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CFMOTO’s new smart naked

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 06:25:23 +0000

With features like a 449cc twin cylinder engine, slipper clutch, 5-inch curved TFT display, smartphone connectivity and excellent power and torque, CFMOTO’s new NK450 looks like being a great LAMS bike – and it’s priced [...]

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Harley-Davidson’s new 350 & 500cc Roadsters

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 06:06:25 +0000

Coming in December and being featured in the next issue of Australian Road Rider, the new Harley-Davidson X350 and X500 roadsters are the Motor Company’s new entries in the LAMS class. Priced at $8495 ride [...]

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Higher Performance LAMS Duke for 2024

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 22:21:58 +0000

With a new engine and chassis the 2024 KTM 390 Duke represents a major step-up in performance and capability to the version it replaces. The new chassis features a steel trellis main frame and die-cast [...]

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Yamaha MT-07LA & XSR700: TWICE THE FUN

Nigel Paterson — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 03:50:52 +0000

From issue 158, Feb/Mar 2021. Is one of these non-identical twin motorcycles better than the other? WORDS & IMAGES: DAMIEN AND NIGEL PATERSON For decades the parallel twin ruled motorcycling, smoother and more powerful than [...]

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Triumph’s LAMS Trident

Nigel Paterson — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:00:34 +0000

Triumph is building a new Trident, and it’s going to be LAMS approved for new riders in Australia. The new naked roadster is being shown off firstly as a design prototype with images of [...]

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LAUNCH REPORT: TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RANGE

Greg Leech — Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:10:52 +0000

Triumph has thrown its globally strongest bike into the weeds and started again. Has it been too brave, or is this the best Street Triple ever? They say there is no replacement for displacement. Indeed, [...]

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Suzuki SV650X confirmed for Oz

Road Rider Contributor — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 05:27:23 +0000

At the 2017 EICMA motorcycle show held in Milan, Suzuki Motor Corporation unveiled a retro themed café racer version of its popular SV650 dubbed the SV650X. Incorporating a number of enhancements over the standard SV650 [...]

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Long term test: Suzuki SV650 and Triumph Street Cup

Road Rider Contributor — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:54:28 +0000

We have a brace of bikes to put through the test of real-world ownership. Will they stack up? Let’s meet the newest members of the Road Rider crew… So, a reader (that’s you, for the [...]

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CFMoto 400NK first impressions

Road Rider Contributor — Thu, 05 Jan 2017 03:10:04 +0000

Production Editor Spencer Leech gives his initial thoughts on CFMoto’s new 400NK CFMoto, as a motorcycle brand, has a hell of a lot to prove. Before it can seriously compete with its international rivals, it [...]

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Excuses, excuses…

Road Rider Contributor — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:04:31 +0000

Spencer Leech explains his regrettable hiatus from the bike world, and why he came back. Growing up in the household that I did, it was impossible to avoid getting interested in bikes. I was one [...]

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