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History. Alan Clews was a successful Trials and Scrambles competitor in the late 1960s. He wanted a lighter, more nimble and modern motocross bike, like the custom-built 500 cc motorcycles used by the BSA factory racing team. When the BSA Competition Department was disbanded in 1971, he saw his opportunity and bought all the factory parts that ...
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May 8, 2018 · Just shy of his 80th birthday, famous motorcycle designer Alan Clews passed away on May 2, 2018. Clews, the founder of CCM motorcycles made a lasting ipress on the the Grand Prix circuit as the...
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A tribute to Alan Clews: 1938-2018. World renowned motorcycle designer Alan Clews sadly passed away on May 2 nd 2018. Just shy of his 80 th birthday, Alan continued to play an active role within CCM, as he had done over the past 47 years. In the 70’s Alan blazed a trail across the motocross Grand Prix’s of the world, with the Bolton based ...
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Dec 10, 2013 · Among those were privateer rider Alan Clews and former BSA works rider “Big” John Banks. After BSA’s factory motocross team folded in 1971, Banks went to ride for motorcycle designer and builder Eric Cheney, whose BSA-powered thumpers were proving competitive in the British championship.
UCMCC - Ulster Classic Motorcycle Club. Alan Clews, founder of CCM, was a successful Trials and Scrambles rider in the late 1960s. He wanted a lighter, more nimble and modern motocross bike, like the BSA factory engined 500 cc works specials. At the time the European and Japanese 2-stroke motocross bikes had developed a clear power and weight ...
Nov 11, 2022 · Features. CLASSIC IRON: 1976 CCM 600MX FOUR-SPEED. On Nov 11, 2022 Last updated Nov 11, 2022. BY TOM WHITE. CCM (Clews Competition Machines) was founded in 1971 out of the collapse of BSA’s...
Sep 6, 2023 · Home Page. CLASSIC MOTOCROSS IRON: 1976 CCM 600MX. On Sep 6, 2023 Last updated Sep 6, 2023. BY TOM WHITE. CCM (Clews Competition Machines) was founded in 1971 out of the collapse of BSA’s...
