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Seen in its natural habitat, the Husqvarna WR250 exudes competence It’s funny what sticks in your mind, for instance, I’ve to admit to being a trials mad teenager with little time for anything other than the feet-up side of off-road until a glimpse of a smart red painted petrol tank with highly polished panels brought…

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BSA Gold Star: ready for business Our test bike was a 1955 scrambles model, built by Hilton Green as a tribute to his dad, Phil Green, who had raced mostly Goldies between 1948 and 1961. Bill Bottfield, an ex-Comerfords employee, helped to source parts for and and build this bike and it always amazes me…

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Honda was in no great hurry to introduce a proper trials bike for public consumption, preferring to release the TL125 for use in the UK. The tiny bike – a 250 version was available too but few were seen in our trials – was a cracking performer as befits something developed by Sammy Miller who,…

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Kawasaki KX250 A5 Kawasaki were a little bit late to the wedding in terms of production motocrossers. Sure, they offered a KX model as early as 1974 but, while the engine was as gutsy as you’d expect from the big K, the handling, style and overall performance on the race track was way behind the…

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There’s a great deal of satisfaction gained from rebuilding a bike, but if you don’t ride it afterwards then what has all the work been for? This is what sets those in the dirt bike world apart from other restorers. Take the recent off-road show at Telford, there were any number of great looking bikes…

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Suzuki RM400 New models had to be good to stand a chance of surviving for longer than a season. Suzuki's RM400C was good. Very good. Suzuki’s RM series redefined the profile and status of Suzuki as a force in motocross when they were launched in 1975 as a replacement for the ageing TM models. And…

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