Classic Dirt Bike

Flights of fancy

Back for a gallop – or perhaps a hack would be more appropriate for a cynical old journo – on that old hobby horse the Scottish Pre-65 no less, and the never ending debate over eligibility. Only with a twist this time, the question being one of riders – not machinery!

This old chestnut dropped from an unsuspecting tree at a KIA round in what could best be described as a brief unexpected exchange of ignorance. I was

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