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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2026 by EditorApril 7, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium at the weekend and now with a share of the series lead.Australian Hunter Lawrence again put his Honda on the podium at the weekend, this time at round 12 of the AMA supercross championships in St Louis.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

Cameras do lie … the image captured here does not do justice to the steep, slippery wet rock terrain that these riders are attempting to conquer. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWe had both winners and losers on the track at this year’s ninth annual Korito Technical Matrix in Taranaki on Saturday, but mostly it was the habitat of winners.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 29, 2026 by EditorMarch 29, 2026

After a long and brutal day of racing, there were surprisingly just a few minutes to separate the winner, Bulls rider Connor Newton (left), and runner-up rider Cameron Judd, from Judgeford, just north of Wellington. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe annual Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki at the weekend again drew the cream of the crop from across a diverse range of motorcycling codes and they all brought something special to the popular event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 27, 2026 by EditorMarch 27, 2026

The signage pictured here at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe signage pictured at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2026 by EditorMarch 25, 2026

An archive photo of Parnassus rider Graeme Allan (Kawasaki), in action back in the 1980s and proudly displaying the 250cc class No.1 plate he achieved in 1987. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Westland Motorcycle Club hosted an extremely memorable 2026 Vet Nationals at the famous Waipuna Station, located approximately 26km south of Reefton, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2026 by EditorMarch 24, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96) raced to victory at round 10 in Birmingham at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to dominate round 10 of the AMA Supercross Champs at Birmingham for his second-consecutive win at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 23, 2026 by EditorMarch 23, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Spain at the weekend.The second round of the 2026 Motocross World Champs saw the series ignite in Europe for the first time, and the local Spanish fans filled the revamped facility of the Circuito di Motocross di Almonte.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 16, 2026 by EditorMarch 16, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), who survived a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has a brand-new national superbike champion and it is Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (pictured here).

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 12, 2026 by EditorMarch 15, 2026

The rising stars of junior motocross in New Zealand, surely set to become our future internationals too. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTalented Kiwi videographer Derek Morrison left his Dunedin base to travel the country chasing some of the rising stars of New Zealand junior motocross.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 11, 2026 by EditorMarch 11, 2026

Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (BMW), in a tight battle with Whanganui’s Luca Durning (BMW) for the premier crown. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith three rounds complete and just one to go, it’s a mad scramble to find the New Zealand Superbike Champion in the premier grade for 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2026 by EditorMarch 4, 2026

Honda’s Rian King (bike No.110) gets the jump out of the gate at the start of this MX2 class race at Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe latest edition of the New Zealand Motocross Championships straddled two years, kicking off in November 2025 and winding up at Rotorua on the last day of February 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 2, 2026 by EditorMarch 2, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), always a solid performer when the going gets tough. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe popularity of dirt bike events run by Sean Clarke and the Forestland Motorcycle Club continues to impress and this is despite the torturous course the racers were warned to expect.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 26, 2026 by EditorFebruary 26, 2026

Hunter Lawrence raced to victory at round seven in Arlington at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to score his first win in the premier grade of the AMA supercross championships in Arlington at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 24, 2026 by EditorFebruary 24, 2026

Look out for these cross-road signs on your way to watching or participating in some fantastically entertaining dirt bike race action at Oparau this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHow busy could your weekend be? Well, the clue is that there are going to be two big events back-to-back on consecutive days.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 16, 2026 by EditorFebruary 16, 2026

Eli Tomac (KTM) battled through the most demanding track conditions of the season to capture his third win of the championship campaign.It’s just become tighter at the top of this season’s AMA Supercross Championships after a thrilling round six of the series in Seattle at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 11, 2026 by EditorFebruary 13, 2026

Australian Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on top of the 450cc supercross standings in the United States. Honda’s Hunter Lawrence took over the series lead at the latest round of the AMA Supercross Championships at Glendale and the Americans must be wondering what they can do about the Aussie onslaught.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 9, 2026 by EditorFebruary 12, 2026

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) proved himself unstoppable on the two vastly different race tracks he tackled during the famous Burt Munro Challenge festival week. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comBay of Plenty superbike star Mitch Rees couldn’t have scripted a better send-off ahead of his 2026 international racing campaign, delivering a flawless performance at the Burt Munro Challenge in Southland.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 6, 2026 by EditorFebruary 6, 2026

Can you afford not to be there in Cairns in September? The 2026 MXGP of Australia in Darwin from September 18-20 will again feature the nation’s elite junior talent launching a thrilling three days of competition in the MA Motocross State Challenge.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 4, 2026 by EditorFebruary 4, 2026

Otago’s Courtney Duncan (Kawasaki) adds incredible strength to New Zealand’s bid for 2026 Oceania Women’s Motocross honours. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand has named a strong team to contest the Oceania Women’s Motocross Championships in Australia next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 2, 2026 by EditorFebruary 2, 2026

Lucas Coenen topped the standings as the European motocross season got underway in Italy at the weekend.Belgium’s Lucas Coenen has followed his MX2 class-winning brother Sasha Coenen’s lead with victory in the opening 450 race of the 2026 European motocross season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 10, 2025 by EditorMarch 9, 2025

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Team Rees Honda CBR1000), who has dominated the premier class at all three rounds thus far in the 2025 New Zealand Superbike Championships – winning convincingly in Invercargill, Timaru and now Hampton Downs. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIs there no stopping the Bay of Plenty-based Honda Team Rees juggernaut in this season’s New Zealand Superbike Championships?

