Honest motorcycle reviews, practical riding advice, and long-form conversations with the people shaping the sport. Based in Seattle. 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.
I’ve owned six Multistradas over 20 years, from air-cooled models through the V4 era. This ride review follows the 2025 Pikes Peak around Lake Washington, across 520, into Bellevue, and back to Georgetown — and explains why I prefer it over the V4S.
Thinking about the 2025 Z900SE? This deep-dive covers real-world ride feel, inline-four power delivery, suspension, braking, handling, comfort, and fuel economy so you can decide if it’s the right naked for you.
Ducati may have just built their best street-focused supersport ever — and it’s not the Panigale V4. I dive deep into the 2025 Panigale V2 S after buying it for long-term testing, comparing it directly with my previous-gen V2 track bike and the Supersport 950 S.
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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.
What does the MotoGP Race Director actually do? Mike Webb breaks down race control, safety calls, penalties, and consistency, plus his path from New Zealand motorsport to being the final authority on Grand Prix weekends.
What does a MotoGP crew chief really do? Paul Trevathan shares his path from New Zealand motorsport to leading Pedro Acosta’s side of the KTM garage, and what it takes to perform at the top level.
I sit down with legendary MotoGP journalist and former Isle of Man TT winner Mat Oxley for a 40-year view of the sport, with stories from Kenny Roberts and Barry Sheene through Rossi and Márquez.
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