https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Wed, 20 May 2026 16:06:43 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.png https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190647-New-ACC-levies-from-1st-juky?goto=newpost Tue, 19 May 2026 00:22:44 GMT Not noticing any outrage (or even calm discussion) here on the new ACC levies to be applied from 1 July. My two over 650s will be liable for $1066 per year. assuming both get 12 month registration. (not gonna happen) MAGNZ on FB is organising petitions, Official Information requests and a... Not noticing any outrage (or even calm discussion) here on the new ACC levies to be applied from 1 July. My two over 650s will be liable for $1066 per year. assuming both get 12 month registration. (not gonna happen)

MAGNZ on FB is organising petitions, Official Information requests and a protest ride (Auckland only).

While putting bikes on hold , or forgoing registration altogether is easily achievable, each has its downsides.

Or is everyone ok with the new charges? ]]> pete376403 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190647-New-ACC-levies-from-1st-juky https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190646-Kiddies-sunnies-on-a-bike?goto=newpost Mon, 18 May 2026 05:37:42 GMT Years ago I grabbed a set of childs sunnies at a $2 shop as they didn't have anything else, turns out it was one of my best ever riding equipment purchase.

The arms wouldn't reach my ears so when i went from a sunny to a dark space i could flick my head forward and ditch them in a split second, in time i'd flick my visor up and reset them, previously you'd be pretty much stuck with a period of time where you couldn't really see, worse in winter as those dark shady corners often have moisture.
Today I stuffed up and grabbed a normal pair and hit the rimutakas on sunset and it reminded me how much superior the small set works.

Has anyone else tried this, it's a game changer. ]]> General Bike Ravings jellywrestler https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190646-Kiddies-sunnies-on-a-bike https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190645-Cannot-Find-a-Park-in-Town-Canadian-Rider-Sorts-It!?goto=newpost Sat, 16 May 2026 17:30:14 GMT https://www.visordown.com/news/suzuk...-collision-bmw

]]> General Bike Ravings sugilite https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190645-Cannot-Find-a-Park-in-Town-Canadian-Rider-Sorts-It! https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190644-Old-Wellington-bike-shops?goto=newpost Fri, 15 May 2026 07:16:57 GMT Been a bit of interest on another thread when i mentioned Boyle Bros closing, and a few shops and stories popped up, here's a place for that stuff
We have had a few over time, your memories please. ]]> General Bike Ravings jellywrestler https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190644-Old-Wellington-bike-shops https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190643-Dent-Devils?goto=newpost Thu, 14 May 2026 09:39:30 GMT Anyone had experience using these guys or others to remove dents in fuel tanks? Anyone had experience using these guys or others to remove dents in fuel tanks? ]]> General bodywork SpankMe https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190643-Dent-Devils https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190642-250SX-showdown-Deegan-vs-Cole-Davies?goto=newpost Sun, 10 May 2026 03:38:33 GMT Great battle between Haiden deegan and Cole Davies https://youtu.be/HnYKn9V_W1g?si=5-nIBm3FZArwoHA8 not the video I was trying to share. Great battle between Haiden deegan and Cole Davies


https://youtu.be/HnYKn9V_W1g?si=5-nIBm3FZArwoHA8 not the video I was trying to share. ]]> Off Road oldguy https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190642-250SX-showdown-Deegan-vs-Cole-Davies https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190641-The-Dance?goto=newpost Tue, 05 May 2026 20:04:57 GMT *The Roundabout That Taught the Bike to Dance* Once upon a quiet Sunday morning, a rider rolled up to a wide, empty roundabout—the kind so big you could almost get lost in it. He eased the bike into aU-turnn without leaning it at all. The bike wobbled,tiptoed,, and traced a slow, awkward circle.... The Roundabout That Taught the Bike to Dance

Once upon a quiet Sunday morning, a rider rolled up to a wide, empty roundabout—the kind so big you could almost get lost in it. He eased the bike into aU-turnn without leaning it at all. The bike wobbled,tiptoed,, and traced a slow, awkward circle.

“It works,” the rider thought, “but it feels like convincing a cow to pirouette.”

