Tag: historic racing

Robbie Phillis, Katanas, and the real race heroes

The people that thrilled us are still here. And, still as fabulous. Australia has a wonderful record of motorcycle racing. We may well never see the like of it again. You see, there’s an entire...

Great Motorcycling Moments: GP returns to Oz

Grand Prix racing is ingrained in the Australian motorcycling landscape. But that can be sheeted home to one man, and a fabulous track. Phillip Island. Iconic, rated amongst the greatest tracks on the planet. Hard to...

Great Motorcycling Moments: Ernst Degner defects

Suzuki can trace its two-stroke racing success to one man and a spectacular escape. And he wasn’t Japanese. German Grand Prix racer Ernst Degner was born Ernst EugenWotzlawek on September 1931 and died September 10...

Great Motorcycling Moments: The Britten

In 1992 design engineer and glass artist John Britten set up the Britten Motorcycle Company in Christchurch New Zealand. A driven individual, Britten produced his own drawings, constructed his own patterns and designed the engine...

The King of Katana: Talking shop with Suzuki legend Mick Hone

INFO MOTO catches up with Mick Hone to talk about the new, and old, Suzuki Katana. https://youtu.be/K9vBtZO37Z4

International Island Classic is on this weekend

The 27th International Island Classic historic racing event will take place on January 24-26. As always, the iconic motorcycle festival will feature a century of bikes from pre-war metal through to modern sports machines. The International...

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