Wet and wild: Yamaha RZ350
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 71 – first published in 2018. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook When Yamaha trotted out the RD350LC at the Paris Motorcycle Show in 1979, it was hailed as a miracle of […]
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1963 Norton Electra: The push-button Norton
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 68 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Bob Toombs. A short-lived Norton model and a dedicated Norton man make for an interesting afternoon in […]
1972 Honda CB350F: Petit Four
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 74 – first published in 2018. • Story Peter Laverty and Tony Sculpher • Photos Tony Sculpher and Jim Scaysbrook Honda had, of course, made a 4 cylinder 350 prior to […]
AJS 500cc V-4: From myth to metal
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 75 – first published in 2018. The remarkable story of one man’s dream to recreate what could have been one of the world’s most desirable motorcycles. • Story and photos […]
Zündapp Bella 150: A little beauty
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 63 – first published in 2017. Story Jim Scaysbrook • Photos Galvin Family and Jim Scaysbrook The ‘fifties was the decade of the scooter – and not just the tiny putt-putts […]
Stuart Avant: So close to stardom
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 64 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Phil Hall, Stan Shephard. Christchurch-born Stu Avant had talent to burn, but having a good time was equally […]
Honda VF750FD: Time for a change
By the late ‘seventies, Honda’s venerable across-the-frame four was looking a bit tired, at least in marketing terms. Inside the world’s biggest producer of motorcycles, it was time for a change. A V change. Leaving […]
1988 Gilera Nouvo Saturno Bialbero
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook An unlikely Japanese/Italian alliance resulted in the motorcycle that was both unusual and unique. For a once-great marque, Gilera, like most of the Italian motorcycle industry, was moribund by the […]
Norton Commando 850 Mk2A: The one that works
In that Shangri-la for classic bikes, the NSW Northern Rivers area, long-time Norton fan and OBA contributor Michael Robinson has fallen for a big twin. This is not the story of an amazing restoration, of […]
Vincent Series B ‘White’ Shadow: Back from the dead
From our back issues archive (Old Bike Australasia Issue 71) • Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Ian Falloon • From Stevenage to the States, to the Caribbean, and finally to Melbourne. That’s the journey undertaken by a […]
