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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 January 28, 2026 by EditorJanuary 28, 2026

Opotiki’s Cody Cooper (GASGAS), always a contender whenever and wherever he races. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025-26 New Zealand Motocross Championships kicked off with two rounds in the South Island in November and fast approaching now is round three in Tauranga.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 26, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

The 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville fell victim to the torrential onslaught of rain at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comA cancellation doesn’t happen too often, but, when it does, the Kiwi motorcycling community sits up and takes notice. The 2026 MX at Woodville was ended early and this was one of those reflective moments. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 25, 2026 by EditorJanuary 26, 2026

Congratulations to the mini riders and their family, friends and supporters for the endurance and perseverance they offered on Saturday!We all woke up to news this morning that the senior day for the 2026 New Zealand Grand Prix at Woodville had been cancelled due to overnight rain on an already drenched track.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 21, 2026 by EditorJanuary 21, 2026

Josiah Natzke (left) and Maximus Purvis will be going head-to-head at the Honda New Zealand Motocross GP at Woodville this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt’s an incredible 18 years since these photos of then future Kiwi motocross greats Josiah Natzke and Maximus Purvis were taken at the New Zealand Mini Motocross Championships in 2008.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 20, 2026 by EditorJanuary 20, 2026

Australian hero Kyle Webster (Honda), the clear favourite to win the at 63rd annual Woodville Motocross Grand Prix this coming weekend. Here he is shown racing for Team Australia at the Motocross of Nations in The Netherlands in 2019. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders are going to have a massive fight on their hands this coming weekend if they are to have any hope of capturing the greatest motocross trophy on offer in this part of the world.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 18, 2026 by EditorJanuary 17, 2026

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 January 17, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Huntly’s Josiah Natzke, sure to be one of the favourites to win at this year’s 63rd annual Honda New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a week now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

American Honda rider Skyler Howes, who won stage 11 of 13 in this year’s Dakar Rally. Honda’s Skyler Howes claimed his first-ever Dakar Rally stage victory with a commanding performance on one of the fastest tests of this year’s event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 16, 2026 by EditorJanuary 16, 2026

Perhaps New Zealand has its own Field Of Dreams and from the Hollywood film of that name came the phrase: “Build it and they will come”.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 14, 2026 by EditorJanuary 14, 2026

A multi-time AMA supercross champion, Colorado’s Eli Tomac (KTM No.3) set himself up for another top season with victory at round one for 2026.The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team opened the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships with a pair of convincing podium performances at Anaheim 1 at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 11, 2026 by EditorJanuary 11, 2026

KTM rider Daniel Sanders, from Australia, leading the Dakar Rally at the halfway stage.Australian rider Daniel Sanders (KTM) has maintained his overall advantage at the top of the 2026 Dakar Rally standings after putting in an excellent ride to third place on the long stage six of the event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 3, 2026 by EditorJanuary 3, 2026

Honda’s Adrien Van Beveren, prepared for the worst that the desert can throw at him.The Monster Energy Honda HRC race team is cleared for take-off as the gruelling 2026 Dakar Rally gets ready to kick off in Yanbu.

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Bikesportnz Posted on January 2, 2026 by EditorJanuary 2, 2026

Flying Dutchman Jeffery Herlings will be racing for Honda in the 2026 MXGP seasonFive-time world champion Jeffrey Herlings, from the Netherlands, is joining Honda in a multi-year deal, as he looks to add to his list of amazing achievements.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 14, 2024 by EditorNovember 13, 2024

British rider Peter Hickman, in action during the Suzuki International Series racing in New Zealand in 2018. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is likely to be another scorcher when the 2024 edition of the Suzuki International Series blasts off early next month.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 13, 2024 by EditorNovember 12, 2024

Spain’s Josep Garcia (KTM), overall winner at the 2024 International Six Days Enduro in Spain. Photo courtesy KTMRed Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Josep Garcia claimed the overall victory at the 98th edition of the FIM International Six Days of Enduro in Spain.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 12, 2024 by EditorNovember 11, 2024

Auckland’s Hadyn Fordyce, the best-performed of the Kiwi riders at The Bend, in South Australia, at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAustralian Hunter Corney has been crowned champion as the 2024 Oceania Junior Cup at the weekend unearthed more Australasian road-racing stars of the future.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 11, 2024 by EditorNovember 10, 2024

Spanish multi-time MXGP world champion could well be heading to the USA and racing for Kawasaki in 2025.It’s probably the worst-kept secret of the motocross “silly season”, but multi-time MXGP world champion Jorge Prado is almost certain to be racing on green next year.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 10, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Triumph Motorcycles will partner with the Dirt Store Motocross Team to represent the brand for its inaugural year in British Motocross in 2025.Triumph Motorcycles will partner with the Dirt Store Motocross Team to represent the brand for its inaugural year in British motocross in 2025.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 9, 2024 by EditorNovember 9, 2024

