Te Waipounamu Motor Cycle Tours

When I was a boy growing up in Iowa there was a small local sporting goods store whose posted slogan was, “In Business for Fun”. That is the feeling I got from Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours Ltd: completely professional, but in business for the fun of motorcycling. John Rains is the proprietor of Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours.The bikes were well sorted out. The price negotiated for our extended rental was fair to both of us. In addition, both of us really appreciated John’s willingness to mount a Ram ball on my bike for a GPS and the throttle lock we brought with us, on my friend’s bike.Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours’ courtesy was further extended to us when they agreed to store our flight luggage and clothing during our 25 day tour of discovery, which did in no small part, make it all possible.John took the time at the end of our trip to sit down and talk with my friend and me at the end of tour supper, which was a welcome surprise and very much appreciated. Although John wasn’t seated near my passenger, she commented to us that John had been very kind and gracious to her. She appreciated the personal attention and courtesy. The personal touch impressed all of us.Top flight service can be a rare commodity in today’s fast paced world, whether here in the States or in New Zealand, but we found it at Te Waipounamu Motorcycle Tours Ltd.Congratulations on a shop well run and best wishes to you and your men down the road.Sincerely,Craig Ament

I highly recommend the folks at Te Waipounamu!!!Their primary concern was making sure we had a great time! Riding the South Island of New Zealand was a Bucket List" trip for me and my wife. I do not think it is possible to overstate the beauty of New Zealand. There is no better way to see the country then on the back of a motorcycle.Te Waipounamu could not have been easier to work with or more straight forward. We rented a BMW R1200RT and it was beautiful. The perfect bike for riding two up. The trip was great. Our thanks to John & Perry for all their experience

I had a great time - though too short - renting a bike from John and the guys. I just had a day remaining off a work trip, no advance notice, and no gear. John and the guys suited me up and pointed me in a great direction south of Christchurch for a wonderful day of riding. Bike worked flawlessly, service was excellent, John even drove me back to my hotel (now, this doesn't mean he'll do it for you, but still... :-). Thanks guys!

I am 76 years old, very experienced Italian biker; I rented R1200GS, it was like new, never had a problem over 10,000 km on an amazing two months solo journey in this amazing beautiful country with such nice people. Mother nature has been very generous in this part of the world: ocean, sea, infinite white beaches, mountains, glaciers, fiords, rivers, valleys beautiful country roads and about 50 millions sheep ... and really excellent food.Thank you Te Waipounamu for the experience.Good luck for the future.Roberto

Perfect marks across the board.Great communication.Bike ran like a top.Gave great advice before setting out.Can't say enough about these guys.Top outfit!

Hired a bike for 3 weeks to tour South Island. Easy going and friendly bunch of guys run this place, and offered good advice on fuel, distances and places to go. Their knowledge of NZ was exceptional. Easy and pragmatic check in and check out. The bike was in great condition and performed faultlessly for 3 weeks and 1800km. Highly recommended!!

Had a great week in New Zealand and these guys were wonderful. They were extremely friendly and helpful, and provided highly detailed information that made the self guided tour a breeze. The hotels booked under the package were all surprisingly nice and clearly well selected in each region.I don't know what all these one star reviews are talking about but I find them highly suspect. First of all, you would only be charged for damage if it was done by you. They went over every little preexisting scratch and mark with me during my preride check and documented everything. There wasn't much there because the bike was in very good condition. Upon my return, they gave the bike a quick 10 second once over and handed my security deposit back.But even beyond my personal experience, I think there's some extortion going on. All the one star reviews have the same strange type of spelling and grammatical errors. I understand English isn't everyone's first language but ALL of them with the same English ability?!? Come on, if you're going to extort someone, put some effort into it.I wouldn't hesitate to use these guys again. Matter of fact, I might have to since my wife wants to go back. New Zealand was just stunning.

Rented a bike for two weeks and roamed around the south Island. Service in and out was friendly and helpful, with lots of advice from experienced riders. The bike (a 2015 DL650) was delivered tuned up and ready to roll, and it purred like a kitten for 4500 km worth of mountains and chaos. Price was about 300$ less than competing companies. To improve : the gear I was loaned (at a bargain price of 50 bucks for head to toe equipment) was all well worn. Serviceable but showing age and wear. That's ok, I came to ride not to win fashion shows.

It was a real pleasure to meet and 'work' with the Te Waipounamu team! Both Gordon in Auckland, where we have received the bikes (2 Suzuki's 650), and Perry in Christchurch, where we gave them back were friendly, helpful and really nice guys! Paul (from France) and I, Ellik (from Israel), had a 22 days, 4,540 km WONDERFUL experience and adventure. The warm and friendly contacts with the team, including a small technical issue that had to be resolved during the trip, were always well addressed. We have received good and reliable bikes, excellent introduction and briefing, good (full! if you need...) equipment for the road and with a feeling that we could trust the Te Waipounamu team, even when we were 'far from base'.Upon return to Christchurch we were treated in a fair and honest way, which left us with a good memories and NZ friendship. We most definitely can say that this team and these bikes contributed a lot to our NZ adventure!We highly recommend having YOUR NZ ADVENTURE/EXPERIENCE with these good mates at Te Waipounamu!