Honda Gold Wing: A wing and a prayer
Story and photos Jim Scaysbrook The longest running motorcycle ever to come out of Japan made its public bow in 1974, and over 40 years later is still going strong, at least in name. Ever […]
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Tracks in Time: Moorebank
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Alec Fisher, Michael Andrews, Greg Heath In the early post-WW2 years, the now-densely populated southern and western suburbs of Sydney were dotted with scrambles courses: Holdsworthy, Glenfield and the Southern Districts […]
Böhmerland: Bohemian Rhapsody
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: OBA Archives A truly unique motorcycle with a split personality; the Böhmerland was the product of the fertile imagination of a Bohemian engineer, incorporating features designed to allow the machine […]
Tre e mezzo – Moto Morini style
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Three and a half – that’s the unlikely appellation for what has become a classic of ‘seventies Italian design flair. In racing circles, the name Moto Morini will forever be associated […]
The Grom Motorcycle Museum: Vransko, Slovenia
Story & photos: Jim Scaysbrook In the tiny country of Slovenia, which has been invaded, annexed, carved up and pushed around for centuries, it’s a miracle anything has survived. Almost destroyed in the bloody […]
Suzuki GSX1100: Four-valve flyer
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook “The fastest standard motorcycle in the world”. That’s not a bad opener in any sales pitch, and it came at a time when motorcycling was all about speed, power […]
Tony McAlpine: The wild colonial boy
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Byron Gunther, Trevor Evans, Keith Bryen Wallace Anthony, or just plain ‘Tony’ McAlpine, died on the Queensland Gold Coast on September 26th 2005, aged 84. With his passing went perhaps […]
Tracks in Time: Mount Druitt, NSW
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photographs Frank Shepherd, Bill Tricker, Charles Rice • Archival assistance: John Wicks Even though it closed almost fifty years ago, Mount Druitt is inevitably mentioned whenever a bunch of old timers get […]
2021-22 MV Agusta Turismo – The lap of luxury
Report: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: MV Agusta MV Agusta Turismo Veloce Lusso SCS E5 and MV Agusta Turismo RC SCS E5. In the booming middleweight Sports Touring category, MV Agusta commands the top slot, at least in price. […]
2021 Triumph Speed Twin – A speedier Speed twin
Ride Test: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook and Triumph. At a glance the new 2021 Triumph Speed Twin seems very much like the previous model, but a deeper look (and a ride) confirms otherwise. Both […]
