From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 89 – first published in 2020. Story and photos: Stuart Francis In 2010 Stuart Hooper achieved 139mph on his beautifully streamlined, 700cc Velocette, at Lake Gairdner (South Australia), […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 92 – first published in 2021. Story Nick Varta • Photos Russ Murray A little known Italian marque surfaces in Melbourne. These days, Ceccato S.p.a is a highly […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 92 – first published in 2021. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook For six years, from the inhospitable deserts of North Africa to the frozen lakes of Lapland, the […]
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Norton was a shadow of its former self, but the company that produced its first motorcycle in 1902, at least its latest owners, still saw currency in one of the […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 85 – first published in 2020. Story: Derek Pickard The bike boom of 50 years ago saw the Japanese in a position to take full advantage. But despite […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 81 – first published in 2019. Story and photos Jim Scaysbrook In earlier issues we have followed the amazing creations that have emerged from the tiny workshop (known […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2019. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Independent Observations. Standardisation is a concept that sits uneasily with those of the fertile and inquiring mind. […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 88 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: OBA archives, Bob Rosenthal, Lothar Mildebrath, Procycles Collection. On 1st September, 1980, BMW nervously prepared to lift […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. When it comes to his meticulous restorations, Rob Elliott shows no particular leaning towards any make or model, or even period. He […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 87 – first published in 2020. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook There’s not a lot of reference material when it comes to the SS125, Honda’s offering of 1967. […]
