Motorcycle1 July 2018
Star Insurance is one of New Zealand’s largest insurers of motorbikes, we have close to XXX bikes on the books. The portfolio continues to grow as the number of people owning bikes increases. Some of this could be attributed to increasing petrol prices which are meaning it’s cheaper to commute ...
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Motorcycle1 December 2017
SWM are the Italian motorcycle manufacturer you’ve probably never heard of. Back in the 1970’s SWM made off-road competition bikes with some success culminating in winning the Italian 125cc motocross championship. . Production ceased in 1978 and the brand lay dormant until its revival by Apel...
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Events1 December 2017
The 2017 New Zealand Motorcycle Show was the biggest and best to date when it was held in Auckland during September. Over 8,000 people came through the door, raising $203,000 for the charities supported. by the show. The event, which has been running for 5 years, is organised by the Papakura Rotar...
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Motorcycle1 December 2017
At Star Insurance, we like to cover things that are a bit unique so we happily provided terms when asked to insure a motorcycle hearse!. The Last Ride NZ is the one of a kind in New Zealand catering for all of the South Islands motorbike enthusiasts as a way to give them one last ride. Business o...
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Motorcycle1 May 2017
Although motorcycles, scooters and mopeds make up less than 3% of the vehicles on our roads, they account for 20% of the cost of vehicle-related claims paid by ACC. . Understandably, ACC has looked for ways to reduce these costs and one of the major initiatives has been to improve riders’ skills...
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