October is a busy month on the shows scene for CDB, enjoy our overview of the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show. Oh boy, is interest in the Classic Mechanics era taking off or what? Enthusiasm for
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International Dirt Bike Show
Though a modern event, there is still the odd thing for us classic enthusiasts at the Motul- sponsored International Dirt Bike Show… With all that’s best in the modern dirt bike scene on display at
Read moreFestival of Legends at Hawkstone Park – with Cumbria Twinshock
Words: Tim Britton Pics: Fiona Watson 10/11 September, 2016 The weather is a major concern for any event organiser and the track record for the UK recently hasn’t been that good and as CDB
Read moreOn the weekend: 2016 Vets MXdN
Words: Vets MXdN and Pics: Nick Haskell A victorious Team Belgium celebrated a sensational double victory at this year’s Vets MXdN at Farleigh Castle in Wiltshire on September 3-4, as they claimed top honours in
Read moreNew championship sponsor
The CDB/Rockoil backed Northern British Bike Championship has a new sponsor. Rockshocks have joined the list of businesses prepared to put their names to our traditional trials series. It helps of course that Gary Fleckney
Read moreShowtime just around the corner
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
Read moreNSU project
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
Read moreAn hour with…Rob Edwards
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
Read moreKing of the IT crowd
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
Read moreRebuilding the legend
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
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