BSA Motorcycle Owners Club - International BSA Rally 2026

The International BSA rally for 2026 is being hosted by New Zealand. The rally will be held over the 13th to 20th February and will be based in Silverstream, which is around 30 minutes ride north of Wellington.

Click here for the contact details for the rally organizers (on the rally advertising poster)

Click here to view the website belonging to the venue for the rally.

Click here for detailed INSTRUCTIONS on how to complete the booking form (note there is a "Book Now" link below, to actually complete a booking using the TryBooking website).

Note: The more upmarket rooms and units that can be viewed on the Silverstream Retreat web site are fully booked as at 4th September 2025. Rally attendees have booked this accommodation directly with the Retreat. The NZBSAMOC has details of local Hotels and Motels in the local area that can be booked directly by rally goers if preferred to the shared accommodation that can be booked using the Online Booking process.

Indicative costs for the rally are as follows (more detail is available when you use the Online Booking process). All costs quoted are per person attending, in New Zealand dollars. Note only the basic accommodation can be booked using the Online booking process (see the Silverstream Retreat "Group Options" page for details of the shared accommodation).

Registration will CLOSE 30th January 2026. Don't miss out!

Rally Registration $315 (per person and includes packed lunches on all but one of the rally ride days)
Accommodation in Stonewall Lower Block $455 (per person for the full week, this is basic shared facilities accommodation to be booked by couples ONLY, linen not included), alternatively:
Accommodation in Rimu Court Block $420 (for the full week, this is basic shared facilities accommodation, shared bunk rooms, linen not included)
Linen supply $120 (for the full week, for those not bringing their own sleeping bag etc).
Meals per day $55 * (per person, includes both a breakfast and dinner, up to 7 days meals can be booked, the dinner on the 13th and breakfast on 20th count as one day).
There will be 12 seater bus to transport non -riders around on rally rides. During the booking process there is provision for expressing an interest in using the bus.

*Those people who have select less than 7 meal days per person will all be contacted by the NZBSAMOC just before the 30th Jan 2026 to confirm on which rally days the meals booked are required. Extra meals can be booked right up to 30th Jan 2026.

The official itinerary for the Rally is as follows (there may be minor changes of course, due to weather and venue requirements). Breakfast provided by the Silverstream Venue will generally be at 0800hrs, and dinner at 1800hrs.

Friday 13th February
- 10:00am Team to set up: reception desk, banners, signs, rally packs, motorcycle display, bar etc.
- 2:00pm onwards Arrival, book in, Rally packs etc. Instruction and song practice for Marae visit.
Saturday 14th (Wedding on at the Silverstream Venue)
- 10:30am Opening pōwhiri (Māori welcoming ceremony involving speeches, cultural performance, singing and hongi) Kōraunui Marae, 146 Stokes Valley Road, Stokes Valley. (2.9km) Lunch provided. (The BSA Club will provide lunches to Koraunui Marae Members).
- 2:00 4.00pm Lineup for group photo and public viewing at Dowse Square, 45 Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt, 5010. 11km via High Street, Oxford Terrace.
- 3:00 Ride back via Belmont Hills to Silverstream Retreat 25km. Total 39km.
Sunday 15th
- Ride: (Staggered start) Pāuatahanui, Paekākāriki Hill Road lookout, QE2 Park at Mackays Crossing (34.7km) - Tram ride to beach, lunch. Ride to Southwards Car Museum (https://www.southwardcarmuseum.co.nz/), 250 Otaihanga Road, Paraparaumu 5036 (10.6km) $18 entry. Ride back through Akatarawa Road (50.5km). Total 95.7km. Alternative route back: Pukerua Bay coastal route (47.7 km). Total 93km.
Monday 16th
- Ride (Staggered start): to Manakau to visit Fox Props (75km). Ride to Peter Thompson's Motorcycle Museum, 1154 Rongotea Road, Kairanga, RD5 (64km). Lunch. Total 274km. Alternative return route via Transmission Gully.
Tuesday 17th
- Free Day. Suggestions for activities from Hutt City I-SITE, Upper Hutt City I-SITE and Wellington I-SITE Visitor Information Centre.
- Evening visit to Museum (CARS INC https://www.carsinc.co.nz/). Drinks and nibbles provided, 7pm to 9pm. George Daniels Drive Trentham. Upper Hutt.
Wednesday 18th
- Ride: Wellington Bays. First stop Mount Victoria lookout 43km. Shorland Park Island Bay (Lunch) 12.30-3.00. Continue to end of Great Harbour Way, regroup. Retrace to Happy Valley Road, Brookland Road, Willis Street and left on to motorway North to Silverstream Retreat.
- Dinner, Gift Presentation, Dance.
Thursday 19th
- Ride: Lake Ferry morning tea, Through Martinborough, Gladstone Inn for lunch (own cost), back to Featherston Fell Museum 3 to 4pm. Back over (Remutaka) hill, through Whitemans Valley. Silverstream Retreat. Please note; Depending on numbers on the ride, the ride may be split - 1/2 the riders having lunch at Lake Ferry - 1/2 having lunch at Gladstone Inn.
- Delegates meeting 7pm - 9pm.
Friday 20th
- Pack up, vacate rooms by 10am, tidy up, morning tea at Resort - Farewells.

