Honda RC142: The birth of the legend
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 96 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Dalton, Jon Seidl, Jim Scaysbrook, CMS If only motorcycles could talk. Were that the case, it […]
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Yamaha V-Max 1200 – Outa my way!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2022. Story Rennie and Jim Scaysbrook • Photos Russ Murray and Yamaha-Motor Australia. There was something funny going on in the mid ‘eighties, […]
Upcoming Races & Rallies Calendar
Check out the upcoming classic motorcycle events from around Australia. JUNE 2025 Road Racing Association of Townsville NQ Championships 14-15 June, 2025 – Manton Park, Calcium, Qld. 2-day Enduro event on main circuit. Contact Club […]
ROKON: Original thinking… an enduro experiment.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 99 – first published in 2022. Story: Peter Drakeford • Photographs: Peter Drakeford, OBA archives. ROKON was a little-known US manufacturer of unconventional off road two-wheel drive, fat […]
Yamaha FJ1100/FJ1200 – Indestructible
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Troy Creighton, Jim and Sue Scaysbrook When it was released in 1984, the Yamaha FJ1100 probably created […]
Ducati MHR: A reluctant replica
Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Pat Slinn and Ian Falloon. • Photos: Ian Falloon, Gaven Dall’Osto, Phil Aynsley, OBA, Shannons It would have been a perfectly logical move, following Mike Hailwood’s fairy tale win […]
Kawasaki H2: Maligned triple is a true classic
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 99 – first published in 2022. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: OBA archives. Many regarded the 750cc H2 as merely an abrogation of the hair-raising H1 500, but […]
Yamaha SRV250 – The Soulful V-twin
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 96 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Yamaha-Motor Australia, OBA archives Thirty years ago, “retro” wasn’t a commonly used term for motorcycles. The design […]
A Triumph 650 twin – but not as we know it.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Colin Croucher History records the 649cc parallel twin design by the celebrated Valentine ‘Val’ Page in 1933 […]
2025 Yamaha MT-07: Much more than a facelift
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 119 – first published in 2025. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook. Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Yamaha Motor Australia A decade has passed since the launch of Yamaha’s highly-successful MT-07 parallel […]
