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Honda VTR1000F FireStorm

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photographs: Rob Dames “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” – Oscar Wilde “Haw, haw”, they chortled. Honda’s [...]
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ISDT Jawas: Bananas and other forbidden fruit

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story and photos Peter Drakeford The International Six Day Trial was the pinnacle of the off-road world in the 1970s, capturing the [...]
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Douglas 90 Plus: The Clubman’s choice

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 97 – first published in 2021. Story Jim Scaysbrook • Photos M33 Productions, Elwyn Roberts, Craig Greene. The motorcycle media called it “Brilliant… one of the highlights of the [...]
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Royal Enfield Bear 650: A Scrambler joins the mix

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 121 – first published in 2025. Report and photos: Mat Clancy Having clocked up over 30,000 km since I collected my new Interceptor from Motociclo in 2022, I [...]
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Operation Transmatilda

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 92 – first published in 2021. Story & photos: Compiled from the original work by Danny Curran with photographs by Vern Train. • Additional photos by Rob Lewis. [...]

Royal Enfield Bear 650: A Scrambler joins the mix

September 5, 2025

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 121 – first published in 2025. Report and photos: Mat Clancy Having clocked up over 30,000 km since I collected my new Interceptor from Motociclo in 2022, I [...]
2025 Yamaha MT-07: Much more than a facelift

February 26, 2025
Yamaha XSR900 GP – A retro racer for the road

February 5, 2025
Classic never dies – Kawasaki Z900RS SE

December 20, 2024

No specialist skills required!

February 22, 2025

On The Dyno: Presented by OEM.DIGITAL Pty Ltd We put the Hand Held Dyno® Ignition to the test in back-to-back shootouts against the stock ignitions on a Kawasaki, Honda and Ducati – the results were [...]
Bright sparks from Rex

January 1, 2025
Is your ignition working?

October 21, 2024
Belt and Bevel Ducatis: “Dial-in” performance

October 4, 2024

Operation Transmatilda

August 29, 2025

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 92 – first published in 2021. Story & photos: Compiled from the original work by Danny Curran with photographs by Vern Train. • Additional photos by Rob Lewis. [...]
Under the Abbey

July 25, 2025
The Big Cancellation

June 13, 2025
Alec Wise: the brake man

December 13, 2024

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