Australian Motorcycle Reviews https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:05:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Australian Motorcycle Reviews https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/ 32 32 Feature: On Track at SMSP Ride Days https://bikereview.com.au/feature-on-track-at-smsp-ride-days/ https://bikereview.com.au/feature-on-track-at-smsp-ride-days/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:30:46 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=52763 Riding a 1000cc sportsbike on the road has had a negative effect on my demerit point balance recently. The rush of holding the throttle wide open is just too tempting.

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/feature-on-track-at-smsp-ride-days/feed/ 0 Riding In India: Royal Enfield Bullet 350, Chennai to Tirukazhukundram https://bikereview.com.au/riding-in-india-royal-enfield-bullet-350-chennai-to-tirukazhukundram/ https://bikereview.com.au/riding-in-india-royal-enfield-bullet-350-chennai-to-tirukazhukundram/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:30:36 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=130433 We attended the World Launch of the 2024 Royal Enfield Bullet 350 in Q4 2023 and toured the Royal Enfield Factory. We have a review on the Bullet published and

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/riding-in-india-royal-enfield-bullet-350-chennai-to-tirukazhukundram/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday | Custom Classic – BevelTech Ducati 900 SS, Vern2 https://bikereview.com.au/custom-classic-beveltech-ducati-900-ss-vern2/ https://bikereview.com.au/custom-classic-beveltech-ducati-900-ss-vern2/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:01:37 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=44058 What you see here is one very special bevel. You see, the builder, Tony Hannagan, is a legend Down Under in the secretive world of those that worship at the

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/custom-classic-beveltech-ducati-900-ss-vern2/feed/ 3 Used Ride | Early Triumph Street Twin, A Decade On https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-early-triumph-street-twin-a-decade-on/ https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-early-triumph-street-twin-a-decade-on/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2026 06:32:44 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=163993 Ten years in the fast-moving modern motorcycle world can make a bike feel like ancient history. But some machines age differently. Some become more appealing with time. The

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/used-ride-early-triumph-street-twin-a-decade-on/feed/ 0 Two-Stroke Tuesday | A Decade On, KTM 250 SX Used Ride https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-a-decade-on-ktm-250-sx-used-ride/ https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-a-decade-on-ktm-250-sx-used-ride/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:54:50 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=163877 Greats like Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Ward, Stephan Everts and Jean Michel Bayle all cemented their legacies on 250 smokers, before environmental and political pressures brought about a change in class

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-a-decade-on-ktm-250-sx-used-ride/feed/ 0 Battling Boxers, The Butler & Smith R90S Superbikes Story https://bikereview.com.au/battling-boxers-the-butler-smith-r90s-superbikes-story/ https://bikereview.com.au/battling-boxers-the-butler-smith-r90s-superbikes-story/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:13:37 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=163765 BMW’s success in the 2024–25 WorldSBK Championship with Toprak Razgatlioglu was the culmination of a strategy set in motion back in 2009 when BMW began reshaping its once-conservative

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/battling-boxers-the-butler-smith-r90s-superbikes-story/feed/ 0 Staff Bikes | 2025 BikeReview Yamaha YZF-R9, Part 2 https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-2025-bikereview-yamaha-yzf-r9-part-2/ https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-2025-bikereview-yamaha-yzf-r9-part-2/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:35:28 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=163473 Our BikeReview Yamaha YZF-R9 has been living up to expectations so far. Nick has been riding it to work one day per week, plus heading up the Old Road on

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-2025-bikereview-yamaha-yzf-r9-part-2/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday | Butler & Smith BMW R90S Superbike Test https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-butler-smith-bmw-r90s-1976-superbike-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-butler-smith-bmw-r90s-1976-superbike-test/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:00:42 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=163205 This month for Throwback Thursday Alan Cathcart rides the legendary restored 1976 Daytona-winning Butler & Smith BMW R90S boxer twin raced by Steve McLaughlin in the inaugural AMA

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-butler-smith-bmw-r90s-1976-superbike-test/feed/ 0 WorldSBK Gallery | Phillip Island 2026, Sunday https://bikereview.com.au/worldsbk-gallery-phillip-island-2026-sunday-2/ https://bikereview.com.au/worldsbk-gallery-phillip-island-2026-sunday-2/#respond Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:40:23 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=163192 What a weekend at Phillip Island for round one of the 2026 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship, with perfect sunshine on Friday and Saturday turning into torrential rain on Sunday.

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/worldsbk-gallery-phillip-island-2026-sunday-2/feed/ 0 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/ 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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