Motorcycle & Scooter rentals in New Zealand

Made a last minute decision (3 weeks out) to travel to NZ South Island and head to the Burt Munro Challenge. Saw Epic Ride on official Burt Munro website and sent an inquiry. Within 36 hours of our initial inquiry, we had 12 days reserved on a BMW1300GS (driver/pillion, GIVI panniers and top box), had exchanged multiple emails and spoken via WhatsApp to discuss the route. Wei listened to our riding preferences (desired riding time/km each day, 1-2-3 night stays, other interests, etc…) and sent a thoughtful itinerary. We followed his recommended itinerary making our own bookings and planning our riding details - AWESOME! We did a nice loop that began/ended in Christchurch. All paved roads for us. We have rented in Croatia (x2), Italy, Spain (x2), South Africa. This has been one of, if not the best, of our rental experiences. Top notch service from Wei, Danny and Anson. We had a delay getting to NZ and Wei was super responsive and accommodating. Danny picked us up from the airport and took time to thoroughly review road safety and driving in New Zealand (lots of tips and advice). On return, he shuttled us to our hotel in central Christchurch. The motorbike was in excellent condition with new tires and a full tank of gas. No problems at all. You can’t see it all - so don’t even try to cram everything in 😁. Hoping to return for another and highly recommend Epic Ride!!

Feb. 16, 2026

Made a last minute decision (3 weeks out) to travel to NZ South Island and head to the Burt Munro Challenge. Saw Epic Ride on official Burt Munro website and sent an inquiry. Within 36 hours of our initial inquiry, we had 12 days reserved on a BMW1300GS (driver/pillion, GIVI panniers and top box), had exchanged multiple emails and spoken via WhatsApp to discuss the route. Wei listened to our riding preferences (desired riding time/km each day, 1-2-3 night stays, other interests, etc…) and sent a thoughtful itinerary. We followed his recommended itinerary making our own bookings and planning our riding details - AWESOME! We did a nice loop that began/ended in Christchurch. All paved roads for us. We have rented in Croatia (x2), Italy, Spain (x2), South Africa. This has been one of, if not the best, of our rental experiences. Top notch service from Wei, Danny and Anson. We had a delay getting to NZ and Wei was super responsive and accommodating. Danny picked us up from the airport and took time to thoroughly review road safety and driving in New Zealand (lots of tips and advice). On return, he shuttled us to our hotel in central Christchurch. The motorbike was in excellent condition with new tires and a full tank of gas. No problems at all. You can’t see it all - so don’t even try to cram everything in 😁. Hoping to return for another and highly recommend Epic Ride!!

Feb. 16, 2026

I enjoyed hiring my BMW 1300GS from this company. All went smoothly with the hire. The motorbike was outstanding. The changing scenery; from quaint rolling rural hills, to skyline alpine vegetation, deep rain-forest and open coastal surf was thrilling. Small towns trapped in time. I never imagined a motorcycle that could soak up the kilometers so calmly and take care of your comfort so thoughtfully. I feel in love with this motorbike - we seemed to have respect for each other. The South Island - motorcycling paradise.

Feb. 16, 2026

I had an amazing experience on my motorbike tour using this company. Nan & Wayne were very helpful. Very easy to book the motorbike I wanted. I chose a BMW GS900, perfect for touring the South Island. The motorbikes are well maintained and very good condition. Only rained twice in 15 days, the motorbike was still fun to ride, so good on the mountain bends. Dropping the motorbike off on a Sunday with pre arranged time was also very helpful. I left my suit case with them while I went on my 15 day tour of the island. I highly recommend using them if visiting the island.

Feb. 24, 2026

I enjoyed hiring my BMW 1300GS from this company. All went smoothly with the hire. The motorbike was outstanding. The changing scenery; from quaint rolling rural hills, to skyline alpine vegetation, deep rain-forest and open coastal surf was thrilling. Small towns trapped in time. I never imagined a motorcycle that could soak up the kilometers so calmly and take care of your comfort so thoughtfully. I feel in love with this motorbike - we seemed to have respect for each other. The South Island - motorcycling paradise.

Feb. 16, 2026

I had an amazing experience on my motorbike tour using this company. Nan & Wayne were very helpful. Very easy to book the motorbike I wanted. I chose a BMW GS900, perfect for touring the South Island. The motorbikes are well maintained and very good condition. Only rained twice in 15 days, the motorbike was still fun to ride, so good on the mountain bends. Dropping the motorbike off on a Sunday with pre arranged time was also very helpful. I left my suit case with them while I went on my 15 day tour of the island. I highly recommend using them if visiting the island.

Feb. 24, 2026

Supplied 9 DR650s direct to riders for south island tour. Bikes in good order. Had a couple issues which were sorted quickly. One motorbike replaced with a pickup and drop off, another 2 motorbikes picked up after a a couple of offs. Would highly recommend. Very organised with sign up and sign off at end of ride. Bikes were the best option for this group, some with off road experience and some without - thankyou for helping make their ride a huge success.

April 12, 2026

I rented a motorcycle for two weeks and was extremely satisfied, both with the bike's perfect condition and the quality of the equipment provided. What really makes the difference, though, is the customer service: the rental shop was very responsive throughout the booking process and always available to answer my questions during the rental. I would definitely recommend the rental shop to anyone looking to rent a motorcycle with complete peace of mind.

Feb. 22, 2026

Was very happy with my selection of self guided ride through South Island of New Zealand in March 2026! The rental shop was in contact with us every day, let us customize our ride before we started. I wanted to add a few places to our journey, which they did and was glad to get a few small hikes to waterfalls and gorges! They booked us very nice places to stay and took us on some great motorcycle roads! My BMW 1300 was perfect for me! My riding buddy had a low tire, so contacted the rental shop, they were available for phone call, helped us with tire repair kit and even brought an extra canister of air to us in Queenstown! Tire was good rest of trip! Was glad we did self-guided trip, we could come and go when we wanted, stop wherever we wanted, stay as long as we wanted and eat when and where we wanted! The rental shop and their crew were great!

March 26, 2026

Was very happy with my selection of self guided epic ride through South Island of New Zealand in March 2026! The rental shop was in contact with us every day, let us customize our ride before we started. I wanted to add a few places to our journey, which they did and was glad to get a few small hikes to waterfalls and gorges! They booked us very nice places to stay and took us on some great motorcycle roads! My BMW 1300 was perfect for me! My riding buddy had a low tire, so contacted the rental shop, they were available for phone call, helped us with tire repair kit and even brought an extra canister of air to us in Queenstown! Tire was good rest of trip! Was glad we did self-guided trip, we could come and go when we wanted, stop wherever we wanted, stay as long as we wanted and eat when and where we wanted! The rental shop and their crew were great!

March 26, 2026