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.

“Remember when…” • … is a common conversation starter and ranks alongside: “Whatever happened to…” or: “I had one of them…” when two or more people get together in a social setting.

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

Victor GP website changes

DVLA correction

Silencer is golden

Charterhouse dates

Changing of the Guard

Pre65 Scottish delays

Northern Classic and Twinshock Championship

Carved in stone

Galloway MCC’s Off-Road Festival

Moidart Peninsula Classic Motorcycle Road Run 2024

Twinshock Sidecar Charity Series

G2F Media strengthens Belstaff ties

Releasing potential • Of the many reasons for choosing a particular bike for a project the statement ‘I thought it might be a challenge’ isn’t always the most sensible one.

Talking Italian • After two years of showcasing its MX products at the highest level of the 125cc scene, Gilera launched its production 125 in 1981.

In the frame • With production constraints dictating design, manufacturers must compromise and offer the market something not quite ideal… there are those who can improve things later though.

The right kit • The realisation that a legal loophole meant kit-form motorcycles avoided Purchase Tax was good news for bike manufacturers, including AJS…

Workshop time • As a foil for the festive season a few quiet hours in the workshop are a source of relaxation, or at least they’re supposed to be.

DIRT PRODUCTS • Got something new, something reintroduced, or the latest thing for classic off-road riders in the feet-up, MX or enduro world? Tell us and we’ll put it in here. Contact Sharon in advertising on 01507 529583, email her on srobertshaw@mortons.co.uk or contact editor Tim Britton on CDBEditor@mortons.co.uk

Heat of the moment • The 125cc class was always hotly contested and keeping these small engines at peak performance wasn’t always easy.

On the mark • Was it a five… or a masterly interpretation of the rules as they are this week?

Lights! Camera! Action! • Motorcycles are meant to be ridden, it’s why they were invented… so here’s a reminder of 2023 when, despite the weather, there were some events to ride in.

Rotary club • Where there is a will there is a way and the most unlikely of machines can be pressed into pre65 service, in this case a Wankel-engined trials bike.

DIRT TALK • Write to us at: ClassicDIRTbike, PO Box 99, Horncastle, Lincolnshire LN9 6LZ. CDBeditor@mortons.co.uk

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Magical’s awesome replica • Though initially viewed as a trials novelty, OSSA got Mick Andrews to work his magic and became a serious contender with a hat trick of SSDT wins.

HARRY EVERTS