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Scrambling. "Britain invented scrambling; the many thousands of scrambling enthusasts abroad have a group of clubmen in
Camberley, Surrey, to thank for initiating a sport which they now enjoy. With the sport becoming established on the Continent (known there as moto cross), the Moto Cross des Nations
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In the early 1960s, Bickers was one of the top motorcycle racers in the sport of scrambles, which eventually became more widely known by the
European term 'motocross'. He began competing in motorcycle scrambles at the age of 15 just before the official age which he was eligible to ride, which was
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All over Europe there are development engineers furiously overboring and overstroking existing 250 c.c. engines to bring them into the 500 c.c. category. Husqvarna, CZ and
Greeves all plan to race two-strokes of about 360 c.c. and Dave Bickers has had a few rides on a 'Pacemaker'
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Greeves motorcycles. The European championship was considered to be the world championship at the time, as the sport of motocross had yet to develop outside of Europe. At the inaugural
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factory racing team in 1966 and scored two second-place results to finish the season ranked fifth in the 500cc motocross world championship. He was a member of the victorious
British team at the 1966
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Cotton special fitted with a large-capacity two-stroke built by Jack Heath of
Coventry. Obviously, all these manufacturers feel that light weight counts for as much as sheer power in moto-cross
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models in 1973, selling both marques initially from his premises at Woodbridge Road,
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events as well as two Trophée des Nations events. Bickers was awarded the
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895:"The History of Motocross: Part Three: Edison Dye and his Flying Circus"
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727:"1967 500cc motocross world championship race classifications"
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1031:"Motocross star and Bond stuntman Dave Bickers dies aged 76"
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Czechspot – Peter Fraser rides Dave Bickers' CZ Machinery
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351:industry. He also appeared as a stunt double for
825:"Motocross goes International 1947 through 1965"
410:"Colonie Education Award Is Won by Miss Frender"
272:, who also rode for the ČZ factory racing team.
803:"Edison Dye: The Father of American Motocross"
776:Assoc, American Motorcyclist (November 1994).
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752:"1967 Motocross des Nations classifications"
702:"1966 Motocross des Nations classifications"
370:Bickers died after a stroke on 6 July 2014.
626:"1961 Trophée des Nations classifications"
554:"1961 Trophée des Nations classifications"
205:Bickers' riding talent got him noticed by
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453:"Dave Nicoll interview – Still Standing"
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161:(17 January 1938 – 6 July 2014) was an
897:. motorcyclemuseum.org. Archived from
868:Assoc, American Motorcyclist (1983).
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922:"Inter-AMA Motocross Records, Pg 65"
827:. pigtailpals.com. 17 September 2019
221:. Bickers won two consecutive 250cc
491:". Accessed and added 28 June 2016
294:, along with Husqvarna teammates,
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189:'Man of the Year' award in 1960.
527:Reynolds, Jim (6 October 1993).
502:"Frank Conley's Greeves History"
223:European motocross championships
985:. bickers.co.uk. Archived from
950:, 16 February 1967. pp.206-208
504:. earthlink.net. Archived from
430:Hamlyn Publishing, 1969, p.104
314:1971 Inter-AMA Motocross series
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972:Accessed and added 2015-01-31
870:"Inter-AMA Motocross records"
678:. mxbikes.com. Archived from
455:. mxlarge.com. Archived from
179:Motocross World Championships
32:Dave Bickers pictured in 1966
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847:"Motocross goes to the USA"
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440:was inaugurated in 1947...
676:"Vintage History – 1960s"
416:. 9 June 1961. p. 7.
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1106:English stunt performers
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529:"Obituary: Bert Greeves"
968:, November 1973, p.60.
367:among other film work.
1058:– Film stunt equipment
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388:"Dave Bickers profile"
347:equipment used in the
200:Dot motorcycle company
159:David Geoffrey Bickers
1091:People from Coddenham
926:American Motorcyclist
874:American Motorcyclist
782:American Motorcyclist
262:Motocross des Nations
183:Motocross des Nations
177:. He competed in the
965:Motorcycle Mechanics
920:Amick, Bill (1983).
805:. earlyyearsofmx.com
682:on 29 September 2012
479:Motorcycle Mechanics
339:Film industry career
954:Accessed 2015-01-21
414:Schenectady Gazette
390:. bestsports.com.br
279:and Vice-Champion,
256:Bickers joined the
236:Trophée des Nations
215:four-stroke engines
193:Motorcycling career
459:on 29 January 2013
428:Motor Cycle Racing
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809:26 December
787:20 February
761:28 December
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563:28 December
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299:Åke Jonsson
288:Joël Robert
270:Joël Robert
251:Glastonbury
247:1962 season
219:two-strokes
169:racer from
75:6 July 2014
38:Nationality
1075:Categories
1011:. imdb.com
931:5 December
831:19 October
374:References
303:Arne Kring
281:Jeff Smith
55:1938-01-17
1033:. bbc.com
1015:10 August
484:Full Chat
358:Octopussy
307:Trans-AMA
171:Coddenham
167:motocross
125:Husqvarna
121:Matchless
104:1953–1969
94:Motocross
88:, England
82:Coddenham
67:, England
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