Classic Dirt Bike — Autumn 2017

Holiday time

WiththeIT465onholiday,

someattentionispaid

totherestoftheeditor’s

machines.

Wordsandpics:TimBritton

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uetoonethingandanothercropping

upatvarioustimes,myown

collectionofdirtbikeshasbeen

neglectedalittlerecently.Likemost

enthusiastsI’veafewbikesintheshed

andthey’rethereforreasonswhichwillbe

familiartoalotofreaders.Longeststanding

memberofwhathasbeenreferredtoas‘my

fleet’isthe 250 BultacoSherpaT

I’vehadfromnewandit wasthesubject

ofarebuildseriesitself 20 ormoreissues

back.Thenewestmachine–asinnewtome

not‘new’new–isaTY250MonoYamaha,

similartotheoneIhadintheEightiesand

inbetweenthereareascatteringofBritish

andEuropeanmachineswithonethingin

common...theyall needabit ofspannering.

ProblemsI’mfacingincludegrumbling

Thetwobrasstubesarefor

theoilfeedtothebigend

andthemixture.

Rebuilt

toride

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