Norton 650SS: Norton’s top twin?
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook • Historic photos: Keith Ward, John Thurgood In Norton terms, 1962 was the year of the SS. Three separate models were catalogued using the SS moniker: the 500cc 88SS, the 600cc […]
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Mt. Druitt 24 Hr Races 1954 & 1955: Twice around the clock – twice!
The world’s first and second motorcycle 24 hour races produced heroic performances, amazing endurance, and tragedy. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dennis Quinlan, Graeme Osborne, Todd Hamilton, OBA archives. Rugged and devoid of facilities it may […]
1912 Dunlop Dispatch Relay
His eclectic lifestyle totally dependent on the sale of tyres, adman Harry James realised the 1912 Dunlop Dispatch Relay was certain to inflate his pay packet. Story: Peter Whitaker • Photographs and research: Phillip Smith No one […]
VRMAV Annual Dinner – Special Guest Jeremy Burgess
Veteran Racing Motorcyclists Association of Victoria (VRMAV) are now preparing for the 2021 Annual Dinner to be held on Friday, 7th May, 2021. Please download/print your registration form (below), complete, return and make payment no […]
The NCR Ducati experience relived
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Phil Purdue: Highside Photography, Lindsay walker Jim Scaysbrook Early in 2006, the NCR Ducati that I had ridden in the 1978 Formula One and Classic (Unlimited) Isle of Man TTs reappeared from the […]
2021 Review: Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 – classic, retro-styling in a modern motorcycle. Royal Enfield could scarcely have predicted just what a goal it would kick with the new 650 twins when they finally rolled off the […]
Doug Voss: The long way to the Earls Court Show
Few people have ridden overland from India to England. Even fewer would still own the bike they rode, 58 years after the ride, and still use it regularly. Such a man is Doug Voss, 85 […]
Bridgestone’s crowning glory – The 350 GTR
Story and photos Geoffrey Ellis Fast and ferocious; the Bridgestone 350 GTR had few equals in terms of performance and build-quality. Bridgestone’s 350 GTR was undoubtedly the finest of the 1960s mid-sized two-stroke motorcycles in both […]
Chum Taylor: Sandgroper Speedway Star
An interview with Edwin Vernon ‘Chum’ Taylor by Ken Duperouzel Chum Taylor’s speedway career last a quarter of a century. He was the only West Australian rider to ever score points in a World […]
Alf Berry’s “Little Buzz”
Wartime ingenuity and Alf Berry’s mechanical skills combined to produce a little rocket. Story: Wayne Berry On the night of the 22nd September 1944 Alf Berry a fitter Motor Vehicles Trade Group One with the […]