There was a time when this bikes current owner was somewhat disparaging of the mighty stinkwheel, but after a brief foray into some scrambles shenanigans way back in the 80s ( and subsequently left there due to infirmity ), has seen him warm to, and collect, an interesting array of motorcycles powered by Sir Dugald
1929 500cc Scott Squirrel (exact pedigree unknown, though not a Chipmunk) Read More »
Ive always had a fondness for Royal Enfields, no secret there, and in particular always had a strange attraction to the tiny 2 strokes they produced. I guess its something to do with the simplicity and beauty of the design. This one is displayed in the Packard and Pioneer museum, which I visited in March
1941 Royal Enfield Flying Flea Read More »
Back in October last year we were asked if we could put out a note about the NZ 2017 BSA National Rally that was to be held in February 2017. February 2017 is a distant memory and so I went back to Ash to get a rally report. This report was originally included the BSA
2017 BSA National Rally Report (NZ) Read More »
The mighty AJS R10 from 1930 ( or maybe 1929, i’m sure a purist will correct any glaring errors, apparently the magenta was replaced in 1930 with the now familiar Black and Gold) Ive seen this bike at our local racetrack twice now, and as awesome as it is, whats always caught my attention is
I recently holidayed up at Cooper Beach ( Doubtless Bay, Northland) with Mrs K and Jr and one of the highlights of our trip was visiting Mathews Vintage Collection on SH10 just outside Taipa. Whilst admiring his fine and varied collection, I was taken with this magnificent Raleigh Model 21. Along with the display was
Bruce Augers 1928 Raleigh Model 21 Deluxe restoration Read More »
