Classic Dirt Bike

Classic Dirt Bike magazine: is about the bikes and personalities of the sport, covering pre-65 machines, classic and twin shocks, trials as well as scrambling/motocross and enduros. There are reader rebuilds from the UK/Europe and North America, event coverage, personality interviews/profiles, letters, products and so much more.

Satisfaction guaranteed • It seems as though every aspect of life these days comes with a ‘satisfaction’ survey after it

DIRT NEWS • Want to tell us about a forthcoming event, or have any other dirt bike news to share? Email CDBEditor@mortons.co.uk or track down the editor at a dirt bike show or event.

Rocket power • Because BSA had the iconic Gold Star single as its flagship MXer in the Fifties, the company’s twin range was overlooked as far as scrambling was concerned.

Flashback! Classic Cappra • It’s never easy to impress Arthur Browning, but Montesa’s 250 Cappra VR managed the feat

Patient development • A slightly different approach to the archive piece in this issue as looking for information on BSA’s 250cc trials bikes brought up a fascinating tale of development

Bigging up • Whilst opinion differs on what makes the ideal trials bike, the only thing which can be said for certain is that one doesn’t exist

Liquid assets • Water-cooling… Vital for performance or unnecessary complication?… Discuss

Some tidying up • Fettling things in the workshop isn’t always about the big jobs, sometimes the small tasks need attention, too.

CLUB FOUR

Lights! Camera! Action! • Some sporting action from the past couple of months… enjoy!

Taking a stand • All sorts of things grate on the nerves… here are a couple of our man JD’s pet hates

Name Changer • Tweaking a product name to make something more acceptable to a particular market isn’t a new thing, nor is it restricted to chocolate bars…

DIRT TALK • A letters page is an interesting thing. What will readers write? What do they say? Read it here.

Classic Dirt Bike

Some variety • One of the best bits about the classic scene is the variety of motorcycles in it and almost any model can be pressed into service.

RISING STAR GRAHAM NOYCE