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September 2011

 

Featuring:
BMW S 1000 RR's Compared: How good is the standard bike against superstock and superbike race machines?

Harley-Davidson XL1200C
Moto Guzzi Norge

Kawasaki W800

Best Budget Blaster? 250cc Special: Kawasaki vs Hyosung vs Honda vs Megelli

Semi-Active Suspension Here in 2012
Skid Lids: Designing for Rossi - Aldo Drudi
Touring: Two Kiwi's Ride Across Aussie
Back to the Future: BMW Technology Unveiled
Used Bike: Triumph Speed Triple
Broadford Festival
Race Face: Round 2 Action from the Actrix Winter Series
Road to Success: Following Ken Jones on His Quest for Success

& more, including all the regular goodies.

 

April 2012

World Launches:
Mamma Mia! Ducati's 1199 Panigale
MV Agusta F3

Tested:
2012 Yamaha YZF-R1
2012 BMW S1000RR
MV Agusta Brutale 990R SE
Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200

Lifting The Lid - Behind The Scenes At Shoei
The Good Oil - The Lowdown on Liquid Gold
Multi-Day Rides - Gearing Up For A Getaway
Stealth Mode - Fitting A TPX 2.0 Detector To Go Under The Radar
Safari - East Cape Adventures

March 2012

World Launch:
MONSTER ENERGY - 2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R

Tested:
Kawasaki Versys 650
Triumph Tiger 800 XC

Honda VFR1200 - we bid farewell to our beloved long-term test bike

AC Sanctuary - Classic Japanese Superbikes, but better now than they ever were

Massimo Tamburini - Head and shoulders above other designers, creator of the legendary Ducati 916
Heroes and Villans - A classic motorcycle tour with a difference
Kawasaki VN1500 trike conversion
Retro Fit - A vintage Indian in need of an easy start

Travelling Morocco by bike

Countersteering explained
Have a go at drag racing

February 2012

Exclusive:
Triumph's New Tiger Explorer

Tested:
World Superbikes Multi Test
Ducati Monster 1100 EVO
Aprilia RSV4
Vespa GTS300 vs Gilera Nexus 300
 

BMW R 1200 RT

Kawasaki ZX-10R ABS

Franck Fazio - Five Gloves Founder
Future Tech -  Cool Kit That Makes Your Bike Better

BSA Flat Tracker - Classic Hybrid

La Carrera Panamericana - Touring Mexico on Ducati Multistadas
Having a go at: Hill Climbs
NZ Superbike Quick Spin - Craig Shirriffs Suzuki GSX-R1000

Burt Munro Challenge - Kev Goes Racing in Southland on the GS1000

& more, including all the regular goodies.

January 2012

Exclusive: ?
Husqvarna Nuda 900 & Nuda 900R?

Tested:?
2012 BMW S 1000 RR?
CR&S Duu?2012
V-Strom 650?
2012 ER-6n

South Island Super Roads
?Biker Friendly Digs

Rare Classics:?
Royal Enfield Interceptor?
1928 Rudge

Croz On being back in the race scene

?Having a go at: track days
?Back to school: Kev does level 4 Cali. Superbike School
Lou's Photo-Tour of the USA Part II
& more, including all the regular goodies.?

December 2011

2012 YAMAHA YZF-R1 TESTED
Six Hot 2012 Bikes:
BMW S1000RR
Tiger Explorer
Kawasaki ZX-14R
Speed Triple R
Suzuki GSX-R1000
Steve McQueen Bonneville

9 of the North Island's Best Roads

Record Breaking 'Busa
Claudio Castiglioni
Lights Camera Action!

Hot New Gear
Where's Your Fun At

RIDDEN
Ducati 848 Streetfighter
Honda Crossrunner

Piaggio's Three-Wheeled MP3 250
Yamaha's Buget Saving Scooters

 

November 2011

Featuring:
New Models Unveiled
Yamaha YZF-R1
Honda Fireblade
Honda CBR600RR
Ducati 848 Streetfighter
Harley-Davidson Range

2012 Suzuki GSX-R600
Track Topper, Road Tested

Harley Davidson Switchback
A New 'Bagger' With A Difference

Ducati Supermono
Back From The Grave And Heading to NZ...

