Sam Hewitt

Bedlington MCC’s Alwinton Two day Trial 2016

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2016

CDB went up to Northumberland for the brilliant Alwinton Two Day Trial organised by Bedlington Motor Club in June 2016. It takes in the best trials terrain in the country with one lap each day of about 25 miles, all off road and a selection of routes for almost all eras of trials bike.
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NBBC Round 1 Poacher’s Bag

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2016

First round of the 2016 RockOil/CDB sponsored Northern British Bike Championship happened at Withcall Farm in Lincolnshire on 3rd April, enjoy a selection of images from this event.
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Video: Nostalgia Scramble 2010

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2016

Here’s a memory from Nostalgia scramble 2010, CDB will be up at the 2016 Nostalgia come say hi to us and claim your CDB toolbox magnet.
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Legends at Hawkstone

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd August 2016

Latest news from Cumbria Twinshock is about the new Hawkstone Park Festival of Legends two-day event on Sunday, September 11, 2016. It’s open to everyone still riding their twinshock and evolution bikes but with the added bonus of a get together of British MX legends on Sunday, made up of riders who entertained us from…
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IN BALANCE: The time has come

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

A long-awaited strip-down for repair and modification has finally arrived for my B40 IN BALANCE: The time has come I’ve been threatening to pull my B40 apart for quite some time now, not that there’s anything seriously wrong with it but just a lot of little things have had a quick fix to tide me…
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It’s the right break for 147

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

After a disastrous end to the 2014 ‘Scottish’ for James Noble it all went well for the lad in 2015. CDB asked if we could have a wobble on his bike. It’s the right break for 147 All nice and neat, very little sticking out, just as a trials bike should be. The worst possible…
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Champ”s bike

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

Hakan Andersson (above), gave Yamaha their first MX title back in 1973. He is surely remembered as a 250 rider but back in the early 1970s he also used a 360 version of Yamaha’s factory 250cc bike. This is the story of Hakan’s former Yamaha YZ360 from 1972. Champ”s bike Erik Stenlund is a double…
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Team player

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

Though Jeff Smith was BSA’s superstar at GP level the factory’s support reached all levels of MX. How did they do it? With old team bikes, CDB checks one out. Team player There is a similar photograph to this, taken in the BSA comp shop, which features Graham Horne and his boss Brian Martin with…
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Golden days in the Golden State

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

Part 1: Experiencing the ‘trail bike boom’ and riding off-road purely for the fun of it. Golden days in the Golden State A typical riding day in the Mojave Desert… Everyone who has ever ridden a motorcycle for the sheer pleasure of it has recollections of their own golden days – periods and places where,…
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October’s Stafford Show Gets A Restoration

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

WOULD-BE motorcycle restorers have the opportunity soak up knowledge from a TV expert later this month when he makes an appearance at Staffordshire County Showground. October’s Stafford Show Gets A Restoration Pete Thorne is bringing the Restoration Theatre to October’s Stafford show Pete Thorne, best-known for his appearances on ITV’s The Motorbike Show, will host…
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