Honda Farm Bikes in NZ

Honda is the other name that comes up on every New Zealand farm, and the range is genuinely confusing because the three bikes people cross-shop are built for quite different things. Here is the short version.

Prices retrieved 27 July 2026 and stated as the dealer quotes them - some quote ex-GST, some inc-GST, and we have not converted between the two. They move; confirm with the dealer before you commit.

XR150L - the volume seller

At $5,514 inc GST the XR150L is Honda's answer to the AG200 and the bike most often cross-shopped against it. It undercuts the Yamaha on price, which is most of the appeal.

The thing worth knowing before you buy is the weight. At 129 kg it is one of the heavier bikes in this bracket, and that number stops being abstract the first time you pick it up off wet ground on a side slope on your own. It is 17 kg heavier than both the AG200 and the Galvbike.

CT125 Farm - the short-run bike

The CT125 is the most interesting bike Honda sells into this market and the least like the others. Low seat, near-step-through, built for short runs around the farm rather than distance. It is closer in intent to an electric farm bike than anything else in the petrol range.

At $8,044 inc GST it is also the most expensive bike here, which surprises people given it has the smallest engine of the three. You are paying for the format, not the capacity. If the job is gates, troughs, the woolshed and back - twenty short trips a day rather than one long one - that format is the right one, and the price reflects that Honda knows it.

XR190CT - the in-between

The XR190CT sits between the two on capacity and lands near the top of the farm bike price bracket. On engine size and intent it is the closest thing Honda makes to a straight AG200 competitor.

Which Honda for which job

What all three share

Every bike here is a petrol machine with a chain, a clutch, a gearbox and an engine that needs oil, a filter and a plug. That is the recurring cost of ownership and it does not show up on the price tag. All three are painted steel, which on a farm that hoses down daily is the part that goes first.

The Galvbike is $7,790 + GST - between the XR150L and the CT125 once GST is accounted for. It has no chain, no clutch, no gearbox and no engine oil, a hot-dip galvanised frame built for the wash-down, a full step-through, and a three-year warranty. It is 112 kg, which is 17 kg under the XR150L.

Where a Honda still wins: distance. If the bike does 60 km days on hills, petrol is the honest answer and we will say so.

Anyone telling you one of these is clearly the better bike is arguing about something other than the machine.

Honda or Yamaha?

This is the comparison most people are actually running, and it is closer than brand loyalty suggests. Honda undercuts Yamaha on purchase price - the XR150L is roughly $1,442 cheaper than an AG200 once GST is on both. Yamaha counters with the deeper farm reputation, the wider dealer network for parts, and by some margin the bigger used market.

Two things tend to decide it. The first is weight: the XR150L is 129 kg against the AG200's 112 kg, and if the bike is going to be picked up off wet ground by one person, that gap is real. The second is what happens in five years, when you want a part on a Saturday. Neither is a bad bike, and anyone telling you one is clearly superior is arguing about something other than the machine.

Buying a used Honda

Honda's farm bikes hold up well and there are plenty about. Check the same things you would on any used farm bike - frame corrosion underneath rather than paint on top, chain and sprocket wear, cold starting, fork seals and wheel bearings. On the CT125 specifically, look at the rack mounts and the deck, because a bike bought for carrying has usually carried things.

Commonly asked

What is Honda’s main farm bike in NZ?

The XR150L is the volume seller at $5,514 including GST. The CT125 Farm sits above it at $8,044 and is built for short runs rather than distance.

Why is the CT125 more expensive than the XR150L when it has a smaller engine?

Because you are paying for the format rather than the capacity. The CT125’s low seat and near-step-through layout is what makes it good for twenty short trips a day, and Honda prices it accordingly.

How heavy is the Honda XR150L?

129 kg, which makes it one of the heavier bikes in this bracket. That is 17 kg more than both the Yamaha AG200 and the Galvbike, and it is the number you notice picking the bike up off wet ground on your own.

What does the Honda XR190CT cost?

We have not been able to verify a current RRP we would be comfortable publishing, so we have not guessed at one. Ask a Honda dealer directly.

Honda or Yamaha for a farm bike?

Honda undercuts Yamaha on price with the XR150L; Yamaha has the deeper farm reputation and the bigger used market with the AG200. Neither is a mistake. The XR150L’s extra weight and the AG200’s parts network are the two things most likely to decide it.

Cross-shopping brands rather than models? Yamaha's AG range is the other obvious place to look, or start at farm bikes in New Zealand.