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  • Jeff Munro: Powered by perversity
    Riders

    Jeff Munro: Powered by perversity

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Peter Whitaker • Photographs: Thomas Munro Despite suffering dehydration, delirium, dysentery, dengue fever and debilitating crashes, Jeff Munro was the first [...]
  • 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 [...]
In the Spotlight

Ray Curtis: A born showman

by Old Bike in Feature

Spectacular and successful throughout his long and varied career, Ray Curtis never had top machinery, but that didn’t stop him always putting on a show for the paying public. Story: Jim Scaysbrook •  Photos: Dick [...]
  • Bikes

    An RG in Wolf’s clothing – Walter Wolf Suzuki RG250 Gamma

  • Honda CB1100R – A machine on a mission

  • BSA A75V Rocket 3 5-speed: Going grey

  • 1950 FB Mondial 200 – An exclusive club

  • Triumph X-75: A short-lived Hurricane

  • Two litres of sheer terror.

  • The spring-frame 500cc Levis – What might have been

  • Riders

    Ken Rivers: Conquering a Continent

  • Tony McAlpine: The wild colonial boy

  • Chum Taylor: Sandgroper Speedway Star

  • Alec Corner: The yellow fellow

  • Alan Puckett and the Art of the Motorcycle

  • Ron Boulden: Quick. Smart.

  • Tony Edwards: All round racer

  • Tracks

    The Twin Cold Shoulders: Gnoo Blas Circuit, Orange NSW

  • Tracks in Time: Moorebank

  • Altona Circuit: Short lived and sweet

  • The Tipperary Flying Mile – half a century on

  • Agro in Assen – Riders Strike of 1955

  • Tracks in Time: Mount Druitt, NSW

  • Christmas Hills – When the hills were alive

  • Out'n'About

    Alec Wise: the brake man

  • 27th Frostbite Rally: Frost-free in Warwick

  • 2018 International Festival of Speed

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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