Custom Bikes Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/custom-bikes/ Motorcycle reviews, Product reviews, News, Features, by leading experts. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:10:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://bikereview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-favico.fw_-32x32.png Custom Bikes Archives - Bike Review https://bikereview.com.au/category/custom-bikes/ 32 32 Indian Challenger Racer Review | King of the Baggers Test https://bikereview.com.au/indian-challenger-racer-review-king-of-the-baggers-troy-herfoss-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/indian-challenger-racer-review-king-of-the-baggers-troy-herfoss-test/#respond Sat, 13 Apr 2024 23:47:13 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=134345 Down the years I’ve been privileged to track-test a vast array of different road racers, from dozens of factory MotoGP and 500GP bikes, through countless World Superbike contenders, to numerous

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/indian-challenger-racer-review-king-of-the-baggers-troy-herfoss-test/feed/ 0 Dr. John Wittner’s Moto Guzzi 8V Racer Test | Throwback Thursday https://bikereview.com.au/dr-john-wittners-moto-guzzi-8v-racer-test-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/dr-john-wittners-moto-guzzi-8v-racer-test-throwback-thursday/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 23:30:32 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=133664 Il Dottore leaving us will be felt not only in the USA, where the bikes he created were raced successfully to three AMA National titles in the 1980s by the

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/dr-john-wittners-moto-guzzi-8v-racer-test-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 Indian Super Hooligan Review | Cathcart Tests The Indian FTR Racer https://bikereview.com.au/indian-super-hooligan-review-cathcart-tests-the-indian-ftr-racer/ https://bikereview.com.au/indian-super-hooligan-review-cathcart-tests-the-indian-ftr-racer/#respond Fri, 08 Mar 2024 21:32:07 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=132042 Indian Motorcycle recently announced a limited edition 300-off 2024 version of its FTR 1200 model, inspired by its success in winning MotoAmerica’s Super Hooligan racing series in both

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/indian-super-hooligan-review-cathcart-tests-the-indian-ftr-racer/feed/ 0 1949 Vincent Black Lightning Test | Throwback Thursday https://bikereview.com.au/1949-vincent-black-lightning-review-test-throwback-thursday/ https://bikereview.com.au/1949-vincent-black-lightning-review-test-throwback-thursday/#respond Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:59:14 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=132505 More than 70 years ago the Vincent Black Shadow delivered the most performance from a street legal series production vehicle that money could buy – on two wheels, or four.

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/1949-vincent-black-lightning-review-test-throwback-thursday/feed/ 0 YZR500 Yamaha | Rainey Replica, Two-Stroke Tuesday https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/ https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:00:46 +0000 http://bikereview.com.au/?p=1866 Two-stroke Tuesday time! Any readers over the age of 35-should have fond memories of watching Wayne Rainey make his magic happen on the best looking 500cc Grand Prix bike ever

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/wayne-rainey-1990-marlborough-yamaha-yzr500/feed/ 0 Ronax 500 V4 | Two-Stroke Tuesday https://bikereview.com.au/ronax-v4-500cc-two-stroke/ https://bikereview.com.au/ronax-v4-500cc-two-stroke/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 19:30:41 +0000 http://bikereview.com.au/?p=7765 Ronax announced a V4 500 GP bike for the streets a decade ago in 2014. Anyone who grew up riding two-stroke motorcycles would relate to just how mind-blowing that news

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/ronax-v4-500cc-two-stroke/feed/ 2 Throwback Thursday: Moto Martin Suzuki GSX1100, Racer Test https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-moto-martin-suzuki-gsx1100-racer-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-moto-martin-suzuki-gsx1100-racer-test/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:30:12 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=130607 The French hearted and Japanese boned Moto Martin Suzuki GSX1100 has found it’s home down-under racing in the heavily competitive Post-Classic Unlimited Period 5 class. I was lucky enough to

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-moto-martin-suzuki-gsx1100-racer-test/feed/ 0 Throwback Thursday: Britten Aero-D-One V1000, Racer Test https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-john-britten-aero-d-one-v1000-racer-test/ https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-john-britten-aero-d-one-v1000-racer-test/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 03:36:39 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=129143 John Britten was best known for his V1000 creation, which to this day is still one of the wildest motorcycles to grace the international road racing stages. Proving he was

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/throwback-thursday-john-britten-aero-d-one-v1000-racer-test/feed/ 0 Racer Test: YZ450F based Yamaha YZ450GP racer https://bikereview.com.au/racer-test-yz450f-based-yamaha-yz450gp-racer/ https://bikereview.com.au/racer-test-yz450f-based-yamaha-yz450gp-racer/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2023 22:37:38 +0000 http://bikereview.com.au/?p=23296 I’m a fan of small racebikes like this YZ450GP. I love 250 two-strokes, 125 two-strokes – even though I don’t fit on them – and loved my own little RSX550

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]]> https://bikereview.com.au/racer-test-yz450f-based-yamaha-yz450gp-racer/feed/ 2 Custom Bike (For Sale): Dave Reid’s Triumph Thruxton TFC https://bikereview.com.au/custom-bike-dave-reids-triumph-tfc/ https://bikereview.com.au/custom-bike-dave-reids-triumph-tfc/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 01:31:10 +0000 https://bikereview.com.au/?p=118113 Dave Reid is selling his ultra rare customised TFC… Check out our feature on it. Triumph Thruxton’s, ever since their arrival in 2004, have been the epitome of classic styling

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