Few Australians tried to make a living racing motocross in Europe in the 1960s – and even fewer succeeded. Among those who plied the tracks of England, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and the Iron Curtain countries was Sydney’s Roy East. As Paul […]
Twice World Speedway Champion Jack Ellis Young rose from humble beginnings to become the top rider in the most competitive branch of motorcycle sport. When his father’s ill health forced him to give up work, […]
Beginning in 1937, The Milano-Taranto developed into a very prestigious open roads race, which came to an end after the tragic Mille Miglia car rally of 1957 claimed eleven lives. It was revived in 1985 […]
The big Guzzi single is as Italian as cappuccino, and one of the most sought-after big singles in the Classic world. It can be a bit tricky, identifying a real Falcone, because although the model was […]
Aimed at the traditional British buyer, the XS-1 was a polyglot machine that remained in production for 13 years. Legend has it that the machine that became the Yamaha XS1 was nearly a Triumph. This […]
Having played his part in Hitler’s downfall, young Ken Rivers emigrated to his brother’s dairy farm at Victor Harbour, just south of Adelaide. Despite the Government’s catchcry ‘Populate or Perish’ 1952 was a time of […]
The classic motorcycle rally scene is booming all over Australia and New Zealand, and OBA is proud that we cover many of these events each issue. The motorcycles range from true veterans, some more than […]
Australian motorcycle buyers of the 1950s and ‘60s were treated to many of the first Japanese offerings with the Colleda TA 250 being one of these now very rare examples. Colleda is a Japanese word […]
In OBA 10 we featured Doug Fraser’s remarkable Empire Twin. Now it has a brother…the B66. It has to be shared right here and right now: the B66 is the best motorcycle BSA never made, and […]
Six kilometres of flat-out dirt was a test of the brave in the 1930s…. and you can still try it any weekend. Reaching Lithgow, the first stop over the blue Mountains from Sydney, was an […]
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