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  • Quaint and quirky: Unusual Flat Twins
    Bikes

    Quaint and quirky: Unusual Flat Twins

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Stuart Francis It is a common misconception that Douglas were the only company to use the fore and aft [...]
  • Motoplast: An Italian frame up
    Bikes

    Motoplast: An Italian frame up

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Mick Lendrum and OBA. No, Motoplast is not a special adhesive bandage for motorcycle injuries such as [...]
  • Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.
    Riders

    Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Michael Andrews, Jeff Nield, Maurice Austin. Being the son of a famous father can be [...]
  • The Big Cancellation
    Out'n'About

    The Big Cancellation

    The Big Chill event, run by the Queensland Early Motorcycle Sports Club Inc and scheduled for 5th-6th July 2025 at Carnell Raceway, has been cancelled at the last minute due to circumstances beyond the club’s [...]
  • The Plastic Fantastic: A monocoque marvel.
    Bikes

    The Plastic Fantastic: A monocoque marvel.

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Graeme Staples • Photos: Phil Ainsley, Graeme Staples, John Ford, Lloyd Williams. The Kiwis have a [...]
In the Spotlight

Jack Ahearn Tribute

by Old Bike in Feature

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 66 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dick Darby, Nev Stumbles, Richard Swinton, Michael Andrews, Chas Rice. For some reason, the English press labelled Jack [...]
  • Bikes

    Yamaha GTS 1000: The forkless wonder

  • 1950 FB Mondial 200 – An exclusive club

  • 1958 Laverda Sport 100 – A luscious Latin

  • Moto Guzzi Lodola: Up with the Lark

  • Suzuki GT750: Suzuki’s big wet triple

  • Suzuki RG500: How Suzuki saved the Senior

  • Benelli 900 Sei: Six surrender

  • Riders

    Keith Campbell: A candle in the wind

  • 24hr Reliability Trial – Eight decades of exceptional endurance

  • Peggy Hyde: Rebel with a cause

  • Graham Young – On for young and old

  • Ray Owen – The complete motorcyclist

  • Honest Col Crothers – Live fast. Play fast.

  • Keith Bryen – Racing in his blood

  • OBA Issue 39
    Tracks

    The Crafers TT: Storm in a teacup – March 15th, 1947

  • Altona Circuit: Short lived and sweet

  • Kapooka – A one-off in Wagga

  • The Murder Drome

  • The Tipperary Flying Mile – half a century on

  • Tracks in Time: Victoria Park, Ballarat

  • Tracks in Time: Salty Creek – Hotbed of the Hunter

  • Out'n'About

    Alec Wise: the brake man

  • 2018 International Festival of Speed

  • 27th Frostbite Rally: Frost-free in Warwick

Whats On

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    Upcoming Races & Rallies Calendar

Latest Issue

  • 2025 Yamaha MT-07: Much more than a facelift

    February 26, 2025
    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 119 – first published in 2025. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook. Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Yamaha Motor Australia A decade has passed since the launch of Yamaha’s highly-successful MT-07 parallel [...]
  • Yamaha XSR900 GP – A retro racer for the road
    February 5, 2025
  • Classic never dies – Kawasaki Z900RS SE
    December 20, 2024
  • 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650: The Royal chop
    August 6, 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
  • The Big Cancellation

    June 13, 2025
    The Big Chill event, run by the Queensland Early Motorcycle Sports Club Inc and scheduled for 5th-6th July 2025 at Carnell Raceway, has been cancelled at the last minute due to circumstances beyond the club’s [...]
  • Alec Wise: the brake man
    December 13, 2024
  • Ric Begg’s collection up for auction
    December 4, 2024
  • The Roy Parker Collection of Classic & Vintage Motorcycles up for auction
    October 28, 2024
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