when Damon Rees won the New Zealand 600cc Supersport title in 2017 and Mitchell Rees finished runner-up in the Superbike class this year, proving there is something very special indeed about the Rees DNA. Also in the 2017 season, the then 49-year-old added yet another major victory to his curriculum vitae when he won the iconic Paeroa Battle of the Streets event for a record tenth time. He first won the premier title at the Battle of the Streets event at Paeroa more than 20 years earlier. The event skipped a beat in 2015 when persistent rain forced the organisers to abandon the day,

MITAS TYRES Get a set of Mitas enduro tyres freight free for $ 249. The tyres on offer are the C18 Green and C19 Yellow, which come Chris Birch endorsed. Email dirtactionservice @ gmail. com to take advantage of the deal.

TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE It’ s 59 years since the first Bonneville rolled off the production line, and to celebrate, Triumph is offering $ 1959 towards your trade-in for a new Bonneville T120($ 20,990 + orc RRP). Visit triumphmotorcycles. co. nz for more info.

TRIUMPH TIGER Bag a Triumph Tiger 800 from as little as $ 18,990 and get a $ 2000 trade-in bonus on your current bike, and get a pair of Triumph’ s aluminium adventure panniers valued at $ 1900 thrown in for free. Head to http:// www. triumphmotorcycles. co. nz / offers / new-zealand / tiger800 % 20trade % 20in or pop in and see your local dealer.

TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE Pick up a Speed Triple S for only $ 21,990 and the bling Speed Triple R for $ 23,990, and get a $ 2000 trade-in the first time that had been done in the entire history of the event, but Rees was back to win there again in February 2016. The Honda star made it win number 10 in 2017, the most wins by any one rider at the popular annual event.“ Motorcycling has done a lot for me,” said the humble Rees.“ The motorcycling community is an extended family worldwide. I have been able to meet, work with and race against some really great people and none of this would have happened without all the support I’ ve received over the years from friends and family and especially my wife, Vicki.”

bonus on top of your bike’ s trade-in value, saving a whopping $ 4000 off the retail price.

TRIUMPH THRUXTON Grab a $ 2000 clothing and accessories voucher to spend in store when you buy a Thruxton R, and score a $ 1749 cockpit fairing kit when you grab a Thruxton.

MOTO GUZZI Head to www. motoguzzi. net. nz for a $ 1500 saving on an ex-demo V7 III Stone, which you can pick up for only $ 13,490 plus ORC.

BMW Heritage Kick-back offer. Save up to $ 3000 on any model in the R-nineT range, including the very sweet Urban GS and Racer models. Head to www. bmw-motorrad. co. nz or your local BMW dealer.

HONDA 4.95 % APR interest rate on any new road bike over 600cc, which you can get by going to your local dealer or visiting www. hondamotorbikes. co. nz / latest-offers for more info.

SUZUKI FIELDAYS SPECIALS DR-Z250 comes with a free farm kit for $ 7495 inc GST, DR200SE Trojan Farmbike at $ 4795 ex GST and the TF125 Mudbug Farmbike for only $ 2795 ex GST. Visit site F86-F92 during Fieldays June 13-16 or talk to your local dealer

KAWASAKI Spectrum Motorcycles in Auckland is offering savings of up to $ 5000 on Ninjas. Get a 636 from $ 14,990 and a ZX-10R from $ 24,990 with a further sweetener of $ 300 in-store credit.

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