Fuel For Thought – Editor’s Letter

Since 2006, the editor’s page has long been one of the most talked-about parts of OBA, generating thoughtful feedback from readers over the past 2 decades. Fuel For Thought (formerly Old Hat) revisits some of those standout responses—comments that add perspective, insight and, occasionally, a spark to the conversation.

Buzz Box

Fuel For Thought

March 5, 2026

Taking over the reins of Old Bike Australasia Magazine is both an honour and a humbling challenge. Jim Scaysbrook, a man whose name is synonymous with the motorcycling community, has left an indelible mark on […]

There comes a time

March 4, 2026

Issue 126 marks my final stint in the editor’s chair. Twenty years have passed since this masthead was conceived and dragged into production, accompanied with some scepticism by a few. But not many. From Day […]

OBA Editorial

No Longer Supported

June 20, 2018

Three-word phrases can be intimidating and foreboding, prescient even. “I’m leaving you”, “Oh my God”, “Make my day”, “I shall return”, spring to mind – a form of speech sometimes referred to as ‘tripling’. But […]