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 moreDetails2024 CFMOTO 800NK review
CFMOTO is coming ahead in leaps and bounds, advancing its motorcycle making skills with each new model, aided by partner...
Royal Enfield Tour of New Zealand
Fancy riding from Auckland to Invercargill in a big group to experience the upcoming Burt Munro Challenge? If you’re free...
Fancy a Bobber With Gold Highlights?
Well Triumph might well have just the thing for you in its Bonneville Bobber TFC. It's a factory custom limited...
Ducati Multistrada V2 Is A Lesson in Lightweighting
Ducati has unveiled a third model that features the new lightweight 890cc V-twin engine. It has already been seen in...
BMW’s R 90 S Rides Again
BMW Motorrad is expanding its Heritage range with a tribute to the iconic R 90 S of 1973. It can...
Now Ducati Offers V2 and V4 versions of Streetfighter
We’ve only just met the 2025 Streetfighter V2 but now there’s a new V4 version as well. Given this is...
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 moreDetailsIndian Scout Sixty Bobber is Back
Representing the entry point to Indian, the Scout Sixty Bobber arrives here early next year, costing $2500 less than the...
Triumph Tiger Sport 660 – More Gear At No Extra Cost
With increasing competition from the Chinese sector, Triumph hits back with the Tiger Sport 660 that gains a host of...
2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 Review
This is the concept that RE fans wanted as a production model and the firm duly obliged with its first...
Royal Enfield Adds Two More 650 Models
While the Flying Flea electric sub-brand was the star of the Royal Enfield line-up at EICMA 2024, there were also...
2024 Triumph Daytona 660 (LAMS) review
Triumph returns with a pair of Daytona middleweight models, one learner legal, one full power. We ride the LAMS machine....
Road-ready Beta Alp 4.0 Coming to NZ Soon
Beta's new Alp 4.0 dual-sport model is entering the New Zealand market soon. Road bikes aren’t something that springs to...
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