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Harold Parsons. Briefly the best.

There are very few monuments dedicated to racing motorcyclists in the world, and in Australia, perhaps only one. It stands in a park on Punt Road, Richmond, in inner Melbourne, and today, attracts few glances [...]
Tracks

Longford. Fast, furious, friendly.

It’s been nearly 40 years since Longford, 30 minutes south of Launceston, hosted its last motor race. But until a few years ago, you could still drive around most of the public roads that made [...]
Bikes

1972 Laverda 750 SFC – Tangerine dream

In 1999 the Guggenheim Museum in New York staged its now iconic exhibition, “The Art of the Motorcycle”, and in the series of machines from the 1970s, the Laverda 750 SFC was a standout, not [...]
Bikes

Steve Roberts – Tin basher to the stars

You would be hard-pressed to find anyone more comfortable with life than Steve Roberts, a man who has had a hand in more successful projects that you would think possible. For someone who arrived in [...]
Riders

Sandy McCrae: An outfit legend

The combination of Sandy McCrae and his self-built Vincent specials was virtually indomitable, particularly at Bathurst. His friend and occasional passenger Gordon Gillies recounts his recollections… I was riding in a tram one day in [...]

Inflation is a good thing

December 19, 2018

A tubeless tyre puncture repair kit that fits under the seat of most bikes can be the difference between a good day’s riding, and a trip home in the trailer. These days, roads are littered [...]
BK Performance expands

December 19, 2018
For female feet

December 19, 2018
Mikunis for Triumphs

December 19, 2018

Australian speedway goldmine

May 18, 2018

Our Tracks in Time story “Sydney Showground Speedway – The Big Hoop” that appeared in OBA Issue 71 featured photos from Brian Darby’s extensive speedway collection. If you’re into the golden eras of Australian speedway, [...]
2018 International Festival of Speed

April 6, 2018

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