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Royal Enfield Relaunches Modernised Classic 350
Royal Enfield has kept its promise to the motorcycling world that we would be seeing more new models from the Indian-owned brand in 2021...


2021 Greymouth Street Race Cancelled
The annual Greymouth Street Race has become the latest victim of the return of Covid-19 to the New Zealand community. The governing body...


BMW Debuts Electric CE 02 Concept Bike
BMW Motorrad is pushing further into the EV sector with their latest concept bike, the scooter-like CE 02 concept. Not quite your...


Honda CB500X Gets Performance Updates For 2022
Honda's learner legal CB500X is one of the best bang-for-buck options in the adventure touring segment, and for the 2022 model year that...


KTM Heavily Updates RC 390 For 2022
KTM’s entry-level supersport machine is getting a big upgrade for 2022 with the RC 390 getting a full aesthetic makeover plus much more...


Chris Birch's Say No To Slow Series Returns With A Dirt Riding Focus
After the success of his adventure riding focussed Say No To Slow coaching series last year, Kiwi motorcycling legend Chris Birch has...


2022 Leadfoot Festival Cancelled
While the next scheduled Cold Kiwi might still happen, it has been confirmed that the 2022 running of the Leadfoot Festival has...


Triumph Set To Supply Moto2 Engines Until 2024
Triumph motorcycles and Dorna Sports have come to an agreement that will see Triumph’s 765cc triple cyl engines the exclusive engine of...


Triumph Tease New 660cc Tiger
Since the release of Triumph's new Trident and its global 660cc triple-cylinder engine platform, we've known that the British firm was...


2021 Cold Kiwi Postponed
UPDATED: It’s not the news many had hoped for, but the Ruapehu Motorcycle Club has officially announced that the annual Cold Kiwi...
Motorcycles Banned From Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
Two years after motorcycle racing at the infamous Pikes Peak came to a halt following the death of rider Carlin Dunne, the organisation...


Harley-Davidson's Limited Edition Street Glide Special Is Ice Cool
Harley-Davidson is doubling down on its pledge to start pumping out exclusive special models with the release of the new Street Glide...


BMW Reveals New R 18 Models For 2022
We’ve long known that BMW’s cruiser aspirations didn’t end with the R 18, and this has now been confirmed with the unveiling of the new R...


2022 Yamaha YZ Motocross Range and NZ Pricing Revealed
Yamaha Motor NZ has announced its new line of motocross machines for the upcoming 2022 model year, and there’s a smokey surprise for up...


Benelli Brings 4-Cylinders Back To LAMS Market With TNT 600i
In recent years Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme (LAMS) bikes have by and large been limited to 1 or 2-cylinder engines, but Benelli is...


Aprilia Announces Taureg 660 Specs In New Video
Aprilia’s upcoming Tuareg 660 is hit property in the adventure market. A true middleweight based around the 660cc parallel-twin from the...


Royal Enfield Grows Into Mid-Size Dominance
Indian owned Royal Enfield makes no bones about its mission in life being to dominate the middleweight category, and it appears to be...


Husqvarna Continues To Tease Norden 901 Adventure Bike With New YouTube Series
It’s been a long time since we heard anything official from Husqvarna regarding the upcoming Norden 901 adventure bike. Often that’s a...


The Ducati Panigale V2 Bayliss 1st Championship 20th Anniversary Is A Homage To One Of The Greats
The number 21 has had a bit of magic to it for Ducati ever since Troy Bayliss sculpted it with his victories in motorcycling history. Now...
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