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SPREADING BIKE NEWS

Bikesportnz Posted on November 9, 2013 by EditorNovember 8, 2013

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TOO HARD; TOO FAST

Bikesportnz Posted on November 6, 2013 by EditorNovember 5, 2013

Titirangi’s Callan May and Mokau’s Adrian Smith are probably too hard and fast for their own good, wearing out three sets of brake pads between them in the big annual Acerbis Four-Hour cross-country marathon near Taupo on Saturday.

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ONLY THE BRAVE NEED APPLY

Bikesportnz Posted on November 5, 2013 by EditorNovember 5, 2013

The popular Motomuck Junior 90-minute race was held in forestry just north of Taupo on Saturday, the curtain-raiser to the equally-popular Acerbis Four-Hour.

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GROOMBRIDGE WINS FOUR-HOUR

Bikesportnz Posted on November 4, 2013 by EditorNovember 4, 2013

Bay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge created history when he won the Acerbis Four-Hour cross-country endurance race near Taupo on Saturday, becoming the first man ever to win it as an ironman.

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MOTORCYCLING MEDIA

Bikesportnz Posted on November 2, 2013 by EditorOctober 31, 2013

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SOLO WIN THE TARGET

Bikesportnz Posted on November 1, 2013 by EditorOctober 31, 2013

Wairarapa’s Reuben Vermeer knows a thing or two about racing off-road-motorcycles and he’ll be out to prove that again this weekend.

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FOUR TOUGH HOURS IN TAUPO

Bikesportnz Posted on October 31, 2013 by EditorOctober 31, 2013

Suzuki riders dominated the popular Acerbis Four-Hour cross-country race near Taupo last season and there are plans afoot to repeat the dose this time around as well, although there will be different names to go on the trophies.

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WHIBLEY ENDS ON A HIGH

Bikesportnz Posted on October 30, 2013 by EditorOctober 30, 2013

Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley ended his international season on the podium at the weekend and now looks forward to a break back in New Zealand before returning to the United States to do it all over again in 2014.

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GROOMBRIDGE MR VERSATILE

Bikesportnz Posted on October 29, 2013 by EditorOctober 29, 2013

Just a couple of weeks after winning the big annual Suzuki Six-Hour cross-country motorcycle race near Tokoroa and Taupo’s Brad Groombridge is on the podium again, this time for winning a major stand-alone motocross event.

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FOUR HOURS OF FIGHTING

Bikesportnz Posted on October 28, 2013 by EditorOctober 25, 2013
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FRESH MATERIAL

Bikesportnz Posted on October 26, 2013 by EditorOctober 24, 2013

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WHIBLEY GAINING MOMENTUM

Bikesportnz Posted on October 23, 2013 by EditorOctober 23, 2013

 Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley is wasting no time in getting back up to speed with his racing.

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SOMETHING EXTRA

Bikesportnz Posted on October 19, 2013 by EditorOctober 18, 2013

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WHIBLEY ON THE ROAD BACK

Bikesportnz Posted on October 16, 2013 by EditorOctober 16, 2013

Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley is back. The 34-year-old former Manawatu forestry worker, affectionately dubbed “The Axeman” on the motorcycling scene, won two major cross-country titles in the US last season, clinching the Grand National Cross-country Championships (GNCC) and the Off-Road Motorcycle … Continue reading →

GOING THE EXTRA MILE

Bikesportnz Posted on October 12, 2013 by EditorOctober 12, 2013

Some of the BikesportNZ.com crew are now back in New Zealand after a short working holiday in Germany, Britain and the United States and they’re thrilled to see the machine has kept ticking over while they were away.

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ACERBIS TAUPO 4-HOUR

Bikesportnz Posted on October 11, 2013 by EditorSeptember 12, 2013
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A LITTLE SELF-BELIEF

Bikesportnz Posted on October 8, 2013 by EditorOctober 12, 2013

Self-belief … it’s a hard thing to develop and nurture. But self-belief is exactly what Darryll and Shayne King gave to Kiwi motocross hopefuls in the 1990s and what Josh Coppins, Ben Townley, Chris Birch and Paul Whibley gave to … Continue reading →

SIX-HOUR BATTLES WON

Bikesportnz Posted on October 7, 2013 by EditorOctober 7, 2013

It was a perfect weekend for Suzuki. Two riders sharing a Suzuki RMZ-450 motocross bike co-rode their way to victory at the big annual six-hour dirt bike marathon sponsored by Suzuki.

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ARM PUMP PROBLEM EXPLAINED

Bikesportnz Posted on October 6, 2013 by EditorSeptember 10, 2013

An initiation to MotoGP or motocross can often mean nasty scars on the arms. Those ugly marks are from arm pump surgery, a common procedure to alleviate pressure caused by what is called compartmental syndrome, what we all refer to … Continue reading →

SIX OF THE BEST

Bikesportnz Posted on October 2, 2013 by EditorSeptember 18, 2013

If there is one piece of silverware that is coveted most by the Kiwi dirt bike fraternity, it is probably the trophy for winning outright at the big annual Suzuki Six-Hour Dirt Bike Challenge.

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