Roland Brown Archives - Bike Review

Happy B’day to BikeReview.com.au! We Turn Five Today!

Bike Review — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:30:39 +0000

On this day in 2015 we went live. Wow, what a ride it has been, in that time alone we have reviewed over 200 motorcycles! Last month we had 86,800

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Launch: 2020 Yamaha XTZ700 Tenere Review

Roland Brown — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 04:21:56 +0000

In one sense the long-awaited Ténéré 700 is very much part of a new generation of mid-sized adventure bikes that form this year’s most vibrant class. The group includes

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Review: 2019 Suzuki GSX-S1000 Katana

Roland Brown — Thu, 23 May 2019 20:33:07 +0000

I’d been expecting the new-generation Katana to bring back a few memories, but not quite like this. Back in 1981, I was aboard the original GSX1100S Katana for one of

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Review: 2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory

Roland Brown — Tue, 07 May 2019 06:04:39 +0000

It has to be one of the most thrilling experiences on two wheels. I’m hammering over the brow of the hill on Mugello’s long pit straight, head tucked behind

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Launch: 2019 KTM 790 Adventure R

Roland Brown — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 05:36:45 +0000

For an anxious moment, the top of the dune looked out of reach. As I climbed the gentle slope in the Moroccan desert, twisting the 790 Adventure R’s throttle slightly

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World Launch: 2018 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE First Ride!

Bike Review — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 01:11:52 +0000

There’s no experience in motorcycling quite like blasting along a twisty road in the hills near Lisbon in Portugal on the Ninja H2 SX. Exiting the mostly slow turns, Kawasaki’s

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World Launch: Ducati Panigale V4 S First Ride!

Bike Review — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 04:07:28 +0000

The Panigale V4 begins a new era of mass-produced V4 superbikes for Ducati, ending the line of Desmo V-twin flagships that stretches all the way back to the mid-Seventies. With

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