2017 Kawasaki Ninja 650 ABS review
Kawasaki has overhauled its evergreen Ninja 650, imbuing it with a lighter frame and an engine with even more midrange than before. It looks smart and it gets...
12 August 2018
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2018 BMW S 1000 R review
Bike makers have created some lairy monsters by stripping the bodywork from superbikes but not all end up demented. Take this one, for example, the S 1000 R....
2018 Triumph Speedmaster review
The final Bonneville variant has launched, based on the Bobber Black, and it’s the Speedmaster but is the name justified? Speedmaster has always been Triumph’s entry-level cruiser, right...
2018 Benelli Leoncino review
Benelli is a name Kiwi motorbike fans will doubtless recognise. After a lengthy hiatus, it’s back here now, reborn as a Chinese maker of LAMS machinery. The typical...
12 June 2018
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2018 BMW G 310 GS review
Not many ADVs cost under $10k but here’s one that does and gets most of what it does right. Plus most people think you’re riding the thrice as...
2018 Kawasaki Z900RS review
New bikes that hark back to old faves from last century are popular right now. Here’s another that is done almost to perfection. We ride Kawasaki’s Z900RS, its...
2018 Triumph Tiger Sport review
Triumph’s original Tiger for the road rated highly but other big sport touring bikes have come along in the meantime. So the latest Tiger gets a tech upgrade...
11 April 2018
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Motorcycle feast at inaugural Motofest
Hampton Downs recently hosted a motorcycle event with a difference. The first ever MotoFest included heroes of a bygone era, and current champs, producing a weekend of motorcycling...
New chapter for Kawasaki
At the recent launch of the Z900RS and Ninja 400, the new distributors of Kawasaki outlined their plans for the brand in New Zealand. And then we got...