Ducati 1198

KTM 690 Enduro vs 990 Dakar

Top 10 Movie Motorcycles
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

65 Years Of Scooters
Vespa Hits Milestone

Having a go at the Burt Munro Challenge
Motorcycling 101 Gear Guide
Suspension Porkies Part II
Continental Tyres
Used Yamaha R1

October 2011

Featuring:

Ducati's Wickedly Good Diavel
Honda's 2012 Gold Wing
Triumph Speed Triple

Suzuki GSR750

Massimo Bordi - Engineering Genius Behind MV and Ducati

The Ultimate Bike Collection: Barber Museum
Adventure Riding: Choosing the right rubber
Heavy Metal: Kiwi Students Making Meadals of NZ Heroes
Used Bike: H-D Sportster
Suspension Porkies: Dr. Bob busts some myths
Racing action from Actrix Winter Series Rounds 3 & 4
Motorcycling 101 - Safety Check

September 2011

Featuring:
BMW S 1000 RR's Compared: How good is the standard bike against superstock and superbike race machines?

Harley-Davidson XL1200C
Moto Guzzi Norge

Kawasaki W800

Best Budget Blaster? 250cc Special: Kawasaki vs Hyosung vs Honda vs Megelli

Semi-Active Suspension Here in 2012
Skid Lids: Designing for Rossi - Aldo Drudi
Touring: Two Kiwi's Ride Across Aussie
Back to the Future: BMW Technology Unveiled
Used Bike: Triumph Speed Triple
Broadford Festival
Race Face: Round 2 Action from the Actrix Winter Series
Road to Success: Following Ken Jones on His Quest for Success

& more, including all the regular goodies.

August 2011

Featuring:
Australasian Launch - BMW K1600GT/GTL
Triumph Scrambler

Moto Guzzi Stelvio
Harley-Davidson Blackline

NZ Choppers
Used Bike: FJR1300

IOM TT 2011 Wrap Up: Anstey's Back
Mr Dianese
Kenth Öhlins
Johnny Small

Touring: Hand-Change Harleys Around Aussie
V-4 Tour

& more, including all the regular goodies.

July 2011

Featuring:

SX on Wheels: Z1000SX
Ducati Monster 1100 EVO

Triumph Sprint GT
BMW R1200RT

Superstock R6
Classic Racer: 1952 Manx Norton
50 Years of Kawasaki Motorcycles

Tales From The TT: 3 Racers Reveal What It's Really Like
TT2000 2000km in 2 Days!
Alpinestars Boots
Electric Superbike
Classic Cycles
Visual Plastics
5 Minutes With: Daniel Kempthorn
BADD: Jos Mason

June 2011

Featuring:
2011 GSX-R600: Best Supersport Ever?
Road Warriors - ZX-10R vs S 1000 RR
Aprilia's Stunning New V4 Tuono
New Triumph Thunderbird Storm

Suzuki GSX-R750L1
Yamaha YZF-R15
Honda CBR250R

Rob Muzzy - American Tuning Legend
Criusin' to Class
Can-Am Spyder Experience
Rumblings in the Far North
AMPS H-D Girls Garage Ride
Barry Sheene Festival of Speed
the Dunstan Trail - Part II
Used bike: Suzuki CB1300S '04 - '08

May 2011

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja
BMW K1600GT - 6 cylinder Wing beater?
Triumph 800 Tigers - Road or off-road?
Honda Stateline - Fury's New Sibling
Triumph 675R

Bernard Racing; the professional result
Grid Girls
Fluid Coatings
Motorcycling Mekong
Otago Day Tripping
Chat to Plat
Matariki Riders
Ride Forever at Okororie
Women Only Training
Used Bike: Suzuki SV1000

April 2011

Featuring:
SEXY DIVERSION: NEW YAMAHA FZ6R
WORLD LAUNCH REPORTS: DUCATI DIAVEL & 2011 GSX-R750
MOTO GUZZI CELEBRATES 90th ANNIVERSARY

POPS YOSHIMURA: THE STORY OF 'GOD HAND'
More Bikes:
Bobbed Yamaha
Shirriffs' Suzuki GSX-R1000
Yamaha WR250R

Adventure Skills: Conquering Uphills

People: Nic Kroeze - Stunt NZ

Racing: Castrol Power1 Superbike Cahmpionship Rounds 1-3

& more, including all the regular goodies.
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March 2011

3 Unique Rides...
The 'Specials'
Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC Special Edition
Confederate P120 Fighter Combat
Ace Café Thruxton Special

Plus
Honda Hornet - with added attitude!
Yamaha FN8N - resprung
Vespa Scooters - a trio of cool commuters

