IZH Planeta with Velorex Sidecar
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 89 – first published in 2020. Story: Rick Schaap and Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Robin Lewis. In the shadow of the Ural Mountains, rivers run in all directions, and […]
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UFO Alert: MV Agusta 175 Quattro Tempi
Story and photos: Gaven Dall’Osto 1927 witnessed the maiden flight of Count Giovanni Agusta’s Ag2 monoplane which was reportedly the first “sport” aircraft designed and built in Italy. Unfortunately he passed away later that year […]
Matchless G50: One for the road
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 83 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook and Robert Baillie • Photographs: Gary Reid Once a common sight on race tracks, the Matchless G50 with its […]
JAWA Californian & 634.5: Twins from Prague
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook with input from Tony Morisset and Arthur Fleming. It was the collapse in 1929 of the German […]
Yamaha XS750: Timid triple
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Michael Andrews, OBA archives. Yamaha itself could hardly imagine the success enjoyed by the three-cylinder 850cc engine […]
Suzuki TR750: A Flexi-Flyer flies again
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 87 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rick Benson, Gordon MacDonald, Peter Davies and OBA archives. In the brutal days when the world was discovering […]
1968 Honda CL450: Born of necessity
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 88 – first published in 2020. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Street Scramblers were all the rage in the swinging ‘sixties, although few saw any kind of off-road […]
Honda ST1100 – The other Pan
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 83 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Ken Kearns, OBA archives. Honda’s transverse V4 has gained a cult following since its inception […]
A TT HRD with quite a story
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 88 – first published in 2020. Story: Peter Laverty and Bill Irwin • Photos: Bill Irwin, Elwyn Roberts and OBA archives. The HRD/Vincent story has been very well […]
Mighty Matchless: A fleeting example
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 89 – first published in 2020. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Old Bike Australasia While it appears that the single cylinder Matchless – in sizes from 250cc to […]
