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Tony Edwards: All round racer

January 29, 2021

People have been trying to keep up with Tony Edwards for decades. Now, at 87, it is still a difficult task. Fit, sharp and entertaining, Tony’s life is as busy as it ever was, with […]

Bikes

Norton 16H – What did you do in the war, dad?

January 22, 2021

79mm x 100mm may well be the most famous bore and stroke in motorcycling history. Countless Norton singles, beginning with the 1911 490cc side valve, belt-driven Model 16, shared the configuration which lasted until the […]

Bikes

The Honda CX500 – 40 years on

January 15, 2021

40 years after its launch, Derek Pickard retraces the career of Honda’s most unusual motorcycle – th eHonda CX500 – and explains why such an innovative design was ditched after a brief but successful career. […]

Bikes

A Seeley Velocette – Phil’s vision

January 8, 2021

Former top road racer Phil O’Brien has bent a lot of tubes for customers, so he thought he’d bend a few for himself. The result is a very special Velocette. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dick […]

Bikes

Marusho Magnum Electra – From Hamamatsu via Bavaria

January 1, 2021

Besides the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers that exist today, there were plenty of smaller producers who left the scene, particularly in the late 1950s. They went out of business, merged with other companies, were taken over, […]

Tracks

Christmas Hills – When the hills were alive

December 26, 2020

What was possibly Australia’s most spectacular scrambles circuit now lies beneath the waters of Sugarloaf Reservoir. Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Wes Brown and Paul Keam • Photos: Merv Whitelaw The shop run by John […]

Riders

Ray Curtis: A born showman

December 18, 2020

Spectacular and successful throughout his long and varied career, Ray Curtis never had top machinery, but that didn’t stop him always putting on a show for the paying public. Story: Jim Scaysbrook •  Photos: Dick […]

Bikes

1911 Zenith Gradua – Unfair they cried!

December 4, 2020

Since the year dot, manufacturers have exploited success in competition, loudly proclaiming their latest victory in the endless race for sales. Yet one company took a reverse approach, crying foul to the extent that until […]

Bikes

Bridgestone 175 DT: The mini twin

November 27, 2020

For a brief time in the ‘sixties, a nippy 175 twin gave plenty of 250s a hurry up. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook There’s an old saying; it’s not the size of the dog in […]

Bikes

1971 Benelli 650S: From Pesaro with love

November 20, 2020

A Latin alternative to the Triumph Bonneville? It sounded like a good idea at the time… Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook It’s fair to say that upon its release in 1969, the Benelli 650 (it […]

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