Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa: Battle of the birds
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Des Lewis and OBA archives. Is it really twenty-five years since the GSX1300R (also known as the […]
Bikes
BSA B31 – Stout fellow
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Wally Cox, Chas Rice, OBA archives There was not much to get excited about in Britain in […]
Yamaha SRX600: Two takes on a big single
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook There’s no doubt that Yamaha’s retro racer SR500, introduced in 1978, was a bold move, and […]
Pitmans Yamaha XS1100 Superbike: Chain-drive transformer
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 73 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Ford, Keith Muir, Rob Lewis, Sue Scaysbrook, Mal Pitman. The shaft drive XS11 Yamaha was never […]
An RG in Wolf’s clothing – Walter Wolf Suzuki RG250 Gamma
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 81 – first published in 2019. Story: Nick Varta The flamboyant décor distinguishing an otherwise unexceptional motorcycle gives some insight into the man behind its creation. Walter Wolf […]
1956 Maico Taifun: Typhoon warning!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 87 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook and Rick Schaap • Photos: Robin Lewis • Brochure supplied by Keith Ward It would be reasonable to assume that during […]
Kawasaki A1R: The Super Samurai
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Words and photos: Geoffrey Ellis • Historic photos: Rob Lewis, Earl Brooks, Ray Stone. Arguably the most aesthetically attractive Japanese 250cc over-the-counter […]
NSU Supermax 250: A Teutonic Terrier
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 89 – first published in 2020. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: OBA, Elwyn Roberts, Keith Ward What has one cylinder, three conrods, and can live with engines almost […]
Let’s go scrambling, sort of….
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 85 – first published in 2020. Words and photos: Jim Scaysbrook It’s easy to dismiss the CL72 (and its bigger-engined brother the CL77), as “just a CB72 with […]
Royal Enfield Fury – Getting a swelled head
Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: OBA It was touted as Royal Enfield’s “Gold Star”, and the “Fury” was certainly a step in the right direction from the reliable but rather tepid performance offered by the […]
