From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dennis Quinlan and Jim Scaysbrook Readers were introduced to the remarkable Dan Smith in issue 75 with the […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 63 – first published in 2016. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Paul Butler Underneath it’s all standard XS1100, but the limited edition Martini Yamaha has a much bigger story […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 74 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Rettig Spectators marvelling at the handsome overhead camshaft AJS at the 2016 Ross Rally could be forgiven for thinking […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 65 – first published in 2017. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook, Alan Cathcart Draconian emissions laws had all-but killed the road-going two-stroke by the late ‘nineties. But one company […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 77 – first published in 2018. Story: Ron Trounson with input from Rob Steep. • Photos: Trounson family archives. Such was the revolution, started in the ‘seventies, in speedway sidecar design […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 62 – first published in 2016. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook/OBA archives. Before the four stroke invasion took over, Suzuki’s big two stroke twin enjoyed an enviable reputation as a […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 67 – first published in 2017. Story: Tony Sculpher • Photos: Tony Sculpher and Jim Scaysbrook Inspired by German design, built in Japan. Honda’s first 250cc OHC model was the start […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 67 – first published in 2017. Story: George Cresswell and Malcolm Robertson (George Cresswell and Malcolm Robertson wintered at Mawson, Antarctica in 1960 and 1970 respectively). In 2013 George Cresswell […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 71 – first published in 2018. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook When Yamaha trotted out the RD350LC at the Paris Motorcycle Show in 1979, it was hailed as a miracle of […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 68 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Bob Toombs. A short-lived Norton model and a dedicated Norton man make for an interesting afternoon in […]
