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1938 Triumph Speed Twin – A masterpiece in Amaranth Red

April 7, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

The Burgeoning Bridgestone Motorcycle Collection

April 1, 2023

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 […]

Suitable Partners

2023 Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S: Hit 100, then reset

March 24, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

1952 Isomoto 125 – Split personality

March 17, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

AMC Parallel Twins: From go to whoa.

March 10, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

1955 Norton Model 88 Dominator: A civilised twin

March 3, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

Honda CB450: Underrated sophistication

February 24, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

Bianchi Tonale 175: Unfinished symphony

February 17, 2023

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 […]

Tracks

Tracks in Time: A leap into the unknown

February 10, 2023

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 […]

Bikes

1976 Kawasaki KZ750: The big twin you’ve never heard of

February 4, 2023

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 […]

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