UNRAVELLING THE MYSTERY
Today we enter the murky, mysterious world of bike set-up and we have approached suspension guru Richie Ebbett, of Taupo-based company MotoSR, to help us unravel some of the secrets.
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CHARLETT STILL No.1
When your sport involves reaching speeds of up to 300kmph, things happen very quickly indeed, sometimes good and sometimes bad.
Continue reading →A FEW FAMILIAR FACES
We here at BikesportNZ.com take literally thousands of photos at the dozens of events we travel to, but, the shame is, most never see the light of day.
Continue reading →WE GET AROUND
BikesportNZ.com gets around the place. Almost every weekend, the BikesportNZ.com crew will pop up at some major event or another, on the spot to give you accurate, first-hand accounts of just what is happening in the motorcycling world.
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SUZUKI PREPARES FOR MOTOGP
The Suzuki Motor Corporation has issued a new ‘behind the scenes’ video of the 2015 SUZUKI MotoGP Team as it prepares for a return to MotoGP this season with new riders Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales.
Continue reading →SUPER MOTO MAN
There are those who would day you haven’t really lived until you’ve tried super moto racing. Bay of Plenty’s Duncan Hart is certainly one man who would tell you that racing a dirt bike in a street environment is a … Continue reading →
IT STARTS NOW
The New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off in Christchurch this weekend and so will begin the battle to find the nation’s best motorcycle racers across half a dozen important different categories.
Continue reading →CHARLETT WARMS UP
Canterbury’s Dennis Charlett has the No.1 on his Suzuki superbike for a reason – he’s the 2014 national champion – and he showed on Friday that he might be the man to beat again in 2015.
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Motueka’s Josh Coppins has a unique method of welcoming in the New Year – while other people may be nursing hangovers after a night or two of revelry, the semi-retired former Grand Prix motocross star is out indulging himself with … Continue reading →
THE WEEKEND WIND-BACK
We here at BikesportNZ.com take literally thousands of photos at the dozens of events we travel to, but, the shame is, most never see the light of day.
Continue reading →WE’RE ON THE SPOT
BikesportNZ.com gets around the place. Almost every weekend, the BikesportNZ.com crew will pop up at some major event or another, on the spot to give you accurate, first-hand accounts of just what is happening in the motorcycling world.
Continue reading →WELL DONE BRUCE ANSTEY
New Zealand motorcycle racer Bruce Anstey was awarded the MNZM for Services to Motorsport in the New Years Honours.
Continue reading →A HARD MAN TO PLEASE
Toby Summers is a hard man to please. Despite wrapping up the Formula Two 600cc class for a second straight year at the final round of the annual Suzuki Series at Wanganui on Boxing Day, the Manukau plumber still sat … Continue reading →
A SERIES WIN ON DEBUT
A man with no prior knowledge of superbike racing in New Zealand defied the odds to wrap up the country’s biggest season-opening pre-nationals competition at the third and final round in Wanganui on Boxing Day.
Continue reading →MOIR LEADS KIWI CHARGE
Enduring a cracked wrist and facing a horde of seasoned international professionals was not enough to deter Taupo’s Scott Moir as he led the Kiwi charge at the popular Suzuki Series this season.
Continue reading →THE WEEKEND WIND-BACK
We here at BikesportNZ.com take literally thousands of photos at the dozens of events we travel to, but, the shame is, most never see the light of day.
Continue reading →REES WINS BATTLE; SAIGER WINS WAR
The streets of Wanganui belonged to Bay of Plenty motorcycle ace Tony Rees on Boxing Day.
Continue reading →WELL TRAVELLED
BikesportNZ.com gets around the place. Almost every weekend, the BikesportNZ.com crew will pop up at some major event or another, on the spot to give you accurate, first-hand accounts of just what is happening in the motorcycling world.
Continue reading →READY FOR A HART ATTACK
The motorcycle road-race season is coming together nicely for Bay of Plenty ace Duncan Hart.
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