This is the mighty Puch. Yes, those are cloth side covers.
Rather than trying to explain the classes, I thought I'd show examples of each. If you have something that is
at least as old as the Evo 2 class (bottom photo), there's a class for it. The age and skill divisions within those classes
are pretty standard.
This AJS is a Dinosaur, but could also be raced in Vintage.
CZ (pictured) and Bultaco are popular choices in Vintage
This 78 CR250 is in the Evolution class.
This (early 80ish) Honda is in the Evolution 2 class
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