BSA 441 Victor: The 250 that grew up
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 82 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Pete Slaughter and OBA archives. When the gritty Jeffrey Vincent Smith (later MBE) annexed the 1964 and 1965 […]
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Yamaha TX500: A troubled birth – a shorter life.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty and Rod Tingate • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook and Peter Dunster. When the all-new TX500 twin was scheduled to make […]
Suzuki RG500 Gamma: Gimme a Gamma!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 74 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook When two-strokes still ruled the race tracks, it was every young punter’s hope to get […]
Yamaha GTS 1000: The forkless wonder
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 67 – first published in 2017. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Mat Clancy and FoTTofinders. In that hot bed era of motorcycle development – the ‘thirties – the twin […]
Dave Basham: Southern star
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 78 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Graeme Longley, Basham archives. In the long list of great South Australian riders, few are as legendary as Dave […]
Honda RC45: Daring to be different.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 72 – first published in 2018. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook • Ride impressions: Rennie Scaysbrook While its rivals stuck with the near-ubiquitous in-line DOHC four cylinder engine, Honda had […]
Yamaha SR500: Born in North Sydney
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 73 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrok • Photos: OBA archives, Brendan vandeZand, Nick Shaw, Phil Vergison. Back in the late ‘seventies, the band Mental As […]
Michael Dowson: Stylish, swift, safe.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 73 – first published in 2018. Story: Des Lewis • Photos: John Ford, Mal Pitman, OBA archives. Mike Dowson stood at the top of the podium at Tsukuba […]
If looks could kill – Suzuki GS1000S
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 66 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook Short-lived it may have been, but the GS1000S remains one of the standout motorcycles of […]
Yamaha YL-1 and AS-3: Pocket rockets
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 69 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Tony Morisset and Jim Scaysbrook Like its Japanese competitors, Yamaha had a fairly nippy little 100cc single […]
