Kiwi Biker forums https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ Kiwi Biker - New Zealand motorcycle community en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:06:36 GMT vBulletin 20 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/images/BP-Brown/misc/rss.png Kiwi Biker forums https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/ Yum - 2 stroke https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190629-Yum-2-stroke?goto=newpost Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:52:59 GMT I quite like this one..... https://www.bikeexif.com/custom-yamaha-rd350lc-cafe-racer Image: https://images.bikeexif.com/2026/03/_1200x800_crop_center-center_82_line/lyall-yamaha-rd350lc-21.jpg.webp?v=1773176983 Image:... I quite like this one.....
https://www.bikeexif.com/custom-yama...0lc-cafe-racer



]]> General Bike Ravings sugilite https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190629-Yum-2-stroke Returned kiwi (temporary) https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190628-Returned-kiwi-(temporary)?goto=newpost Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:25:57 GMT Hello all - must be my first post in 20 years.

I've been living overseas, mostly UK and a few other places, currently Nepal (which is an amazing place to ride). Back home at the moment visiting NZ.

Thinking about hiring a bike for a couple of weeks, probably a V-Strom or Hornet, neither of which would be my first choice but should be fun. If anyone is out for a Tauranga/Coro loop/elsewhere in the region, count me in.

I haven't got any gear here so if anyone in vicinity of Tauranga could lend me some, I'd happily repay in beers or similar.

I'd be interested in a DRZ 400 if anyone is selling - something to put in Dad's garage for subsequent visits. ]]> Coming or Going or Visitors in NZ slopster https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190628-Returned-kiwi-(temporary) Yamaha Banshee stroker cranks https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190627-Yamaha-Banshee-stroker-cranks?goto=newpost Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:05:20 GMT I know one can get a ready made up stroker cranks for Banshee's but with the big end pins Tig welded in place it makes pulling one apart a pain. So is there any outfit around that would sell me a 58mm stroker crank parts but not built up as a crank yet?
I would want to do something weird with one and it would be easlier to start doing with it all ready apart. ]]> Engine - Clutch - Transmission diesel pig https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190627-Yamaha-Banshee-stroker-cranks New Bimota KB399 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190626-New-Bimota-KB399?goto=newpost Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:06:19 GMT But can it really be called a Bimota if it is using a Kawasaki frame? WTF!

"In fact, the KB399 shares more than just the engine with the ZX-4RR, as the frame is also identical between the two, bar Bimota’s red paint on the KB399."

https://www.visordown.com/news/new-b...awasaki-zx-4rr

]]> General Bike Ravings sugilite https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190626-New-Bimota-KB399 Suzuki GSX-8R, Daidai Iro Power Addition https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190625-Suzuki-GSX-8R-Daidai-Iro-Power-Addition?goto=newpost Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:52:18 GMT Look suspiciously like Suzuki Impulse orange :lol: https://www.gearpatrol.com/motorcycles/suzuki-gsx-8r-daidai-iro-power-edition/ Image: https://www.gearpatrol.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/03/Suzuki-GSX-8R-Daidai-Iro-Power-Edition-hero.webp Look suspiciously like Suzuki Impulse orange :lol:

https://www.gearpatrol.com/motorcycl...power-edition/

]]> General Bike Ravings sugilite https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190625-Suzuki-GSX-8R-Daidai-Iro-Power-Addition Do you work here too? https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190624-Do-you-work-here-too?goto=newpost Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:45:53 GMT Too Good not to Share https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ Dilbert was here Too Good not to Share

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Upf_B9RLQ

Dilbert was here ]]> Jokes and Humour jim.cox https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190624-Do-you-work-here-too <![CDATA[Happy St.Patrick's]]> https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190623-Happy-St-Patrick-s?goto=newpost Mon, 16 Mar 2026 22:05:37 GMT Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone.:beer: ]]> Rant or Rave Bikkie https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190623-Happy-St-Patrick-s Not the Burt 2026 Day 6 and 7 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190622-Not-the-Burt-2026-Day-6-and-7?goto=newpost Mon, 16 Mar 2026 05:37:03 GMT Nothing much to say re day 6 Which was Mossburn to Geraldine. Was looking forward to the ride through Tekapo etc and had a couple of detours to look at. However the forecast was for high winds in the centre so I elected for a run up SH1. Uneventful until Timaru when I ran into some rain and... Nothing much to say re day 6 Which was Mossburn to Geraldine. Was looking forward to the ride through Tekapo etc and had a couple of detours to look at. However the forecast was for high winds in the centre so I elected for a run up SH1. Uneventful until Timaru when I ran into some rain and discoverd the weather protection is quite good. The screen keeps most of the water of your body and the "pods" on the tank keeps most of the water off your legs. As it about lunch time when i got to Dunedin I visited MCiver and Veitch where I bougt the bike cos I knew I could park there and there was a lunch place just across the road. They have a sitting area upstairs where they have a couple of older Hondas on display.

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Back on the road I refuelled at Timaru bfore heding to Geraldine for the night where I could actually cook in my room,using the makeshift ingredients bought the afternoon before.

