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.

Sinking feeling • You know the feeling that comes when something happens which knocks the world off course…

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.

Top Machine • A while ago we ran a series of original and unrestored dirt bikes… this TM could easily have featured in it as it is original and unrestored.

Attention to detail • The difference between a good build and a great build is down to the fine detail of fettling parts.

Hot at Hawkstone • Often overshadowed by the 500cc class, the quarter-litre championship has some close racing and exciting action.

An individual approach • Competition riders modify their machines; it is in their DNA to do so. Some go further than others in a quest for improvement, of course.

Stuff happens • Sometimes there is a stumbling block which prevents a project from advancing and these blocks must be surmounted so progress can happen.

ACU Classic Enduro Championship • The first round of 2024’s classic enduro championship took place at Lilburn in Northumberland. CDB was there to enjoy some rare early spring sunshine.

Past investment • “What are they worth?” has been the question on classic enthusiasts’ lips for as long as there’s been a classic scene.

The Hagon Shocks Classic Dirt Bike Show 2024 • If it is to do with off-road motorcycling then it will be at Telford International Centre in February…

Reader’s Ride – 1965 WDB40 • Their service life over, many military vehicles enter the civilian world… luckily, dispatch rider motorcycles are fairly receptive to this change.

Talmag 2024 • In 1975 the Talmag went classic from just open to centre.

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Sunshine Superman • As the sun shone in Kinlochleven, Dan Clark battled the heat and the terrain to carve his name on The Challenge Trophy for the second time.

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