Royal Enfield Bear 650: A Scrambler joins the mix
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 121 – first published in 2025. Report and photos: Mat Clancy Having clocked up over 30,000 km since I collected my new Interceptor from Motociclo in 2022, I […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650: The Royal chop
Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Tom Fossati and Matty Hayman There’s no doubt that the timeless classic styling and innovative décor of the now long established Royal Enfield 650s have contributed immensely to the […]
2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350: The Bullet ricochets
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: UMI Just like Triumph and Bonneville, or Ducati and Monster, Royal Enfield and Bullet just go together. Or at least they did until 2020, when the company’s most venerable model name, […]
A smarter Tracer: 2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 111 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook The latest evolution of the popular series, the 2024 Tracer 9 GT+ goes all-out […]
2023 Harley-Davidson ST Road Glide: Heavy metal thunder.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 109 – first published in 2023. Ride Impressions: Jim Scaysbrook Let’s establish one thing straight away. The Road Glide ST is a single purpose motorcycle, designed to transport […]
Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650: A welcome addition
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 109 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Clyde Ikin I’ll admit that feet-forward bikes have never been high on my personal must-ride list, […]
2023 Harley-Davidson Breakout: More poke, more appeal.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 107 – first published in 2023. The Milwaukee company is justifiably chuffed with the success of the Breakout model, which first appeared in 2013 as a CVO (Custom […]
