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, […]
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Kawasaki Z650: Big-hearted middleweight
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 101 – first published in 2022. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Neale Binnion, Gaven Dall’Osto, OBA archives Just when everything was getting bigger in the ‘seventies, Kawasaki went […]
1937 New Imperial Model 76 de Luxe: A real survivor
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 100 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Roger Ralston, Jim Scaysbrook, OBA archives. Twice written off, this rare New Imperial has managed to survive […]
Jawa Model 15/00 500 OHC
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: (Main) M33 Productions, (Historical) Gaven Dall’Osto, Lothar Mildebrath, Peter Whitaker, Etienne Blanchon, OBA archives. Ask almost anyone […]
Honda VTR1000F FireStorm
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 94 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photographs: Rob Dames “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” – Oscar Wilde “Haw, haw”, they chortled. Honda’s […]
ISDT Jawas: Bananas and other forbidden fruit
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story and photos Peter Drakeford The International Six Day Trial was the pinnacle of the off-road world in the 1970s, capturing the […]
Douglas 90 Plus: The Clubman’s choice
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 97 – first published in 2021. Story Jim Scaysbrook • Photos M33 Productions, Elwyn Roberts, Craig Greene. The motorcycle media called it “Brilliant… one of the highlights of the […]
Starting with a bang – 1934 Zündapp K800
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook The name Zündapp comes from an abbreviation of Zünder Apparatenbau, meaning Detonator Apparatus, and the company that […]
A vintage 8-valve challenge
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Lindsay Urquhart • Photos: Lindsay Urquhart and Rob Lewis My interest in V-twin 8V technology started in 1998 when I found […]
Honda C100/C102 Super Cub – You meet the nicest people!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 97 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Acknowledgement: Thanks to Richard Steain for the original Super Cub brochure. In a production run over 60+ […]
