1952 Isomoto 125 – Split personality
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 79 – first published in 2019. Story and photos Jim Scaysbrook If you’ve never heard of an Isomoto motorcycle, you’re not alone. When I spied this funny little bike […]
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AMC Parallel Twins: From go to whoa.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 66 – first published in 2016. Story and photos: Gaven Dall’Osto A late-comer to parallel twins, AJS/Matchless nevertheless produced a design that lasted many years, albeit with more than […]
1955 Norton Model 88 Dominator: A civilised twin
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 71 – first published in 2016. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook For those of us who can remember back that far, the official coming-of-age celebration represented by the 21st […]
Honda CB450: Underrated sophistication
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 77 – first published in 2018. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook 1965 was a big year for Honda. The company lured the world’s top rider, Mike Hailwood, away […]
Bianchi Tonale 175: Unfinished symphony
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 79 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook When Gianni Minisini passed away unexpectedly at his home in Adelaide in 2018, he left behind a collection of […]
Tracks in Time: A leap into the unknown
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 63 – first published in 2016. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Gregory Heath In 1972, a South Australian entrepreneur decided to launch Australia into big-time motocross. It was an […]
1976 Kawasaki KZ750: The big twin you’ve never heard of
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 75 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook With a runaway success like the four-cylinder Z1/Z900, plus the soon-to be released fours in […]
Jim Redman’s 1963 Australian Tour : A busman’s holiday
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 70 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Stan Shephard Having recently clinched his first World Championships, the 1962 250cc and 350cc, Jim Redman arrived in […]
Sunbeam: “The Gentleman’s Motorcycle”
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 74 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Ray Goulter and Jim Scaysbrook According to definition, a sunbeam is a delicate shaft of light, and while […]
1952 Gilera 150 Tourismo – Little Gilera, big seller.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 65 – first published in 2017. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Gilera is best remembered for its fire-engine red four-cylinder racers that dominated the 500cc Grand Prix class […]
