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  • Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 2

    Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 2

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    Is off-road sport too expensive to get involved in? “No!” we yelled out loud. Classic Dirt Bike reckons it’s possible to get up, running and on the start line for a grand – or £1000 if you prefer – and set out to prove it. Tim Britton takes up the story…

  • Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 3

    Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 3

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    Getting involved in off-road sport doesn’t have to be expensive and we’re going to prove it with a grand idea. Tim Britton rolls up his sleeves for the third instalment of our project Can-Am rebuild…

  • Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 4

    Workshop: Can-Am 250cc rebuild: 4

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    Part four of our Can-Am 250cc Bombardier rebuild sees some fresh paintwork and us getting closer to the finishing post. Tim Britton explains…

  • Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part two

    Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part two

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    In part one Rod Gibson started the reassembly of our project ‘Kettle’, Suzuki’s three-cylinder two stroke GT750. Now the wheels can go on to the chassis, and the engine begins to take shape…

  • Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part four

    Workshop: Suzuki GT750: part four

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    Our project Suzuki ‘Kettle’ GT750 is finally back together and running sweetly. Rod Gibson heaves a sigh of relief, and takes it out on test…

  • Reference: Norton Dominator and Dolomite

    Reference: Norton Dominator and Dolomite

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    Norton’s six-fifty wedded to new Busmar open single-seater sidecar provides 80 mph outfit with snappy acceleration, fine hill-climbing and braking, and light, effortless handling…

  • Royal Enfield ‘three’

    Royal Enfield ‘three’

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    Only during the last couple of decades has the three-cylinder motor cycle become a practical proposi­tion. Until then, it tended to be regarded largely as one of motor cycling’s curio­sities. But Royal Enfield had secretly tested a model much earlier…

  • Reference: BSA A50 and A65

    Reference: BSA A50 and A65

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    BSA’s brand new twins, the A65 and smaller A50, are lighter than predecessors with more power and cleaner lines – as only unit construction can create

  • Reference: Electrical breakdown

    Reference: Electrical breakdown

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    Step-by-step electrical diagnostic instructions for when and if your classic motorcycle splutters to a stop on the highway. Bob Currie explains

  • Reference: AJS Model 31CSR Hurricane

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    The AJS (and Matchless) CSR ‘range toppers’ were never quite as revered as the Triumph Bonnie or hot Beesa twins, but they were quick and popular machines nonetheless

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