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Staff Bikes | Kel’s Project TRX850 Part 2 – three-into-one

Kellie Buckley — Mon, 11 May 2026 02:44:02 +0000

The second instalment of Kel’s Project TRX850 build sees the three Yamaha sport-tourers stripped back and assessed, exposing hidden issues, salvageable components and key decisions shaping the project. And that

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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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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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Driving the Future of Recycled Parts | eBay’s Study and What It Means…

Jeff Ware — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 02:00:28 +0000

We head to Sydney to hear how Aussie’s are sitting on a $15.5 billion saving opportunity, and it comes from recycled auto parts. New research commissioned by eBay

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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder

Bike Review — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:00:33 +0000

Darren bought this TZR250 3MA as a blown up sight unseen import late 2019. The 1989 model is the most sought-after TZR and the most YZR250-like of any TZR. With

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Throwback Thursday: 1990 Suzuki GSX-R750L

Bike Review — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:20:49 +0000

1990 was a special year for the Suzuki GSX-R750, with the GSX-R750L model to see a major overhaul, addressing a variety of issues that had cropped up in the 1988

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Retro Rides: 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder

Jeff Ware — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 22:12:35 +0000

Earlier this year I showed you the RZV500R and my RG500 resto jobs. Well, I also had the pleasure of doing up a mate’s TZR250. Now, this was no ordinary

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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Classic Ride Video, Yamaha RD400

Bike Review — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:00:13 +0000

The mighty Yamaha RD400 was first released in 1975 and was the first production Japanese bike with mag wheels. The twin-cylinder two-stroke ran the quarter-mile in 14-seconds, making it just

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Two-Stroke Tuesday: Classic Restoration, Yamaha RD350LC

Pommie — Mon, 28 Dec 2020 19:00:52 +0000

The Yamaha RD was introduced as a road bike way back in 1972, taking its heritage straight from the racetrack, and then in 1980 the LC version was born, becoming

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Throwback Thursday: All Original Restoration – Ducati 900 SS

Bike Review — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:00:45 +0000

The Ducati 900 SS was perhaps first introduced to Australia in the hands of Kenny Blake, when Australian Importer Ron Angel entered the Ducati ‘860 SS’ into the Easter Bathurst

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