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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
Throwback Thursday: Riding A Wes Cooley Rep Suzuki GS1000S
3 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Riding A Wes Cooley Rep Suzuki GS1000S

We will call this one an “unofficial” Wes Cooley edition because Suzuki never actually marketed the bike a Wes Cooley GS1000S. It was simply a blue and white S version …
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Feature: The Career Of Mat Mladin, Part Two, Winning Seven AMA Titles
3 years ago

Feature: The Career Of Mat Mladin, Part Two, Winning Seven AMA Titles

After the surprise call from Suzuki race boss legend Masayuki Itoh offering Mladin a spot on the factory Yoshimura AMA Superbike Team for the 1996 season, it seemed as if …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1985 Yamaha RZ125FN, The Forgotten RZ
3 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1985 Yamaha RZ125FN, The Forgotten RZ

I’m an absolute Yamaha RZ nut, I’ve ground-up restored an RZV500 for a mate and my first road bike was a RZ250FN. Here is a look at the rare 125, …
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Comparison: BMW S 1000 R versus Aprilia Tuono V4 1100
3 years ago

Comparison: BMW S 1000 R versus Aprilia Tuono V4 1100

Earlier this year we reviewed the amazing BMW S 1000 R M-Sport and equally impressive Aprilia Tuono V4 1100. Two extreme bikes from the same class that could not be …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Jeff’s Restored Suzuki RM80X Minibike
3 years ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: Jeff’s Restored Suzuki RM80X Minibike

Back in 1987 my Suzuki RM80X got nicked and it broke my heart. With the usual living expenses as a family, there was no hope of me getting another bike …
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Torrot Motocross Two Review | Long Term Test Part 1
3 years ago

Torrot Motocross Two Review | Long Term Test Part 1

We’ve got a new member of the BikeReview family, a ripper Spanish built Torrot Motocross Two electric kids bike. The BikeReview Torrot MX2 will be used by the Ware kids …
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Video Review: 2022 Harley-Davidson Sportster S
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3 years ago

Video Review: 2022 Harley-Davidson Sportster S

The Sportster S proved to be everything that Harley promised us in the lead up to the Aussie press launch last year, where we raced around a purpose made track …
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Feature: The Career Of Mat Mladin, Part One, MX to Tarmac
3 years ago

Feature: The Career Of Mat Mladin, Part One, MX to Tarmac

On March 10 1972, Carol & Mate Mladin welcomed Mat Mladin into the world at Camden Hospital, NSW, Australia. The proud parents didn’t know it at the time but their …
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Review: 2022 Harley-Davidson Sportster S, Road Test
9.2
3 years ago

Review: 2022 Harley-Davidson Sportster S, Road Test

The Sportster S proved to be everything that Harley promised us in the lead up to the Aussie press launch last year, where we raced around a purpose made track …
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Custom Retro: Josh’s ’93 Turbo Kawasaki ZXR750L
3 years ago

Custom Retro: Josh’s ’93 Turbo Kawasaki ZXR750L

Remember when the Kawasaki ZXR750L was the bike to have? Back in the glory days of 750 domination? Back when a superbike was a superbike and 120 horsepower on the …
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