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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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On The Dyno: Presented by OEM.DIGITAL Pty Ltd We put the Hand Held Dyno® Ignition to the test in back-to-back shootouts against the stock ignitions on a Kawasaki, Honda and Ducati – the results were […]
Yamaha XSR900 GP – A retro racer for the road
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 117 – first published in 2024. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook. Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Yamaha-Motor Australia Remember when GP bikes all looked like cigarette packets? There were works teams […]
Bright sparks from Rex
Cdi Ignition Units for Japanese Classics Story & photos: from Marcus Rex (Rex’s Speedshop) in the UK. Rex’s have been supplying customers with ignition and electrical items for classic Japanese motorcycles since 2008. One of […]
Classic never dies – Kawasaki Z900RS SE
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 115 – first published in 2024. Ride review: Rennie Scaysbrook • Photography: Kit Palmer I have to confess I am a real fan of the retro Z900RS, there’s […]
Alec Wise: the brake man
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 96 – first published in 2021. Interview with Tony Wise: Bernie Summers • Photographs: Wise family, OBA archives. Going fast is one thing, but for each action, there […]
Ric Begg’s collection up for auction
Ducati legend, successful businessman, collector extraordinaire, the late Ric Begg had seen it all, done it all. Now the contents of his amazing collection, known far and wide as The Shed or Museo del Ricardo, […]
The Roy Parker Collection of Classic & Vintage Motorcycles up for auction
With some 24 projects under his belt and another on the go, Victorian enthusiast Roy Parker would rate as one of Australia’s most prolific and dedicated private motorcycle restorers. At 97 years of age, he’s […]
