One of a Kind: The 1968 Suzuki T500 Cobra
Words & Images, Jim Scaysbrook – Old Bike Australasia Magazine, Issue 127 In production for just one year, the Suzuki T500 Cobra is a very significant model. It is also an exceedingly difficult model for […]
Year: 2026
“Don’t trudge it…Rudge it!” – The 1937 Rudge Special.
OBA 126 Rudge Special 1937. Story and photos by Jim Scaysbrook Rescued from a fate worse than death, a Rudge Special now struts its stuff again. For a company that produced motorcycles for only thirty […]
Motorcycle Sport Australasia: Save Our Tracks
An Open Letter to the Custodians of Motorcycle Sport Still Willing to Fight as Our Tracks Disappear There is something that’s been eating at me for a while now: it feels as though Australia has […]
1934 Excelsior 250 Mechanical Marvel Racer Test: Intricate Excellence
Mechanical Marvel By: Alan Cathcart Despite the lingering after-effects of the Great Depression, the 1930s stand out as a golden era of two-wheeled technical novelty. With the ideal overall format of motorcycle design essentially determined, […]
The 1964 Yamaha YDS-3
Power to the People Story: Jim Scaysbrook Photos: Dick Darby, Jim Scaysbrook, Sean Goldhawk, JMS archives The stout little twin – the YD-1 – that Yamaha introduced in 1957 was a truly significant event in […]
Where British Iron Lives On: Inside Classic Style Australia
There’s a particular kind of magic that happens when you push open the door to a warehouse full of classic British motorcycles. The smell of oil and leather. The gleam of hand-polished tanks catching the […]
The Spanish Dancer: History and Restoration of a Ducati 24 Horas
In the world of classic motorcycling, some bikes are famous for their beauty, others for their speed. A rare few, however, are forged in the heat of a single, legendary event, their very name a […]
HAND-FORMED LEGENDS: THE LAST OF THE TRUE STEEL FENDER CRAFTSMEN
In a world increasingly driven by plastics, composites, and mass production shortcuts, there still exists a workshop where steel is treated with respect, patience, and old-world skill. Tucked away in Western Australia, Vintage Steel is […]
1971 Honda SL70: The Tough Little Bike That Could
1971 Honda SL70: The Tough Little Bike That Could For so many of us who grew up in the early 1970s, the Honda SL70 was more than just a motorbike; it was our golden ticket […]
Tracks in Time – Manfeild, New Zealand
Words by Terry Stevenson Images by Steve Green, Don Tustin, Dave Anson & Terry Stevenson collection Manfeild was designed with a singular, brilliant vision: to let spectators soak up every moment of the action around […]
