MotoBi – A family affair
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Russ Murray Was MotoBi the illegitimate son of the oldest extant Italian motorcycle company? Having a company […]
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1950 FB Mondial 200 – An exclusive club
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook To own an FB Mondial in 1950 would be akin to having Jack Miller’s 2014 Moto 3 KTM in your garage today. Because this relatively tiny Italian marque totally dominated […]
Terry Dennehy and the Drixton Honda – The first of many
Story: Alan Cathcart • Photos: Kyoichi Nakamura, Ross Hannan, Dick Darby, Chris Sim, OBA Archives It’s highly unlikely that any other Classic era road racer has been replicated as frequently around the world as the twin-cylinder […]
1971 Benelli 650S: From Pesaro with love
A Latin alternative to the Triumph Bonneville? It sounded like a good idea at the time… Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook It’s fair to say that upon its release in 1969, the Benelli 650 (it […]
Benelli 900 Sei: Six surrender
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook For Benelli enthusiasts, there is a definite line in the sand in the company’s heritage; in reality, more a deep trench than a line. That is the point when […]
The Benelli Brigade
Deep in South Australia’s choice wine country, there lurks a secret Italian society… In 2011, the Benelli marque will be 100 years old, and there are few names that evoke such reverence in motorcycling as […]
