Motorcycle Reviews and Motorcycle Tests | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-reviews/bike-reviews/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Fri, 24 May 2024 01:05:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png Motorcycle Reviews and Motorcycle Tests | MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/motorcycle-reviews/bike-reviews/ 32 32 2024 BMW F 900 GS Enduro Review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-bmw-f-900-gs-enduro-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-bmw-f-900-gs-enduro-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Fri, 24 May 2024 01:05:55 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476153 2024 BMW F 900 GS Enduro Review Let’s get the truth bomb out of the way first up. I could never really get that excited about the old 850 GS. It was a little soft, too heavy (and a touch top-heavy), quite road-biased and only ‘okay’ off-road. So much so that I pretty much left […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-bmw-f-900-gs-enduro-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 2024 Yamaha MT-09 Review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-yamaha-mt-09-review-mt09-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-yamaha-mt-09-review-mt09-test/#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 03:48:36 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=476888 2024 Yamaha MT-09 Review By Rennie Scaysbrook Thank god bikes like the $17,399 Yamaha MT-09 exist. They do so purely for your enjoyment, for the very reason you strap a helmet on in the first place and don’t jump in your car, even though it’s almost always the easier option. They make not a great deal […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/kawasaki-z500-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 Triumph Daytona 660 & Daytona 660 LAMS Review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-daytona-660-daytona-660-lams-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-daytona-660-daytona-660-lams-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 00:42:25 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=474754 2024 Triumph Daytona 660 Review Test by Kris Hodgson, Images by Dean Walters Photography When Triumph announced the Daytona 660, there was quite a bit of teeth-gnashing over the move from a supersport-style machine to a regular ole sport model. But for anyone paying attention, this was hardly surprising. The supersport market is barely a […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-daytona-660-daytona-660-lams-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 Triumph Speed 400 & Scrambler 400 X Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-speed-400-scrambler-400-x-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-speed-400-scrambler-400-x-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 01:06:07 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=469642 Triumph Speed 400 & Scrambler 400 X Review Review by Rennie Scaysbrook, Images by Gareth Harford In this strange little subculture we’re all a part of, one question has always remained steadfastly stubborn: How do you entice new riders into the fold? There were times when the question was more easily answered. Take the early […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-speed-400-scrambler-400-x-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 BMW R 1300 GS Trophy X Review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r1300gs-trophy-x-review-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r1300gs-trophy-x-review-test/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2024 04:30:26 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=467547 BMW R1300GS Trophy X Review Test by Wayne Vickers – Images RbMotoLens There is no denying that the new ‘GS’ is a big deal. In almost every way. It’s a big deal for BMW, being a near top-down overhaul of their hero model Adventure bike. Perhaps it was needed, because the competition had been circling […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r1300gs-trophy-x-review-test/feed/ 0 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 06:40:36 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=472315 Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 review By Pete Vorst Royal Enfield’s Himalayan has established itself as a reliable and robust workhorse since its release in 2016. Despite its budget-friendly suspension, moderate ground clearance and bare-bones simplicity, it proved to be surprisingly capable off-road. I’m not talking Paris to Dakar terrain here, but if you took your […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/royal-enfield-himalayan-450-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-suzuki-gsx-s1000gx-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-suzuki-gsx-s1000gx-review-motorcycle-test/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2024 22:48:07 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=471560 2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX Review Review by Wayne Vickers It’s a bit of a mouthful saying GSX-S1000GX out loud, so I ended up just referring to the bike as “The GX”. Suzuki calls it a crossover, which makes sense in that it’s almost exactly halfway in between the GSX-S1000 GT (Sport Tourer) and the V-Strom 1050 […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-suzuki-gsx-s1000gx-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 1 2024 Suzuki GSX-8R Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-suzuki-gsx-8r-review-australia/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-suzuki-gsx-8r-review-australia/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:30:20 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=471563 2024 Suzuki GSX-8R Review Review by Wayne Vickers I quite liked the GSX-8S when it lobbed on our shores last year. A fun little road bike that was more than engaging in the Queensland hinterland, as well as around Lakeside Raceway (check the YouTube vid out if you haven’t seen it for my dog-on-race-track avoidance […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-suzuki-gsx-8r-review-australia/feed/ 4 2024 CFMOTO 450MT Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-cfmoto-450mt-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-cfmoto-450mt-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Wed, 03 Apr 2024 02:02:47 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=471336 2024 CFMOTO 450MT Review Review by Wayne Vickers CFMoto first introduced its new 450 parallel-twin last year as the 450SR, and it was one of the surprise packages of 2023. It was well-styled, well-specced, well-built, and extremely good value for money. The factory has now followed it up with the 450MT, the smaller sibling to […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-cfmoto-450mt-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 0 Triumph Daytona 660 Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-daytona-660-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/triumph-daytona-660-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:26:46 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=471325 Triumph Daytona 660 Review Test by Rennie Scaysbrook The supersport class is dead. Long live the supersport class! That might be a slightly melodramatic way to start an article, but there’s an element of truth in it. The bikes that were classed as supersport, are being phased out by manufacturers, or morphing into basically anything […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-1300-gs-pure-review/feed/ 1 New generation Moto Guzzi V85 range tested – V85 Strada – TT – TT Travel https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-v85-strada-review-v85-tt-v85-tt-travel-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-v85-strada-review-v85-tt-v85-tt-travel-motorcycle-test/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:46:23 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=469268 Moto Guzzi V85 Strada Review Also V85 TT and V85 TT Travel By Rennie Scaysbrook Moto Guzzi’s individualistic approach to motorcycle design is one of the glories of the international motorcycle industry.  A couple of weeks ago, we tested the all-new Stelvio, a grand sports-touring motorcycle that has firmly placed Moto Guzzi back in the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-husqvarna-svartpilen-and-vitpilen-401-review/feed/ 0 Moto Guzzi Stelvio Review – Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-stelvio-review-2024-specifications/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/moto-guzzi-stelvio-review-2024-specifications/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2024 03:54:15 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=467535 2024 Moto Guzzi Stelvio Review There’s a lovely, tangible feeling that comes from riding a Moto Guzzi. That most eccentric of motorcycle brands and champions of the transverse V-twin, a Moto Guzzi has a character built into its DNA that most manufacturers would kill for. It’s often said you could paint many bikes black, and […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-990-duke-review-motorcycle-test/feed/ 4 2024 KTM 390 Duke Review | Motorcycle Test https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-390-duke-review-motorcycle-test/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2024-ktm-390-duke-review-motorcycle-test/#respond Tue, 27 Feb 2024 02:19:08 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=465915 2024 KTM 390 Duke Motorcycle Review Review by Wayne Vickers It’s not that common for a manufacturer to update three models within a line-up at once. I can’t recall it happening before actually. But that’s precisely what KTM have done to mark the 30th anniversary of the introduction of their Duke line of naked bikes. […]

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