Classic Dirt Bike — Autumn 2017

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Clearlyalotofcarewasinvolvedwith thisbuildandeventhepartsfrom severalmakersfittogethernicely. AVelo for the rough Notgenerally n ...

Notethesubstantial engineplates,and thewellformed alloysheetmaking upthesidepanels. MikeWinwood,are youstilloutthere? tube hold ...

Howeverupfrontthingsgetalittlemore interesting.Onthefaceofit theforksare standardtelescopicsbutoncloserinspection there’sagas-fi ...

Hmmm another damper? YesaGirling gas-filled onefrom acar.Its damping doesn’tfade. At 54in it’s as shortasthey dared go,looks gre ...

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Co Comeb ck ack Co Commmeeee ck ck Come back Writtenoff in 1981,Californian BradLackeywas dominatingthe 1982 GrandPrix Motocross ...

trainingschedulewouldnot showbenefits until mid-season.Early on he maintained consistencywith steadysecondsand thirds beforepick ...

ThethreetopBritishridersheadingfor Farleighcouldbedescribedasflamboyant, dedicatedandquietlyconfident...and fansofMXfromthateraw ...

the lead in race one, therewere moreBritish ridersinthe titlefight,and whiletheymay have beenfurther downthe race orderthe dicin ...

van den Broeckhad lost his drive on lap two. The Gremlinswere no less prevalentfor race two with Spence’srecentshoulderinjury ca ...

Whathappenednext? Neil Hudsondidn’tquite get his 500cccrown to add to the 250 one but proved many criticswrongby beingin the top ...

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Subtlechanges markoutthatthisis the 1972 openclass RN,asopposedto the 1970 version. WEIG HT Suzuki RN 370 3334 034 Suzuki_044.in ...

...isn’t thatabitlight?Whichiswhatthe FIMthoughtaboutSuzuki’sRN 370 in 1972. Wordsandpics:TimBritton A M INUT E... 034 Suzuki_04 ...

Inthe 1972 GPseries,thisisthe viewmostotherriderswould haveofdeCosterandhisfactory Suzuki,thoughIdoubtthey’dbe admiringtheslimli ...

Alittlebitofgrooved plastickeepstherider’s toeonthebrake. Frontforksareslimmed downasfarastheycan beandstillstandupto thejob,tho ...

Yellow hasbeenaSuzuki colour forsome time,tank looksgood. Magnesiumcastingsare used for allof theenginein1972, earlier modelshad ...

Arubberstrap,clippedtotheinsideofthe tankandloopingroundabracketreplacesthe bungeecordofearliermodels, muchneater. Wealwaysknewf ...

F or an enginedesignedin the 1930sto still be the choiceof aracer determined to win in the then ‘modern’era of 1968, the basicco ...