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  • Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.
    Riders

    Ray Quincey: Meteoric rise, hard fall.

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 95 – first published in 2021. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Rob Lewis, Michael Andrews, Jeff Nield, Maurice Austin. Being the son of a famous father can be [...]
  • The Big Cancellation
    Out'n'About

    The Big Cancellation

    The Big Chill event, run by the Queensland Early Motorcycle Sports Club Inc and scheduled for 5th-6th July 2025 at Carnell Raceway, has been cancelled at the last minute due to circumstances beyond the club’s [...]
  • The Plastic Fantastic: A monocoque marvel.
    Bikes

    The Plastic Fantastic: A monocoque marvel.

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 91 – first published in 2020. Story: Jim Scaysbrook with assistance from Graeme Staples • Photos: Phil Ainsley, Graeme Staples, John Ford, Lloyd Williams. The Kiwis have a [...]
  • MotoBi – A family affair
    Bikes

    MotoBi – A family affair

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 93 – first published in 2021. Story: Nick Varta • Photos: Russ Murray Was MotoBi the illegitimate son of the oldest extant Italian motorcycle company? Having a company [...]
  • Suzuki RG500: How Suzuki saved the Senior
    Bikes

    Suzuki RG500: How Suzuki saved the Senior

    From our Old Bike Archives – Issue 98 – first published in 2022. Story: Jim Scaysbrook • Photos: Peter Jones, Rob Lewis, Gary Reid, Damian Cook, John Ford, Karel Zegers. After years of domination by [...]
OBA Issue 4
In the Spotlight

Jack Ahearn – A man for all reasons

by Old Bike in Feature

A close friend of the writer’s emigrated to Australia in 1966 and has fond memories of sharing a four berth cabin in steerage on a P & O liner with a laconic Aussie named Jack [...]
  • Bikes

    An RG in Wolf’s clothing – Walter Wolf Suzuki RG250 Gamma

  • Parilla: Magic from Milano

  • Sunbeam: “The Gentleman’s Motorcycle”

  • 1969 MV Agusta 250B: Lightweight from a famous family

  • AMC Parallel Twins: From go to whoa.

  • Kawasaki KR250: The Tandem Twin

  • Katana – The Suzuki born in Bavaria

  • Riders

    Laurie Boulter: Cover up at Handley’s Corner

  • Graham Young – On for young and old

  • Jack Ahearn – A man for all reasons

  • Ron Boulden: Quick. Smart.

  • Ross Hannan – Never say die

  • Ron Toombs – King of the Mountain

  • Roy East – A great all-rounder

  • OBA Issue 13
    Tracks

    Altona Circuit: Short lived and sweet

  • Tracks in Time: Mount Druitt, NSW

  • Tracks in Time: Little River

  • Darley Days

  • Agro in Assen – Riders Strike of 1955

  • Christmas Hills – When the hills were alive

  • The Twin Cold Shoulders: Gnoo Blas Circuit, Orange NSW

  • Out'n'About

    2018 International Festival of Speed

  • 27th Frostbite Rally: Frost-free in Warwick

  • Alec Wise: the brake man

Whats On

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    Jun 2025
    Upcoming Races & Rallies Calendar

Latest Issue

  • 2025 Yamaha MT-07: Much more than a facelift

    February 26, 2025
    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 XSR900 GP – A retro racer for the road
    February 5, 2025
  • Classic never dies – Kawasaki Z900RS SE
    December 20, 2024
  • 2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650: The Royal chop
    August 6, 2024
  • No specialist skills required!

    February 22, 2025
    On The Dyno: Presented by OEM.DIGITAL Pty Ltd We put the Hand Held Dyno® Ignition to the test in back-to-back shootouts against the stock ignitions on a Kawasaki, Honda and Ducati – the results were [...]
  • Bright sparks from Rex
    January 1, 2025
  • Is your ignition working?
    October 21, 2024
  • Belt and Bevel Ducatis: “Dial-in” performance
    October 4, 2024
  • The Big Cancellation

    June 13, 2025
    The Big Chill event, run by the Queensland Early Motorcycle Sports Club Inc and scheduled for 5th-6th July 2025 at Carnell Raceway, has been cancelled at the last minute due to circumstances beyond the club’s [...]
  • Alec Wise: the brake man
    December 13, 2024
  • Ric Begg’s collection up for auction
    December 4, 2024
  • The Roy Parker Collection of Classic & Vintage Motorcycles up for auction
    October 28, 2024
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