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TTS Supercharged Triumph Thunderbird
We first met John when we were blown away by his TTS supercharged Triumph Thruxton. So we were pretty excited when we...
Gixxer Cup Reinvigorated
Suzuki New Zealand recently announced it would again provide massive support to the Kiwi bike racing community with continued sponsorship of the...
Suzuki V-Strom 800DE Review
BRM headed to the home of Suzuki NZ for the Oceania launch of their new middleweight adventure machine, the V-Strom 800.
Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
With BRM getting the only NZ invite to the world launch of the highly anticipated Royal Enfield Super Meteor, Paul headed...
STAR INSURE MOTOFEST – ICONIC BIKES AND LEGENDARY RIDERS
The fourth instalment of the Star Insure MotoFest, at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park on the weekend of March 4-5, 2023, will not only be...
Benelli Leoncino 800/800 Trail Review
Benelli recently launched their bigger Leoncino and Leoncino Trail in Australia. Paul headed over the ditch for a skid around the Great...
Better Year – from The Hot Seat
Hurray! Summer is here! And what does that mean? Hopefully an end to 'annus horribilis' (as Paul Owen puts it in his...
Rider Resurgence – The Hot Seat
Covid has had peculiar repercussions throughout everyday life, I reckon. House prices going ballistic is one, as Kiwis flock home to the...
Ride Aware – The Hot Seat
As often happens, I had the idea for my editorial sorted early in the month, only to have something happen the day...
Stripped Back – The Hot Seat
Welcome to issue 194 of Bike Rider Magazine, and I’m hoping that by the time you’ve got this copy in your hands...
Richa Atlantic Gore-tex Jacket – Product Review
We thought getting a jacket like the Richa Atlantic at the beginning of summer was going to see it ending up in...
New Normal
I’m writing this editorial as we make a move to Level 2 from our Covid-19 enforced lockdown and wondering what the ‘new...
FIVE RFX1 Gloves – Product Review
I’m not like many riders on the road who, it seems, believe their bare hands are abrasion-resistant. Nope, a decent set of...
Macna Impact Pro Jacket – Product Review
Dutch motorcycle apparel manufacturers, Macna, might describe themselves as ‘innovative, minimalist, experimental and quirky’, but the fact is they make some pretty...
Wake Up Call – The Hot Seat
By Paul
It's an undeniable fact that as motorcyclists we're one of the most vulnerable users of our...
UPS AND DOWNS A FEATURE OF SUPERBIKE SHOWDOWN
It was a massive turnaround in fortunes for Canterbury’s Alastair Hoogenboezem at the third round of five in this year’s Yamaha-sponsored New...
BIDDLE DETERMINED TO MAKE IT COUNT
Avalon Biddle always knew there would be a target on her back when she lined up at the start of the 2020...
LEGENDS GARAGE A HONEY-POT IN HIVE OF MOTOFEST ACTIVITY
Old and new, rare and mainstream, shiny and ... well, even shinier ... along with champions of the past, present and future...
MOTOFEST REVVING UP FOR CLASSIC BIKES GP
MotoFest is just around the corner and, as final preparations are made, the rumblings of anticipation are starting to nudge the top...
MOTOFEST A FAMILY AFFAIR
Waikato man Andrew Stroud is a family man and a racer too and MotoFest means he can combine both these loves...
REES LEADS SERIES BUT HE WON’T BE THE KIWI CHAMPION
Two of five rounds are now in the record books, but it would be foolish indeed to read too much into the...
INSPIRING AND MOTIVATIONAL … THE GIXXER CUP DOING WHAT IT SET...
The legacy continues on for Suzuki New Zealand, its fledgling GIXXER Cup competition again serving as motivation and an inspiration for many...
QUATTRO PLANT KAWASAKI SIGN McPINT
Road racing legend, John McGuinness will contest the 2020 Isle of Man TT and International North West 200 road races for 2018 British...
PARKER PLANS AN ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON TIMARU RACE TRACK
He's running third overall in the Supersport 300 class standings after round one, but Timaru's Harry Parker reckons home track advantage will...
NZ SUPERBIKE TITLE FIGHT BEGINS THIS WEEKEND
The 2019 New Zealand Superbike Championships went right down to the wire and it will possibly be the same story again...
SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL SERIES WILL GO DOWN TO THE WIRE
It is extremely tight at the top in many of the bike categories after two rounds in this year’s Suzuki International Series...
SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL SERIES OPENER HAD IT ALL
There simply aren't enough superlatives to describe the depth of talent, wealth of excitement, level of energy or scale of entertainment on...
SUZUKI INTERNATIONAL SERIES SET FOR SUMMER SCORCHER
The 2019 Suzuki International Series
Summer is here, Christmas is coming and the nation's best motorcycle road race tracks...
CHAIN MAINTENANCE
HOW TIGHT?
Keeping your chain clean and well lubricated is a basic part of motorcycle maintenance. But keeping it...
REGO ON HOLD?
WINTER BATTLERS
With winter now well and truly over (thankfully!) we thought we’d ask our followers if they’d had...
