Story: Gaven Dall’Osto Philip Edward Irving MBE (1903–1992) was a highly acclaimed Australian engineer and author. Last year, I was drawn to Donington’s auction of Brian Greenfield’s collection, which featured much of Phil Irving’s personal […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 121 – first published in 2025. Report and photos: Mat Clancy Having clocked up over 30,000 km since I collected my new Interceptor from Motociclo in 2022, I […]
Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Tom Fossati and Matty Hayman There’s no doubt that the timeless classic styling and innovative décor of the now long established Royal Enfield 650s have contributed immensely to the […]
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: UMI Just like Triumph and Bonneville, or Ducati and Monster, Royal Enfield and Bullet just go together. Or at least they did until 2020, when the company’s most venerable model name, […]
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 […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 109 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Clyde Ikin I’ll admit that feet-forward bikes have never been high on my personal must-ride list, […]
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 69 – first published in 2017. Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook When the last of the traditional V-twin Indian Chiefs staggered out of the Springfield factory in 1953, […]
Story: Transcribed and edited from an interview with Peter Drakeford in 2007. Photos: Rob Lewis, Bob Cann, Flood archives, OBA archives. These days, monocularity (the state of having vision in only one eye) virtually debars anyone […]
Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Dennis Quinlan and Jim Scaysbrook Magazine owner, prolific motorcycle and automotive book publisher, entrepreneur, ex-racer, ex-motorcycle dealer; Floyd Clymer was never afraid of a challenge. He even wrote a book instructing […]
Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook The Thruxton 500, or Nine Hour Race, was an annual bash for Production motorcycles, or rather, what constituted Production motorcycles under the loose rules of the ‘fifties and early […]
