Classic Dirt Bike — Autumn 2017

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at 35 degreesafterTDC.Usinghis owncam grindingjig Goddenalteredthesetimingsto 60, 85, 90 and 55, vastly increasingthe overlap, b ...

runin steelrings,Elecktronnotbeinganideal materialforthehousing.Theseringsshouldbea goodfitinthecase,butifthere’sanysuggestion o ...

Holiday time WiththeIT465onholiday, someattentionispaid totherestoftheeditor’s machines. Wordsandpics:TimBritton D uetoonethinga ...

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45 ...ourprojectbikeisprogressingnicely, butaswithallgoodrebuilds,occasionally youneedabreather...andthisisours!For anumberofver ...

pumpfeeds,in the formoftwo brasstubes, are pressedinto the holestoo and have restrictorvalvesinside–aspringand atiny ball bearin ...

remainedlargelyuntouchedsincethatday astherebuildseriesfocussedonthecycle parts.It’sbeenrumblingforawhileanda recentoutingatInve ...

48 ctedtheir m y estostillbeinuse 50 ormore yearsaftertheirmanufacture,astheywere inthemarketofsellingnewbikeseach year,sohopefu ...

49 JustinfromInMotionarethesetwo T-shirts–oneproclaimsInMotion theothertheirOZOsuspension units.BothareGildanheavyduty cottonT-s ...

Above:Simply removethekick-start,gear lever, allthecasescrews,footrestand brakecross-overshaft,thenthecaseslips offeasily...with ...

51 Drain theoil out–be careful not to undo thekick-start spring instead of thedrain plug.Ifyou do,the engineneeds to be stripped ...

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LocalladIanCheetham looksabitdetermined. T here’sabit of personalinvolvement in this event as the CastlesideTrials Club is ‘my’ ...

GaryYounghusband toppedtheHistoric expertclassona superb 340 Bultaco. AlanWright,oneoftheinstigators oftheseries–theothersbeing ...

TomCrumpflies highonhisJawa. RedMarleyHillC limb S ometimesan event is so simple it takes your breathaway...take Red MarleyHill ...

Regularfastladattheevent,Tim Manton–downasbeingonaJawa WaspbutthatlookslikeaBeezer primarycase(justmoveyourlegso wecansee,Tim)in ...

W ord goingroundthe paddockat the ScottishGrandNationalMX wwaassaalloonnggtthheelliinneessooff“wwhhaatt afantasticsetting...”and ...

59 BeinghoststotheScottishClassic RacingMotorcycleClub’sScottish ClassicGrandNationalMXwasan entirelynewdirectionforDrumlanrig C ...