BMW's Wild Child: We Look Inside Husky's New Factory

Racing: Tri Series Rounds 2 & 3
2011 Nationals Track Preview

Adventure: 2011 Yamaha Safari
Riding in the Land of Kahn

February 2011

Cracker Kwaka Sport Touring Redefined - Z1000R
Launch Report - Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200cc of motard madness
Honda CBR250RR
Triumph T-Bird 1700
$130K Ducati 1098R
MV Agusta Brutale 990R

Burt Munro Challenge 2010

Jeremy Burgess talks exclusively about Rossi, Ducati, Yamaha and more

Touring:
Coromandel From a Pillion's Perspective
World's Highest Road 18,380 Feet!
BMW 30-30 Ride 30,000km in 30 days!

January 2011

Naked Thrills: Yamaha's new budget concious FZ8N

World Exclusive: Triumph Tiger 800

Tested:
H-D Street Glide
Yamaha R6
PGO & Aprilia 125 scooters
Ducati 848 EVO

Fair Cop - the other side of the thin blue line

Touring:
Spa Post Classics
Top End Northland

Racer on Racer: Geoff Booth

Classic Bike: Suzuki T500 Titan

December 2010 - SORRY SOLD OUT!

Zed Fest - The latest Z1000 and the original king
Multi Tool - Ducati Multistrada the ultimate multi-tasking motorcycle?
V-Max - maximum insanity

Honda Transalp
Husqvarna SMS 630
Honda 600 Hornet
Honda ST1300
Steve Roberts' unique legend
Yike Bike made in NZ

+ All the regular news, views and opinions.

November 2010

Born Again Brit
NORTON COMMANDO 961

KTM 990 SM T

Honda CB125F

Moto Guzzi Griso

Harley Sportsters

Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory

Naked 750 Gixxer revealed!

Kiwi Classic Racers kick ass in Oz

Relentless Racer - we test the world's fastest road racer

Adventure riding:
Summer Routes
Rider Training
Gravel 101

Frame Game: Steel vs Aluminium

October 2010

Cover Story:
Rapid 909
Features:
Rapid 909 - F1 Engineering's stunning Ducati

Ridden:
Yamaha Super Tenere
Hyosung ST7
Triumph Tiger
Mavizen TTX02
Moto Guzzi V7 Classic

Bahn Stormer - Sloan Frost's BMW S 1000 RR

Now & Then - Daniel Mettam and Iain Pero

Cool Heads - the coolest looking lids

Riding to a different beat - three NZSO bikers

Upskilling at California Superbike School

Browny's Brewery Motorcycle Museum, cafe and bar

Tuning in - Mythbusting on the Dyno

September 2010

Cover Story:
Aprilia's Naked 750 Shapened Shiver
Features:
Aprilia's Naked 750 Shapened Shiver

Bombs Away - World's Flashest Indian

Can-Am Spyder RSS and RST

Triumph Bonneville A1 and SE

BMW R 1200 RT

Honda VTR250

Ducati 999 Beach Racer

Road Rage S&S Special

Red Devil ZX-6R

Classic Moto Guzzi Sidecar

Parts & Purpose: Air/Liquid cooling

Racer on Racer: Boogie with the Hoogies

All the action from the Atrix Series Round 3

Touring: Oakins Bay
Pete's Pitstop - Whangamomona

Adventure Riding with John Nick: The Right Bars and Black Forest Station ride

August 2010

Cover Story:
796 Mix 'n' Match Monster
Features:
796 Mix 'n' Match Monster
World Launch - New Ducati

Victory Cross Roads / Country

Moto Guzzi Stelvio

Kawasaki ER-6N

Zero S - Electric Bike

LCR F1 Sidecar

FLYING KIWIS
Bruce Anstey
Karl Morgan

Winter Riding: Prepping your bike

Touring:
Pukekara
NZ on a GN250!
MacKenzie Country
Southward's Museum

July 2010

Cover Story:
Triumph's New Grand Tourer
Features:
Triumph's New Grand Tourer
Sprint 1050 GT

Ninja ZX-14 SE

Yamaha Super Tenere

BMW R 1200 GS

Daelim VJ250

KTM RC8R

10,000 kays in 10 days!

Mick Doohan - Aussie GP Legend

Explained:
Slipper Clutches
Suspension Setup

Ladies Training with Karel Pavich

Another way round - Part II

June 2010

Cover Story:
Fazer Blast
Features:
Fazer Blast
Yamaha's new Fazer8/FZ8

Ridden: BMW's S 1000 RR - Road/Track, Rain/Shine - how good is the new superbike?

