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Bikesportnz Posted on December 15, 2018 by EditorDecember 13, 2018

The popular annual Suzuki Series kicked off near Taupo on Sunday with all the usual fizz, fanfare and frenetic race action and, despite the star power of the international entries, it was the Kiwi locals who emerged as the early front-runners.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 14, 2018 by EditorDecember 13, 2018

There’s no denying the supercross talent of New Zealand riders such as Ben Townley, Josiah Natzke, Carlin Hedley and Korban Paget.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 13, 2018 by EditorDecember 12, 2018

The fledgling GIXXER Cup class of motorcycle road-racing picked up at the weekend where it left off in its inaugural season last year, heralding the start of the 2018-19 season with hot race action on the track an unbridled camaraderie off it.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 12, 2018 by EditorDecember 12, 2018

It’s never easy racing dirt bikes at speed across unknown terrain, but Auckland’s Callan May was in the enviable position of being able to take it easy in the King Country on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 12, 2018 by EditorDecember 11, 2018

Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge and his Kea Trailers Race Team-mate Seton Head both love the power of their Suzuki dirt bikes, but they each discovered there was a whole new level of bravery required when they made their road-racing debuts at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 11, 2018 by EditorDecember 11, 2018

Auckland’s Tom Buxton made it look far easier than it should have been as he dominated the third and final round of the popular New Zealand Grand National Cross-country Championships in the King Country at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 11, 2018 by EditorDecember 10, 2018

With three wins from four starts, it’s probably fair to say that Bay of Plenty rider Damon Rees was the most dominant individual racing at Taupo’s Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park on Sunday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 10, 2018 by EditorDecember 10, 2018

It may have been his first competitive outing on a 1000cc superbike, but Wainuiomata’s Shane Richardson showed at the weekend that he was more than ready for a little extra horsepower.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 10, 2018 by EditorDecember 7, 2018

After a fruitful end-of-season test in Jerez, reigning MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has undergone surgery at the Hospital Universitari Dexeus, in Barcelona, Spain.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 9, 2018 by EditorDecember 7, 2018

The big annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville will again enjoy elevated status in 2019.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 8, 2018 by EditorDecember 7, 2018

Want to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too?

Well check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider … it is waiting to be read right here …

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 7, 2018 by EditorDecember 7, 2018

The boys from Downunder are making waves in Europe and aspiring Kiwis could perhaps do no better than to took to Australian brothers Hunter and Jett Lawrence or Kiwi riders Dylan Walsh and Josiah Natzke for inspiration.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 6, 2018 by EditorDecember 6, 2018

Taikorea’s Paul Whibley may currently be injured and out of action, but his Yamaha NZXC Series will carry on regardless, the final round set for the King Country this Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 5, 2018 by EditorDecember 4, 2018

For three weeks each December, the speed of life quickens as the annual Suzuki Series weaves its magic.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 4, 2018 by EditorDecember 3, 2018

Bay of Plenty’s Josiah Natzke arrived at Tokoroa on Saturday afternoon with a two-point advantage over his nearest rival and he left that night with the buffer blown out to a massive 15 points.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 30, 2018 by EditorNovember 30, 2018

Whanganui’s annual Cemetery Circuit event, the jewel in the crown of motorcycle road-racing in New Zealand, leads the way for a new event concept in Whanganui – Speedweek, set for this December.