Classic Dirt Bike

SLIGHT ADVANCE

Thanks to a reader with surplus mudguard stays from his own Triumph-based project, the CDB Triumph is now fully covered at the front. There is a slight issue with using a 21in front wheel with an enduro tyre on which brings everything a little too close to the underside of the guard, but a welder friend said: “No probs, work out how much extra length you want in there, we’ll cut it and re-weld…”. So while not sorted there is a plan for this bit.

I’ve left the rear mudguard

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