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2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 – Cycle Torque Launch Report

The learner market in Australia is so big these days it seems as though the manufacturers are in a LAMS war, just like the sports bike war that’s raged for many years. In fact it’s probably more important than the sports bike market in pure sales numbers. Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 is the latest small capacity LAMS bike from Yamaha, built specifically to take on the Kawasaki Ninja 300, which itself has enjoyed plenty of sales success over the last few years. […]

Motorcycle Reviews

Cycle Torque Test – EBR 1190RX

A couple of years ago Eric Buell’s new company Eric Buell Racing, produced the EBR 1190RS, a bike which used an overbored 1125R engine to get 1191cc. […]

Motorcycle Reviews

Ducati Panigale

DUCATI’S 1199 Panigale and its higher spec ‘S’ sibling are very much riders’ machines. They are undoubtedly very fast, they are frantic to ride, they are not all that comfortable if you are commuting or touring at a snail’s pace. […]

Motorcycle Reviews

Ducati 899 Panigale

I’LL say right here and now that the 899 Panigale is my new favourite Ducati. I’m the first to admit I’m a bit of a Ducati fan, currently owning three of them, but that doesn’t mean I think every Ducati ever built is a great bike. […]

Commuter

Yamaha R15

WHEN it was first released back in 2011 the R15 filled a neat little gap at this end of the market and it went on to be good little seller for Yamaha. […]

Motorcycle Reviews

Bimota DB8 SP

WHAT makes someone buy a Bimota? I can think of a few reasons, but although I’ve lusted after a few – the Tesi, DB1 and SB3 for example – I’ve never seriously thought of buying one. An expensive machine like this needs a point of difference, and the DB8 has a number of those. […]

Motorcycle Reviews

BMW S 1000 RR HP4

The interesting thing is you would expect the HP4 to be even sharper and harder edged than the ‘cooking’ S 1000 RR, but BMW has not only made it a better track bike, it’s made it a better road bike too. […]