03 In Balance
What would British people talk about if
we didn't have the weather?

06 News, views and reviews
Our regular look at what’s happening
in the off-road world, events to go to,
series updates, perhaps a book or DVD
or two.

16 Subscribe! Subscribe! Subscribe!
Yes, subscribe to CDB as it is the
simplest way to get hold of your copy,
other ways include popping along to one
of our shows, or seeing us at events.

18 Original and unrestored
Norm DeWitt pitched up with a bit of
inspiration for us when he located an
ex-ISDT 465 Yamaha, back with its
original owner… thanks Norm!

22 Something special
Ingenuity is described in dictionaries as
‘inventiveness’ or ‘creativity’ and from
the look of the Lito X both qualities were
available in Sweden in the 1960s.

 34 You need…
… a Montesa H6 Enduro. Yes, our regular
section where we tell you what you ought
to be riding or having in your shed.

52 Dicko’s view
Another look at the world of off-road from
a man with opinions but do you agree
disagree with him? Write and tell us.

61 Smith Tales
Speak to any top line rider, past or present,
and they are more than likely to say
‘practise, practise, practise’, occasionally
‘your round’, but generally ‘practise’.

72 Dirt Talk
What are you talking about in the CDB
world? All sorts of things as it happens,
bring it on we say.

82 Moto memories
This is where we delve into the archive
at CDB and pull out a tasty image for
your delight. This one ties in with our
show sponsor’s background too…

 Events
54 Sporting world
We’ve jumped from the West Country to
the Continent then on to Yorkshire for
your delight in this sporting world.

62 Show time!
Four pages covering our two big shows
at the end of the year… Stafford first,
for the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics
show, then on to the Dirt Bike Show.

Features
10 Sid’s Scottish
Fifty years ago, Alan (known as ‘Sid’)
became the second Lampkin to carve
his name on the SSDT trophy – it was
also BSA’s last win.

26 That was the year…
… Les Archer became the last European
MX champion. We detail his year and tell
how it almost didn’t happen.

36 Shock treatment
Want to ride in the Kia twinshock series
championship? Here’s an overview of
what is eligible.

68 A real stunner
Take one Norton engine, add an Ariel
frame, some lightweight hubs and a
dash of engineering excellence, then top
it off with a fabulous petrol tank…

76 Eastern bloc
A common theme in rebuilds is: “I never
intended to go this far…” or “all of a
sudden it was in bits and the credit card
was out…”

How to
46 King of the IT crowd
The next instalment of our latest project
bike involves cleaning threads, pressing
in bearings and fitting tyres, plus a lot of
degreasing…

50 Tech Talk
It seems such a simple idea, find a
topic of interest to off-roaders and do
a spread on it. Sadly not the show girls,
instead it’s the editor’s shed…