New & Features

Gearing for the event makes all the difference In the good old days, when all trials had long distances on the road, manufacturers included a wide ratio gear cluster for their comp bikes and Tiger Cubs were no different. These days though, with small courses, most riders use a standard road cluster which gives a…

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When he went to Honda to develop its trials bikes the same thinking went into a special frame kit for the incredible little TL125 Honda. This frame, along with other tuning mods, transformed the little bike into a proper trials machine and helped many a newcomer taste trials riding. Fast forward a few years to…

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Classic Dirt Bike issue 24 on sale! • In balance The causes and effects of ground clearance, or lack of same, mainly concern the editor this issue. • Read all about it! What’s happening in the off-road world? Read it here. It’s a simple process – people tell us, we tell you, job done. •…

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Motorcycle box van trailer from Latham Trailers Transporting your motorcycles in safety and security is simple and straightforward with Latham Trailers’ range of box van trailers. The model tested by Classic Dirt Bike measures 7ft long by 4ft wide and 5ft high on the inside – more than enough room for two comp bikes. It…

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So much to see and chat about at the International show Following the outstanding success of the 2011 International Dirt Bike Show, where over 22,000 off-road enthusiasts crossed the Stoneleigh Park threshold, plans are well under way to entice even more fans to visit the largest off-road show in Europe this November. A new aspect…

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If Ago can give it a go… the Dales Classic Motorcycle Club is running sidecar Dales Classic is trying to reintroduce the sidecar trials scene into the Derbyshire area for Pre-65s and Twinshocks up to 1985 but not monos at this stage. Club stalwart Henry Gaunt used to passenger for Geoff Gasby in the 1970s…

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All other details remain the same but now the date is September 8, 2012 and the new starting point is Graythwaite in Cumbria. For entry forms go to the club’s website www.enduro-neec.org.uk/calendar.php where a downloadable form is available. Okay, once again, that’s the Cropton Classic Enduro for pre-89 bikes has had to change its venue…

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Motocross history wherever you looked on the stands at Imola Yes, no matter how old a racer is they’re still a racer and the whole point of bikes is to ride them. The racers in question included the cream of Britain’s dirt racers including CDB columnist Jeff Smith, Don and Derek Rickman as well as…

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Issue 23 of Classic Dirt Bike’s on sale In this issue, read part five of our Can-Am 250cc enduro bike rebuild. Now it’s in a complete enough state for us to offer it up as a competition prize. The bike’s rebuild has been overseen by industry specialists and the engine painstakingly assembled by Richard Nixon…

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Davey Morewood in action. Pic by Bill McKeown The course too was slightly different from last year with Callart Pass back in and terrifyingly steep drop down to the Kinlochleven road that is so hard on riders arms and shoulders. With the entry split into two routes – odd numbers starting at section one and…

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