Mike Pero's Motorcycle Gallery

Mike Pero's Motorcycle Gallery at 1 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, five minutes from Christchurch Airport, is the six time New Zealand motorcycle racing champion's not for profit tribute to the Japanese machines of his era: forty road and race bikes, mostly 1970s to 1990s, across Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha.

Opened in February 2017, it is a compact, polished, personal display: race machinery and road icons presented with the eye of someone who raced against them, in a gallery sized for close viewing rather than crowds. A flight simulator experience shares the site for anyone travelling with a non bike person.

Pero has since founded the city's new Britten Museum downtown at Iwikau House, and the two make a natural Christchurch motorcycle double: Japanese speed in the suburbs, Kiwi genius in the centre.

A tight, personal 45 minutes for anyone who grew up on Japanese superbikes.

Look out for:

• Forty Japanese road and race motorcycles, mostly 1970s to 1990s.

• Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha icons side by side.

• Race history curated by a six time national champion.

• The flight simulator experience sharing the site.

Best way to experience it: come on a weekend, allow up to an hour, and pair it with the Britten Museum in the city centre for the full Christchurch bike day.

• Open Friday 10:30am to 2pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:30am to 3:30pm; Monday to Thursday by appointment.

• Entry $15 adult, $5 students 14 plus, under 14 free; groups of up to 20 outside normal hours by arrangement ($100 minimum).

• At 1 Hawthornden Road, Avonhead, five minutes from Christchurch Airport; parking on site.

• Enquiries: mike@pero.co.nz or +64 27 645 3737.

Last updated: 3 September 2026