A vintage 8-valve challenge
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Lindsay Urquhart • Photos: Lindsay Urquhart and Rob Lewis My interest in V-twin 8V technology started in 1998 when I found […]
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Honda C100/C102 Super Cub – You meet the nicest people!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 97 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Acknowledgement: Thanks to Richard Steain for the original Super Cub brochure. In a production run over 60+ […]
Under the Abbey
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 97 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Spa-Francorchamps Museum, Belgium. Prior to 1981, when the famous Spa-Francorchamps race track was dramatically shortened, the lap […]
Jeff Munro: Powered by perversity
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Peter Whitaker • Photographs: Thomas Munro Despite suffering dehydration, delirium, dysentery, dengue fever and debilitating crashes, Jeff Munro was the first […]
Quaint and quirky: Unusual Flat Twins
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Stuart Francis It is a common misconception that Douglas were the only company to use the fore and aft […]
Motoplast: An Italian frame up
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Mick Lendrum and OBA. No, Motoplast is not a special adhesive bandage for motorcycle injuries such as […]
Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Michael Andrews, Jeff Nield, Maurice Austin. Being the son of a famous father can be […]
The Big Cancellation
The Big Chill event, run by the Queensland Early Motorcycle Sports Club Inc and scheduled for 5th-6th July 2025 at Carnell Raceway, has been cancelled at the last minute due to circumstances beyond the club’s […]
The Plastic Fantastic: A monocoque marvel.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Graeme Staples • Photos: Phil Ainsley, Graeme Staples, John Ford, Lloyd Williams. The Kiwis have a […]
MotoBi – A family affair
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Russ Murray Was MotoBi the illegitimate son of the oldest extant Italian motorcycle company? Having a company […]
