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    Aug 15, 2017 6 minutes

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    Sandiford’s ISDT Cheney

    I enjoyed the piece on Jim Sandiford’s Cheney, but a couple of things stood out as odd.

    The bike has been rebuilt as per 1971 – Isle of Man – spec, so why has it got the 1970 (when the ISDT was in Spain) – number on it?

    There were a number of changes, the most visible being the change of the original red anodised tanks and the front forks. Neither of those parts were really up to the job.

    I cannot be absolutely sure but I think the pre-event trip to the Welsh Two-Day was canned for some reason and the bikes were introduced to the assembled press outside the Atomic Weapons complex in Berkshire. (Bottom pic ) They then did an enduro with

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