Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Brendon Thorne Many regard the ‘thirties as the most fruitful era in terms of motorcycle innovation. Brilliant designs flowed from almost every major British factory. But the events in Wall Street […]
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Stan Shephard, Gary Reid, Ray Smith 9th December, 1957 was a grim day for motor sport in NSW. An amendment to the Metropolitan Traffic Act, 1900, and the Motor Traffic Act, […]
Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook The Thruxton 500, or Nine Hour Race, was an annual bash for Production motorcycles, or rather, what constituted Production motorcycles under the loose rules of the ‘fifties and early […]
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook • Historical photos: John Ford The Yamaha FZ750 broke new ground when it was released in 1985, and remains one of the most innovative designs of an era full of […]
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Merv Whitelaw, John Hiscock, Rob Lewis, Dick Darby, Greg Heath, Ken Duperouzel. Is there a stereotype motorcycle racer? If so, Bryan Hindle probably would not have fitted the bill; teetotal, […]