Chesterfield Superbike Series: Part 1
These days, the term Superbike has slipped into the language as a definitive term just like Biro or Hoover. It proliferated in Europe and particularly America in the mid 1970s, but make no mistake, Superbike […]
Month: July 2019
Honey, I shrunk the Goldie!
We have met Phil Reeves before in the pages of OBA. He’s the chap with the insatiable appetite for BSA Bantams, to the point that his shed now holds around 35 examples of the little […]
1976 Australian TT – Il Scandolo Grande!
A concept that promised the world, ended up delivering much less, particularly to investors. What the crowd got however, had never been seen before in Australia. It was history in the making… When something seems […]
Spin Doctors: The Rotary Valve Cylinder Head
The rotary valve cylinder head has been around longer than the motorcycle, falling into, and out of favour on a regular basis. There’s a school of thought that says this system offers so many advantages […]
Fourth time lucky for Rennie at Pikes Peak
The 97th running of the Pikes Peak Hill Climb in Colorado produced the first-ever Australian winner – none other than Rennie Scaysbrook, our California based son and motorcycle journalist. Rennie was making his fourth attempt […]
