Sam Hewitt

Autumn 2018

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Sam Hewitt

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16th September 2018

Regulars In Balance We’ve all done the push of shame when a normally reliable bike gives up for little or no obvious reason. News, views and reviews If it’s happening, going to happen or happened then this is where you’ll find it… and the season is hotting up. You need… … yes, you really do…
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Anatomy of a winner

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Sam Hewitt

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16th September 2018

Way back in time when the UK had a decent sized motorcycle industry, accepted wisdom decreed success in trials required a four-stroke single of 350cc or 500cc capacity, with no rear suspension – woe betide anyone who dare say otherwise. The problem with accepted wisdom is there are those who have little time for…
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Seated comfortably?

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Sam Hewitt

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10th September 2018

Exciting news comes from Mortons Archive with the announcement we can now offer these fabulous deckchairs. The ideal thing to pack in your car, van or motorhome for relaxing between races at your scramble, MX or enduro, these superbly-made chairs come in a variety of motorcycling designs. Joel Robert’s leap at the 1967 British MX…
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Vets MXdN soon

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Sam Hewitt

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30th August 2018

It’s now less than a month until the legendary MX circuit at Farleigh Castle in Somerset rings to the sound of twinshocks, Evo, Super Evo and Pre-85 MX machines, as the Vets MXdN fires up for a long weekend of fabulous MX. The dates are September 8/9, but the racers start arriving on…
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Ground breaker

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Sam Hewitt

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28th August 2018

Motorcycling history is filled with tales of old models getting a new lease of life thanks to a slight change or a new development which prolongs the life of the machine in some way. Look back to the Thirties when Triumph designer Edward Turner created the Speed Twin and slipped this engine into the existing…
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Show dates for your diary

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Sam Hewitt

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20th August 2018

The lead times on a quarterly magazine such as Classic Dirt Bike mean it seems as though we’re always talking about what’s coming up in our shows world or telling you what’s happened by way of a big post-event feature. For this issue it’s the former and there are three great shows to…
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There by a whisker…

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Sam Hewitt

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18th August 2018

So, there I was, up in Scotland on the Alvie Estate near Aviemore, where an enlightened laird welcomed the Inverness MCC and their two day Highland Classic Trial – the 2018 theme for the weekend being Edition Montesa. The trial is a great event and this year was blessed with mostly fine weather and…
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A matter of development

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Sam Hewitt

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16th August 2018

Occasionally academia glances over at our world, though it’s generally to offer reasons why we shouldn’t be rushing around on motorcycles because they’re not safe, are noisy and anti-social. However, there was at least one academic whose attention to our scene was quite welcome, at least for Greeves. This was Dr Gordon Purves…
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Alf Hagon

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Sam Hewitt

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10th July 2018

Getting the lowdown! At the time I was hoping to get the big Jap by itself, but in the event I think this turned out so much better because it records Alf Hagon taking the time to explain in great detail the workings of the machine to these unknown enthusiasts. Your story was very informative…
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Burgundy Two Days Trophy

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd July 2018

Francois Bernard sent us an update on the popular Burgundy Two Day Trophy he runs at Beaune in the Burgundy region of France. “After the 2016 and 2017 events which were very sunny weekends, all riders having an enjoyable time, the 2018 event is looking well. I think there will be a significant number of …
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