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Why a 125? Well, in the world of dirt bikes, bigger isn’t always better, in the same way smaller isn’t always easier to ride – at least that was the case once the Japanese started taking an interest. The world of GP racing included a variety of classes, with the 250cc and 500cc classes being…

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Easter Monday in Worcestershire traditionally means Red Marley Hill Climb… and this year the date falls on April 2. That’s when the peculiarities of such a competition are tested to the full, with the knockout competition of four riders lined up at the start and a few seconds later the first two across the line…

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Latest news from the Kia-backed National Twinshock Trials Championship series is the first round will be right on the rear wheel of the Classic Dirt Bike Show in February. Since its launch just a few years ago this series has attracted the best in twinshock, Britshock, historic Spanish and air cooled mono trials bikes on…

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ELEMENTS of the scooter/motorcycle rivalry of the mid-60s will be showcased at The Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. The motorcycling event, now in its seventh year, takes place at Newark Showground on January 6-7 and has been expanded by two halls for 2018. Among the many attractions on offer will be a…

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In June this year a scrambling pal, Barry Townend from Shrewsbury, suggested that I should join him and a lad called Paul in a three-man team to take part in the Chester Classic Club’s popular 100 Mile Team Scramble at a place called Ruabon near Wrexham in North Wales. He assured me the really well…

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There were jubilant scenes at this year’s Vets MXdN at Farleigh Castle as the home teams scored sensational victories in both Twinshock and EVO des Nations classes. Strong performances from each squad with all four members claiming overall positions inside the top eight ensured both teams came home with the silverware, despite some tough opposition…

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Exciting news from Hartwig Kamarad, director of the Motorrad Trial Museum in Ohlsdorf, Austria, is that one of the four 320 KTM trials bikes built by the factory is now in the museum. Thought lost, it was actually in a barn belonging to a friend of Hartwig’s. Of the four machines, one went to German…

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The awards presentation for the Toughsheet National Twinshock MX Championships took place recently at the Moat House Hotel, Stoke, where all the silverware from a successful seven-round series was handed out. More than 150 riders, family and friends attended the evening, and the ones blessed with hair (not many), were able to let it down,…

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Organisers Andrew Johnstone and John McCrink are pleased to announce that the ninth Moidart Peninsula Classic Motorcycle Road Run will take place on Thursday, May 3, 2018. Open to motorcycles made up until 1979, each year an increasing number of genuine enthusiasts on an amazing variety of classic and vintage machinery make the pilgrimage to…

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