Honest motorcycle reviews, practical riding advice, and long-form conversations with the people shaping the sport. Born and raised in Aotearoa (New Zealand), seasoned in Seattle, USA. Riding year-round.
I've been on two wheels for 35 years, and I still do about 20 track days a year. Not as a journalist. Not as a pro racer. Just a rider with a camera and strong opinions about motorcycles.
Over 80 motorcycles have passed through my garage, and I've toured across 3 continents. Sport bikes, nakeds, adventure bikes, classics. Every one taught me what really matters on the street and at the track.
I started KiwiMoto72 to share what I've learned. Not spec sheets and press releases. The stuff you find out after 5,000 miles. How a bike feels in the rain at 7am. Whether the throttle still bothers you after a month. What breaks first and what lasts forever.
Even though I live in rainy Seattle, I try to ride year-round. Rain, cold, whatever. Riding keeps me sharp. It demands focus that nothing else matches. Every intersection, lane change, and corner requires full attention. For a rider in his 50s, that mental engagement is gold.
Reviews grounded in real miles, not press launches. I ride every bike I review as a daily rider, not a weekend warrior.
In-depth interviews with pro racers, suspension tuners, riding coaches, industry leaders, and journalists who live this world.
How does the bike feel? What should you change? What do the spec sheets miss? That's what I cover.
63,000+ subscribers and growing. New riders and lifers. We talk bikes, gear, technique, and the culture around it all.
Ever wondered what real coaching feels like? Kayla Yaakov spent a day riding with me, then broke my laps down frame by frame on her Insta360. This is a taste of being coached by an elite MotoAmerica racer. Want your own…
I run the V2 as my track bike, so this isn’t a spec-sheet take. It’s comfortable, honest, and more fun than the numbers suggest. #DucatiPanigaleV2 #PanigaleV2 #Ducati #TrackBike #KiwiMoto72
Kayla Yaakov just became the first woman to podium the Daytona 200 in 84 years. At 18, she races a Ducati Panigale V2 in MotoAmerica Supersport. I brought the brand-new V2S to the track, parked it next to her race weapo…
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Long-form conversations with the people who live and breathe motorcycles. Pro racers share what it takes to win. Suspension experts explain what your bike is actually doing. Riding coaches break down the techniques that separate fast from reckless.
Each episode goes beyond the surface. We talk mindset, engineering, culture, and the hard-won lessons that come from years on two wheels.
Three years ago I had Kayla Yaakov on the show as a fifteen-year-old Junior Cup racer. She is a very different rider now. This time Kayla came to the track to coach me, then sat down for a long talk about how she got he…
This is our longest episode ever. Three hours of real talk on coaching, rider development, and getting faster on track. Misti Hurst is a former AMA Pro Supersport racer and senior coach at California Superbike School. S…
Mike Webb is the most senior official in MotoGP . He is responsible for race control, safety decisions, penalties, red flags, and consistency across every Grand Prix weekend. When races stop, restart, or change directio…
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