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.

Transferable skills • To learn a skill is a fine thing, to put a skill to use is even finer.

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.

End game • When the rules changed at the end of 1986 it spelt the end for cost-no-object MX works bikes but oh, what an era it had been.

Flashback - Fine fettling in 1966 • Familiarity with the model was an important part of ISDT teamwork.

One sunny day • There have been several locations where Britain has held MX GPs. A casual glance in the Nick Nicholls MX file brought out two from the sixties.

Special edition • Team JAP is a familiar sight at motocross meetings in the UK. CDB caught up with them at Drumlanrig and had a look at the latest version of the vintage single.

Work time • With a shed full of dirt bikes there’s always a task to do. Sometimes the task is because there’s a bee in the bonnet about something.

PRODUCTS • Do you make or supply something for the sorts of motorcycles and riders we feature in Classic Dirt Bike? Well, this is the place to tell the world about your stuff. Either send it and we’ll photograph it, or send a hi-res pic of it – at least 5mb – on a white background and tell us what it is, what it does, how much it costs and where to get it, so either call CDB’s ad exec George Schofield on 01507 529451 or email him on GSchofield@mortons.co.uk and we’ll do the rest.

Leven Valley Two Day Trial • A tale of two halves, one dry, the other wet…

Normal service • Sometimes life chucks curveballs your way. How you deal with them is the thing.

Drumlanrig Offroad Motorsport Festival • Is there a more regal setting for a scramble than Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfries and Galloway? Thought not.

The Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show 2025 • Twice a year the classic world descends on Stafford’s county showground to celebrate the best in old motorcycles.

DIRT TALK • A Letters page is an interesting thing. What will readers write? What will they say? Whatever it is, read it here.

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Dual purpose • OSSA were riding high in the early seventies with three SSDT wins under their belt; they were quietly popular in the ISDT, too.

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