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OBA Issue 10
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The Whiting – an Aussie V-4 from 1919!

March 15, 2019

Saville Whiting Esq., of Melbourne, was dissatisfied with the handling and comfort afforded by pre-WW1 motorcycle design. He had been a motorcyclist since 1905 and felt that a proper chassis should be complete with springing […]

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BMW R5 SS – Rare Bavarian beauty

March 1, 2019

BMWs were not particularly common in Australia in the 1930s, with our entrenched tastes for British and American brands. But down in Geelong, it was a different story, thanks mainly to the efforts of L.F. […]

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