Classic Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/tag/classic/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:58:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Classic Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/tag/classic/ 32 32 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 Two-Stroke Tuesday | Harc Pro Honda RS125R, 25 Years On! https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-harc-pro-honda-rs125r-25-years-on/ https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-harc-pro-honda-rs125r-25-years-on/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:30:25 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=161468 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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/two-stroke-tuesday-harc-pro-honda-rs125r-25-years-on/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 Two-Stroke Tuesday | Walter Wolf Suzuki RG500 https://bikereview.com.au/classic-test-suzuki-rg500-walter-wolf-review/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:30:34 +0000 http://bikereview.com.au/?p=11684 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: Suzuki RG250 HB Replica https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-suzuki-1984-rg250-hb-replica/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-suzuki-1984-rg250-hb-replica/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 05:15:43 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=130496 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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-suzuki-1984-rg250-hb-replica/feed/ 0 V-TWIN Tuesday | Old vs New: Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss vs Ducati 996 https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-old-vs-new-ducati-panigale-v2-bayliss-vs-ducati-996/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-old-vs-new-ducati-panigale-v2-bayliss-vs-ducati-996/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2025 19:30:09 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=153813 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/throwback-thursday-old-vs-new-ducati-panigale-v2-bayliss-vs-ducati-996/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday | Moto Guzzi 8V Racer Test, Revisited https://bikereview.com.au/dr-john-wittners-moto-guzzi-8v-racer-test-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/dr-john-wittners-moto-guzzi-8v-racer-test-throwback-thursday/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 20:30:32 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=133664 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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/dr-john-wittners-moto-guzzi-8v-racer-test-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 50 Years Today… Barry Sheene’s 1975 winning Suzuki RG500 XR14 https://bikereview.com.au/barry-sheenes-1975-suzuki-rg500-gp-xr14/ https://bikereview.com.au/barry-sheenes-1975-suzuki-rg500-gp-xr14/#respond Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:30:32 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=150988 Fifty years ago the Suzuki RG500 made its competition debut, and in doing so raised the curtain on the modern era of 500cc Grand Prix racing, by making

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/barry-sheenes-1975-suzuki-rg500-gp-xr14/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday | Special Feature, Folch Collection, Can Costa https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-special-feature-folch-collection-can-costa/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-special-feature-folch-collection-can-costa/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 20:30:07 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=149956 Joaquín Folch, Barcelona-born collector and racer, has built the extraordinary Colección Can Costa of preserved historic bikes and cars displayed in a stunning country estate. Beyond collecting, he’s

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-special-feature-folch-collection-can-costa/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday | The Ducati 125 Regolarità Enduro https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-the-ducati-125-regolarita-enduro/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-the-ducati-125-regolarita-enduro/#respond Thu, 24 Apr 2025 01:34:20 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=148461 The return of Ducati to the MX and Enduro market dictates a look in the rear view mirror of history to back when the famous Italian sportbike manufacturer

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