Day 7 Geraldine to Rotherham Hotel (near Culverden)
Bit of a experiment today in that I plotted a tortuous route which basically followed inland route 72 to see how an old garmin I bought of Trade Me worked. Was raher tedious to plot it in on the device as I learned how to navigate its quirky menus through only a few buttons and a kinda mouse operated keyboard. I like to see a map. The bike has a navi sytem that uses an app of your phone and shows very basic directions on the bike TFT . All ws going to plan s I zoomed past a sign to Mt Hutt Ski field.Slammed on the brakes and did a uturn to take a look up there. I got to about 3 km from the top thinking about the time this was taking. As it happened I had heaps of time in hand . Some nice views from my stopping place(I think its a carpark near the top)

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Got another good run from the tank getting low at Culverden just short of Rotherham Hotel who put on a fantastic dinner! 384 km incuding some pointless dead ends and a detour where I ignored the gps AND road signs!

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]]> The Ride / Tour Report BMWST? https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190622-Not-the-Burt-2026-Day-6-and-7 Not the Burt 2026 Day 5 continued https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190620-Not-the-Burt-2026-Day-5-continued?goto=newpost Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:12:34 GMT After an out and back walk I couldnt relly see how far away the race came from but it plain to see how the races follow the countours to effectively transport the water over long distances. The views! Attachment 357884... After an out and back walk I couldnt relly see how far away the race came from but it plain to see how the races follow the countours to effectively
transport the water over long distances. The views!
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After a much longer ride than expected I found my way back in Alexandra and so began a backtrack to Cromwell to make my way to Mossburn for the night.As I approached Garston the thought crossed my mind that I could go up the Nevis road to the Ski Club building But I was low on Fuel and did not want to have to manhandle 260 kg of machine and luggage. Short stop for lunch just past Athol and a few item s for dinner. The place I stayed had no cooking facilities at all and in fact there were notices saying $100 fine for cooking. No matter there ws a pub just across the road. Good business model as I think the pub owner also owns the "motel" .Wheels and Reels in Mossburn. Interesting place.A big NPD ,at least 3 cafes and a pub but only about 50 houses.Lots of Milford Sound Traffic passes through.
5 hours riding,356 km,max altitude 560m min 144m,max 25,min 12C
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]]> The Ride / Tour Report BMWST? https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190620-Not-the-Burt-2026-Day-5-continued Not the Burt Munro 2026 day 5 Wanaka -Mossburn https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190619-Not-the-Burt-Munro-2026-day-5-Wanaka-Mossburn?goto=newpost Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:39:06 GMT This turned out to be probably the best day for riding and "adventuring". After We said our goodbyes,Darryl heding For CHCH and me to Mossburn via sorta Alexandra with a promising detour.
The detour involved a water race which we had discooerd a few years before on a 4wd touring trip. I have somewhat intruiged by the water races in Otago since. Did you know they used siphons ? At the Bannockburn end of the nevis There is a siphon to get the water from one side of the valley to the other!.
I knew that the water race was on Crawford Hill Road,but not entirely sure where. I thereore just put "crawford Hill Road into the GPS which took me to the far end of the Road,but it was a fantastic riding road.
The ride from Wanaka through to Cromwell was a very nice start to the day
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Before I got to Alexandra,which is where Expected to turn to the east the GPS sent me eastward at a turnoff labelled Omakau(just after Clyde) .Fantastic Road/ride to the extreme easern End of Crawford Hill Road. I expected to go in at Alex but did not mind a jot! After passing by tthe water rce I turned around and soon discovered it again
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The views were amazing and I decided to go for a walk beside the race to try to get an idea of its origins. The views are good up here.
to be continued
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]]> The Ride / Tour Report BMWST? https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190619-Not-the-Burt-Munro-2026-day-5-Wanaka-Mossburn SI adventure trip 2026 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190617-SI-adventure-trip-2026?goto=newpost Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:44:17 GMT Mainly on sealed roads with 3 days of soft adventure riding, Molesworth, Nevis and Hakataramea. There are 3 of us on a 1250 GS, V-strom 800 and me on the R1. I was going to buy or borrow an adv for the trip, but decided to bring the R1 instead as it enjoys the SI and I can do some good rides on... Mainly on sealed roads with 3 days of soft adventure riding, Molesworth, Nevis and Hakataramea. There are 3 of us on a 1250 GS, V-strom 800 and me on the R1. I was going to buy or borrow an adv for the trip, but decided to bring the R1 instead as it enjoys the SI and I can do some good rides on the adv days.

Arrived in Blenheim yesterday after a very pleasant crossing on the Livia. It was one of those good days in Wellington, and just a slight swell after leaving the harbour.


]]> The Ride / Tour Report SaferRides https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190617-SI-adventure-trip-2026 <![CDATA[CBX1000 a "Superbike"?]]> https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190616-CBX1000-a-quot-Superbike-quot?goto=newpost Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:34:41 GMT Anyone here have experience with these? The article linked below references the term "Superbike" often. Now super engineering I get, but Superbike?
I rode the Kawasaki 6 once and it was super smooth and very heavy, living up to Kawasaki Heavy Industries tag with great gusto :laugh:

https://www.autoblog.com/news/when-h...-prove-a-point



]]> General Bike Ravings sugilite https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190616-CBX1000-a-quot-Superbike-quot New Retro Honda CBX1000 https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190615-New-Retro-Honda-CBX1000?goto=newpost Sat, 07 Mar 2026 17:56:50 GMT For me this is an odd one, I found the original models to be very, very boring. Surely Honda could have picked something from their history more exciting to retrofy? https://www.rideapart.com/news/789020/honda-cb1000f-coming-usa-soon/ Image:... For me this is an odd one, I found the original models to be very, very boring. Surely Honda could have picked something from their history more exciting to retrofy?

https://www.rideapart.com/news/78902...ming-usa-soon/



]]> General Bike Ravings sugilite https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/190615-New-Retro-Honda-CBX1000