Emu Engineering Empire Twin E120S
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photography: Sue Scaysbrook Just when you think you’ve completed the story of the range of v-twins built entirely […]
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Honda C71Z: Rarer than rare.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: CMSNL and Compass Island. For most of us, Honda’s racing history begins with their 1959 incursion at […]
1959 Indian Chief… trailblazer!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 69 – first published in 2017. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook When the last of the traditional V-twin Indian Chiefs staggered out of the Springfield factory in 1953, […]
Bultaco Metralla Mk2 TT racer: Spanish flyer
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 68 – first published in 2017. Story: John Somerville • Photos: John Somerville and Jim Scaysbrook The appearance of the Bultaco Metralla Mk2 in 1966 heralded a new level of […]
Heinkel: The Prince of Scooters
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 78 – first published in 2019. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Mention Heinkel and most people immediately think of aircraft – specifically, the type that dropped bombs. But […]
Jeremy Burgess: Crew chief to the stars
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 70 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Yamaha, Ducati, John Ford, Burgess archives. After a short but enjoyable career as a rider, Jeremy […]
1938 Triumph Speed Twin – A masterpiece in Amaranth Red
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 72 – first published in 2018. Story Jim Scaysbrook • Photos Ian Falloon Eighty years ago, one of the most significant motorcycles ever created emerged from the Triumph Engineering […]
The Burgeoning Bridgestone Motorcycle Collection
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 59 – first published in 2016. Story and photos Ray Kinch Ray Kinch is afflicted with what he calls the BS Disease – a rare and often undiagnosed […]
2023 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S: Hit 100, then reset
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 105 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Rennie Scaysbrook • Photos: Moto Guzzi Moto Guzzi is officially 100 years old, so they’ve thrown a party in the form […]
1952 Isomoto 125 – Split personality
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 79 – first published in 2019. Story and photos Jim Scaysbrook If you’ve never heard of an Isomoto motorcycle, you’re not alone. When I spied this funny little bike […]
