Old Bike Australasia Issue 13
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Classic Cob Out In the Shed
Big Pete ‘Cob’ Smith is a regular figure at swap meets around the country and a bloke with his finger firmly on the pulse of the classic scene.
Sandy McCrae
The combination of Sandy McCrae and his self-built Vincent specials was virtually indomitable, particulary at Bathurst. His friend and occasional passenger Gordon Billies recounts his recollections.
50 years of the Triumph Bonneville – The Bonnie Goes Gold
Back in 1959, things weren’t looking too flash for Triumph, nor indeed, for any other European manufacturer. Petrol rationing was but a dim memory, cars were cheap and getting cheaper, and motorcycles in general were hardly aspirational stuff, thanks to Hollywood’s slant on the subject and anti-social behaviour from some groups.
Vincent hunting in Europe
Vincent by name and by inclination, Alyn Vincent hits the road in Europe in search of Stevenage stuff.
Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza Easter 2009
In the words of Motorcycling Australia, CEO, David White – “In my 19 years with Motorcycling Australia, this would have to be one of the beset things we have done”.
Crocker Jack’s Spendid Ride
A Boozefighters 1939 Big Tank Crocker V-Twin.
Working from a cramped shop in Venice, California Albert “Al” Crocker hand-built the first V-twin motorcycle bearing his name in 1936, three years prior to the outbreak of WWII.
Australia’s First Moto Adventurer – Arthur W Grady
The first person to circumnavigate Australia inside the shoreline in 1924, who was described in one newspaper as “A tall good looking chap with enough auburn hair to make the average girl envious”.
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