G'DAY
THIS issue marks the sixth anniversary of the relaunch in January 2015 of Retrobike as a quarterly journal of old-school cool. Classic not plastic! Over 24 issues, we’ve presented around 200 feature bikes from around Australia and the world, plus maybe half that number again of iconic motorcycling events, groups and people. And had a lot of fun doing it, just quietly. Happy birthday to us. “None of this is rocket science if you want to have a go” Our first cover bike and lead story was David Anderson’s 1984 Suzuki 750 Katana, stylishly subtle but brimming with skilful chassis engineering by Victorian custom workshop Bikecraft. With its GSX-R 17-inch wheels, upside-down forks, six-piston brakes and mono-shock swingarm, the 30-year-old ‘Street Kat’ steered, stopped and handled almost like a new…