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About Me

So who or what is Torqueology?

I’ve always liked anything with an engine – I grew up watching Fast & Furious, playing Need for Speed, and dreaming of cars. However, as a broke young man, I couldn’t yet afford the cars of my dreams (and still can’t), so I looked elsewhere for my itch. Enter motorcycles.

Hi, my name is Corey and I run this little project. From hypernakeds to supermotards, I have been riding bikes for over 10 years now, and am currently on my 7th bike (2017 MT09). However, I don’t just like riding bikes, I also love buying, selling and researching them. That’s where Torqueology comes in.

I want to put my knowledge, research powers, and advice to use to help other riders make informed decisions on what they should look out for when buying a used motorcycles. I don’t want to tell you what to buy – it’s your money, do with it what you wish – but what I do want to do is give you all the information I can get from my own research so you can know what you’re getting into.

Who is Torqueology for?

Everyone! While I passed my motorcycle learners and probationary restrictions a long time ago, I know how hard it was choosing that first, and even second and beyond, motorcycle when I was new to the community.

Similarly, for some of us, buying a motorcycle is not a cheap thing, and you want to make sure the bike you are buying is not a total piece of junk. I want to help all future and current riders in their bike buying journey.

What is the goal of this project?

While I do want to create an ever evolving database of motorcycle buying guides, my long-term goal is to get the motorcycle community involved in this and have people write their own mini bike reviews that can be attached to the buying guides. I want to get real feedback from long-term owners of the bikes so that potential buyers can see what it is like to own that particular model.

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Why should I listen to you?

Like with everything you read on the internet, you shouldn’t take any random stranger’s word as gospel. I always recommend fact-checking information from other reliable sources, and going out and experiencing it for yourself. Just because a bike may be reported as something by me or someone else, doesn’t mean you will experience the same thing.

That being said, I like to think that between my collated research from various corners of the internet, mostly model-specific motorcycle forums, my own experience with these bikes, and long-term owner YouTube videos, that the information that I present is typically factual and of similar experiences to others.

How many motorcycles have you ridden?

In total, I would say between 35 to 45 different bikes over the years.

I am pretty extensive when buying a new motorcycle, and I aim to test at least three or four similar models to the one I have my eye on. For example, when I bought my first MT09, I rode a Triumph Street Triple 675 R, Kawasaki Z800, Suzuki GSR750, and Yamaha FZ8N.

Likewise, when I bought my ZX6R, I test rode a Honda CBR600RR, Suzuki GSXR-750, Triumph Daytona 675 R, and a Yamaha R6.

What bikes have you owned long-term?

So far I have owned, in order:

  1. 1994 GSX 250F Across
  2. 2010 Suzuki DRZ-400SM
  3. 2008 SV650 (non-LAMS)
  4. 2014 Yamaha MT09
  5. 2015 KTM Superduke R
  6. 2018 Kawasaki ZX6R
  7. 2017 Yamaha MT09

Which has been your favourite bike?

The first MT09 I had will forever have a soft spot in my heart. It’s the motorcycle I first learnt how to properly wrench on, it’s the one I did the most mods to, and it’s the one I crashed the most.

Which has been your least favourite bike?

My first bike, the 1994 GSX 250F Across, was a complete junker. Being a dirt-poor uni student, I bought it for $500, and then proceeded to spend way too much money fixing it up, in particular issues with the throttle bodies and carburetor.

What bikes do you want to try and/or own in the future?

I have a pretty big bucket list of bikes that seems to grow every week. So far on the try (and potentially own in the future) is:

  • BMW R nineT
  • BMW S1000RR
  • Ducati Desert Sled
  • Ducati Streetfight 848, 1048, V2 and V4
  • KTM 890 Duke R, the new 990 Duke, and the old 990 Super Duke R
  • Suzuki SV1000S
  • Triumph Street Triple RS (765)
  • Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE
  • Triumph Thruxton 1200 R, and Speed Twin 1200
  • Yamaha R1
  • Yamaha Tenere 700
  • Yamaha MT07 HO and/or R7 HO