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 9, 2025 by EditorMarch 9, 2025

Karaka’s Hayden Draper (Husqvarna), now with the lead in the 125cc class after the third round of four in the 2025 New Zealand Motocross Championships at Pukekohe on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025 New Zealand Motocross Championships featured a flurry of fresh winners at the third round of four at Harrisville, near Pukekohe, yesterday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 8, 2025 by EditorMarch 7, 2025

Bay of Plenty rider Brodie Connolly (Honda), eyeing back-to-back titles in the Pirelli MX2 class. Photo by Marc Jones, Foremost Media.Honda Racing Australia will enter the 2025 Australian ProMX Championships at the end of this month with the clear objective of defending all the titles it won last year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 7, 2025 by EditorMarch 6, 2025

Registration has just opened for the 2025 Junior e-Motocross Series.

Infront Moto Racing and KTM AG are pleased to confirm that registration for the 2025 Junior e-Motocross Series has officially opened.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 6, 2025 by EditorMarch 9, 2025

Triumph’s Camden McLellan, on his way to finishing fifth overall in Argentina at the weekend.Monster Energy Triumph Factory Racing’s Camden McLellan has begun the 2025 MX2 World Championship with a strong fifth overall at the opening round of the season in Argentina.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 5, 2025 by EditorMarch 4, 2025

The MXGP class podium in Argentina, from left, Romain Febvre, Maxime Renaux and Tim Gajser.The MXGP of Argentina saw tens of thousands of enthusiastic fans fill the facility at Córdoba and create an amazing atmosphere for the first round of the 2025 FIM Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 4, 2025 by EditorMarch 4, 2025

Spain’s Marc Márquez and his Ducati Lenovo Team were triumphant at the season-opening Thai GP.Spain’s Marc Márquez and his Ducati Lenovo Team were triumphant in the Thai GP, the opening race of the 2025 MotoGP season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2025 by EditorMarch 3, 2025

Suzuki’s Ken Roczen won the SX450 class at the latest round of the AMA supercross series in Daytona.The 55th running of the Daytona Supercross delivered a night of intense racing as Ken Roczen and RJ Hampshire etched their names into the prestigious winners’ column.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 1, 2025 by EditorFebruary 28, 2025

The Honda riders are looking forward to the 2025 MXGP season to kick off this weekend.The four-rider Honda HRC contingent of Tim Gajser, Ruben Fernandez, Ferruccio Zanchi and Valerio Lata have arrived in Argentina, ready to take on the first round of the 2025 World Motocross Champs.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 28, 2025 by EditorFebruary 27, 2025

The Triumph factory team is ready for blast-off in Argentina this weekend. Photo by Ray Archer.Almost a year on from Mikkel Haarup scoring Triumph’s first podium result at round one of the 2024 Motocross World Champ, Triumph has safely arrived in Argentina, ready to kick off the 2025 season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 27, 2025 by EditorFebruary 26, 2025

Can the Honda HRC Castrol race team succeed in the 2025 MotoGP world series, which kicks off in Thailand this weekend?Coming up this weekend is the opening round of the MotoGP season in Thailand and the Honda HRC Castrol team is raring to go.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 26, 2025 by EditorMarch 9, 2025

Kawasaki factory team rider Romain Febvre, from France, the big winner in The Netherlands last weekend.Flying Frenchman Romain Febvre looked fantastic ahead of this coming weekend’s opening round of the Motocross World Championships with a two-moto victory at Lierop in The Netherlands.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 25, 2025 by EditorFebruary 23, 2025

Kiwi Rider magazine in conjunction with BikesportNZ.comWant to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too? Well, check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider magazine.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 24, 2025 by EditorFebruary 23, 2025

It was a daunting assignment, but three Kiwi teenagers rose to the challenge at the weekend and each left Australia with reputations enhanced.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 23, 2025 by EditorFebruary 23, 2025

Tauranga’s Madoc Dixon (KTM), now alone at the top of the close-fought MX2 (250cc) class after the second round of four in the 2025 New Zealand Motocross Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025 New Zealand Motocross Championships were given a bit of a shake-up at the second round of four near Rotorua on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 22, 2025 by EditorMarch 9, 2025

Olly Simpson (#5) aboard his new Kawasaki. Photo by Russell Colvin.Round one of the 2025 Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) at Phillip Island this weekend will feature the best of rising stars from this part of the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 21, 2025 by EditorFebruary 20, 2025

Honda factory team rider Tim Gajser, closing in on more motocross records. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith five motocross world titles to his name and 49 Grand Prix victories, Tim Gajser is just one championship, and two GP wins away from becoming the third most successful rider in the sport’s history.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 20, 2025 by EditorFebruary 19, 2025

A trio of intrepid Kiwi bike racers are under no illusion that they will be sternly tested when they tackle the Supersport 300 class across the Tasman Sea this weekend.A trio of intrepid Kiwi bike racers are under no illusion that they will be sternly tested when they tackle the Supersport 300 class across the Tasman Sea this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 19, 2025 by EditorFebruary 18, 2025

The MXGP of Australia, in Darwin this September, will see the ultimate level of the sport return to Australia for the first time since 2001.The MXGP of Australia in Darwin this September will see the ultimate level of the sport return to Australia for the first time since 2001.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 18, 2025 by EditorFebruary 17, 2025

Kawasaki’s Levi Kitchen won the SX250 class at the latest round of the AMA supercross series in Detroit. Round six of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship brought the action to Detroit’s Ford Field, where freezing temperatures outside were no match for the heat on the track.

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