Suzuki RG500: How Suzuki saved the Senior
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Peter Jones, Rob Lewis, Gary Reid, Damian Cook, John Ford, Karel Zegers. After years of domination by […]
Isle of Man TT
Honda RC142: The birth of the legend
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 96 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Dalton, Jon Seidl, Jim Scaysbrook, CMS If only motorcycles could talk. Were that the case, it […]
Ducati MHR: A reluctant replica
Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Pat Slinn and Ian Falloon. • Photos: Ian Falloon, Gaven Dall’Osto, Phil Aynsley, OBA, Shannons It would have been a perfectly logical move, following Mike Hailwood’s fairy tale win […]
1969 MV Agusta 250B: Lightweight from a famous family
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 99 – first published in 2022. Story Nick Varta • Photos Russ Murray Think MV Agusta, and screaming triples and fours spring to mind. But while the exotic […]
Matchless G50: Better late than never.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 27 – first published in 2011. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Michael Andrews, Don Cox, Jack Ahearn archives, Phil Purdue, Jim Scaysbrook Big brother to the 350 cc […]
Alec Wise: the brake man
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 96 – first published in 2021. Interview with Tony Wise: Bernie Summers • Photographs: Wise family, OBA archives. Going fast is one thing, but for each action, there […]
Last lap for Last-Lap Kavanagh
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 85 – first published in 2019. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: OBA archives, Elwyn Roberts, Alan Wallis, *Letter kindly provided by Joe Henry. With the death of Ken […]
John Player Norton: The Emperor’s new clothes
Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook Norton was a shadow of its former self, but the company that produced its first motorcycle in 1902, at least its latest owners, still saw currency in one of the […]
Eric McPherson: Grand Prix pioneer
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Byron Gunther, OBA archives. Since the advent of the World Championships in 1949, getting aboard a works […]
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 […]
