Suzuki T20 – Six speed sensation
‘Super Six’, ‘X6’, “Hustler’ – depending on what country you were in, the Suzuki T20, introduced in late 1965, went by many names. But quite simply, it was a sensational motorcycle – the first production […]
Articles by Old Bike
Ken Rumble: A personal recollection of a champion
Every sport and every era has its champions. They rise to fame, dominate their particular field for a while, and then disappear. Our sport is so specialised and demanding that it is unusual for anyone […]
Sid Willis: The little master
There’s an old saying, “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” It could have been coined to describe Sid Willis, barely five foot […]
Honda CB750 Four – The People’s Superbike
Derek Pickard looks back at how Honda produced the ace card which changed the motorcycle world and why its end was so downbeat for one of the greatest-ever milestones on two wheels. The biggest single move […]
Crocker Jack’s Splendid Ride: A Boozefighters 1939 Big Tank Crocker V-twin
Working from a cramped shop in Venice, California Albert “Al” Crocker hand- built the first V-twin motorcycle bearing his name in 1936, three years prior to the outbreak of WW II. By the end of […]
Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 & GT650 – The twins are here
The much-anticipated Royal Enfield 650 twins are finally on sale in Australia and there’s a full road test review in the new issue #78 of Old Bike Australasia. The touring-style Interceptor and the GT650 cafe […]
The Whiting – an Aussie V-4 from 1919!
Saville Whiting Esq., of Melbourne, was dissatisfied with the handling and comfort afforded by pre-WW1 motorcycle design. He had been a motorcyclist since 1905 and felt that a proper chassis should be complete with springing […]
The world according to Gyro
Graeme Carless’ world is black and white – he’s a BMW man through and through. “I had the usual stuff; Enfields, Nortons, Triumphs, then I got hold of a BM and I thought, this is […]
BMW R5 SS – Rare Bavarian beauty
BMWs were not particularly common in Australia in the 1930s, with our entrenched tastes for British and American brands. But down in Geelong, it was a different story, thanks mainly to the efforts of L.F. […]
MV Agusta 750S: Appointment with royalty
As far back as the early 1950s, little MV road racers were seen in Australia, albeit in very limited numbers. The SOHC 125 singles and the later DOHC models were very competitive for a short […]