Kōrero: Motorcycles

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - History of motorcycles

First motorcycle, around 1900

First motorcycle, around 1900

Mobile washerwoman

Mobile washerwoman

Motorcycle registrations

Motorcycle registrations

Triumph

Triumph (1 o 6)

BSA

BSA (2 o 6)

Norton

Norton (3 o 6)

Indian

Indian (4 o 6)

Suzuki

Suzuki (5 o 6)

Honda, 2008

Honda, 2008 (6 o 6)

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Trials, rallies and racing

Reliability trials, 1947

Reliability trials, 1947

Beach racing

Beach racing

Kilbirnie speedway

Kilbirnie speedway (1 o 3)

Fay Taylour

Fay Taylour (2 o 3)

Ivan Mauger

Ivan Mauger (3 o 3)

New Zealand Grand Prix, 1947

New Zealand Grand Prix, 1947

Brass Monkey rally

Brass Monkey rally (1 o 2)

Rastus the motorcycle-riding cat

Rastus the motorcycle-riding cat (2 o 2)

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Customisation and production

First New Zealand-made bike

First New Zealand-made bike (1 o 2)

Richard Pearse’s bike, 1911–13

Richard Pearse’s bike, 1911–13 (2 o 2)

Frank Murray

Frank Murray (1 o 2)

Milk-bar cowboys

Milk-bar cowboys (2 o 2)

Women motorcyclists

Women motorcyclists

Motorcyclists

Motorcyclists

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Bikes and the law

Safety poster

Safety poster

Fatalities and injuries

Fatalities and injuries

Full gear versus fool’s gear

Full gear versus fool’s gear

Douglas Vespa

Douglas Vespa (1 o 2)

NZeta scooter

NZeta scooter (2 o 2)

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Carl Walrond, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/motorcycles/media (accessed 20 August 2019)

Story by Carl Walrond, published 11 Mar 2010