AMCN VOL 26 No 01 32 pages, 30c On sale July 2, 1976 Editor: Jeff Maynard The year was 1976 The man who introduced colourful…
Not forgotten | Ralph ‘Sonny’ Barger In the mid-1960s, Sonny Barger’s name started appearing in biker film credits as ‘technical adviser’ and by the end of the decade he had…
America’s infamous and highly illegal Cannonball Run was launched to celebrate the life of a serial record breaker. And it turns out George Cannon Ball Baker’s first love was motorcycles.
Kenneth Leroy Roberts was born on 31 December 1951 in the town of Modesto, California. His mother Alice and his father Buster moved Kenny and his step-brother and sister…
Thirteen laps remain in the 1976 Australian Unlimited Grand Prix and the chase is on. Warren Willing on his privately entered Yamaha TZ750 is hunting Ikujiro Takai’s works…
In 1972, bikies ran riot through a New Zealand city square in an event unlikely to ever be repeated The roar of dozens of British motorcycles heralded…
“The Daytona 200 taught me everything I needed to know about racing,” is high praise from Freddie Spencer, as he took a look back at the famous…
The dominance of 500cc two-stroke machines in grand prix racing came to an end in 2001. The following year 990cc four-stroke prototypes were allowed to join the grid…
As soon as the first bicycle hit the streets, someone wanted a lift somewhere. Once bicycles became powered by two-stroke powerplants and belt-drive had given way to…
Hisakazu Sekiguichi was on a mission. As Honda team manager, he had to ensure Tom Phillis won the final round of the 1961 125cc title in order to…
Believing he could capitalise on Australian speedway stars passing through the British colony in transit to and from the British speedway season, promoter Arthur Reynolds headed to…
Robert (Bobby) Haas, who died unexpectedly on 28 September at the age of 74 after a brief respiratory illness, only had his first motorcycle ride a decade…
