1973 Triumph 650 Tiger: A Meriden minnow
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook It was 1973 and the British motorcycle industry was writhing through a series of very […]
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Magni-Guzzi Arturo 1000: The All-Italian Magni
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 81 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook, OBA archives. In issue 67 we brought you the feature story on the Magni MB2 […]
The Kettenkrad: Half motorcycle, half tractor.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Frank Dietz • Photos: Paul Garson, OBA Archives The Kettenkraftrad, or Kettenkrad, (“tracked motorcycle”) was produced by NSU in Neckarsulum in […]
BSA A75V Rocket 3 5-speed: Going grey
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 85 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: OBA There was a lot going on at Small Heath in the early ‘seventies, not all of […]
Moto Guzzi 350cc – Greatest ever single?
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Bryen collection, OBA archives, Jim Scaysbrook, Bob Rosenthal. Five straight World Championships. That’s the enviable record of […]
2024 Bimota breaks cover in Sydney
On Thursday 14th December, the wraps came off a pair of very delicious motorcycles – the latest result of the tie-up between the famous Bimota brand and Kawasaki Motors. The venue was Procycles at St. […]
The AJS V-twin record breaker: A Tassie terror!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. • Story: Jim Scaysbrook from research by Ken Young, Jeff Frankcombe and others. • Photos: Ken Young, National Motor Cycle Museum, UK. […]
Honda CB350 – Middleweight champ
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2019. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Sometimes being ordinary can be a good thing. In the case of Honda’s CB350, a very good […]
Hand Held Dyno Ignition – Let’s get started!
In 2019, best mates, businessman Mike Arnott and Automotive Engine Semiconductor Engineer Mike Garrard sat down over a pint of Bushy’s at the IoM Classic TT to reflect on their observations walking about the pits […]
MV 98 – The birth of the breed
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 87 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Russ Murray and OBA archives. What sprang from necessity for sheer survival became one of the world’s most […]
