Classic Dirt Bike – August 2019

36 |AUTUMN 2019

Oh,andonetoracetoo!

New Old Stock

Wordsandpics:TimBritton

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fyourbusinessisbasedonaparticularmodelof

motorcycletotheexclusionofallothers,then

thereareanumberofwaysonecanpromoteone’s

coreactivities.Thefirstistogetoutthereonthe

trackandshowjustwhatyourstuffcando,theother

tohaveasuperbshowroommodelavailablewithas

muchnewoldstockaspossibleusedinthebuildand

addthebitsyourbusinessmakesforthemodel.

ChrisLewisatElsinore’ 74 hasusedboththese

routesandwhenwedidKrisWinder’schampionship

bikeasafeaturelastyear,ChrisbroughthisNOS

Elsinoreandhisownracebikealong.Beinga

uarterl meansCDBoftentakesalittlelon erto

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businessdealswith,butalsotheimprovementshe

hasdevelopedorexperienceshowsarerequired.I

havetobecarefulwhensayingsomeoneisorhasan

obsession–especiallyasChrisisabiglad–butIhope

hewillforgivemewritinghehasanobsessionwith

theElsinore,butheisn’tblindtotheareaswhereitcan

beimproved.“Forbikesthatracetheframecanwilt

andtheswingingarmcertainlydoesunderharduse,

soforthelikesofKrisWinderwebracedtheframeand

usedaThorswingingarm.”Comingbacktotheshow

bike,doeseveryyoneknowNOSmeansNewOldStock?

Good,becausethereisasmuchNOSinthisbikeas

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specialistDavidSilverandwasintypicalbaske ca

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