He also competes in unrestricted classes on a more modern bike, an Aprilia RSVR1000, and picked up an Auckland title on the bigger bike, as well as finishing third in the International Tri Series.
"I couldn't have had a better season, I had some luck and things went right for me at the right time," said Coutts.
"I should have retired then as the boys now joke I've got a target on my back."
Despite a few crashes, Coutts believes competitive motorcycling is a relatively safe sport.
"I managed to fall off when it didn't matter for the championships and the tracks these days are pretty safe with good runoff areas," he said. "It's only when you hit something that you can get hurt."
Coutts spent the winter building a hybrid race bike, a 1989 Kawasaki ZXR400 rolling chassis with a Honda 600cc motor.
"This bike should be a bit of a weapon and I'm hoping to knock a couple of seconds off my lap times," he said.
A fresian cow paint job makes his bikes easy to spot even at speed on the track. He rides under the banner of the Mad Cow Racing Disease team.
"I'm kind of stuck with the paint job now as people have got to know them and look for my bikes. The kids love the look."