Suzuki GSX1250FA - Budget Bandit no more!

450 R6 Racer

Ace Cafe reunion

B-King of Middle Earth - One man's (second) tour of NZ

Yamaha Rotary - One of the best bikes you've never seen

Feddie Sheene - Barry's son forging his own path

Racing:
BRM Summer Series - Final Round
Cliffhanger Sprints
Auckland Champs

May 2010

Cover Story:
Battle of the Brits
Features:
Battle of the Brits
Triumph Thunderbird vs Rocket III Roadster

Ducati Multistrada 1200

Harley Davidson Forty-Eight

RSV4 Factory

Honda VFR1200

The Knowledge:
Suspension Matters
How to... Bleed your brakes
Carbs vs EFi

Hayden Fitzgerald - Hondas favourite son

Kim Newcombe Part 2

Yamaha GL750 - The best bike never built

TT2000
BSA Rally
KTM Big Sky Ride
Suzuki Boulevard Rally
Petes Pitstop

April 2010

Cover Story:
Belissimo Superbike - MV's friendlier F4
Features:
Belissimo Superbike - MV's friendlier F4
2010 BMW R 1200 GS & Adventure
Triumph 675 Daytona
YZF-R125
The new Yamaha Super Ténéré revealed

Adventure & Touring:
Where to go - NZ's top trails
Route grading
Bike Prep Tips
St Bathans

The Knowledge:
Changing brake pads
Suspension matters
Parts & purpose
Bike Insurance

+ Free Poster inside

March 2010

Cover Story:
Fist of FURY - Honda's off-the-shelf custom chopper
Features:
Fist of FURY
Honda VTX1300CXA Fury off-the-shelf custom chopper

Ducati Hypermotard EVO SP

Honda CBR1000R Predator

Yamaha R1 with Öhlins TTX

Brent Stephens - The Doctor's Kiwi Mechanic

Method to Motard Madness
Ivan Lazzarini at Taupo

Marlborough Magic
Yamaha NZ Safari 2010

The Zen of budget touring

Petes Pit Stop - Takaka Hill

India on an Enfield

Colin Roberts'  Chainsaw Racer

A Suzuki A50's final trip - to a museum

Readers Ride - HD 2005 FLSTF, slightly modified!

Jared Love's CBR600RR

Racing Action:
B.A.D.D. 3 Hour
Tri-Series Rounds 2 & 3
National Championship Rounds 1 & 2

February 2010

Cover Story:
Back on Track - Kawasaki's new Z1000
Features:
Bumper Summer Issue!

Back on Track - World launch exclusive
Kawasaki Z1000

White Lightning
Aprilia RSV4-R

Hardcore Adventurer
KTM 690 Enduro

Suzuki M50

Spies' R1
WSBK Winner Ridden!

RZ500/R6 Hybrid

Fireblade evolution

Readers Ride: Triumph America

Features:
RED BULL - Sponsor Maniacs
James Smith
MotoGP Touring
California Superbike School
Chris Parkin Interview
Pre-Race preparation Pt II

January 2010

Cover Story:
BMW S 1000 RR
Features:
BMW S 1000 RR
The new superbike for all seasons?
World launch exclusive!

Triumph Thunderbird

50 Years of the Triumph Bonneville

2010 Hyosung GT650R gets injected

Münch Mammut - odd-ball rarity

2009 Burt Munro Challenge - the biggest yet

Events:
Post Classic GP
Pacific Series
Biketoberfest

Help:
Mental Preparation
Organised adventure

November 2009

Cover Story:
Iron Age
Features:
Iron Age
2010 Harley Davidsons

Bellagio? Bellissimo!
Stunning New Moto Guzzi

Honda CB750
Original Superbike turns 40

Royal Enfield Bullet Classic - old look, new bike.

Wheels of Fortune
Can Carbon Fibre make a difference?

Rising Star - Glen Skachill

John Boote Story (part 1)

Touring: Opoutere & Kaipara hills.

October 2009

Cover Story:
Moto-Cosser
Features:
Moto Morini Scrambler

BMW F 800 R

Ducati 1098R Bayliss Replica

Aprilia Dorsoduro

Aprilia RSV4

Hyosung Aquila

Triton - Classic Hybrid Made in NZ

Team LG - HOT STUFF!

Harley Öhlins Test

Actrix Round 4 Report

Dave Hiscock Story - Part 2

Plus loads more inside

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