Motoplast: An Italian frame up
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Mick Lendrum and OBA. No, Motoplast is not a special adhesive bandage for motorcycle injuries such as […]
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Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Michael Andrews, Jeff Nield, Maurice Austin. Being the son of a famous father can be […]
The Plastic Fantastic: A monocoque marvel.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Graeme Staples • Photos: Phil Ainsley, Graeme Staples, John Ford, Lloyd Williams. The Kiwis have a […]
MotoBi – A family affair
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Russ Murray Was MotoBi the illegitimate son of the oldest extant Italian motorcycle company? Having a company […]
Suzuki RG500: How Suzuki saved the Senior
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Peter Jones, Rob Lewis, Gary Reid, Damian Cook, John Ford, Karel Zegers. After years of domination by […]
Stone Axe reliable: A pair of MZs.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 97 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Peter Drakeford I’ve always been taken by the legendary hard men of the Communist nations. Their dedication and training […]
1961 BSA A10 Golden Flash: Rip Van Winkel
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 99 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Russ Murray, Marco Moretti, OBA archives. Some motorcycles have a hard life, thrashed mercilessly and/or with scant […]
AJS Silver Streak: All that glitters…
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Robert Payne with input from Andrew Jeffrey • Photos: Andrew Jeffrey and OBA Archives. When the very first Earls Court Motorcycle […]
1958 Ambassador America Supreme 250
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2022. Story Peter Laverty • Photos Russ Murray Ambassador is a name not generally associated with anything other than utilitarian ride-to-work two-stroke pluggers, which is […]
Bimota DB2 Junior: A chip off the old block
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Peter Laverty • Photography: Russ Murray The original Bimota DB2 is a fairly rare machine with just over 400 constructed in the […]
