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Guess the weight of Tim Britton’s Triumph and win a prize on Classic Dirt Bike stand! With much to see in terms of the latest motocross, enduro and trials machines and a healthy showing of top-level personalities, the Stoneleigh Park halls were buzzing. Retailers happily reported a steady stream of business throughout the day and…

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The 2012 International Dirt Bike Show gets underway this Thursday, November 1 The show, which runs this coming week from Thursday (November 1) until Sunday evening at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire, promises to be one of the biggest and best yet with many big names in attendance. Mortons already holds eight classic motorcycle shows in…

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Bert White and Henry Gaunt (in chair) at Stafford showed that trials isn’t just about two wheels A show is made up of many elements and these days it’s not enough simply to have bikes to look at. These machines were made to move and, in the Classic Dirt Bike Experience, move is what they…

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Trials rider and businessman Ken Heanes has passed away Off-road enthusiasts will know of Ken's exploits in the ISDT both as a gold medal winning team member and more latterly as team manager. His role as such has tended to overshadow his succesful trials and scrambles career in which disciplines Ken was highly skilled, earning himself…

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Rob Poulton doing the tech inspection Rob as CDB editor Tim Britton and Mike Ernst look on It began with a six mile hare and hounds scramble on the Saturday before the full on time card enduro on the Sunday. The hare and hounds involves riders completing as many six mile laps as possible within…

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Alongside pre 1950 vehicles, such as Singer, Morris, Riley, Rover & Humber, will be the modern day classics such as MG, Porsche, TVR and Mercedes, along with BSAs, Nortons and Velocettes in the classic bike section and it promises to be a great day out. Location is Arley Hall & Gardens, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6NA…

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You’ll see an assortment of dirt bikes at Stafford Show An entire hall at the 19th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, at Stafford County Showground, Weston Road, Stafford ST18 0BD on Saturday, October 20, and Sunday, October 21, is devoted to dirt bikes. Whether you’ve got a battle scarred BSA, a hard wearing Husqvarna…

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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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