Classic Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/classic-motorcycles/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Fri, 31 May 2024 04:28:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Classic Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/motorcycle-reviews/classic-motorcycles/ 32 32 Throwback Thursday | Exactweld Yamaha TZ250 GP Racer https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-exactweld-yamaha-tz250-gp-racer/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-exactweld-yamaha-tz250-gp-racer/#respond Thu, 30 May 2024 03:00:27 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135450 The current globalisation of road racing means that, in almost every country of the world, in every class, the same identikit array of Supersomethings line up on the grid to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-exactweld-yamaha-tz250-gp-racer/feed/ 0 Two-Stroke Tuesday | The Maxton Dugdale TZ385 Story https://bikereview.com.au/135392-2/ https://bikereview.com.au/135392-2/#respond Mon, 13 May 2024 20:30:27 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135392 Fifty years ago this year, 1974, saw a momentous transition in 500GP racing, marking the last time a four-stroke – meaning MV Agusta, courtesy of the late Phil Read –

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/135392-2/feed/ 0 1974 Maxton Dugdale Yamaha TZ385 racer test | Throwback Thursday https://bikereview.com.au/1974-maxton-dugdale-yamaha-tz385-racer-test-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/1974-maxton-dugdale-yamaha-tz385-racer-test-throwback-thursday/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 02:42:04 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135388 Back in the days before anyone dreamed Yamaha two-strokes would be venerated as prized collectables, the Dugdale Maxton Yamaha TZ385, that 50 years ago this year took Charlie Williams to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/1974-maxton-dugdale-yamaha-tz385-racer-test-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 1974 Kawasaki H1 500 | Throwback Thursday, Classic https://bikereview.com.au/1974-kawasaki-h1-500-throwback-thursday-classic/ https://bikereview.com.au/1974-kawasaki-h1-500-throwback-thursday-classic/#respond Wed, 01 May 2024 20:30:45 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=135085 I’m used to riding the latest and greatest bikes all the time, so my idea was to buy something for myself that I was less likely to lose my licence

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/1974-kawasaki-h1-500-throwback-thursday-classic/feed/ 0 Dr. John Wittner’s Moto Guzzi 8V Racer Test | Throwback Thursday 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, 27 Mar 2024 23:30:32 +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 1949 Vincent Black Lightning Test | Throwback Thursday https://bikereview.com.au/1949-vincent-black-lightning-review-test-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/1949-vincent-black-lightning-review-test-throwback-thursday/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:59:14 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=132505 More than 70 years ago the Vincent Black Shadow delivered the most performance from a street legal series production vehicle that money could buy – on two wheels, or four.

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/1949-vincent-black-lightning-review-test-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/ https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:00:46 +0000 http://bikereview.com.au/?p=1866 Two-stroke Tuesday time! Any readers over the age of 35-should have fond memories of watching Wayne Rainey make his magic happen on the best looking 500cc Grand Prix bike ever

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/feed/ 0 Two-Stroke Tuesday: Video – Resto & Ride, 1989 Yamaha TZR250 3MA Reverse-Cylinder https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-video-resto-ride-1989-yamaha-tzr2503ma-reverse-cylinder/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-video-resto-ride-1989-yamaha-tzr2503ma-reverse-cylinder/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:00:33 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=66763 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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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-video-resto-ride-1989-yamaha-tzr2503ma-reverse-cylinder/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday: Moto Martin Suzuki GSX1100, Racer Test https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-moto-martin-suzuki-gsx1100-racer-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-moto-martin-suzuki-gsx1100-racer-test/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:30:12 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=130607 The French hearted and Japanese boned Moto Martin Suzuki GSX1100 has found it’s home down-under racing in the heavily competitive Post-Classic Unlimited Period 5 class. I was lucky enough to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-moto-martin-suzuki-gsx1100-racer-test/feed/ 0 Retro Test: Built to Win, Suzuki GSX-R750T SRAD Review https://bikereview.com.au/retro-ride-built-to-win-suzuki-gsx-r750t-srad/ https://bikereview.com.au/retro-ride-built-to-win-suzuki-gsx-r750t-srad/#comments Sat, 13 Jan 2024 19:47:38 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=58342 In 1996 Suzuki delivered its very first beam frame supersports 750. It was a radical step and one that took sportsbikes to another level. The SRAD 750 was faster, lighter,

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