Honda CL350: Right idea, right time.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 103 – first published in 2022. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: OBA archives. In the late ‘sixties, Honda had plenty to be happy about. Within their range of […]
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1956 Maserati T2 125 Lusso: A familiar face – in red
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 102 – first published in 2022. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook If this motorcycle looks familiar, it’s because the basic design, in post-war times, wore many […]
1958 Zündapp 250S Trophy: A mighty midget from Munich
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 100 – first published in 2022. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook There were several very quick 250s from Germany in the mid-1950s; among them NSU, Maico, Adler… and […]
The Arai 500 1979-1988: A brave experiment
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 101 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Phil Foster, Lou Martin, John Ford, Jeff Nield, Michael Andrews, Leon Faivre. The Easter Bathurst races had […]
1926 Moto Guzzi Corsa C 4V – Master Blaster
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 101 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Elwyn Roberts and Jim Scaysbrook Originally conceived to take on the perilous public road events in Italy, […]
Norton Commando TT 750
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 102 – first published in 2022. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook • Extra photos: John Oirbans It’s a Commando, but not as we know it. “Does it have […]
BSA Lightning Clubman: The Bonnie beater
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 100 – first published in 2022. Myths and legends surround many models in the annals of motorcycling history. The older they become, the more the truth seems to […]
Revvin’ Heaven: Honda CBR250RR
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 102 – first published in 2022. A Learner-legal motorcycle that puts of 34kW (45.5hp) at 18,000 rpm? Surely a typo. But no, this is the spec for the […]
1961 BMW R69S – Big tank Beemer
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 101 – first published in 2022. The R69S has become, over the years, one of the most revered of all the BMW flat twins. It is rare too, […]
Rowley Park Speedway: See you on Friday night
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 100 – first published in 2022. Tracks in Time, Rowley Park Speedway, Brompton, Adelaide Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Graham Longley, Brian Darby, Neil Burston, Ross Garrigan There […]