Herb Jefferson – Herb Superb
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 9 – first published in 2008. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Michael Andrews, OBA archives. Motorcycling is full of legends, but in the field of Australian dirt track […]
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Honda RC30: Jewel in the Crown
Story: Rennie Scaysbrook • Photos: Kit Palmer, Jim Scaysbrook To be fair, Blind Freddie could have recognised the RC30 as an instant classic from the moment it made its public bow. It’s a prime example […]
Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650: A welcome addition
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 109 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Clyde Ikin I’ll admit that feet-forward bikes have never been high on my personal must-ride list, […]
Norm Aldridge – Make haste, slowly.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 89 – first published in 2020. Story: Bob McGlinchy and Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Paul Arnott and Aldridge archives. Some, perhaps most, motorcyclists make their reputations for going […]
2023 Harley-Davidson Breakout: More poke, more appeal.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 107 – first published in 2023. The Milwaukee company is justifiably chuffed with the success of the Breakout model, which first appeared in 2013 as a CVO (Custom […]
1996 Bimota Mantra: Instrument of thought
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook In Sanskrit, Mantra means ‘instrument of thought’, and Bimota’s version certainly promotes plenty of thought. There’s […]
CF Moto 800MT Explore: A new kid on the block
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 108 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photography: Sue Scaysbrook Chinese brand CF Moto has come a very long way in a short space of […]
Honda CB750F1: Single-cam sayonara
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 70 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Ford, Ross Hannan and Jim Scaysbrook. It is a testimony to the brilliance of the original […]
BSA 441 Victor: The 250 that grew up
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Pete Slaughter and OBA archives. When the gritty Jeffrey Vincent Smith (later MBE) annexed the 1964 and 1965 […]
Yamaha TX500: A troubled birth – a shorter life.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty and Rod Tingate • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook and Peter Dunster. When the all-new TX500 twin was scheduled to make […]
