Sports Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/sportbikes/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:57:07 +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 Sports Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/sportbikes/ 32 32 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/bike-review-2026-suzuki-dr-z400sm/feed/ 0 Video | Old vs New: Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss vs Ducati 996 https://bikereview.com.au/video-old-vs-new-ducati-panigale-v2-bayliss-vs-ducati-996_video/ https://bikereview.com.au/video-old-vs-new-ducati-panigale-v2-bayliss-vs-ducati-996_video/#respond Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:39:10 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=161308 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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/video-old-vs-new-ducati-panigale-v2-bayliss-vs-ducati-996_video/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday | Yamaha TRX850, 30 years on https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-yamaha-trx850-30-years-on/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-yamaha-trx850-30-years-on/#comments Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:00:48 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=159872 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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-yamaha-trx850-30-years-on/feed/ 6 Throwback Thursday | 2015 Kawasaki Ninja H2, A Decade On! https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-2015-kawasaki-ninja-h2-a-decade-on/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-2015-kawasaki-ninja-h2-a-decade-on/#respond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:25:00 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=159506 The River Mark has been used for special, history changing projects at Kawasaki since the 1890s and was approved for use on the H2… Very few Ninja H2s came into

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-2015-kawasaki-ninja-h2-a-decade-on/feed/ 0 CFMOTO V4 SR-RR Superbike | Video, Tech & Gallery https://bikereview.com.au/cfmoto-v4-sr-rr-superbike-video-tech-gallery/ https://bikereview.com.au/cfmoto-v4-sr-rr-superbike-video-tech-gallery/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:44:17 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=159003 CFMOTO has revealed the V4 SR-RR, a 997cc superbike marking the company’s most advanced performance platform to date. Presented alongside its Moto3 racing program at EICMA, the V4 SR-RR represents

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/cfmoto-v4-sr-rr-superbike-video-tech-gallery/feed/ 0 EICMA 2025 | 2026 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R and ZX-10RR https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-2026-kawasaki-ninja-zx-10r-and-zx-10rr/ https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-2026-kawasaki-ninja-zx-10r-and-zx-10rr/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 01:06:33 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=158821 Kawasaki has unveiled the 2026 Ninja ZX-10R and limited-production ZX-10RR at EICMA, showcasing new aerodynamic bodywork, revised geometry and an upgraded interface. The first major overhaul since 2021. Of 500

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-2026-kawasaki-ninja-zx-10r-and-zx-10rr/feed/ 0 EICMA 2025 | 2026 Yamaha R-Family Supersport range https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-2026-yamaha-r-family-supersport-range/ https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-2026-yamaha-r-family-supersport-range/#respond Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:22:49 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=158542 Yamaha’s 2026 R-Family arrives with the spotlight firmly on the YZF-R7, which gains major chassis, electronic and ergonomic updates alongside fresh R-Series styling and new connectivity features. Here

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-2026-yamaha-r-family-supersport-range/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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/eicma-2025-norton-reveals-sports-naked-and-adventure-models/feed/ 0 New Model | Norton reveals 206hp, 130Nm Manx R https://bikereview.com.au/new-model-norton-reveals-206hp-130nm-manx-r/ https://bikereview.com.au/new-model-norton-reveals-206hp-130nm-manx-r/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:45:46 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=158289 The Norton Manx R has been unveiled at EICMA 2025 in Milan. We recently visited the Norton development and R&D centre at the TVS Factory in Bangalore, India,

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