Issue 39
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Classic Dirt Bike - Issue 39

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Contents

03 In Balance
Getting spares used to be easy when the
factory was open – these days it pays to
have a few bits in stock so maintenance
is stress free.

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
A mid 1970s Montesa Cota with original
tyres and sprockets on? How come? It’s
been in a private collection that’s how.

22 Something Special
Things rarely come much more special
than a bike with a sheet alloy chassis,
even better if it’s the only one ever fitted
with a particular engine.

34 You need…
… a HL500 in your shed. Yes, our
regular section where we tell you what
you ought to be riding or having in your
shed, feel free to argue.

52 Dicko’s view
This issue Dicko becomes a ‘people
person’ as he listens to those around
him at Telford show and realises it is all
about the people.

61 Smith Tales
The elder statesman of motocross comes
over all philosophical over his analysis of
his failures…er…just read the column.

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. Here we have two riders
vying to be world champ

How to

44 King of the IT crowd
With lots of bits away it was time to strip
the engine and see what the damage was
inside… a mix of worn-out and pristine.

48 Dirt Products
Got something to help the off-road world
go faster, keep their feet up longer? Tell
us, we’ll put it in this bit.

50 Tech Talk
It seems such a simple idea, find a topic
of interest to off-roaders and do a spread
on it… this issue is about ignitions

Events

54 Sporting world
Just because it’s been winter doesn’t
mean the sporting action stops. Okay
maybe it does mean we’ve the chance to
use up some held over events but that’s
the way it is and anyway, summer is on
the way for a full sporting calendar.

62 Show Time!
Wrighty’s show got a new name The
Classic Dirt Bike Show and a new
sponsor, Hagon Shocks. Were you there?
We were and here's our snapshot of the
show and the Classic Dinner Bash.

Features

10 Forgotten 500
Colin Sparrow reminds us that Greeves
did have a few ideas to pursue as the
Japanese took over the MX world.

27 Martin Lampkin – a tribute
It’s never an easy thing to document
someone’s life in a magazine. Not so
much what do you put in, but what do
you leave out?

37 The winners
The Classic Dirt Bike backed classic
British scrambles championship has two
classes. Dave Gittins tells us all about
the two winners for 2015.

68 A chat with…
…Mike Barnes. Chris Montignani
catches up with ‘The Border Raider’ and
finds out what makes him tick.

76 Magnificent Maico
It is possibly easier to custom-build a
Maico to an individual spec now than it
was when they could be bought from the
factory. Iain Clark’s 1974 400 is superb.





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