Road Rider Magazine » naked https://www.roadrider.com.au Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:37:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 New Kawasaki Z900 Supernaked https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/kawasakis-new-z900-supernaked/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/kawasakis-new-z900-supernaked/#comments Thu, 31 Oct 2024 01:46:46 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9994 A new design, updates to almost all the major components and some additional tech including cruise control are the headline features of the 2025 Kawasaki Z900. From the 948cc four pot engine – now producing [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/kawasakis-new-z900-supernaked/feed/ 0 Royal Enfield’s new scrambler style 650 – The Bear https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/royal-enfields-new-scrambler-style-650-the-bear/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/royal-enfields-new-scrambler-style-650-the-bear/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2024 20:48:20 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9978 Way back in 1960 a 16 year-old named Eddie Mulder took his Royal Enfield victory against over 750 other riders in a massive desert race at Big Bear Lake, California. Mulder was the guest speaker [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/royal-enfields-new-scrambler-style-650-the-bear/feed/ 0 Upgrades and a new model Triumph Speed Twin https://www.roadrider.com.au/news/upgrades-and-a-new-model-triumph-speed-twin/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/news/upgrades-and-a-new-model-triumph-speed-twin/#comments Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:40:13 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9906 Higher performance – and extra 5 horsepower – and a new RS model are the headline acts for Triumph’s retro naked performance model, the Speed Twin 1200. Changes to the chassis and the introduction of [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/news/upgrades-and-a-new-model-triumph-speed-twin/feed/ 0 Yamaha launches MT-09 with auto gearbox https://www.roadrider.com.au/blog/yamaha-launches-mt-09-with-auto-gearbox/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/blog/yamaha-launches-mt-09-with-auto-gearbox/#comments Mon, 26 Aug 2024 23:37:24 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9853 Y-AMT stands for ‘Yamaha Automated Manual Transmission’. Let’s leave the contradiction inherent in ‘automated manual’ to one side and focus on the new MT-09 Y-AMT and whether the new technology is any good and if [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/blog/yamaha-launches-mt-09-with-auto-gearbox/feed/ 0 CFMOTO 450NK – MODERN ROADSTER https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmoto-450nk-modern-roadster/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmoto-450nk-modern-roadster/#comments Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:00:29 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9460 ROAD RIDER TEST 2024 CFMOTO 450NK   CFMOTO’s 450 twin-cylinder engine lands in a practical, all-round chassis BY PHIL JAMES PHOTOGRAPHY BY NIGEL PATERSON/SUPPLIED Last year we were impressed with CFMOTO’s 450SR, its sports 450… [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmoto-450nk-modern-roadster/feed/ 0 CFMOTO’s new 800cc road bikes https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmotos-new-800cc-road-bikes/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmotos-new-800cc-road-bikes/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2023 01:23:22 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=8530 CFMOTO’s new 800NK Sport and 800NK Advanced will arrive next month offering a KTM-derived engine and a list of specifications unmatched by the competition. At their core is a 100hp machine weighing in at under [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmotos-new-800cc-road-bikes/feed/ 0 Suzuki’s Midrange Streetfighter – GSX-8S https://www.roadrider.com.au/news/suzukis-midrange-streetfighter-gsx-8s/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/news/suzukis-midrange-streetfighter-gsx-8s/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:19:46 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=7985 In a welcome departure from Suzuki’s really long model names in recent years, the GSX-8S will join the line-up in 2023. With a twin cylinder engine shared with the V-Strom 800DE wrapped in streetfighter clothes, [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/news/suzukis-midrange-streetfighter-gsx-8s/feed/ 0 The Sweet Spot https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/the-sweet-spot/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/the-sweet-spot/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2022 21:00:55 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=7412 It’s not the biggest, it’s not the lightest, it’s not the cheapest but it might just be the best MT… By Nigel Paterson Photography by Phil James The sweet spot is where everything doesn’t just [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/the-sweet-spot/feed/ 0 2022 Suzuki GSX-S1000 – Blue Terrier https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/2022-suzuki-gsx-s1000-blue-terrier/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/2022-suzuki-gsx-s1000-blue-terrier/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2022 05:08:39 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=7330 Could this be the most versatile, best-value hypernaked available today? Rip out a few wheelies. Drop a rolling burnout or two. Set some lap times. Commute to work. It won’t do everything, but the new [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/2022-suzuki-gsx-s1000-blue-terrier/feed/ 0 Honda updates its 500cc twins https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/honda-updates-its-500cc-twins/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/honda-updates-its-500cc-twins/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 01:45:25 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=6824 The very popular trio of Honda 500cc Twin cylinder LAMS bikes – CB500F, CB500X and CBR500R – are receiving some significant updates for the 2022 model year. All gain Showa Big Piston front forks, the [...]

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