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 […]
Soichiro Honda
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 […]
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 […]
Marusho Magnum Electra – From Hamamatsu via Bavaria
Besides the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers that exist today, there were plenty of smaller producers who left the scene, particularly in the late 1950s. They went out of business, merged with other companies, were taken over, […]
