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My Cannondale MX400:  Something smells like it’s melting….

My favourite track facility is Greenfield Dirt Track in Lincolnshire (link in sidebar), and this weekend, they had their motocross, stubble and dirt tracks open. This track is a two hour drive away for me and requires pre-on-line-booking for an

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The ‘Interesting Moto Interview’ Series: Paul Garbutt

I first met Paul, as have a lot of people, because I entered one of his events, which was Race The Waves back in 2022. He’s actually really quite hard to miss in this particular event, as not only is

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My Cannondale MX400: The global search for the elusive ‘YELLOW bike’ starts here!

It’s funny how images stay in your mind, particularly if the subject of the image is yellow. Think of something that you’ve seen in your life that was yellow, and it’ll be quite a detailed image that you can recall,

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My Cannondale MX400: Doing some factory recall updates, and other (exciting) things.

So, before I let rip with this latest story of my life with two Cannondale MXers, here’s something I heard in a play recently, and it’s about people’s stories, just like mine here. It goes like this; “A story is

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My Cannondale MX400: Make that two!

A recent discussion with my Wife one evening went like this……. Me: “I’ve got myself another Cannondale MX bike, and it needs a full restoration as well! How cool is that?” My Wife: “Why do you need another one?” Me:

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The ‘Interesting Moto Interview’ – Nic O’Neill

I first met Nic when she asked me if she could use some of the content for her new project that I had written on my cycling site about bikes and kites, which I happily agreed to. This then led

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By Guy Redshaw June 30, 2018January 13, 2019 Uncategorized

The Mushroom Honda

In some parts of the world, the locating and harvesting of wild mushrooms is something that is (sometimes) passed down through generations, particularly in Europe, and specifically, Switzerland. The exact locations where the best mushrooms can be found are locked into secrets. The mushroom is taken for granted by many,

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By Guy Redshaw June 22, 2018January 13, 2019 Uncategorized

Chip Shop Elvis, wine and a baby Yamaha, somewhere in Switzerland.

‘There’s a guy works down our chip shop swears his Elvis…….’ Were the last lines of a song on the radio that we heard before we turned the car engine off. It was a good song by Kirsty McColl, that still resonates with people, even though it was released in

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By Guy Redshaw June 17, 2018January 13, 2019 Uncategorized

The Power to Weight Factor

If you were a 14 or 15 year old in 1969, and living in Italy, AND you had one or more parents that were happy to buy you the latest speed weapon, the chances are that you might be the proud pilot and owner of a 50cc Peripoli Gulietta Super

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By Guy Redshaw June 17, 2018August 11, 2022 trials

A heap of shit………& a fabulous Bultaco

I bought my 1978 Bultaco Sherpa 350 from a man who had two trials bikes for sale. The other was an Ossa 350 Gripper (good name for a trials bike eh?). I went to buy one and ended up buying them both. The Ossa had been restored and the yellow

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