Bikes

BSA Returns to New Zealand Shores

BSA was given a new lease of life in 2016 when the rights to use the name were acquired by the Mahindra Group. Now the first product of the reborn enterprise is set to dot down here, with Europe Imports the official New Zealand distributor. BSA kicked off in 1861, the letters meaning British Small Arms, the company producing guns. It wasn’t until 1910 that it launched its first motorcycle, and the company was so successful that it eventually brought Triumph and Aerial under its wings.  But things went south...

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2023 BMW R 1250 R Roadster review

Most big bikes have inline fours or large vee twins. Only BMW sticks with horizontally opposed or boxer twins, as they have for 100 years, like the latest R 1250 R. BMW kicked off with boxer twin power for their motorcycles a century ago and here we are riding the R 1250 R, a standard bike with the same engine layout....

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