Early stories of motorcyclists and their adventures in New Zealand are very few, perhaps because as a nation of motorcyclists we are more of ‘the doer than the talker’. J. B. Hislop was one of those very early motorcyclists that was both, as he wrote about people, places and events that he encountered through his […]
J B Hislop, Another True Pioneer Motorcyclist. Read More »
In June 2009 we featured a piece about W.M. Davy from NZ converting a 2 3/4hp side valve Douglas engine into a OHC. The article came from a 1920s edition of the English motorcycling magazine The Motorcycle. Not much else was printed and so here endeth the story. Well, Graeme from New Plymouth has passed
Billy (William M.) Davy – A 1920s Engineering Wizard? Read More »
I recently holidayed up at Cooper Beach ( Doubtless Bay, Northland) with Mrs K and Jr and one of the highlights of our trip was visiting Mathews Vintage Collection on SH10 just outside Taipa. Whilst admiring his fine and varied collection, I was taken with this magnificent Raleigh Model 21. Along with the display was
Bruce Augers 1928 Raleigh Model 21 Deluxe restoration Read More »
These three photographs have lingered around in my files for quite a while with the hope that more may appear, but no. They came from a small private collection of photographs from Dunedin and with the registration numbers on two of the motorcycles being issued by the Dunedin Council the possibility that these are from
Early Beach Racing in Southland. Read More »
Early photographs of female motorcycle riders are scarce with the sport of riding motorcycles regarded as the domain of men. So it was a pleasant surprise to come across a photo postcard depicting what looks like a female rider dressed and ready posing in front of an early fixed speed Triumph. The scene is labelled
NZs First Female Motorcyclist? Read More »
