Bike & Product Reviews

Hey guys. I need some help with some gear for my ride.
Does anyone know of a sporty looking windsheild that might fit my bike.(M50). I want one thats more for looks than effect. Not to high, smoked for example. Ive been looking and looking but cant find find anything. Cheers

I ride a Ducati Monster 2001 series with custom bits on it. I'm 37 and now live in Feilding( well...15km from Kimbolton!) The sticks! I'm a caseworker for Mental Health company. Help, i need people to ride with and where i am the roads are good.

2008 Honda CRF450R Ride Impression
Article and photograph (below specs section) by Anthony Bradford

With aggressive new styling, this Honda looks to assert it's authority on the ever competitive 450 class.

The big news for the CRF450R is it has the HPSD (Honda Progressive Steering Damper). The new found stability the system offers, has allowed the engineers to reduce the steering rake and wheelbase. This allows the Honda to carve the corners with scalpel-like ...

2008 Suzuki GSR600: Mid Sized Muscle – Heavy Weight Action

By Anthony Bradford – Photograph by Kotahi-Manawa Bradford

Suzuki released this motorcycle as a mid sized 'Street Fighter'. However, the machine is a lot more versatile than just that. Through my time with the bike, I've found it good for weekend rides, commuting, sports riding, mid-range touring and it would be far from disgraced being ridden at track days. Taking it's styling cues from the newly released and acclaimed ...

2008 Honda CRF250R Ride Impression
By Anthony Bradford: photographs (below specs section) by Fiona Dickinson

Arriving to pick up the Honda CRF250R from Dannevirke Honda, I cast an appraising eye over the machine, noting the usual high build quality we have come to expect from Honda. Top shelf Renthal aluminium handle bars are a welcome addition and point to just how serious Honda is in providing a race-ready bike right out of the crate.

I took the CRF out to ...

Well it's been a while since I blogged. The last few months have been getting colder, havent done much distance riding. The 'family' has grown by three more bikes in that time though, and in the process I did a few test rides.

TMAX - ok it's a scooter, but performs pretty well. I tried a new one from a dealer. I was a little disappointed, maybe because I had seen too many youtube vids where the acceleration from zero is very good, or ...

I was browsing around Ricoland again recently and felt compelled to take a pic of the prices for aftermarket parts so I could bitch about them on my blog. The three units in the first pic are around NZ$2100 each. I have bought whole bikes for less than that! And how about those 'fenderless kits' which are just an alternative mount for your number plate to allow you to take the rear fender off. They ...

I came across this one parked near me in a supermarket bike-park. As well as having the typical outrageous muffler and various blingy bits, this one was another step above the rest. It had some kind of pneumatic system to raise and lower the whole swingarm. To park it he doesn't use the side-stand, instead the whole bike lowers right down and rests on a couple of small runner wheels underneath the body. You cant see those little wheels too well in ...