Road Rider Magazine » sports https://www.roadrider.com.au Fri, 22 May 2026 01:08:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 NINJA 500 PRICING ANNOUNCED https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ninja-500-pricing-announced/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ninja-500-pricing-announced/#comments Tue, 27 Feb 2024 01:08:02 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9325 The all-new Ninja 500 has made its Australian debut at the Phillip Island round of the Superbike World Championship. Bikes will be arriving in Kawasaki dealerships at the end of next month priced from $7544 [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ninja-500-pricing-announced/feed/ 0 CFMOTO offers upgraded 450SR, the 450SR S https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmoto-offers-upgraded-450sr-the-450sr-s/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmoto-offers-upgraded-450sr-the-450sr-s/#comments Tue, 23 Jan 2024 04:27:12 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=9260 Building on its success with one of the best Learner-approved sportsbikes we’ve seen for years, CFMOTO will have a flagship version, the 450SR S, on sale soon. Check out the press release below for more… [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/cfmoto-offers-upgraded-450sr-the-450sr-s/feed/ 0 Yamaha R7: New Generation Sports [Road Rider 165] https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/yamaha_r7_review/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/yamaha_r7_review/#comments Thu, 26 May 2022 21:00:19 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=7153 Extracted from  issue 165… Road Rider track test: Yamaha MY22 YZF-R7HO A compact, easy to ride and affordable sport and track bike. What’s not to love? Riding fast is an adrenaline rush; it’s why sportsbikes exist. [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/yamaha_r7_review/feed/ 0 New Generation KTM RC 390 https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/new-generation-ktm-rc-390/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/new-generation-ktm-rc-390/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2021 21:58:21 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=6839 KTM has redesigned its smallest sportsbike, the RC 390, with MotoGP styling, better aerodynamics, improved heat management around the rider, better sports ergonomics, a larger tank, engine and electronics updates and more. The new frame [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/new-generation-ktm-rc-390/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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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/honda-updates-its-500cc-twins/feed/ 0 PREMIUM BAVARIAN – BMW’s R 1250 RS tested https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/premium-bavarian-bmws-r-1250-rs-tested/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/premium-bavarian-bmws-r-1250-rs-tested/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2020 22:24:01 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=5623 A sports-tourer with all the bells and whistles… BY: NIGEL PATERSON  |  PHOTOGRAPHY: BMW/PATERSON BMW shocked the world with its first RS model, back in the 1970s, producing a fully-faired machine that was comfortable, fast [...]

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]]> https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/premium-bavarian-bmws-r-1250-rs-tested/feed/ 0 KTM 890 Duke R: The Sportsbike bargain? https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ktm-890-duke-r-the-sportsbike-bargain/ https://www.roadrider.com.au/bike/ktm-890-duke-r-the-sportsbike-bargain/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2020 00:18:04 +0000 https://www.roadrider.com.au/?p=4673 KTM is further developing its sub-1000cc parallel twin range with it’s biggest, toughest model yet, the 890 Duke R and it’s at a very keen price: $17,195+ORC, so well under 20K on the road in [...]

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