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17 October 2019

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2009-2017 VICTORY HAMMER

It’s the look of the Victory Hammer that draws you to it. Its styling cleverly combines competing elements – the lovely flowing old-school ‘streamlined’ look with brutish…

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2003-2008 HONDA XL650V TRANSALP

The Transalp’s name gives the clue that Honda’s V-twin dual-sport was originally conceived primarily for the European motorcycle market. Essentially a competent commuter/tourer that has the benefit of being up…

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DO-IT-ALL: HONDA CB900 HORNET

The CB900 is one of those true go anywhere, do anything roadbikes that Honda seem so good at building. Released in 2002, the CB was the prelude to the…

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STARTER MOTOR: HONDA VTR250

Honda’s diminutive VTR250 was first released into the Australian market in 1997 as the eventual replacement for Honda’s VT250 Spada. The Spada was a grey import that utilised…

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BOXER BEEMER: 1988-1994 BMW R 100 GS

When BMW’s original flat-twin dual-sports bike, the R 80 G/S, was released in 1981 it was quite a trailblazer. Until then buyers looking for a bike that was…

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CLASS ACT: 2007-2013 SUZUKI BANDIT 1250

The Suzuki Bandit 1250 was introduced in 2007 following the original Bandit 1200 model that was released in 1996. From the beginning Suzuki’s big Bandit was a great…

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MAGNUM FORCE: KAWASAKI ZX-12R 2000-2007

Whether you’re talking Kawasaki’s early hairy-chested H2 Mach IV or even its Z1 900 – or certainly its new supercharged H2R – the Japanese manufacturer always seems comfortable with…

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UNSUNG HERO: 2002-2013 YAMAHA TDM900

The middleweight soft-roader category of two- and three-cylinder-powered sporty roadbikes having some unsealed-road ability has become quite crowded. Established contenders from BMW, Suzuki, Triumph and Ducati had had to…

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HOTROD HOG: HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSC 2001-2017

Harley-Davidson stormed into the new millennium with a radical new model almost ready for release. The subsequent 2001 launch of the new VRSC (V-twin Racing Street Custom)…

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QUICKWORK ORANGE

KTM obviously thumbs its nose at any suggestion that the concept of ‘sticking to your knitting’ is worth a tinker’s cuss. The Austrian brand, which…

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DOUBLE DATE: YAMAHA TRX850 1996-2000

Yamaha’s TRX850 is one of those buys that represents excellent secondhand value almost two decades after the model was discontinued. The ‘Trixie’ was the evolution of…

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THE OLD GUARD: SUZUKI SV650S

Back in 1999, Suzuki released the first of the hugely popular SV650 series. The SV was considered to be a smaller version of the firm’s TL1000S model, although…

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2009-2017 VICTORY HAMMER

2003-2008 HONDA XL650V TRANSALP

DO-IT-ALL: HONDA CB900 HORNET

STARTER MOTOR: HONDA VTR250

BOXER BEEMER: 1988-1994 BMW R 100 GS

CLASS ACT: 2007-2013 SUZUKI BANDIT 1250

MAGNUM FORCE: KAWASAKI ZX-12R 2000-2007

UNSUNG HERO: 2002-2013 YAMAHA TDM900

HOTROD HOG: HARLEY-DAVIDSON VRSC 2001-2017

QUICKWORK ORANGE

DOUBLE DATE: YAMAHA TRX850 1996-2000

THE OLD GUARD: SUZUKI SV650S

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