TIM’S FIRST BIKE as a 16-year-old was a used 1927 250cc New Imperial which ignited a lifetime passion for motorcycling. Initially competing in local reliability trials such as the…
At the end of 1964, a 22-year-old Italian racer was summoned to the Meccanica Verghera factory in Lombardy. When the boss of MV called, you answered.
At the onset of the Great Depression, 27-year-old Phil Irving was drafting parts for a diesel engine when he encountered the motorcycle that was to change his…
Trent Lean’s dirtbike career spans almost four decades, from his first motocross on a Suzuki RM125 at Barleigh Ranch (now MX Central) to his final Yamaha Australian Off-Road…
Greg Pretty sits inside the concrete wall at Bathurst’s GTX Bend, sipping reflectively on a steel tin of Carlton Draught while he fiddles with the ring-pull clip (photo at…
Andrew Coaker was among the scores of youngsters competing in the growing enduro scene in the 90s when he was invited to navigate his cousin John’s Toyota Ute in…
“It was very satisfying helping Dean achieve his dreams” I was born in Toowoomba in 1970. I used to go to my relatives during the holidays…
Here’s a simple question. Name the Italian motorcycle manufacturer synonymous with transverse, overhead-valve V-twins since 1965? Yes, it’s Moto Guzzi. Now name the Italian company…
At the end of an Easter weekend, three riders share a joke (right) while friends and family look on. This photograph, taken after the Unlimited Australian Grand Prix…
Rick Walden ignored advice in 1979 to spend another year racing at home and headed overseas. He wanted to compete in the last year of the World Formula…
Barely two weeks after his 16th birthday, Tony McAlpine wrapped up the 1937 NSW Motor Cycling Championship on a BSA 500. It is therefore logical to contemplate…
“I’m the luckiest man alive!” says 1960s international racer Malcolm Stanton. The 74-year-old Aussie and wife Terri now follow the sun around the country in a fifth-wheel trailer,…
