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Old Bike Australasia Issue 17 Price: $11.50 each (Including postage & Handling) 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 Roy East - A great all-rounder Few Australians tried to make a living racing motocross in Europe in the 1960s – and even fewer succeeded. Among those who plied the tracks of England, France, Belgium, Germany, Holland and the Iron Curtain countries was Sydney’s Roy East. MV Agusta 750s - Appointment with royalty As far back as the early 1950s, little MV road racers were seen in Australia, albeit in very limited numbers. The SOHC 125 singles and the later DOHC models were very competitive for a short period, that is, until the Honda twins arrived. The odd privately-imported road bike could occasionally be seen as well, usually 125 and 150 cc OHV singles. 1984 Yamaha RZ500 - Short-lived sensation Peter Addison, road tester for this magazine, was Team Manager of the crew that looked after the Richard Scott/Michael Dowson Toshiba Yamaha Dealer Team entry in the 1984 Castrol Six Hour Race, with Steve Ashkanzi as Chief Mechanic. Matchless Silver Hawk Many regard the ‘thirties as the most fruitful era in terms of motorcycle innovation. Brilliant designs flowed from almost every major British factory, But the events in Wall Street killed most of them stone dead…… Beaulieu Museum - Britain’s heritage on display| While in the south of England for the recent Goodwood Revival meeting, I took a morning off to visit one of the real institutions of motoring history in the UK. Tracks In Time – Kalamunda, WA Although WW2 had finished in 1945, petrol was still rationed until 1950. Nevertheless, officials and competitors were anxious to get our motorcycling sport up and running again. Kalamunda in 1951 was not the first motorcycle road race held in WA post WW2, as racing had been held at Yanchep National Park every six months since 1946. This circuit was a narrow tar macadam road through the park. Lined with trees, and considered quite dangerous. The Bantam - One clever little rooster Did everyone have a Bantam at some stage of their motorcycling experience? It would seem so – the ubiquitous green midgets were everywhere in the ‘50s – carrying mail, checking gas meters, shuffling backwards and forwards to work, and even racing. |
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