Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa: Battle of the birds
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Des Lewis and OBA archives. Is it really twenty-five years since the GSX1300R (also known as the […]
Month: April 2024
BSA B31 – Stout fellow
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Wally Cox, Chas Rice, OBA archives There was not much to get excited about in Britain in […]
Yamaha SRX600: Two takes on a big single
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook There’s no doubt that Yamaha’s retro racer SR500, introduced in 1978, was a bold move, and […]
Pitmans Yamaha XS1100 Superbike: Chain-drive transformer
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 73 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Ford, Keith Muir, Rob Lewis, Sue Scaysbrook, Mal Pitman. The shaft drive XS11 Yamaha was never […]