Sam Hewitt

  • An expert’s Cota

    An expert’s Cota

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      In the Seventies, trials riders had pretty decent machinery to choose from to tackle their sport. Thanks to the efforts of Sammy Miller, Mick Andrews, Don Smith and Gordon Farley the Spanish industry was the only major player in the feet-up game. Gone were the British factories and the Japanese were yet to take…

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  • Issue 49

    Issue 49

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    Regulars In Balance Captain Obvious is a UK advert character who points out the obvious to hapless souls… He was needed in the workshop. News, views and reviews If it’s happening, going to happen or happened then this is where we get it in… You need… … a works bike in your shed. Why? Not…

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  • Scottish Grand National 2019

    Scottish Grand National 2019

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      The Galloway MCC’s classic event at Drumlanrig Castle has certainly captured the attention of the classic world and after discussions over dates with the castle (they have to fit all sorts of activities in during the season) the date for 2019 has been announced. They’ve also upped the ante a bit too as a…

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  • 10 Christmas gift ideas for a classic biker!

    10 Christmas gift ideas for a classic biker!

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    Check out the exclusive Classic Dirt Bike Christmas Gift Guide!

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  • Ulf Karlsson

    Ulf Karlsson

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    It is a fact we all get older and there is no escaping mortality, but it’s still a shock when names well known in the off-road world pass on. Those of us in the trials world were shocked to hear of Swedish former world champion and Montesa star Ulf Karlsson’s passing earlier this year after…

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  • Dust devils

    Dust devils

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    Often viewed as a sideshow to main solo racing, sidecars did eventually gain their own championship with a series of GPs making up a European title contest which did become a world championship in 1980. Though at the time of the feature which attracted my attention here it was still a European contest and one…

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  • Alan Clewes 1938-2018

    Alan Clewes 1938-2018

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      The step from newsagent to motorcycle manufacturer isn’t possibly the easiest one to make, but Alan Clewes managed it when he turned up at BSA’s comp shop hoping to buy a few bits to keep his own BSA MXer running for a bit longer. Instead, he was told ‘buy the lot or buy nowt’…

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  • Bennetts launch new classic insurance

    Bennetts launch new classic insurance

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    Motorcycle specialist Bennetts has launched insurance for classic bikes!

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  • Stuart Miller 1950-2018

    Stuart Miller 1950-2018

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      Stuart Miller, founder of CI Sport was well known in the off-road scene for his tireless enthusiasm for the dirt bike world. His company grew out of the equally renowned Comerfords dealership at Thames-Ditton in the mid-1980s and under his direction the fledgling concern grew to be a major influence in the motorcycle world.…

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  • Single owner collection to star at the Palace

    Single owner collection to star at the Palace

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    Sometimes pure gold appears on the auction scene Fancy something spectacular in your garage or possibly front room given the condition and desirability of the motorcycles in this collection? If so then you really do need to be along to the Alexandra Palace in London this coming weekend for the Bonhams Auction during the ‘Ally…

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