Old Bike Australasia Issue 14
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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.
Buzz Box – Old Bike News
R.E.G. – Shoestring Racer
Pioneering home-built 250 twin.
A.J.S 1938 7R – Birth of the breed or R’s about?
It is commonly, and incorrectly held that all pre-war racing 350cc OHC AJSs were called R7s, with the bigger 500cc brother called the R10. I must admit that I had perpetuated this misconception for many years, that is, until I met Norm and Lynda Maddock, passionate vintage enthusiasts and tireless workers for the sport in New Zealand.
Clubman Rally – The start of something big
Reliability Trials, which took a rather cavalier approach to speed limits, were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. One in particular, what became the Clubman Rally, was greeted enthusiastically for its first running in 1963.
Harold Parsons – Briefly the best
There are very few monuments dedicated to racing motorcyclists in the world, and in Australia, perhaps only two.
Rumi 125 – a Latin love affair
In a sea of Bantam BSAs on Victorian race tracks in the last 1950s, Ian Free’s Rumi stood out like the proverbial dog’s bits. Not only was it Italian, but it was a twin cylinder 125, something unheard of at the time. And gorgeous? This was the Gina Lollobrigida of motorcycles – all flowing curves and attention to detail.
How to photograph bikes – Part 1
Containing Pro Tips, information regarding affordable Digital SLRs as well as advice as to how focal length affects the background and overall composition of the shot.
Honda CB750 – The people’s Superbike, 40 years on
Derek Pickard looks back at how Honda produced the ace card which changed the motorcycle world and why its end was so downbeat for one of the greatest-ever milestones on two wheels.
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