Retrobike

BACK TO THE FUTURE

QUEENSLANDER Andrew Parcell is a big fan of Yamaha’s venerable SOHC vertical twin, with no less than three custom examples — a café racer, a bobber and a dirt tracker — already sharing space with a couple of Harley-Davidsons in his shed before he embarked on the build before you now.

“I’ve customised a few XS650s,” he says. “They are a great platform to start with. I purchased this one two years ago as an unfinished

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Retrobike

Retrobike3 min read
A Hot Bmw…
RETROBIKE is the best collection of cool-looking machinery around. It’s fantasy material for someone who can’t even pull off a restoration without taking shortcuts or chucking practical into the mix. Like bunging a Mikuni on the Norton instead of dic
Retrobike5 min read
The Dream Bike
Earlier this year, insurer Shannons and Queensland custom shop Purpose Built Moto put together a video series, the Shannons Dream Bike Build – this is the story behind that bike and how it came to be the focus of a video series. PBM didn’t build a bi
Retrobike3 min read
G'day
Another issue of Retrobike and it’s chock-full of interesting bikes, from the old to the new, but all with a bit of Retro style. I would have loved to have included the BMW R 18 Roctane, but I’ve just returned from the Aussie launch of the machine an

Related Books & Audiobooks