BSA Lightning Clubman: The Bonnie beater
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 100 – first published in 2022. Myths and legends surround many models in the annals of motorcycling history. The older they become, the more the truth seems to […]
Mike Hailwood
Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Michael Andrews, Jeff Nield, Maurice Austin. Being the son of a famous father can be […]
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 […]
UFO Alert: MV Agusta 175 Quattro Tempi
Story and photos: Gaven Dall’Osto 1927 witnessed the maiden flight of Count Giovanni Agusta’s Ag2 monoplane which was reportedly the first “sport” aircraft designed and built in Italy. Unfortunately he passed away later that year […]
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 […]
Martini Yamaha XS1100: Martini Cocktail
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 63 – first published in 2016. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Paul Butler Underneath it’s all standard XS1100, but the limited edition Martini Yamaha has a much bigger story […]
John Surtees: Il grande John
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 65 – first published in 2017. Story: Jim Scaysbrook “Speed is not something you find, you’ve either got it or you haven’t.” – John Surtees The Italians called him “Il grande […]
1972 Honda CB350F: Petit Four
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 74 – first published in 2018. • Story Peter Laverty and Tony Sculpher • Photos Tony Sculpher and Jim Scaysbrook Honda had, of course, made a 4 cylinder 350 prior to […]
Jack Findlay: Don’t call me Cyril
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Karel Zegers, OBA archives Mike Hailwood once told me that around the original 14 kilometre Spa Francorchamps circuit, there was no one better than Cyril John ‘Jack’ Findlay. That’s high praise […]
Tom Phillis: A bridge too far
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Charles Rice, Keith Ward, Tom Perry The feeling of disbelief that followed the death of Tom Phillis on the Isle of Man in 1962 was palpable. How could Tom, fast […]