From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 66 – first published in 2016. Story and photos: Gaven Dall’Osto A late-comer to parallel twins, AJS/Matchless nevertheless produced a design that lasted many years, albeit with more than […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 71 – first published in 2016. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook For those of us who can remember back that far, the official coming-of-age celebration represented by the 21st […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 77 – first published in 2018. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook 1965 was a big year for Honda. The company lured the world’s top rider, Mike Hailwood, away […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 79 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook When Gianni Minisini passed away unexpectedly at his home in Adelaide in 2018, he left behind a collection of […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 63 – first published in 2016. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Gregory Heath In 1972, a South Australian entrepreneur decided to launch Australia into big-time motocross. It was an […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 75 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook With a runaway success like the four-cylinder Z1/Z900, plus the soon-to be released fours in […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 70 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Stan Shephard Having recently clinched his first World Championships, the 1962 250cc and 350cc, Jim Redman arrived in […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 74 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Ray Goulter and Jim Scaysbrook According to definition, a sunbeam is a delicate shaft of light, and while […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 65 – first published in 2017. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Gilera is best remembered for its fire-engine red four-cylinder racers that dominated the 500cc Grand Prix class […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2018. Story and photos: Bryan Fowler and Jim Scaysbrook For a company steeped in the tradition of sporty four stroke singles and twins, […]
