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Throwback Thursday | Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC
5 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Tuning Tips: Pommie’s Yamaha RD350LC

I was never really happy with the fuelling of my Yamaha RD350LC, which was featured earlier in the year, and the reason I never bothered too much with jetting, was …
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Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer
6 months ago

Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer

The current globalisation of road racing means that, in almost every country of the world, in every class, the same identikit array of Supersomethings line up on the grid to …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin
6 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | Three Dream 500s… V-Due, Suter, Costin

We have a triple treat for you this Two-Stroke Tuesday! Over the years we’ve featured hundreds of strokers here on BikeReview, and back in our Rapid Bikes days. Aside from …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story
6 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story

Fifty years ago this year, 1974, saw a momentous transition in 500GP racing, marking the last time a four-stroke – meaning MV Agusta, courtesy of the late Phil Read – …
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1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday
7 months ago

1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday

Back in the days before anyone dreamed Yamaha two-strokes would be venerated as prized collectables, the Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385, that 50 years ago this year took Charlie Williams to …
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Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Nakedbike Shootout | Six of the Best a Decade On
7 months ago

Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Nakedbike Shootout | Six of the Best a Decade On

Exactly a decade ago we headed up to The Farm, a magical 22-corner near 6km ribbon of tarmac that we used for over a decade, and put the best six …
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Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Yamaha MT-07 | 10-Years On, Throwback Thursday
8 months ago

Bike Review | Used Ride 2014 Yamaha MT-07 | 10-Years On, Throwback Thursday

The Yamaha MT-07 arrived here 10-years ago. It’d originally been designed specifically for the Australian & NZ markets and like it’s larger sibling the MT-09, had been designed for rideability …
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Bike Review | Yamaha WR450F | 2024 Model Launch Test
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8 months ago

Bike Review | Yamaha WR450F | 2024 Model Launch Test

BikeReview recently attended the Australian launch of the heavily revised Yamaha WR450F. The 2024 WR450F has come out with a complete overhaul. With a new engine, chassis and ergonomics, the …
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YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday
9 months ago

YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday

Two-stroke Tuesday time! Any readers over the age of 35-should have fond memories of watching Wayne Rainey make his magic happen on the best looking 500cc Grand Prix bike ever …
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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder
10 months ago

Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder

Darren bought this TZR250 3MA as a blown up sight unseen import late 2019. The 1989 model is the most sought-after TZR and the most YZR250-like of any TZR. With …
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