Click here to see a short video where the 1996 BSA International Rally in NZ was in the news (it requires a mp4 reader on your device). There was also a BSA International Rally held in 2010 (see our "Photos" page).

Update 10th June 2025 (accommodation booking, loan bikes, post rally 12 day tour)

A number of people have already booked their accommodation at Silverstream Retreat. If you are looking for ‘up market’ accommodation there are still vacancies. Standard accommodation can be booked on the registration form. We plan to have the online registration live by August.

We have a list of members willing to loan bikes to overseas visitors but as we have a relatively small number of members we cannot guarantee everyone requesting a loan bike will get one. We are certainly doing our best.

A twelve-day tour of the South Island will follow the Rally. Booking and deposit facilities will be on the registration form.

We are still working on the Rally programme. Already locked in is a formal Māori pōwhiri (welcome ceremony) on a marae, a visit to a large collection of motorcycles from 1904 to the present day, a workshop where WW1 propellers are made, with some vintage motorcycles as well, and scenic spots around Wellington.

Update 30th October 2025 (loan bikes for the rally)

Around 20 loan bikes have been allocated to overseas rally attendees. These bikes are being loaned by Kiwis who have spare bikes for the week long duration of the rally.

Overseas BSA owners who plan to attend to the rally but who have not yet registered/booked are urged to get in touch with the organizers AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to see if additional loan bikes can be found for them. Contact can be made by email or via a facebook page set up specifically for the rally (click here for the facebook page).

Update 4th November 2025 (rally booking instructions)

To assist potential rally goers complete the booking form some detailed instructions have been drafted by the club. There is link above to the instructions, they can also be found by clicking here

Update 11th January 2026 (Tuesday program)

The Tuesday program has been changed from after dinner speaker, to a visit to a local car museum (in Trentham).

Update 12th January 2026 (booking to attend part of the rally)

The Rally Organizing committee have become aware that there are a number of people that due to work commitments and so on, are unable to complete the full rally. To accommodate these people, the rally committee has decided to allow a partial rally option, using the existing on line booking system.

We have set the Registration fee at $150.00 for partial attendance – up to 3 days. More days attendance (but not the full week) – will only be refunded on a proportional basis. Those wishing to use this option will have to book using the full registration fee of $315.00 and the club will immediately issue a refund of $165.00. Meals (including the dinner dance day) can be booked normally as these are on a daily basis, per person. You can use the comment section to say that you are using the part-rally option. YOU MUST EMAIL WHICH days you are attending, for both:-

Rally participation AND
Accommodation, if needed:-

Stonewall lower – up to $230 refund, for up to 3 days stay
Rimu Block - up to $210 “ “ “
Linen - up to $110 “ “ “

EMAIL TO BOTH:-

Rally Co-ordinator: graemebreilly@gmail.com AND
Treasurer: scott.manning@hotmail.co.nz

Remember registrations close 31 January 2026

Update 28th January 2026 (registration numbers)

The Rally Organizers have confirmed there are nearly 100 registered participants (including pillions/partners) and over 70 BSAs being ridden. Some last minute registrations from local BSA owners are still expected. The following 8 countries are represented Australia, U.K, Scotland, Canada, USA, Belgium, France and of course NZ. There are a large number of Australians attending.

Update 31st January 2026 (itinerary/program)

The Rally Organizers have confirmed the itinerary for the rally (it is shown at the top of this page). It is largely unchanged from the preliminary itinerary previously published on this website.