Classic Dirt Bike
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Enthusiasm undamped
It was a wet old weekend for the Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show. Words and pics: Tim Britton It’s England, it’s spring, it could be fine, warmand sunny or it could be as it was at the Carole Nash Classic MotorCycle Show when CDB popped in on Saturday, April 27 – a bit damp.…
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It’s a Belgian Blitz…
…screamed the headline, but Dave Watson pulled the Brits up to fourth in the 1980 MX d’Nations. Words: Tim BrittonPics: Nick Nicholls Collection at Mortons Archive Choosing material from the vast archive at the CDB head office is a monumental task, not because it’s difficult to find images to put in the magazine, but because…
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60 years ago
An anniversary that seems to have been forgotten is Roy Peplow’s win in the 1959 SSDT, the first win of such a major event for a lightweight motorcycle. The accepted wisdom of the time said only a big bike could win such an event as the SSDT, as the smaller machines, such as Peplow’s 200cc…
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Hagon – the legend
I just want to comment what a great read the mag on Alf was. I’m disappointed I had no idea what a legend he was when I meet him several times as a 20-year-old. I ordered my copies direct from the UK but whilst in Margaret River over Easter – this is the wine region…
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YOU NEED… …a works Royal Enfield
We continue our series where the editor dishes out the orders as to what you should have in your shed… which should be pretty full by now if you’ve taken our advice! Words and pics: Tim Britton In paying tribute to Johnny Brittain, who passed away in March, we say you need a works Royal…
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IT crowd
I see in the news last issue the IT465 is back on the go – you don’t say what the issues with the halt in proceedings were but we’re glad it’s sorted out, as the enduro world is looking forward to seeing you on it. For such a short-lived production run the 465 gained many…
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Velo trials test
When building a Pre-65 trials bike, a Velocetteengine perhaps isn’t thefirst which springs tomind as a starting point. Words and pics: Tim Britton Anyone who has ridden at or been to either the Pre-65 Scottish or our CDB Northern British Bike Championship trials will have seen Chris Haigh’s superb Velocette. In a scene where excellent…
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Bultaco Nostalgia
Westmorland Motor Club’s Bultaco Nostalgia Trial which supports the Cancer Care charity, will take place on June 15, 2019, where guest of honour – and former Bultaco star – Bernie Schreiber will be once again riding a Bultaco and showing he’s still got it. New for 2019 is the VIP ride. The Westmorland Motor Club…
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Ekins’ Triumph jumps to new world record
A 1962 Triumph 649cc TR6SS ridden by Bud Ekins, the American desert and enduro competitor who performed the famous jump as stunt double for Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, was one of the star lots at Bonhams’ Spring Stafford Sale, achieving a world record auction price of £97,750 – over three times its top…
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XR200R’s younger sibling
Having just flicked through the latest CDB, it seems we have another favourite bike in common, or nearly the same. I’ve got the XR200R’s younger brother, a CRF230F, and similarly it is much more than the sum of its parts. An air-cooled, low-powered engine, drum rear brake, goes absolutely anywhere a lot easier than some…
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