Articles tagged with: Classic Racing Motorcycles
The motorcycling bug bit Sammy Miller whilst watching motorcycle racing in Ulster. He went on to compete and win his first event in 1953. The rest as they say, is history.
Millers career was an …
HEAVEN VMX, the club for Vintage Motocross racing in NSW has released a nine event series for 2010. The calendar includes the famous Crawford River Classic – now in it’s 8th year, and a new …
Here is a full length video of the season opening Argentine 500cc Motorcycle Grand Prix from 1982.
The opening parts of the video are arguably the best bits with some good interviews with Sheene, Croz and …
In a twist on the usual scenario, two of the three man Team USA CanAm from 1974 will be competing at the Preston MCC/MA promoted ACMXCs in Australia on April 9-11, 2010.
Gary Jones, four time …
Motorcycling Australia (MA) is pleased to announce that 1976 Australian Unlimited Road Racing Champion, Warren Willing, will return to the track this Easter at the 2010 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB).
Willing, whose battles with friend …
Make no mistake, Finland has produced more motorsport world champions per capita than any nation on earth. When you think rallying, names of champions easily come to mind, guys like Ari Vatanen, Hannu Mikkola, Timo …
Look at this wonderful Yamaha documentary of the Sonauto Yamaha team’s assault on the 1981 Paris – Dakar Rally. I can’t understand a word of it, but its incredible viewing none the less.
The Sonauto team …
Motorcycling Australia (MA) pleased to announce that Former Australian Motocross Champion, Pelle Granquist, will be taking part in the 2010 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) over the Easter weekend (3-4 April).
While at the event, to …
Greg Pretty, the superstar of the 1979 national season, has died in a road accident in the Adelaide Hills.
Pretty, 54, an airline pilot from Enfield (Adelaide), was riding his Honda with a group of friends …
If you have kids under five there is a good chance you already know a lot about balance bikes. They are a fantastic toy for the development of balance, steering, awareness and motor skills; very …
The Post Classic Racing Association (PCRA) of NSW continues to lead the way in historic motorcycle racing in NSW, elevating the Barry Sheene Festival of Speed to new heights with unprecedented prize money of up …
Race Retro, the international historic motorsport show, is lining up a cracking array of motorsport legends for its 2010 show – from racing cars and drivers to track bikes and riders.
Held at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, …
I have just finishing watching the Castrol History of Motorcycle Racing DVD set and it’s a ripper. It covers motorcycle road racing from the invention of the motorbike in the early 1900s through to the …
Shannons will stage Australia’s first truly national Show & Shine over the NSW Labor Day long weekend from 1-4 October 2010, with more than 2,000 vehicles of all makes and ages expected to converge on …
We are winding down for Christmas, so over the break we will be running plenty of videos to keep you guys entertained.
We ran a story back in July about Kenny Roberts returning to the Indy …
Picture this. You’re an Australian rider, lining up for your second premier-class works Grand Prix ride – nominated by a four-times world champion. But just minutes before the start, your Italian teammate’s machine has ignition …
You know that feeling, when your pride and joy is sitting in the garage, tuned and tweaked to perfection. Just the way you want it. And yet you are already thinking of things that can …
The 2010 Honda Broadford Bike Bonanza (HBBB) at Broadford next Easter will see a colourful tribute to one of Australia’s racing greats – the late Ken Blake.
The immensely popular South Australian, winner of 11 National …
It is hard to believe that it is 20 years since the very first FIM-sanctioned Australian Grand Prix captured the imagination of the Aussie public and the admiration of the entire GP paddock. When I …
This Yamaha RD125 ad from 1975 sports the image of one of the world’s best riders of the 1970s. His name is Kent Andersson, a two time 125cc World Champion and to this day the …










