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...

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...

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...

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...

With summer upon us, many riders contemplate packing their bike up and hitting the road for a tour. But get the packing bit wrong...

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,...

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...

In a homage to the Golden Era of GP racing, Yamaha has produced the best looking XSR900 ever!

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...

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...

We first met John when we were blown away by his TTS supercharged Triumph Thruxton. So we were pretty excited when we got the...

Suzuki New Zealand recently announced it would again provide massive support to the Kiwi bike racing community with continued sponsorship of the popular Suzuki...

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...

With BRM getting the only NZ invite to the world launch of the highly anticipated Royal Enfield Super Meteor, Paul headed to India to...

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 recently launched their bigger Leoncino and Leoncino Trail in Australia. Paul headed over the ditch for a skid around the Great Ocean Road. Benelli...

Hurray! Summer is here! And what does that mean? Hopefully an end to 'annus horribilis' (as Paul Owen puts it in his column) and...

Covid has had peculiar repercussions throughout everyday life, I reckon. House prices going ballistic is one, as Kiwis flock home to the relative haven...

As often happens, I had the idea for my editorial sorted early in the month, only to have something happen the day before deadline,...

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...

We thought getting a jacket like the Richa Atlantic at the beginning of summer was going to see it ending up in the cupboard...

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...

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...

Dutch motorcycle apparel manufacturers, Macna, might describe themselves as ‘innovative, minimalist, experimental and quirky’, but the fact is they make some pretty terrific motorcycle...

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'....

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...

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...

Old and new, rare and mainstream, shiny and ... well, even shinier ... along with champions of the past, present and future too. They are...

MotoFest is just around the corner and, as final preparations are made, the rumblings of anticipation are starting to nudge the top of the...

Waikato motorcycling hero Andrew Stroud knows a thing or two about racing bikes, probably just as much as he does about raising a family....