ON THE COVER
An archive shot for this issue’s cover and,
to celebrate the ISDT/E centenary who better to
go on the cover than Ken Heanes. The Hampshire
man was almost synonymous with the six day epic
having ridden, managed the team and arranged
bikes for the team during his connection with
the event. Ken is pictured on a 504cc Cheney
Triumph in the Isle of Man based 1971 ISDT.

CONTENTS…
Probably the biggest twinshock and Evo MX event
in the country is the Vets MXdN at Farleigh Castle
in Somerset. Organiser Dave King manages to attract
some of the best known names in the world along
to compete. In this Nick Haskell shot Didier Stomen
grabs the lead in race 3 – Twinshocks.

REGULARS

03 In balance
The world of old motorcycles
is a massive one and off-roading
happens all over the place…
thankfully.

06 News
What’s happening in the world of
old off-road motorcycles?
Find out right here.

16 Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe!
All you need to know about
getting your copy of Classic Dirt
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18 Original and unrestored
It may seem as though every old
dirt bike has been restored several
times over but no, there are still
some original and unrestored –
like this Ossa.

48 Dirt Prods
Looking for something to make
your bike go better, or you to look
better? Then it could well be here
on our products pages.

61 Smith tales
In the rough and tumble world of
professional scrambling respect
was earned and friendships
formed as the protagonists
battled for supremacy.

66 An hour with…
… some of the stars of televised
motocross featured in Ian
Berry’s new book from
Panther Publishing.

72 Dirt Talk
Have your say about what’s going
on in the world of off-road and
we’ll print it in here.

82 Moto Memories
Its 1971, the race for the number
one spot in the 500cc world
championship is between
two racers, one Belgian and
one Swede.

83 Wright or wrong
Our man joins the debate over
big bikes v small bikes and
casts an eye over the upcoming
Evo scene.

FEATURES

10 Side piper Ceezee
No one will deny the impact
Eastern bloc two-strokes like the
CZ made on the international MX
scene in the 1960s. Here Vic Allan
tries out the single porter.

22 Something special
Take one MXer, add a dash of flair,
some serious thought, a bit of
ability – make that a LOT of
ability – and this will be the result.

26 ISDT an Olympian contest
A brief history of ISDT time from
the very first one to the centenary
celebrations being held in 2013.

36 You need
Oh yes, you do, you need one of
these… this is where we dictate to
you what you ought to have in your
shed… turn to p36 to find out what
you should be having in there.

39 Iconic engines
First in our short series on engines
we deem ‘iconic’ which is an
admittedly subjective term but
having one used by around 10
makers is a good start.

76 The roadster to success
The ISDT was much more
production orientated 50 years ago
and a showcase for the roadster
range of a manufacturer like BSA.