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Moto Guzzi 350cc – Greatest ever single?

December 23, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Bryen collection, OBA archives, Jim Scaysbrook, Bob Rosenthal. Five straight World Championships. That’s the enviable record of […]

The AJS V-twin record breaker: A Tassie terror!

December 15, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. • Story: Jim Scaysbrook from research by Ken Young, Jeff Frankcombe and others. • Photos: Ken Young, National Motor Cycle Museum, UK. […]

Honda CB350 – Middleweight champ

December 8, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2019. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Sometimes being ordinary can be a good thing. In the case of Honda’s CB350, a very good […]

MV 98 – The birth of the breed

November 24, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 87 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Russ Murray and OBA archives. What sprang from necessity for sheer survival became one of the world’s most […]

1938 Gilera VL 500 – A motorcycle for gentlemen

November 17, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2020. Story Jim Scaysbrook • Photos Independent Observations. Mention Gilera and most people think of the exotic four cylinder racers that began in […]

Milledge TZ750A Yamaha: Catching up with an old friend

November 12, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 85 – first published in 2020. Story: Bob Rosenthal • Photos: Tineke Kruijmer Back in the early ‘seventies, Yamaha decided it had to come up with a bike […]

1958 Laverda Sport 100 – A luscious Latin

November 3, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photographs: Russ Murray These days, Laverda is indelibly associated with high performance twins and triples, plus of course […]

Moto Guzzi Lodola: Up with the Lark

October 23, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: OBA archives From the beginning in 1921, when the 498cc Normale went into production, Moto Guzzi’s signature […]

Norton Nomad: A mix’n’match scrambler

October 14, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 88 – first published in 2020. Story: Peter Laverty Take a Model 77 frame, with its single front downbar and bolted up cradle, add the sleek fuel tank […]

Honda RC70F: A rare racer returns

October 6, 2023

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 81 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Marnix Deibert • Photographs: CMS The RC70F preceded Honda’s next production motocrosser by 15 years. Few […]

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