The Perfect U-Turn
Go Full-lock with your feet up, every time
Once you’ve nailed the basics, there’s one manoeuvre that you’ll be relying on the most in your...
BSA Gold Star
The iconic British marque, BSA, is back with an all-new single-cylinder Gold Star. And with NZ importer Europe Imports recently announcing they are bringing...
Forgotten World Highway
Reader's Ride
Is there gravel on The Forgotten World Highway?
It's like a right of passage for motorcyclists, tackling the infamous SH 43 to get...
Group Riding – Get in behind!
A recent article in a high profile New Zealand motorcycle magazine, actually it was this magazine (March 2023 edition to be precise - Ed), outlined some...
Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S23 Review
Chad headed to the incredible Kyalami circuit in South Africa to check out the latest rubber from Bridgestone – the S23
The all-new Bridgestone Battlax...
Travel Tips
With summer upon us, many riders contemplate packing their bike up and hitting the road for a tour. But get the packing bit wrong...
GIXXER CUP POCKET ROCKET
EVA WINTLE A ‘POCKET ROCKET’ ON THE GIXXER SUZUKI
The 23-year-old real estate agent from Masterton has only been racing motorcycles for 12 months now,...
Monimoto 7 Anti-theft GPS Tracker
If you’ve seen the subscription pages of BRM this month, you’ll see that the prize is a Monimoto GPS tracker. And if you’ve ever...
Yamaha XSR900 GP REPLICA
In a homage to the Golden Era of GP racing, Yamaha has produced the best looking XSR900 ever!
Ducati Do Un-Finkeable
The Finke Desert race is one of the world's most grueling off-road races, with the sand track running from Alice Springs to the small...
Bendix’s Tips For Diagnosing A Spongy Brake Lever
One of the most important pre-ride checks for a motorcycles rider is to ensure that their brakes are in good order. Safe braking is...
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 got the...
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 popular Suzuki...
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.
Words: Paul Pics: Steve...
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 to India to...
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 hosting the...
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 Ocean Road.
Benelli...
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 column) and...
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 relative haven...
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 before deadline,...
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 the weather...
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 the cupboard...
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 normal’ the...
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 gloves is...
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 terrific motorcycle...
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 roading network, and as such 'shit happens'....
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 Zealand Superbike...
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 road-racing season...
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 too.
They are...
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 of the...