Chiltern Cycles

Chiltern Cycles Chiltern Cycles is a motorcycle workshop and automotive machine shop located in Dunedin New Zealand.

Honda with shifting issues - made up a "new" shaft out one I had in stock with a good mechanism and an XR200 spline. The...
19/06/2026

Honda with shifting issues - made up a "new" shaft out one I had in stock with a good mechanism and an XR200 spline. The CB500 spines seem to be really soft, I had about 3 shafts all with mushed splines. A bit of effort required to get it stuck together but well worth it, it shifts really well now!




Lots going on here the last couple of weeks! One of todays jobs was rebuilding this Honda crankshaft after one of the ma...
15/06/2026

Lots going on here the last couple of weeks! One of todays jobs was rebuilding this Honda crankshaft after one of the main bearings failed, the small end was pretty pooed so the conrod needed replacing. I've also been looking around for a new work truck and ended up going for a test drive in this little Daihatsu. It's a cool little thing, super economical 660cc efi with a surprising amount of bed space!

This week I've been making more valve guides from scratch. Not exactly cost effective but there's none available off the...
24/05/2026

This week I've been making more valve guides from scratch. Not exactly cost effective but there's none available off the shelf in the size I need! Also had a re-bore to do on an old DT80 cylinder, alongside the day to day workshop jobs fixing motorcycles of course!

Hi to all our new followers, thanks for the support! 😁



17/05/2026

Workshop closed today (19/5/26) - I'm off sick, hoping to be back tomorrow! Sorry!

British bike on the bench, a cool old thing and pretty tidy considering it's age. I had to repair some fuel leaks, an oi...
15/05/2026

British bike on the bench, a cool old thing and pretty tidy considering it's age. I had to repair some fuel leaks, an oil leak (outside of the usual British bike oil leaks), sort out some dodgy wiring and get it running properly so the owner can sell it. It was a bit of a pain to get it running initially so was nice to have the starter on the dyno to get it going and trouble-shoot. Now it goes pretty good and starts first kick!




This bike has been hanging around for a while now, I'm finally getting to the end on the list of things to do. Today it ...
06/05/2026

This bike has been hanging around for a while now, I'm finally getting to the end on the list of things to do. Today it had the valve clearances checked and adjusted and some much needed carb work. It now runs great!




Went for a spin on the bucket this morning, got the dust off the tyres at least 😆This bike is due a bit of love over the...
03/05/2026

Went for a spin on the bucket this morning, got the dust off the tyres at least 😆

This bike is due a bit of love over the winter. I've got plans for another engine, more horsepower, a better ignition system, more weight saving, less green paint! 🤢




We're making slow but steady progress on our new (to us) Dynojet 250i. Should be ready for testing within the next month...
30/04/2026

We're making slow but steady progress on our new (to us) Dynojet 250i. Should be ready for testing within the next month! Very exciting!



27/04/2026

Southland Motorcycle Club are having round 2 of the Southland Cup on Sunday! They have a F4 Bucket and "Have a Go" class, so you can bring your Bucket or your road bike for a rip around Teretonga Raceway! Follow the link to enter -

https://smccpayments.org.nz/product/rd2/

Nothing like freshly oiled K&N 😁 🏍 👍
22/04/2026

Nothing like freshly oiled K&N 😁 🏍 👍




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317 Hillside Road
Dunedin

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+642108162794

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