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  • A Christmas wish list… from a Classic Dirt Bike editor

    A Christmas wish list… from a Classic Dirt Bike editor

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    Classic Dirt Bike editor Tim Britton, aged 59 ½, who’s been mostly good this year (he knows Santa checks and categorises into ‘naughty’ and ‘nice’ and the lists are viewed twice) shares his 2019 Christmas wish list.

  • From the Archive: Made in Japan: Honda’s CB500 – the four that shaped the future

    From the Archive: Made in Japan: Honda’s CB500 – the four that shaped the future

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    Inspiring, viceless and utterly reliable – Honda’s CB500 four made so much more sense than its larger-capacity brethren that those same virtues still hold true today, writes Steve Cooper. No review of classic 1970s middleweights

  • From the archive: That was the year… that Graham Noyce was MX King of the World

    From the archive: That was the year… that Graham Noyce was MX King of the World

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    Words Tim Britton Pics Nick Haskell The swinging Sixties were over, the Seventies almost through and not only was Jeff Smith’s second world MX championship but a distant memory for off-road fans but so was

  • Alf Hagon: When Rab Cook met Mr Success

    Alf Hagon: When Rab Cook met Mr Success

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    He’s not very tall, is quiet spoken, wears spectacles and doesn’t seem to dash around in a panic but my goodness, what Alf Hagon has done in his 30 years!

  • John Cooper: The rising star

    John Cooper: The rising star

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    Motorcycle racer John ‘Moon Eyes’ Cooper found fame and success during the golden age of road racing in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

  • Hailwood’s Hutch: What happened at the 1965 Hutchinson 100?

    Hailwood’s Hutch: What happened at the 1965 Hutchinson 100?

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    Over fifty years ago, Mike Hailwood stole Triumph’s thunder by winning the Production class at the 33rd Hutchinson 100.

  • From the archive: Benelli Tours: Touring in style?

    From the archive: Benelli Tours: Touring in style?

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    Fancy riding an Italian classic in some spectacular scenery? Then this might just be the trip for you. The small town of Tavullia is 10 miles inland from Pesaro on the Adriatic coast. In 1911,

  • Allen Millyard to take star role at London Classic Bike Show at Kempton

    Allen Millyard to take star role at London Classic Bike Show at Kempton

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    It’s the turn of rare bikes, a bustling autojumble and a very special guest at the London Classic Bike Show in Kempton on December 7.

  • Suzuki Hayabusa: 20 years on…

    Suzuki Hayabusa: 20 years on…

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    The Suzuki Hayabusa failed to raise many eyebrows when it was announced in 1998. When the bike hit the showrooms in 1999, however, everyone started talking.

  • Show Us Yours again: From Canine To K6!

    Show Us Yours again: From Canine To K6!

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    The decision to have a go at a bike restoration in hindsight was a good one. However, shortly after I got my hands on the bike I seriously began to doubt the sanity of the decision, but I kept telling myself I was only in it for the pleasure of tinkering with bits of oily…

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