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About Jeff Ware

Jeff is a syndicated motorcycle journalist and editor/owner of BikeReview.com.au, which he launched in 2015. Jeff has over 20-years and 400 races at A grade level racing under his lid, and has been a full time motorcycle journalist since 2001. In the 1990s, Jeff completed his apprenticeship as a motorcycle mechanic, before moving to journalism in early 2000s as Staff Journo at Two Wheels and Live To Ride. His first editorship was at Streetbike Magazine, and he founded Rapid Bikes, Retrobike and Knee Down with Peter Pap. He also publishes a racing and track day website called pitboard.com.au and is a regular car reviewer for exhaustnotes.com.au. Jeff is a long time contributor to Classic Racer, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics and many overseas publications from MCN UK to motorcycle.com USA.
Latest Posts | By Jeff Ware
Review: 2021 Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure
9.1
4 years ago

Review: 2021 Kawasaki KLR650 Adventure

The mighty Kawasaki KLR has been a popular trail bike for almost 40-years, from the KLR600 of 1984 to 1987, when the KLR650 arrived, it has been putting smiles on …
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Road Test: 2022 Aprilia RS660
9.5
4 years ago

Road Test: 2022 Aprilia RS660

We’ve been going crazy about the RS 660 ever since the first concept images were released, mostly due to Jeff’s SXV550 Aprilia race winner, a bike we wished Aprilia would …
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Review: 2021 Harley-Davidson FLHC Softail Heritage Classic 107
8.5
4 years ago

Review: 2021 Harley-Davidson FLHC Softail Heritage Classic 107

The 2022 Softail Heritage Classic is here, powered by the 114 M8 and with new colours. But you can still get hold of a 107 model if you hurry, with …
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Review: Harley-Davidson Pan America, Off The Road, On The Limit
9.1
4 years ago

Review: Harley-Davidson Pan America, Off The Road, On The Limit

In winter we were fortunate enough to spend a day sampling the Pan America Special on a range of roads, tracks and even a dedicated grass track circuit. We published …
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Review: 2022 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT
8.9
4 years ago

Review: 2022 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT

Midway through last year, in the middle of lockdown, Zane managed to squeeze in a quick spin on the new Tracer 9 GT. We have since got the bike back …
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Review: 2021 Vespa Primavera Pic Nic 150
8.5
4 years ago

Review: 2021 Vespa Primavera Pic Nic 150

If you like to scooter in style, enjoy a weekend picnic in the park and want a premium scoot that is much more than a beat about daily commuter hack, …
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Staff Bikes: BikeReview LiveWire, Jeff’s 3rd month going electric!
4 years ago

Staff Bikes: BikeReview LiveWire, Jeff’s 3rd month going electric!

Since Simon Harris attended the Aussie launch, MDM did the Euro launch and Paul Bailey did our track test, Jeff became keen to test a LiveWire over a longer period to find out …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday! Racer Test, Aprilia RSW250
4 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday! Racer Test, Aprilia RSW250

 

The chance to ride a real deal RSW250 Grand Prix World Championship bike is the stuff dreams are made of. I grew up obsessed by 250GP. …
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Review: 2021 Harley-Davidson Sportster S, Aussie Launch
9.3
4 years ago

Review: 2021 Harley-Davidson Sportster S, Aussie Launch

“The Sportster S is the next all-new motorcycle built on the Revolution Max platform and sets a new performance standard for the Sportster line,” said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and …
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Review: 2021 Super SOCO CPx electric scooter
7.4
4 years ago

Review: 2021 Super SOCO CPx electric scooter

Electric bikes and scooters are a category that continues to expand. Our first electric test was only a few years ago, the Fonz NKD. We now have an Electric category …
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