03 In balance
The view from the sharp end of classic
off-road, we’ve been out there getting
dirty and taking in the scene.

06 News, views and reviews
If it’s happened, happening or just
happened in the off-road world then this
is the place to find out about it.

16 Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe!
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18 Original and unrestored
We thought there would be a finite
number but there are still unmolested
dirt bikes like this CZ out there.

22 Something special
Mixing and matching is commonplace
in the off-road world, though a Norton
engine in a BSA frame is unusual.

34 You need…
… a Dave Curtis Matchless,
except you can’t get one. However,
you can drool over the pics.

48 Dirt products
Got something for the off-road world?
Tell us about it and we’ll tell the world
because they need to know y’know.

52 Dicko’s view
It’s easy reckons our columnist. What
is? The simple solution to falling trials
entries, make them rideable and
encourage people to ride.

61 Smith tales
It is mostly human nature to want to fit
in with your fellows in whatever you do,
there are those who take this to
extreme degrees though.

72 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.

82 Moto memories
Now apologies for it being a bit of a
Bultaco fest this issue, as Martin
Lampkin being crowned world Champion
is a momentous thing to celebrate.

Events

54 The sporting world
There are so many great events going
on in the off-road world, we can’t get
everywhere, though we do try. Here’s a
couple we’ve been to.

62 Show time
Hot on the heels of the Carole Nash
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show
came the International Dirt Bike Show.
We were at both.

How to
44 Rebuilt to ride
Motorcycle sport is expensive, but it is
possible to ride on a budget. We set out
to prove it with a pile of Triumph bits.

50 Tech Talk
‘Lighter than last year’s lightest ever
model!’ but what if that’s not light
enough? We explore titanium fasteners.

Features

10 Is bigger better?
Dot tried it with the 360 engine
introduced in 1965. Vic Allan raced
against them in the day.

26 That was the year…
…that Martin Lampkin became the first
official world trials champion. We take a
look at that momentous year… 1975.

37 Packing a punch
Honda’s XR200R is a civilised, mild
mannered, almost docile ride-to-work or
trail machine… it can also cut it at the
sharp end of enduros.

66 An hour with…
…Gordon Blakeway, the star all-rounder
who proved you can enjoy high level
success and enjoy yourself too.

76 Stars in their eyes
Villiers was the mainstay of small
engine production for the UK industry.
Didn’t mean the company didn’t have
ideas of its own though.