• In balance
The view from the sharp end of classic off-road. We’ve been out there getting dirty, meeting up with like-minded souls and just taking in the scene

• News, views and reviews
If it’s happened, happening or about to happen then this is the place to find out about it

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• First of the line
We check out a Bultaco that became the first foreign winner of the Scott trial

• Something special
Take one TY175 Yamaha and add a touch of flair, make a few tweaks here and there, then get it ridden by an expert

• You need…
… a Scott trial winning Beezer in your shed. We feature Arthur Lampkin’s C15

• Dirt products
Got something for the off-road world? Tell us about it and we’ll tell the world

• Dicko’s view
Our new columnist launches into CDB with an overview of the classic trials scene and makes a suggestion or two

• Smith tales
The elder statesman of world championship MX tells it like it is. Always informative, always spot-on and genuinely interesting

• Dirt talk
Got an opinion? Have your say, tell it like it is, this is the place for discussing all that’s going on or even gone on in the off-road world

• Moto memories
One of the difficulties of this job is deciding what not to put in the mag; the hardest bit of all is the moto memories page, oh and there’s some soul searching

Events

• The sporting world
There are so many events in the off-road world – here’s a few we’ve been to

• Robbie Allan 50/50
We headed to Lanarkshire for the memorial meeting in July to celebrate the sporting life of the Scottish enthusiast who succumbed to cancer last year

• Dave Bickers meeting
The legend that was Dave Bickers passed away in July; family and friends got together to celebrate his life

How to

• Rebuilt to ride
A tale of determination over adversity from a lad not letting a little matter like the theft of his bikes stop him from racing

• Tech Talk
Putting a seal on things… two-stroke not running right? Check the crank seals, maybe they’re due for a change

Features

• Hot stuff
Vic Allan grabs the handlebars of a superb Evo Kawasaki, but what does he think?

• That was the year…
…the Scott trial began. An overview of the event 100 years old this year

• Main Mann
If you want something special building, give the task to someone special. Dick Mann is that builder

• Coddenham Flyer
Sometimes old MX stars just fade away, other times they embrace life and continue on. Nick Haskell reviews the life and times of legend Dave Bickers

• Prettying a Pursang
There are those in the world who think ‘okay’ is not good enough. John Dickinson chats to just such a man, and takes a pic of his bike too