Sam Hewitt

Multi-use Triumph

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Sam Hewitt

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8th January 2019

My Triumph started life as a bathtub T100A from 1961, polychromatic blue.
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Pre-65 Scottish

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Sam Hewitt

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1st January 2019

It is that time of the year when classic trials riders’ thoughts turn towards the Highlands of Scotland and the Pre-65 Scottish Two Day Trial, which for 2019 will be on May 3/4. Entry forms became available on October 1, 2018. This annual spectacular of feet-upness takes classic riders along routes packed with the famous…
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Onward and upward for Galloway MCC

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Sam Hewitt

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26th December 2018

Galloway Motorcycle Club’s Classic Grand National MX at Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries has spurred the club on to greater efforts for 2019. With club members from all areas of the sport, their aim is to move this once great club forward and regain the prominence it had 50 years ago. To promote this…
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Italian mini stallion

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Sam Hewitt

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20th December 2018

Some nations seem to exude certain qualities almost as a national stereotype…
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Fabulous at 50!

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Sam Hewitt

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12th December 2018

Brace yourselves, as you’re about to read an unashamed spot of trumpet-blowing for Classic Dirt Bike… Who are we kidding? It’s not just one trumpet parping away, it’s a fanfare of brass band proportions. Yes, the 2019 Hagon sponsored Classic Dirt Bike Show on February…
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Mix and match

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Sam Hewitt

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6th December 2018

In the motorcycle world there are any number of reasons to create a special with components from various sources. These reasons range from ‘couldn’t afford a catalogued machine’ to ‘the standard offerings weren’t right’ and often include ‘had a load of bits’ and ‘sheer bloody-mindedness’, to give just four examples. Some such specials or ‘bitzas’…
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2018 AMCA/Classic Dirt Bike British Classic Motocross Championship

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Sam Hewitt

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30th November 2018

It’s been a hectic year for the CDB backed scrambles series as riders charged up and down the country to events across the UK. There were six rounds, 12 races and two champions and everybody in the series, not just the winners, performed extremely well. The level of competition was keen, very keen at times.…
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Building on success

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Sam Hewitt

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28th November 2018

The Seventies: the world was changing, MX had come along and only the die-hards called it scrambling and bemoaned the fact this foreign takeover of our sport would be the end of civilisation. This attitude ignored the fact AMC produced a ‘motocross’ model to run alongside their ‘scrambles’ models as early as 1956… okay, the…
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First Leven Valley Two Day Trial

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd November 2018

The popularity of twinshock trials bikes is growing at a rate of knots and September 2018 saw the first running of the Leven Valley Two Day Trial in Kinlochleven. With one lap each day, no road work, the trial brought out all manner of twinshocks to do battle in the Highlands. As Bultacos bounced through…
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Hiding in plain sight

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Sam Hewitt

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20th November 2018

I’d be surprised if I’m the only one who has missed the glaringly obvious until it’s pointed out or another unrelated task reveals what should have been clear from the outset. Thankfully such incidences are rarer than they used to be, or maybe I’m at that age where I can’t remember them. The reason…
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