How to sell a classic or vintage motorbike in Australia
Wasn’t the world a simple place back in the good old days? If you wanted to sell your motorbike, you’d wheel it out
Italbrit Classic Motorcycles — Laverda parts and more from 500 acres of peace and quiet
By PETER TERLICK IT’S a long, long way from Breganze, northern Italy, to Narrikup, south-western Australia — but it’s somehow fitting that a
The man they call Toad, and his lifetime collection of bikes that no-one wanted
He started with six Harley Davidsons when he was just 16 years old CLASSIC motorcycle buffs dream of what they call ‘barn finds’
From HRD to Black Lightning and RTV1200, Ian Boyd has amassed the ultimate Vincent collection
Republished from May 2017. THE POSTMAN visits a motorcycle enthusiast with a globally significant collection of Vincents. WEST Australian Ian Boyd did not have
The home-made bike that conquered the world; the Britten V1000
First published 25 February 2017 ASK anyone remotely interested in motorcycles if they’ve ever heard of Burt Munro, and they’ll say: “Of course.
Wearing their ancient patina with pride; Wayne (the Indian guy) shares his wonderful collection
THERE’S a shed tucked away in the hills on the outskirts of Perth, Western Australia, where everything old is new again, and everything
He’s back! Ducati whisperer Brook Henry returns with a moto masterpiece — and his eyes on America
HE’S already known around the world as a master of Ducati improvement engineering. And now Brook Henry, the man who gave us the
Out of the shadows – one man’s journey into the past reunites a long-broken Vincent
OUR recent story on West Australian Ian Boyd’s collection of Vincents struck a chord with many readers. Here’s a tale about one Vincent
Lex’s Italian obsession – a vintage Guzzi built for the race track but turning heads in the suburbs
WHEN Perth Italian bike enthusiast Lex McKinley decided to build himself a V7-based Moto Guzzi vintage race bike, he had no intention of
Tim Wright’s two stroke kings: Yamaha RZ500 and Suzuki RG500
THEY are often considered the high point of motorcycle engine design — Japan’s 500cc two stroke grand prix bikes virtually ended the horsepower war
Ghosts aplenty at Vintage Club of WA’s annual Cannington swap meet
I KNOW it’s macabre, but as I wandered around the paddock at the Vintage Motorcycle Club of WA’s annual swap meet in Cannington today,
James’ winner on debut — a hand-made dual sport cafe racer
One of the problems with building the perfect bike is, well … then what? TWENTY-six-year old boilermaker James Alkins recently came to the conclusion that
The Triton: a modern touch to a parts-bin special
DAN TALBOT has finally got his hands on a Triton, without butchering his dad’s old Thunderbird. It’s precious metal. BACK in the days before
The Barber Museum — a Lotto fantasy come true
Bucket list holiday destination in the USA IMAGINE for a moment that you woke up on this New Year’s Day morning to the
A Christmas tale – fighting with temptation, but wanting not to win
Perth’s bike-collecting Barker brothers show how to fill a shed MOST of the motorcycle riders I’ve met over the years spend a lot of
Replace your helmet every three years … really?
AT FIRST it was a pleasant surprise. Alan the head postie announced that, henceforth, all we Australia Post posties would get a new
Scott Allen’s long term LeMans love affair
MOST of us have owned a bike that we later wish we’d never sold. You know the one — you bought it when you
When I made her Contis howl
SHE arrived a flash of passion, a time my teeth were gnashing’ for a taste of something racy. My long true love, Maria, you’ll understand,
Ducati dealers scramble the Scrambler
DUCATI dealers from across the planet have been taking part in a dream contest — customising a new Ducati Scrambler and morphing it into
The day I saved an old Swede — 1983 Husqvarna WR430
IT WAS the line about the go-kart that did me in. I was standing in a dusty old garage in the southern suburbs of Perth,