridden by Bud Ekins, the American desert and enduro competitor who performed the famous jump as stunt double for Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, was one of the star lots at Bonhams’ Spring Stafford Sale, achieving a world record auction price of £97,750 – over three times its top…
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XR200R’s younger sibling

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Sam Hewitt

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13th June 2019

Having just flicked through the latest CDB, it seems we have another favourite bike in common, or nearly the same. I’ve got the XR200R’s younger brother, a CRF230F, and similarly it is much more than the sum of its parts. An air-cooled, low-powered engine, drum rear brake, goes absolutely anywhere a lot easier than some…
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Highland Classic 2019

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Sam Hewitt

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6th June 2019

It is likely too late to try and get an entry for the Inverness DMCC Highland Classic Two day Trial on the Alvie estate near Aviemore on June 8/9, as the entries fill up very quickly once they are open and the opening date was February 1, 2019. However, there’s an outside chance someone might…
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Increase in entries for Leven Valley

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Sam Hewitt

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6th June 2019

Latest news from the Leven Valley Two Day Trial is the entries have been upped to 250 from an initial 200. So popular has the event been that the organisers were oversubscribed almost on the day the entries opened. The trial will take place in Kinlochleven on September 28/29, 2019 and will be all off-road.…
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Toughsheet Twinshock series

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Sam Hewitt

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6th June 2019

With two rounds of the Toughsheet National Twinshock MX Championships done and dusted, the series has seen quite an upturn in entries. The series now caters for Twinshocks, Evolution, Super Evos, and Veterans on Modern bikes. Round three is coming up fast, and is being run by the newly formed Nottingham Twinshock Club, at the…
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