The 1964 Yamaha YDS-3
Power to the People Story: Jim Scaysbrook Photos: Dick Darby, Jim Scaysbrook, Sean Goldhawk, JMS archives The stout little twin – the YD-1 – that Yamaha introduced in 1957 was a truly significant event in […]
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Phil Irving’s 1930 Sidecar Journey to the UK
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 […]
Yamaha V-Max 1200 – Outa my way!
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2022. Story Rennie and Jim Scaysbrook • Photos Russ Murray and Yamaha-Motor Australia. There was something funny going on in the mid ‘eighties, […]
Yamaha SRV250 – The Soulful V-twin
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 96 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Yamaha-Motor Australia, OBA archives Thirty years ago, “retro” wasn’t a commonly used term for motorcycles. The design […]
2025 Yamaha MT-07: Much more than a facelift
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 119 – first published in 2025. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook. Photos: Sue Scaysbrook, Yamaha Motor Australia A decade has passed since the launch of Yamaha’s highly-successful MT-07 parallel […]
Yamaha XS750: Timid triple
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 86 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Michael Andrews, OBA archives. Yamaha itself could hardly imagine the success enjoyed by the three-cylinder 850cc engine […]
Yamaha SRX600: Two takes on a big single
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 84 – first published in 2019. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook There’s no doubt that Yamaha’s retro racer SR500, introduced in 1978, was a bold move, and […]
A smarter Tracer: 2024 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 111 – first published in 2023. Ride impressions: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Sue Scaysbrook The latest evolution of the popular series, the 2024 Tracer 9 GT+ goes all-out […]
Yamaha TX500: A troubled birth – a shorter life.
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 76 – first published in 2018. Story: Peter Laverty and Rod Tingate • Photos: Jim Scaysbrook and Peter Dunster. When the all-new TX500 twin was scheduled to make […]
Yamaha GTS 1000: The forkless wonder
From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 67 – first published in 2017. Story: Peter Laverty • Photos: Mat Clancy and FoTTofinders. In that hot bed era of motorcycle development – the ‘thirties – the twin […]
