Motorcycle Reviews and Motorcycle Tests | MCNews.com.au

Suzuki Gixxer 250 & Gixxer SF 250 Review | Motorcycle Test

Wayne Vicko — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 01:57:49 +0000

Suzuki Gixxer 250 & Gixxer SF 250 Motorcycle Test By Wayne Vickers, Images by RbMotoLens Two new entry-level bikes from Suzuki have landed on Aussie shores to provide even more options for our currently spoilt-for-choice LAMs riders. The Gixxer 250 and Gixxer SF 250 both share the same single-cylinder 249 cc engine and chassis with […]

The post Suzuki Gixxer 250 & Gixxer SF 250 Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

Wayno’s belated 2023 Bike of the Year

Wayne Vicko — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:23:46 +0000

Wayno’s belated BOTY Now before we kick things off here, know that Trev (our esteemed Ed) doesn’t do BOTYs. Doesn’t believe in all that nonsense and had a red hot go at explaining his reasons why here. Fair enough. Hence this is Wayno’s BOTY and GOTY. Not MCNews.com.au’s. This is not financial advice, please consult […]

The post Wayno’s belated 2023 Bike of the Year appeared first on MCNews.

Honda GB350 Review | Motorcycle Test

Trev — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:50:55 +0000

Honda GB350 Review I knew absolutely nothing about the GB350 before my initiation with the model last week in Melbourne, thus went in with no real preconceptions. And no, that is not a typo, this is a GB350 and not a CB350… While this Japanese-made motorcycle has been trying to one-up Royal Enfield in their […]

The post Honda GB350 Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Review | Motorcycle Test

Wayne Vicko — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 23:34:47 +0000

Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Review I finally got the chance to throw the leg over the new V-Strom 800 and it is both what I expected, and yet not what I expected… All in all, it’s a solid entrant into the increasingly competitive mid-size Adventure-Touring category, and a worthy holder of the V-Strom badge. Let’s start […]

The post Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

Aprilia RS 660 Extrema Review

Wayne Vicko — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 03:24:04 +0000

Aprilia RS 660 Extrema Review What a day! An absolute blast. Aprilia Australia invited MCNews.com.au along to their Racers Day where they let Aprilia owners explore the limits of their own bikes while also checking out the brand’s current line-up. Our focus was the new RS660 Extrema and as such we spent most of the […]

The post Aprilia RS 660 Extrema Review appeared first on MCNews.

BMW R 1300 GS Review – Ridden and Rated

Rennie Scaysbrook — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 02:12:52 +0000

BMW R 1300 GS Review They don’t come much more important than this. BMW’s GS is the uber-ADV bike, the steed that started it all a little over 40 years ago. And, like it or not, it’s the bike by which all other large capacity adventure bikes are measured. One could argue the modern interpretation […]

The post BMW R 1300 GS Review – Ridden and Rated appeared first on MCNews.

KTM 890 SMT Review | 3500 km across Europe

Wayne Vicko — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 02:47:25 +0000

KTM 890 SMT Review We loved the old KTM 990 SMT. Trev owned one as his personal runabout. It was actually Trev’s bike that I first threw my leg over in the Victorian High Country, blasting up and down Hotham while giggling like a teenager. It might not have looked like it, but it was […]

The post KTM 890 SMT Review | 3500 km across Europe appeared first on MCNews.

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR Australian Racetrack Review

Wayne Vicko — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 01:26:54 +0000

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR & ZX-4R Review Words by Wayne Vickers, Images by MotoThing Can you believe that it’s been almost 25 years since the glory days of the Japanese 400 supersports being in full flight? Seems crazy that there’s been that gap for so long. But it’s another case of everything old being new again; […]

The post Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4RR Australian Racetrack Review appeared first on MCNews.

Quick fang on Harley-Davidson’s new learner legal X350 & X500 motorcycles

Kris Hodgson — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 01:21:01 +0000

Harley-Davidson X350 & X500 Quick fang with Kris Hodgson Harley recently gave us an early insight into how their new beginner (LAMS) centric offerings will stack up ahead of their official launch in December. We got to throw a leg over for a small taste of what is on offer at Allianz Stadium. While the […]

The post Quick fang on Harley-Davidson’s new learner legal X350 & X500 motorcycles appeared first on MCNews.

Honda Transalp Review – 1500 km with the new XL750

Wayne Vicko — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 23:41:06 +0000

Honda XL750 Transalp Review Bike Test by Wayne Vickers – Images RbMotoLens The new Transalp is here and we have been able to throw a leg over it for an extended 1500 kilometre test period. It’s actually only been ten years since the ‘old’ one was discontinued, but it feels like a lifetime. While it’s […]

The post Honda Transalp Review – 1500 km with the new XL750 appeared first on MCNews.

2023 BMW R 18 Roctane Review | Motorcycle Test

Kris Hodgson — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 22:15:23 +0000

2023 BMW R 18 Roctane Review Motorcycle Review By Kris Hodgson BMW’s Roctane marks the fifth instalment in the R 18 model-line, each of which offers riders a slightly different take on the cruiser segment. The Roctane brings a 21/18 inch wheel combo and revised rider stance along with new styling. Having not tested the […]

The post 2023 BMW R 18 Roctane Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Review | Motorcycle Test

Rennie Scaysbrook — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:15:28 +0000

2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Review Bike review by Rennie Scaysbrook What’s the best way to fool people about your age when the years creep up? If you answered, “Get a facelift”, you’d be right. A facelift, at least on human subjects, is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of excess facial fat, the tightening […]

The post 2024 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

One last hurrah with the BMW R 1250 GS Adventure Trophy X

Rennie Scaysbrook — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 02:52:17 +0000

2023 BMW R 1250 GS Adventure Trophy X Motorcycle Test By Rennie Scaysbrook One must tread carefully when reviewing a BMW GS. It is a motorcycle that has garnered more worldwide acclaim than any since its release way back in 1980—that’s right, I said any bike—so you can deduce there’s an armada of GS riders […]

The post One last hurrah with the BMW R 1250 GS Adventure Trophy X appeared first on MCNews.

2023 BMW R 1250 R Review | Motorcycle Test

Wayne Vicko — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:36:58 +0000

BMW R 1250 R Review With Wayne Vickers, Images by RbMotoLens Following on from the ever popular R 1250 GS Rallye X, then the incredible M 1000 R, I find myself on another Beemer. The R 1250 R. For the uninitiated, BMW’s model naming leads with the engine code, then capacity, then bike style. So […]

The post 2023 BMW R 1250 R Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

2023 BMW M 1000 R Review | Motorcycle Test

Wayne Vicko — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 01:56:02 +0000

2023 BMW M 1000 R Review With Wayne Vickers, Images by RbMotoLens It’s 7am on a cold mid-winter Victorian morning. The dash says three-degrees Celsius. I’m only a few minutes from home and just about to pull onto the highway. Cold road, cold tyres, 210 horsepower. Leap of faith time Wayno. Just how good is […]

The post 2023 BMW M 1000 R Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.

2023 Harley-Davidson CVO Road and Street Glide Review | Motorcycle Test

Rennie Scaysbrook — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 03:24:44 +0000

2023 Harley-Davidson CVO Tourers Tested CVORoad and Street Glide Review By Rennie Scaysbrook Harley-Davidson has just notched up 120 years since the first machine rolled off the production line and to celebrate, the company has given their chart-topping CVO Road and Street Glides a new lease of life. These two are the king daddies of […]

The post 2023 Harley-Davidson CVO Road and Street Glide Review | Motorcycle Test appeared first on MCNews.