Retro - 80s to 2000s Archives - Bike Review

Two-Stroke Tuesday: 1999 Aprilia RS250 Harada Resto

Jeff Ware — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 19:30:52 +0000

In late 1999 Heather and I were living day to day in Sydney, me a bike courier trying to get a start in journalism, and Heather working a city office

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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Harc Pro Honda RS125R, 25 Years On!

Jeff Ware — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:30:25 +0000

When you climb aboard a Grand Prix RS125R, you immediately realise that time itself bends, particularly when you are exactly double the age of the bike. The GP

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Video | Old vs New: Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss vs Ducati 996

Jeff Ware — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:39:10 +0000

It’s not often you get to line up a piece of Ducati history alongside its modern-day tribute, fire them both up, and spend the day swapping them on

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Throwback Thursday | Over Racing TRX850R Giant Killer

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 17:30:23 +0000

We’ve brought you Sir Al’s TRX850 proddie test, now his Over Racing TRX850R racer. Born as a Japan-only oddity, the TRX became a giant-killer when Cathcart and Over

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Two-Stroke Tuesday | Walter Wolf Suzuki RG500

Jeff Ware — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:30:34 +0000

The RG500 is already one of the most collectable bikes in the world but the Walter Wolf special, in particular this Japanese spec model, takes it up a notch. Adding

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Throwback Thursday | Yamaha TRX850, 30 years on

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:00:48 +0000

Launched in 1995, the TRX850 fused a 270° parallel twin with European-inspired chassis thinking to create an affordable sportsbike. Three decades on, its engineering story, racing pedigree and distinctive feel

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Staff Bikes | Kel’s Project TRX850 Part 1 – three-into-one

Kellie Buckley — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 19:30:17 +0000

What started out as harmless reminiscing about my first two-wheeled love has snowballed into three TRX850s, an ever-growing pile of parts and a chance to come full circle with the

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Throwback Thursday: Suzuki RG250 HB Replica

Jeff Ware — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:15:43 +0000

When I was 17, on my provisional license here in Australia, one of the blokes in the riding group that I had latched onto rode a mint 1984 Suzuki RG250

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V-TWIN Tuesday | Old vs New: Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss vs Ducati 996

Jeff Ware — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:30:09 +0000

It’s not often you get to line up a piece of Ducati history alongside its modern-day tribute, fire them both up, and spend the day swapping them on

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Throwback Thursday | Moto Guzzi 8V Racer Test, Revisited

Alan Cathcart — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:30:32 +0000

Il Dottore leaving us will be felt not only in the USA, where the bikes he created were raced successfully to three AMA National titles in the 1980s by the

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