Adventure Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/adventure-bikes/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:23:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Adventure Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/adventure-bikes/ 32 32 Bike Review | 2026 Norton Atlas, World Launch Test, Iceland https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-norton-atlas-world-launch-test-iceland/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-norton-atlas-world-launch-test-iceland/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:30:03 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=168203 Iconic British motorcycle manufacturer Norton motorcycles have entered the adventure-sport motorcycle segment with the launch of its all-new Atlas, unveiled to the select motorcycle media at the TVS

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-norton-atlas-world-launch-test-iceland/feed/ 0 July Bear Tracks | Half-litre winner to Wombeyan Caves https://bikereview.com.au/july-bear-tracks-half-litre-winner-to-wombeyan-caves/ https://bikereview.com.au/july-bear-tracks-half-litre-winner-to-wombeyan-caves/#respond Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:56:46 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=167005 Peter ‘The Bear’ Thoeming takes Kawasaki’s new KLE500 along the damaged, dramatic and officially complicated Wombeyan Caves Road, where gravel, cliffs, potholes, wildlife and legal grey areas make

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/july-bear-tracks-half-litre-winner-to-wombeyan-caves/feed/ 0 Bike Review | Royal Enfield Himalayan Old 411 v New 450 https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-royal-enfield-himalayan-old-411-v-new-450/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-royal-enfield-himalayan-old-411-v-new-450/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:30:55 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=166967 Back when I tested the original Royal Enfield Himalayan, I came away impressed by its honesty. It wasn’t fast, refined or particularly sophisticated, but it was affordable, capable

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-royal-enfield-himalayan-old-411-v-new-450/feed/ 0 Staff Bikes | Nick’s New Kawasaki KLE500 SE Part 1 – The Plan Ahead https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-nicks-new-kawasaki-kle500-se-part-1-the-plan-ahead/ https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-nicks-new-kawasaki-kle500-se-part-1-the-plan-ahead/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:06:37 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=166751 This isn’t just another long-termer for us. In many ways, the KLE500 SE is one of the most important motorcycles Kawasaki has launched in Australia for years. The

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-nicks-new-kawasaki-kle500-se-part-1-the-plan-ahead/feed/ 0 Bike Review | 2026 BMW R 12 G/S https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-bmw-r-12-g-s-rewritten-for-br/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-bmw-r-12-g-s-rewritten-for-br/#respond Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:30:49 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=162827 BMW has reached deep into its heritage archive with the BMW R 12 G/S, reviving the spirit of the original desert racers while delivering a modern riding experience.

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-bmw-r-12-g-s-rewritten-for-br/feed/ 0 Bike Review | 2026 Royal Enfield Himalayan Mana Black Edition https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-royal-enfield-himalayan-mana-black-edition/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-royal-enfield-himalayan-mana-black-edition/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:30:32 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=162600 There is a real honesty about a motorcycle that makes no promises it can’t keep, and the 2025 Himalayan Mana Black Edition is one of those machines. It’s

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-royal-enfield-himalayan-mana-black-edition/feed/ 0 Bike Review & Travel Feature | Adventure Trip on a 2025 Yamaha Tenere 700 https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-travel-feature-adventure-trip-on-a-2025-yamaha-tenere-700/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-travel-feature-adventure-trip-on-a-2025-yamaha-tenere-700/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:15:19 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=159149 If you’re a regular reader of my somewhat sporadic yet hopefully entertaining bike reviews, you’d know that I’m a fan of a bike that is capable. I want

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-travel-feature-adventure-trip-on-a-2025-yamaha-tenere-700/feed/ 1 CFMOTO 1000MT-X & MT-X1000 Crafted | Video, Tech & Gallery https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-cfmoto-1000mt-x-and-1000mt-x-crafted-video/ https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-cfmoto-1000mt-x-and-1000mt-x-crafted-video/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2025 04:57:28 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=158919 CFMOTO used EICMA to underline both sides of its expanding portfolio. The 1000MT-X slots in above the 800MT to become their largest adventure model, taking the MT range up to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-cfmoto-1000mt-x-and-1000mt-x-crafted-video/feed/ 1 New Model | 2026 Kawasaki KLE500 and KLE500 SE Adventure Bikes https://bikereview.com.au/new-model-2026-kawasaki-kle500-and-kle500-se-adventure-bikes/ https://bikereview.com.au/new-model-2026-kawasaki-kle500-and-kle500-se-adventure-bikes/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:38:57 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=158441 Kawasaki has unveiled the all-new KLE500 and KLE500 SE, reviving the KLE nameplate with modern engineering, this new model blends lightweight versatility, off-road performance, and long-range comfort in a package

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/new-model-2026-kawasaki-kle500-and-kle500-se-adventure-bikes/feed/ 0 EICMA 2025 Video | Norton Reveals Sports, Naked and Adventure Models https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-norton-reveals-sports-naked-and-adventure-models/ https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-norton-reveals-sports-naked-and-adventure-models/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:49 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=158400 Overnight at the EICMA show in Milan, Norton has unveiled the first four bikes in their new line-up, the V4 1200cc Manx R sportsbike and nakedbike version the Manx, plus

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