Peggy Hyde 1944-2026
The only woman to beat a man in a speed race on equal terms is recorded in Greek mythology, when the fleet-footed Atalanta told her many ardent suitors: "Catch me...
The 1976 Australian TT
The atmosphere of a race meeting is one of the most critical yet hard-to-define qualities. Often it's compounded of tradition and the realisation of a meeting's history. The Isle of...
Yamaha XS1100 1978-1982
Until the XS750E arrived earlier this year (1978) it was hard to be even slightly impressed by any big-bore street Yamaha. Despite unparalleled successes in many phases of motorcycle sport...
Ducati 900SD Darmah 1977-1982
If you accept that riding in freak rainstorms can provide enough information with which to formulate an opinion, and if you can overlook the hoary old shaft-drive versus chain-drive controversy,...
Yamaha SR500 1978-1979
Okay, so you’ve had enough of the nostalgic living legend and macho image bit surrounding the SR500E Yamaha, descendant of the 1937 BSA Gold Star. But the comparison just had...
“Stone” 1974
"STONE", Australia's first feature film on motorcycling, is due for national release this month. It offers two hours of colour action featuring the Grave Diggers, an outlaw group of Super4...
1972 Laverda 750 SFC
When Stan Evans came back from a prolonged stay in sunny Italy recently, he took particular care of his briefcase. It was filled with vital statistics on an Italian femme...
A Man and His Norton
It was in the wide cabin of an F100 Ford that it happened, while we were plugging across Melbourne with some trail bikes in the back. A Norton cut between...
1972-1992 Harley-Davidson Sportster
Back in the early Fifties, Harley Davidson was in a quandary. Which is very much like a quarry since they both involve being stuck down a hole. The Pommies, whose...
1979-1986 Ducati Mike Hailwood Replica
It is now more than forty-four years since Mike Hailwood came out of retirement to win the 1978 TT Formula One race at the Isle of Man on an NCR...
1975-1978 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans
Dawn struggled hard, but only managed to change the clouds from black to silver-grey. The Metzelers crackled on the dewy grass as the Guzzi was pushed towards my front gate....
1972 Kawasaki Z1 and 1976 Kawasaki Z900
Rolling from a factory in Akashi, Japan, as you read this, is the most exciting mass-produced motorcycle in the world. Kawasaki has built its Super4, a 900cc four-cylinder four stroke...
Ducati 1972 750GT and 1974 750 Super Sport
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the release of Ducati's first production V-twin, the 750GT in 1971, Classic Two Wheels here presents Two Wheels magazine's original road test of the...
BMW R100RS 1976-1984/1986-1992
The new flagship of the small BMW fleet is really some motorcycle, as it ought to be for a cool $4500 on the road. It is new in several regards,...
The Socket File: Gentleman Tourer
Finally, I've made the break and bought a Japanese motorbicycle. I needed to make a journey to Queensland and decided the Francis Barnett wasn't up to the task. As the...