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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
Racer Test: Bimota YB5 T-Rex Racing Classic Superbike
9.3
4 years ago

Racer Test: Bimota YB5 T-Rex Racing Classic Superbike

35-years-old and this highly modified and very rare Bimota YB5 could well be one of the best handling retro motorcycles on the planet. Back in 2016, Jeff headed to the …
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Video Review: 2020 Suzuki V-STROM 1050XT, Voyager Pack
8.8
4 years ago

Video Review: 2020 Suzuki V-STROM 1050XT, Voyager Pack

The Suzuki V-STROM first appeared in 2002 and 18-years later has been developed into one of the most refined and reliable motorcycles on the planet. It was already good but …
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Review: 2020/2021 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX Sports Tourer
9.5
4 years ago

Review: 2020/2021 Kawasaki Ninja 1000SX Sports Tourer

The Ninja 1000 was a hit when it landed here in 2011. Dubbed by Kawasaki as a ‘Sportsbike for the real world’ engineers were given the green light to compromise …
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Throwback Thursday: Riding Max Biaggi’s Alitalia RSV4 Factory Superbike
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Riding Max Biaggi’s Alitalia RSV4 Factory Superbike

The RSV4 is the closest of all the SBK machines to a MotoGP bike. From the start of the campaign in 2006, Aprilia focussed on building a race bike that …
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Review: 2020 Kawasaki Z H2 Supercharged Nakedbike
8.5
4 years ago

Review: 2020 Kawasaki Z H2 Supercharged Nakedbike

Where was this beast when Rapid Bikes was around? It’s a question I asked myself as the Z H2 wheelstood over a small railway bridge just up the road from …
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Throwback Thursday: Riding Checa’s Title Winning Althea Ducati RS11
4 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Riding Checa’s Title Winning Althea Ducati RS11

Carlos Checa dominated WSBK in 2011, winning his first ever world title at the ripe old age of 38. With 15 wins and 21 podiums all up on the privateer …
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Review: 2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR
9
4 years ago

Review: 2020 BMW F 900 R and F 900 XR

BMW say the F 900 R & XR set the techno benchmark in segment with their stock spec and wide range of options; Dynamic ESA, Riding Modes Pro, Shift Assistant …
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Tweaked: Suzuki PTR GSX-S1000 KATANA video review
7
4 years ago

Tweaked: Suzuki PTR GSX-S1000 KATANA video review

Just over 12-months ago Suzuki Australia launched the new KATANA here, holding a two day press event on the Gold Coast. You can read our review here or watch our video …
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Throwback Thursday! Norton Commando 961
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4 years ago

Throwback Thursday! Norton Commando 961

Back in 2015 I tested the then new and much anticipated Norton Commando 961 Cafe Racer. The bike turned out to be a sweet handling, great looking machine with a …
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Motorcycling Australia celebrates Brendan Ferrari
4 years ago

Motorcycling Australia celebrates Brendan Ferrari

For Brendan Ferrari, what started as a fill-in flag marshall role at Calder Park to ensure racing could start one weekend in 1982, turned into a life-long passion for officiating …
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