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Pitmans Yamaha XS1100 Superbike: Chain-drive transformer

April 5, 2024

From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 73 – first published in 2018. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: John Ford, Keith Muir, Rob Lewis, Sue Scaysbrook, Mal Pitman.  The shaft drive XS11 Yamaha was never […]

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Martini Yamaha XS1100: Martini Cocktail

September 9, 2022

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 […]

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Suzuki GSX1100: Four-valve flyer

October 15, 2021

Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook “The fastest standard motorcycle in the world”. That’s not a bad opener in any sales pitch, and it came at a time when motorcycling was all about speed, power […]

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Honda CBX 1000: The wide one

September 10, 2021

Story and photos: Jim Scaysbrook • Technical assistance: Jim Merrick, Tom Battison. Faced with stiffening opposition from all fronts for the title of King of the Road, Honda went for the coup d’état. December 1977. […]

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2018 International Festival of Speed

April 6, 2018

Join Jim Scaysbrook at the 2018 QBE International Festival of Speed at Sydney Motorsport Park for a look at the bikes and stars that make this one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most popular motorcycle racing […]

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