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IN BALANCE

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Sam Hewitt

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9th June 2017

A momentous occasion It is the aim of all trials riders to go clean… … and record the perfect score, of course the better the rider then the more chance there is of this happening. As I was busily writing this column or, to be more correct sitting staring at the computer screen and wondering…
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Flat Out

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Sam Hewitt

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21st February 2017

The CCM we spoke about at Stafford is coming to life at last. I have struggled with a pile of worn out bits boxed up by others 20 years ago, however I have started at the forks and am working rearwards. The tip of putting in a bare engine casing in the frame for alignment…
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IN BALANCE: The seed of doubt

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Sam Hewitt

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21st February 2017

Normally us off-roaders are pretty unflappable… at least until piston circlips are mentioned… There I was, happily enjoying a small libation after a superb Christmas dinner and watching the Strictly Christmas Special with Dr Who and Maigret to come, when I had the bright idea of running through the pics of assembling our Project IT…
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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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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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Not just DOT!

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd August 2016

Just in case you needed any proof that it’s not just DOTs I take pics of, here’s one of Kevin Taylor in action at a Herefordshire Classic Trials Club Event. I was searching for something DOT-related and this turned up. I took it in 2013 and the section that riders over my way may recognise…
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In Balance

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd August 2016

Ever miss the obvious? You know what I mean sometimes you’re so focused on things the ‘obvious’ can pass you by for a while until a casual comment from someone helps you see the light. It happens in the workshop, for instance, how many times have all of us adjusted this, tweaked that and chased…
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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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Rapid advances: technology takes a hold

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Sam Hewitt

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11th July 2016

So, technology, it’s here to stay, what’s your favourite improvement for old dirt bikes? Rapid advances: technology takes a hold Sometimes the absurdity of a situation comes along and slaps you metaphorically on the cheek… For instance, while wondering just how to start off the regular trawl through the classic off-road scene, which forms this…
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The weather has been frightful… but is bound to improve soon. Meanwhile, a meander through tales of torrents past…

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Sam Hewitt

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15th June 2016

The weather is a recurring theme in UK motorcycle sport, I suppose it is elsewhere in the world too just those who live outside Great Britain don’t seem to take discussing it to such great lengths as us. Our winter this year – that’ll be 2015 and into 2016 – has so far been uncharacteristically…
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