Central Otago Motorcycle Hire

21/08/2025

Exciting News! Central Otago Motorcycle Hire is now under new ownership!

Stu and Amber are thrilled to be taking over from Dave and Janeen and can’t wait to help with all your motorcycle hire adventures. Whether you’re after a one-day ride or a multi-day tour, guided or self-guided, we’ve got you sorted.

Keep an eye out — our new website is coming soon!

07/03/2025

Get in early to book a bike or a tour for the 19th Annual Burt Munro Challenge in 2026! The dates have been set for 4 - 8 February 2026. New dates on our website will be updated at the end of the current season. Bookings are already coming in for 2025/26.

07/12/2024

A new approach to selling our business lets you pick and choose the assets you would like to keep in the fleet etc. See new listing here:

29/10/2024

Due to a series of family events, Central Otago Motorcycle Hire will be closed from 18th December until 18th January. We are still taking bookings for hires outside of that window.
Please note this business is for sale:

01/10/2024

We run tours to this event for a small group with a few days riding either side ... up to you for start and end date. Start and finish is Queenstown Airport or hotel.

🏍 ANNOUNCEMENT 🏍

Here it is—the moment you’ve been eagerly anticipating! Race registrations, rally passes and event tickets for the Burt Munro Challenge 2025 are now live!

Join us this February for an unparalleled adventure as you experience the excitement of the largest motorcycle rally in the southern hemisphere.

Register as a competitor, secure your Rally site passes, and/or purchase your spectator tickets for 2025 now!

Check it out: www.burtmunrochallenge.co.nz
5 - 9 February 2025

12/09/2024

Ad for our business is back up and running ... for the idyllic motorcycling lifestyle, make us an offer.

23/03/2024

Our motorcycle hire business is for sale ... see the updated ad on

29/01/2024

It's only 9 days until we head off on our Burt Munro Challenge tour. Looking forward to a great time with our guests.

29/01/2024

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The motorcycle enthusiast's ideal lifestyle choice. Central Otago Motorcycle Hire are South Island specialists and have been operating for almost 20 years based...

18/04/2023

Motorcycle Mecca in Invercargill ... worth a trip any time ... talk to us about a fnatastic scenic route to include it

Ride into yesterday at Classic Motorcycle Mecca. Get a full 360-degree view of 300 motorbikes at this world-class Invercargill motorcycle museum.

18/04/2023

Easter 2024:

See some of the most famous warbirds in the world join forces with the classic aircraft of yesteryear and the modern jets of today to present a veritable feast

18/04/2023

Southern Classic Motorcycle Racing - usually the last weekend of November, but 2023 dates not yet published. https://www.cams-racing.org.nz/southern-classic/