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As the need for success dominated the psyche of factory teams, attention turned to keeping the power on the ground… Words: Norm DeWitt Pics: Terry Good For 1972 the American Trans-Am series had been utterly dominated by Ake Johnsson on his Maico 400, the new radial fin model. It was a good time to be…

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Put two off-roaders together and the first question from either is generally “What’ve you got on the go at the moment?” This is 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 of these statements is applicable to us…

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In 2016, Brian Catterson, former editor of Motorcyclist, was at the CZ World Championships when he decided that a Husqvarna version was needed and similarly deserving. Words and pics Norm DeWitt Southern California was the hotbed for all things Husqvarna in the mid-1960s, given the efforts of Edison Dye, a number of Swedish racers (Lars…

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This is the bit where we dish the orders out, this is where we tell you what you really need in your shed… of course you might not realise this is what you need until we say so. Feel free to agree with us, or even better, disagree with us and offer your opinion on…

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With factories in turmoil and sliding to oblivion, the ACU had to look elsewhere for ISDT team bikes… enter the Cheney Triumph. Words and pics: Tim Britton Sometimes the best looking motorcycles are created by accident or necessity rather than by design. For instance had the McCandless brothers not felt Norton’s post World War Two…

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To be honest, this section in CDB was one we thought might last for three, maybe four issues before the subject matter dried up. But no, it seems there are more untouched dirt bikes out there than even we thought… Words and pics: Tim Britton Montesa managed to survive the turmoil which was the trials…

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What does it take to win the Pre-65 part of our sponsored scrambles series? John McCrink investigates. Words: John McCrink Pictures: John McCrink and Eric Miles When Liston Bell won the Scottish Classic Racing Motorcycle Club’s Pre-65 Over 350cc Scrambles Championship back in 2011, everyone agreed that the lad could really ride a bike. However,…

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Photo: Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive www.mortonsarchive.com With the entries for both the full Scottish Six Days Trial and the Pre-65 two-day version now closed, the trip to the Highlands is uppermost in many trials riders’ minds. Having a glance through Nick Nicholls’ SSDT archive brought to light this great shot of Peter Salt…

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When painter and decorator Roger Simkin wanted a Beezer that looked good and went even better, it was Mick Bennett he went to. Words and pics Tim Britton Ever regretted selling something? I bet you have. In Roger Simkin’s case it was a neat Triumph engine Cotton, reputed to be an ex-Arthur Lampkin machine. Roger…

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