There are a few weird and wonderful things out there in the world of bling. Heated hand grips and Öhlins shocks have practical applications, coloured air valve tyre caps and foot pegs add visual character. But then there are offers like these ‘odd mods’, which you probably never thought you needed until finding out they actually exist…


Have you tried fruity fumes? Can you vouch for your Swarovski handle bar ends being a cut above the rest? What else have you been offered by pop up adverts or bike-related spam? Keen to hear about your experiences with Odd Mods below…

Here's the AN125 in gory detail: The tardis seat, the MENSA puzzle and the feeling of air between your knees....

I recently swapped a bike for a scooter and had some interesting experiences.... Who else has gone between automatic/ manual and tank to thin air?

That's right little riders, the time is once again upon us to relinquish that red gold for an awesome cause. The need for blood is constant. In New Zealand, 150,000 whole blood units will need to be donated in the next 12 months to meet clinical needs.

This Blood Run coincides with the 60th BRONZ Blood run, so badges will be for sale ($10). The SMC rubber chicken is also scheduled to make an appearance... who will be awarded the poultry prize this time round???

When: Tuesday October 18 - 17.30 -19.30
Where: Epsom Blood Donor Centre, 71 Great South Road (Behind Dilworth School)
Why: For the cookies, bragging rights and to help save lives.
Contact: Stephen Dodge 0212685528

Hope to see as many of you there as possible!

It's a chicken-or-the-egg scenario: to pillion or to ride first?
I reckon pillion. To find out why and what my reasoning has to do with winter root vegetables, check out the KiwiRider ezine...

When you ride your bike everywhere you sometimes miss out on the simple pleasures that car drivers take for granted...

This is my account of what it's like to 'taste the other side'

A broken down street magic got me thinking the other day. What sorts of stories do you have about bikers helping bikers?

When feisty wee starlets get hungry, bad things happen to motorcycles... Read the full story here on the KR zine

Do you ever get the feeling that your braking muscles are not quite up to par? Never fear, these tips from a German motorcycling magazine may well change your life forever...

Today my bike is sitting in the garage, very smug. Covered in mud splatters, she is not exactly elegant. That doesn’t matter because after Sunday’s gravel adventure ride she feels like a real bike and is wearing the grime like a badge, skiting to the neighbouring fxr about her countryside antics. The fact that Poppy the AX100 is dirtier than the DR650 has nothing to do with her proximity to the ground and everything to do with her intrepid nature, according to the yarns she spins. This afternoon it will be time for a bath, so I’ll let her bask in her gravelly glory a little longer…

This weekend's yarn, as narrated by the wee suzuki, is now on the KiwiRider Zine

To most people, ‘Germany’ plus ‘bikes’ equals ‘BMW’, no questions asked. While BMW is currently the only motorcycle manufacturer in Germany, this has not always been the case. Back in the heyday of German motorcycle production during the 1920s there were 260 independent brands being made in the country. A visit to the the ‘Zweirad Museum’ in Werder, Germany provided me with the opportunity to see some of these machines first hand and to trace the history of German engineering back to its roots.