The bike stayed upright, sure—but only just. Balance alone could turn it, but the circle was huge, and the bike looked nervous doing it.

The rider wanted something smoother. Tighter. A turn that felt like control, not compromise.

So he leaned the bike. Immediately, the bike wanted to fall over.

“Ah,” said the rider, nodding wisely. “You need help.”

He gave the bike a little power—just enough—and suddenly the bike stood proud again, like it had remembered who it was. The engine’s hum held it upright, steadying it like a hand on a shoulder.
But the bike got excited. It wanted to go.

“Easy there,” the rider said, gently pressing the back brake. Not to stop the bike—just to keep its enthusiasm in check. Power to hold it up. Brake to keep it home. Two friends holding each other in balance.
Now things were getting interesting.

The rider turned his head. Not his eyes—his head. His shoulders followed. And as if by magic, the bike followed too. Because bikes, like people, go where they’re looking.

He didn’t stare at the ground. He didn’t glance nervously at the curb. He looked exactly where he wanted to end up. And the bike listened.

The engine sang louder now—not because thracing butracing, but because the rider understood something important: revs don’t mean speed. The clutch decides what actually reaches the back wheel.

He set the revs comfortably in the middle, let the motor breathe, and used the clutch like a volume knob—turning power up or down with precision. Smooth. Calm. Controlled.

The bike leaned. The power held it up. The brake kept it grounded. The clutch delivered just enough. And the rider looked where he wanted to go.

The circle shrank. The turn tightened. The wobble vanished. What had once been a clumsy stumble became a quiet little dance.

When the bike straightened and rolled away, the rider smiled inside his helmet.

Because he hadn’t just learned how to turn a bike tightly.

He had learned how balance, power, brake, clutch, and vision—working together—could make a motorcycle do something that felt a lot like magic.

And every time he rode past that roundabout again, the bike remembered the dance. ]]> Survival Skills rastuscat https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190641-The-Dance https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190640-Compliance-issues?goto=newpost Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:20:11 GMT This is a call to all for any advice on getting my TS185ER back on the road. The block is brake (drums) measurement. I was told I need the original factory specs for comparison, The problem is nobody seems to have them in a form that is acceptable to VTNZ. I find the numbers online in copies of... This is a call to all for any advice on getting my TS185ER back on the road. The block is brake (drums) measurement. I was told I need the original factory specs for comparison, The problem is nobody seems to have them in a form that is acceptable to VTNZ. I find the numbers online in copies of workshop manuals but nothing factory or dealer linked that I can give them.
The dealer can't help as they have nothing for something from 1990 and they will not do the measuring as there is no reference info. I can do the strip and measure (with photos) myself but the lack of provable factory spec is the point where it all stops. :brick:
Anyone out there with any suggestions - other than buy one already registered? :rolleyes: ]]> Classic Motorcycles Dadpole https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190640-Compliance-issues https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190639-Seriously-creepy?goto=newpost Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:19:49 GMT Just makes my skin crawl (the people that is, not just the robots) https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/360971571/these-robot-dogs-tech-overlord-heads-are-unnerving-intended Just makes my skin crawl (the people that is, not just the robots)

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...rving-intended ]]> General Bike Ravings jim.cox https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190639-Seriously-creepy https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190638-Koni?goto=newpost Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:03:44 GMT Koni Shocks back in the 1970's could one get them only in black painted spring and body or could one get a set of Koni's all chromed? My main info for 70's stuff has passed on and I am at abit of a loss.
I am in the middle of buying a set of new Ikon's for my early 70's bike and I don't know if I should get them like I have only seen them so far all black or get them all chromed like the O/S shocks the bike came out with?
I really want to make it look like someone put these shocks on in the the 70's(New Ikon's look like 70's Koni's part of the appealed of them) So I want to get it as close to how it would of been in the day. ]]> Frame – Suspension - Final Drive. diesel pig https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190638-Koni https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190636-The-rider-was-contributing?goto=newpost Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:45:43 GMT The title is "This person almost killed me." Almost as if the rider was blameless? It was seriously close though.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1291914526218695 ]]> General Bike Ravings pritch https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190636-The-rider-was-contributing