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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
New Model: 2020 BMW R 18 First Edition cruiser, full details
6 years ago

New Model: 2020 BMW R 18 First Edition cruiser, full details

BMW Motorrad Australia will have the all-new R 18 Cruiser in dealership showrooms Nationally from July, with the 1802cc, 150Nm boxer engined First Edition arriving in limited numbers with a …
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Review: 2020 BMW R 1250 RS Exclusive
8.5
6 years ago

Review: 2020 BMW R 1250 RS Exclusive

We’ve been testing the BMW 1250 ShiftCam Boxer range since last year, with reviews on the GS and GS Adventure, R 1250 RT and R 1250 R. The final 1250 …
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MotoGP Gallery: Saturday Action, Grand Prix Of Qatar
6 years ago

MotoGP Gallery: Saturday Action, Grand Prix Of Qatar

By  •  Gallery

With the MotoGP class out from the first round at Qatar, (see article here), the action has been left to the Moto2 and Moto3 classes. Saturday results for Moto3, with …
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Editorial: The Return Of The Sunday Scratch…
6 years ago

Editorial: The Return Of The Sunday Scratch…

I hope you are well and got some riding done between the flames, then floods, the killer beer flu thing and the completely mental dunny roll war. Me? I did. …
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Old versus New: Suzuki GSX-R750F & Suzuki GSX-R750L5
6 years ago

Old versus New: Suzuki GSX-R750F & Suzuki GSX-R750L5

Show just about any enthusiast over the age of 40 a photo of a 1985 Suzuki Slabbie 750 and their eyes will glaze over with fond memories… I know I …
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Tyre Test: Bridgestone Battlecross E50
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6 years ago

Tyre Test: Bridgestone Battlecross E50

After running our WR250R in on Bridgestone Trailwings, we upgraded it to the FIM Dot spec proper road legal enduro tyre, the Bridgestone Battlecross E50. This transformed the WR off-road, …
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Retro Ride: Moriwaki Engineering Zephyr
6 years ago

Retro Ride: Moriwaki Engineering Zephyr

The Kawasaki Zephyr 1100 was a brilliant bike that really never took off the way it should have here in Australia or NZ, quickly replaced by the ZRX. However, if …
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Quick Test: 2020 BMW R 1250 R Exclusive
8.5
6 years ago

Quick Test: 2020 BMW R 1250 R Exclusive

The BMW R 1250 R is the most high-tech and powerful naked Boxer yet. With 100kW and 143Nm, the punchy twin does 0 – 100km/h in just 3.4-seconds and has …
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Video Review: 2020 Suzuki Boulevard M109R Black Edition
8.5
6 years ago

Video Review: 2020 Suzuki Boulevard M109R Black Edition

The M109R Boulevard is an iconic model from Suzuki. First introduced in 2006 for $18,990 + ORC, the Boulevard was a hit. The wild side and performance pretty much blew …
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Tyre Review: Bridgestone Battleax Adventurecross AX41
8.6
6 years ago

Tyre Review: Bridgestone Battleax Adventurecross AX41

After running our WR250R in on Bridgestone Trailwings, we upgraded to the FIM Dot spec proper road legal enduro tyre, the Bridgestone Battlecross E50. We loved those off road but …
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