Workshop

Well, when we say ‘we’ pull a Villiers apart we mean someone who knows more about them than us and can actually put it back together correctly (Steve Gollings, Villiers Services). Along the way we’ll tell you something about these engines and how to look after them, what bits wear, what bits don’t wear and…

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Can-Am 250 needed some tlc So, there I was, in the office after doing Vinduro last year and spouting forth to anyone who would listen – or couldn’t escape – about how fabulous the event was. And that the twinshock enduro scene was sure to be a growth area, combining the speed of MX with…

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Still to be done is the wiring and some paint on the side cases Part of the aim of this project was to produce a bike that could give its owner a lot of fun and be a practical proposition as a ride to work machine. You see, we reckon in today’s financial climate there…

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Can-Am 250cc dismantled. Oops… In part one of our Can-Am rebuild project we unveiled our project bike (actually, it was unveiled at Wrighty’s show in Telford but the wider audience saw it in Issue 19), a 250cc Rotax engined Can-Am built for the British Army. Opinion ranged from “you’ve a task on your hands” to…

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Can-Am at dry run stage… At one end of the Classic Dirt Bike office there is Racer Boy who goes quickly, very quickly actually, in modern bike racing and a little closer to the CDB desk is Hill Climb Bloke, who looks like he’s going to be a champion at the end of the season.…

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First stage at road legalness… I’ve got to admit that by this point I’d expected to have the bike in a much prettier state than it is. The intention was to have the frame painted, lights sorted, engine rebuilt and all that sort of thing. Unfortunately, life doesn’t always work that way and the death…

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