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Showtime just around the corner

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

Yes, our show is almost here and I know it seems a mere blink of the eye since February when the Hagon-sponsored extravaganza kicked off our season, but it will soon be time to again head for the International Centre in Telford for the Classic Dirt Bike Show for the best in off-road bikes and…
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NSU project

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

Having had a chat with you at the recent Dirt Bike Show at Stoneleigh, about the motorcycle built for me when I was a wee lad, here’s a pic of me, my dad Robbie and uncles Jim and Vic at a scramble. I got quite excited about getting the little cut down NSU Quickly sorted.…
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An hour with…Rob Edwards

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

Words: Rob Edwards and John Moffat Pics: Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive Stalwart of the Montesa trials team Rob Edwards got his break with a semi-official AJS, John Moffat has an hour with the modest Tees-sider. On a slightly misty morning, I venture into the spacious marquee erected by the Richmond Motor Club for…
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King of the IT crowd

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

Put two off-roaders together and the first question is generally “what’ve you got on the go at the moment?” – often followed by “you’re doing a what?”. Occasionally it is “oh, one of those…” but more often it’s “you must be mad.” You choose which statement applies as we head into act six of the…
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Rebuilding the legend

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

No question about it, factory team bikes have a hard life but their prototype predecessors have an even harder one. CDB checks out a 1970 370RN Suzuki development model. Looking at the machine it was obvious the Japanese company had come to play seriously in this off-road lark and clear too was Pettersson’s influence. Now,…
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Spirit of adventure

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

At one time all motorcycling was an adventure, but as roads improved the adventurous had to look elsewhere… There is little doubt adventure biking has taken hold of public perception and big trail bikes are part of many makers’ ranges as enthusiasts clamour for machines which emulate the Paris Dakar mounts thrashed across remote desert…
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First & Last in Line

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Sam Hewitt

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17th November 2016

Words: Tim Britton Pics: Gary Chapman When Honda debuted the 1981 CR250 they launched many firsts – liquid cooling, Pro-Link suspension – but it was the last to have the Elsinore designation. Cast your mind back to the MX world of the Seventies and early Eighties when development seemed to happen at a phenomenal pace;…
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The settling in process: Building a bike is only the first stage, you’ve to make it work after that.

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Sam Hewitt

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16th November 2016

Hopefully many of you will recall the Can-Am project we did in these pages a few years back. I made no secret of it at the time that it impressed me in several ways, not in the least as to how it performed once it was up and running. To be honest a Can-Am wasn’t…
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Download: CDB Hawkstone Festival of Legends images

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Sam Hewitt

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4th October 2016

CDB was along at the inaugural Hawkstone Festival of Legends on 10-11th September at the home of British Motocross the legendary Hawkstone Park in Shropshire. Even Friday’s storms couldn’t dampen enthusiasm and Saturday dawned dry and the preliminary racing got underway. Sunday however was superb weather with blue skies and warm sunshine as Twinshock, Evo,…
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On Any Sunday Display

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Sam Hewitt

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6th September 2016

On any Sunday… … was a brilliantly simple concept. Like all great ideas it really was as simple as – film a documentary about motorcycle sport, season it with a few stars but make the backbone of the film about ordinary enthusiasts such as you and I getting out there on any Sunday throughout the…
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