Bikes

ADVERTISEMENT

2024 BSA Gold Star 650 review

BSA is back, baby. Its first product is the Gold Star, a 650 single LAMS retromodern standard bike. At $11k, this has gold written all over it. Remember BSA when it was in its heyday? If so, you’re probably around 100 years old now. The firm was kaput by the time I first became interested in motorcycles. Until recently the only BSA I’d ever ridden was a BSA Bantam. We won’t go into that. Good name though. Anyhow, my second shot at a BSA was literally a half century later....

Read moreDetails
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

KTM Hits a Roadblock

KTM is in financial strife, and is planning to halt production in Austria temporarily, resulting in around 300 layoffs. Pierer Mobility-owned KTM has had a good run, with over a decade of record growth. However, that came to a grinding halt this year, and now the company requires a significant cash input to keep the wheels turning.  KTM blames its woes...

Read moreDetails
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

FREE weekly newsletters - Subscribe here

Sign up here for the latest news, reviews, and competitions from NZ Autocar magazine. Find out the on-sale date and what is in each new issue of NZ Autocar magazine each month.

By clicking the Subscribe button you acknowledge that you have read and agree to NZ Autocar Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy