Bike Review Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/tag/bike-review/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Tue, 16 Jun 2026 02:35:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Bike Review Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/tag/bike-review/ 32 32 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 Bike Review | Honda Gold Wing Tour Premium Anniversary Edition https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-honda-gold-wing-tour-premium-anniversary-edition/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-honda-gold-wing-tour-premium-anniversary-edition/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:30:48 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=164593 Celebrating 50 years since the launch of an icon, Honda’s Gold Wing Tour Premium shows why the flagship tourer remains a benchmark for long-distance comfort, refinement and effortless kilometre-eating ability.

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-honda-gold-wing-tour-premium-anniversary-edition/feed/ 0 Bike Review | 2026 Yamaha YZF-R9, Road Test https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-yamaha-yzf-r9-road-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-yamaha-yzf-r9-road-test/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:30:56 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=166684 Ever since the original MT-09 arrived and turned the nakedbike class upside down, I’ve been waiting for Yamaha to build a proper supersport around the CP3 triple. I

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-yamaha-yzf-r9-road-test/feed/ 0 BIke Review | 2026 Royal Enfield Goan Classic 350 https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-royal-enfield-goan-classic-350/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-royal-enfield-goan-classic-350/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:04:03 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=166820 When Royal Enfield first unveiled the Goan Classic 350, I’ll admit I wasn’t entirely convinced. The bobber-inspired styling, mini ape-hanger handlebars, floating rider seat and whitewall tyres seemed

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-royal-enfield-goan-classic-350/feed/ 0 Staff Bikes | 2025 BikeReview Yamaha YZF-R9, Part 3 – Finale! https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-2025-bikereview-yamaha-yzf-r9-part-3-finale/ https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-2025-bikereview-yamaha-yzf-r9-part-3-finale/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:50:54 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=166670 Sad news, our long term Yamaha YZF-R9 test had to be cut short as the bike has proved so popular that Yamaha needed it back early! Our 6-months became 4-months

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/staff-bikes-2025-bikereview-yamaha-yzf-r9-part-3-finale/feed/ 0 Bike Review | 2026 Harley-Davidson Model Launch https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-harley-davidson-model-launch/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-harley-davidson-model-launch/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:48:03 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=164588 2026 Harley-Davidson Range First Ride | Half a day attacking the Sydney Motorsport Park GP circuit followed by a relaxed cruise to Hawkesbury Lookout turned out to be

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-bmw-r-12-g-s-rewritten-for-br/feed/ 0 Bike Review | 2026 Honda CB1000 Hornet SP Nakedbike https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-honda-cb1000-hornet-sp-nakedbike/ https://bikereview.com.au/bike-review-2026-honda-cb1000-hornet-sp-nakedbike/#respond Sat, 14 Feb 2026 07:36:52 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=161421 The Honda CB1000 Hornet SP brings sportsbike performance into the nakedbike category without the sense of compromise that often comes with aggressive pricing. Australian buyers get one version

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