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New Classic Dirtbike’s out! • In balance Punctures can be a bit of a let down in more ways than one, by the same token there are more ways than one to repair a burst tube • News, views and reviews If it’s happened, happening or just happened then this is the place to find…

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CCM rider MIke Barnes sets off up Bainbridge Hill Climb There were classes for all bikes, from Pre-65 through Twinshocks to Moderns in both trials and motocross. There was even a Specials class to accommodate the odd speedway and grasstrack bike! The Bainbridge hill climb was a ‘must attend’ event back in the day which…

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The Putoline Telford Twin Shock Classic & Road Racing Show – known to many of the thousands who attend each year as ‘Wrighty’s Show’ – is joining forces with other great Mortons events such as the market-leading International Dirt Bike Show and the two huge events at Stafford, the Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show…

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Dave Bickers In Dave's view, he’d most likely have been world champion. Indeed, in his only GP outing that year, at the British round, he won convincingly. The son of a garage proprietor, Dave had his first motorcycle aged eight, and was scrambling, on a Dot, at 16. By 1958, he was receiving Greeves support,…

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Win this Honda CRF450R! See below For the second consecutive year, the main manufacturers have confirmed their attendance, with Honda, Yamaha, KTM, Husqvarna, Kawasaki and OSET all There are also plenty of free ‘have-a-go’ activities to keep off-road enthusiasts happy and there’s live action too in the form of the wall of death and the…

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Graham took a works replica Royal Enfield Bullet, which had a few sensible mods for the likely terrain: a larger fuel tank was fitted, the gearing raised and, most importantly, a more comfortable seat than the traditional perch was installed. The trip went more smoothly than expected and the total raised for Cancer Research UK…

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Last year some 5,000 people came to the World Round, held over two days at the Cumbrian venue for the fourth consecutive year. Toni Bou won the round beating Raga then spent time with the Apico team, signing autographs and chatting to the fans. This year Putoline has joined forces with Apico and become title…

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That’s Rob in the middle, with Alan Whitton on the left and Paul Ridgard on the right. The trio are collaborating on producing Bantam frames and rolling chassis like the one they’re standing behind. Rob’s been involved in frame making for some time, since the 1960s actually when he did grasstrack chassis under the Sigma…

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New Classic Dirtbike’s out! UK readers, please see note below… IMPORTANT MESSAGE! From our next issue Classic Dirtbike will be available in the UK by subscription only! REGULARS • Editor's intro Tim Britton sets the scene • In Balance The editor’s view of the scene as he sees it… usually from underneath a bike in…

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Yamaha TY So, that means there’ll be no popping to WHS or your corner shop on the third Thursday of every February, May, August and October; instead, to get your copy, you’ll need to subscribe, sit back and watch it drop through the letterbox. While if you’re wise enough to be a current subscriber… you…

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