Classic Dirt Bike — Autumn 2017

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JustinfromInMotionarethesetwo

T-shirts–oneproclaimsInMotion

theothertheirOZOsuspension

units.BothareGildanheavyduty

cottonT-shirtswiththelogoprinted

on.There’sarangeofsizesfrom

medium–haha,seriously?Medium...

inourworld–toXXL,whichismore

likeit. Willtheyimproveyourriding?

Probablynot,willtheymakeyoulook

stylishanddesirable?Maybe.More

likelyaftertheracing’soverit’ll mean

you’vesomethingcleantoputon.

WHATARE THEY?

T-shirts obviously.

WHAT’S THE COST?

Toonew,sosee Dave

Renham’swebsite.

WHEREDO YOUGET THEM?

Get themfrom In Motion

BultacoUK http://www.

inmotiontrials.com Tel:

01784440033

Thereisnoreasonwhyanymotorcyclehas

toputupwithawornsprocketandallthe

associatedproblemstheycomewith,atleast

notwhenTa lonEngineering’srangecoversall

sortsofdirtbikes.Theonepicturedhereis

foraBultacoSherpaTandisa39toothone

–thoughothersizesareavailabletoallowyou

tofinetuneyourgearingtosuityourlocal

conditions.

It isafascinatingthingtowatchsprockets

beingmade,well fascinatingforsomeone

notinengineering,asblankdiscsare

fittedtomachinesandteethareformed

inseconds.Someyearsago,CDBvisited

Ta lon’splaceinSomersetandwatchedthe

wholeprocesshappeningfromstarttofinish,

veryentertainingandwhentheTa lonlogo

islaseredonthefinishediteminlesstime

thanit takestosay‘laseredon’well...wow.

Whatmorecanyousayaboutasprocket?

Theboltholeslineup...it isathingof

beauty...fittinganewoneproclaimsyoulook

afteryourbike...

WHATISIT?

It is areplacementrear sprocket from Talon

Engineering.

WHAT’S IT COST?

Dependson the makeofyour bike.

WHEREDO YOUGET IT?

Your localTalon stockist,visit http://www.talon-

eng.co.ukto find out where.

Hearinglossisnojokeevenif it doeesprovide

comedyshowswithlotsofmaterialffoor

laughs.Whileit isimpossibletocutooutall

noisefromyourlifeit ispossibletoreeduce

theeffectsbysensibleuseofearpluggs.For

usinthedirtbikeworldthatmeansduuring

ascrambleorenduro,whenit islikelymmost

hearingdamagewouldoccur.Oneofthee

problemsishearingdamagesortofcreeeps

uponyouwithoutyoureallybeingawareofit.

Thesedays,hearingprotectioncanbe

classedas‘smart’ inasmuchaswearing

earplugsdoesn’tcutoutconversationor

trafficaroundyousoawarenessofyour

surroundingsisn’treduced,butit cutsout

thehigherpitchedandloudernoiseswhich

docauseproblems.

AlpineHearingProtectionhaveaunique

constructionwhichensuresasnugfit,come

intwomaintypes–TourandRace,the

Raceonesarepicturedhere–andeachkit

hasahandyinsertiontube.Thereisalsoa

cleaningfluidavailabletoo.

WHATARE THEY?

Theyare ear plugsto reducenoisedamage

to hearing.

WHAT’S THE COST?

£12.95on their website

WHEREDO YOUGET THEM?

Go to AlpineHearingProtection’swebsite

http://www.alpinehearingprotection.co.uk

Inthecutandthrustofthescramblesor

enduroworld,mudflies,gogglesgetfilthyand

noteverytrackallowstheuseoftear-offs.So,

perhapsabit ofTLCtothevisiondepartment

betweenheatscouldbeagoodthing.Think

aboutit,beingabletoseethetrackclearly

couldpreventgettingstuckinarutorahole

orclippingthecourseposts.Orimaginethe

effectonyourraceif youmissedthetell-tale

earlobepullthestarteralwaysdoesjust

beforedroppingthegate...Cykocomesina

handy65mlpumpactiondispenserandwith

aneasilywashablemicrofibrecloth.

WHATISIT?

It is visorand gogglecleaner.

WHAT’S IT COST?

£5.99RRP

WHEREDO YOUGET IT?

http://www.cyko.co.uk eBayand Amazonor

phonethemdirecton 0161484 2002

Teethingtroublessorted Sorry?Whatdidyousay?

Seeingclearly

Gettingshirty

Anyway, weallneedaT-shirtortwo.

Teethingtroublessorted So

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