Old Bike Australasia magazine issue 5
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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. This is the first of what will be regular articles.

Classic Restore – Suzuki GS750B
Restoring a bike is jolly fun. Just remember that it will cost you at least double your careful estimate, and the simplest tasks will turn into the kind of frustration that leads to missiles being launched in the workshop. Just when you’re about to saw the frame in half to get the gearbox to fit, it’s time to recall that it went in OK in the first place. And your knuckles will take a hammering. But when it’s all said and done, it’s the result that drives you on. The frustrating, exasperating, but exciting process of turning a pile of crud into a thing of beauty.

Modern Engine Performance Oils Fact or Friction
Modern technology and old bikes don’t necessarily always go together, but in the lubrication department, the modern stuff is light years ahead of what was considered adequate a few years ago.

Isle of Man 100 years
It’s 100 years since Rem Fowler and his Norton rode themselves into history in the inaugural Isle of Man TT in 1907. Since then, the TT has gone from hero to zero and back again on several occasions.

Les Bailey – The First Australian TT Rider
Stephen L. (Les) Bailey was already a star motorcyclist by the time he sailed for England in the early part of 1910

Keith Wendell - Reaching for the Gold Stars
The walls of his main office are covered in Commendations, Diplomas and Certificates from Universities the world over, yet Dr Keith Wendell’s desk is almost buried under reference guides to old British motorcycles. There’s hardly a medical text book in sight.

Sandgroper Speedway Star - An interview with Edwin Vernon ‘Chum’ Taylor
Chum Taylor’s speedway career lasted a quarter of a century. He was the only West Australian rider to ever score points in a World Speedway Final (1960) and also qualified for the 1961 World Final at Wembley. Chum was Australian Champion in 1966 and five times WA Speedway Champion. Hew as known as ‘The Master of Claremont’.

The Hawtry Special
Big Wal Hawtry stood out in a field of riders not just because of his height, but for his penchant of wearing a white leather jacket in the days when all-black garb was de riguer.

Happy 100 Douglas
In recent years, there have been many centuries celebrated among marques. But unlike Husqvarna and Triumph, which are still produced, names like Velocette and Douglas are long gone, so what we are in effect celebrating is 100 years since the production of the first machine.

Helmut Dahne’s BMW R90S: A technical TT Winner
In keeping with our TT theme this issue, we visit a remarkable machine built and ridden by a remarkable man – Helmut Dahne and his BMW R90S.

George Begg – In appreciation
George Begg has never been shackled by tradition. A self-made successful businessman in his native New Zealand, he has used his affluence to indulge in the things he loves; motorcycles, racing cars, traveling and writing, and in a 40-year philanthropic career that has seen him at the helm of fund raising ventures that have continuously benefited the less fortunate.

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