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 […]
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Jack Ahearn Tribute
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 66 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dick Darby, Nev Stumbles, Richard Swinton, Michael Andrews, Chas Rice. For some reason, the English press labelled Jack […]
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 […]
Roger Barker – A short life
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 81 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Charles Rice, Keith Bryen, OBA archives. In 1957, Roger Barker, originally from the NSW country town of […]
Jim Airey – Royale Flush
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 80 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Whitaker • Photos: Brian Darby, Airey archives, OBA archives. From circling Sydney Showground to circumnavigating the continent Jim Airey is […]
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 […]
1973 Triumph 650 Tiger: A Meriden minnow
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook It was 1973 and the British motorcycle industry was writhing through a series of very […]
Magni-Guzzi Arturo 1000: The All-Italian Magni
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 81 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook, OBA archives. In issue 67 we brought you the feature story on the Magni MB2 […]