Christchurch’s Justin McDonald (Honda), one of the stand-out riders at the 2024 New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals near Timaru at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand riders excelled at the latest rendition of the USA-version of the World Veterans’ Motocross Championships in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 8, 2024 by EditorNovember 7, 2024

Dutch racer Kay de Wolf (Husqvarna) relives his title-winning season in the MX2 world championship class.The date September 29 marked a defining moment for Dutch rider Kay de Wolf, as he realised his lifelong ambition and secured the MX2 world title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 7, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Husqvarna Motorcycles has added the all-new Pioneer to its electric-powered motorcycle line-up, perfect for enduro racing and recreational riding.Husqvarna Motorcycles has added the all-new Pioneer to its electric-powered motorcycle line-up, perfect for enduro racing and recreational riding.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 6, 2024 by EditorNovember 6, 2024

Bay of Plenty’s Stefan Merriman, arguably New Zealand’s best-ever motorcycling export, with an enviable record of international and national title wins to his name. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThis could be a Trivial Pursuit question for the Kiwi motorcycling community … who is arguably the best bike racer ever produced by New Zealand?

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 5, 2024 by EditorNovember 6, 2024

Balclutha’s Dave ‘Crazy’ Latta (Kawasaki), top man overall at the 2024 New Zealand Veterans' Motocross Nationals near Mosgiel at the weekend. Photo courtesy Geoff Guthrie ImageryWhen the going got tough, the tough got going at the 2024 New Zealand Veterans’ Motocross Nationals near Mosgiel at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 4, 2024 by EditorNovember 4, 2024

Oparau’s James Scott, the dominant rider at the fifth and final round of racing in the Wairarapa at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt would possibly be no stretch of the imagination to say that New Zealand motorcycling history was made in the Wairarapa region at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 4, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Jalek Swoll back for another crack at motocross glory with the Triumph factory in 2025. The Triumph Factory Racing is thrilled to announce that its SuperMotocross World Championship squad will expand ahead of its second year in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 3, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Waitoki teenager Cole Davies (Yamaha), one of the latest in the crop of young Kiwis to make their mark on the motocross/supercross world stage this year. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt has been a massive year for New Zealand teenager Cole Davies, with his 2024 season in the United States promising even greater things to come.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 2, 2024 by EditorNovember 2, 2024

Belgian Lucas Coenen has on a regular basis shown that he is special and that will really best tested when he races the MXGP class in 2025.Belgian Lucas Coenen might have ended the 2024 season in the back of an ambulance, but his performances prior to his crash at the 2024 Motocross of Nations showed just how good this kid is.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 1, 2024 by EditorNovember 1, 2024

Former Motocross of Nations rider for Team Switzerland, the now Tuakau-based Gaudenz Gisler (Honda) is expected to be among the leading riders in the over-60 years veterans’ class this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comExpect to see champions of the past, present and future locked in heated battles at the annual New Zealand Veterans’ Motocross Nationals near Mosgiel this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 1, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (Yamaha), running third overall in the domestic series after four of five rounds and one of the favourites to win at the final round in the Wairarapa this weekend. He is pictured here on his way to winning the annual Husqvarna Hard Adventure Enduro over Labour Weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt will certainly be intense off-road motorcycle racing in the Wairarapa region this coming weekend, with a Who’s Who of Kiwi talent expected to flock to the province.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 31, 2024 by EditorNovember 19, 2024

Bay of Plenty’s Levi Townley (Yamaha), heading to Europe in the New Year to race the EMX125 Championships. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAnother young Kiwi is set to head overseas to race motocross in the hotbed of Europe in 2025 – Bay of Plenty’s junior world champion Levi Townley.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 30, 2024 by EditorOctober 30, 2024

Hayden Draper, from Karaka, near Pukekohe, takes his Husqvarna TC125 to win two separate classes over two days at Labour Weekend’s big annual MX Fest extravaganza in Taupo. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comLabour Weekend’s big annual MX Fest in Taupo is a must-see and must-do event for anyone with a passion for Kiwi motocross and Karaka’s Hayden Draper certainly ranks among that number.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 29, 2024 by EditorOctober 29, 2024

Stratford’s Cameron ‘Camo’ Keegan (Honda), now with another New Zealand ATV title to add to his bulging trophy cabinet. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTaranaki’s Cameron ‘Camo’ Keegan raced his way to yet another commanding victory at the 2024 New Zealand ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) Motocross Nationals on the outskirts of New Plymouth over Labour Weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on October 28, 2024 by EditorNovember 5, 2024

Australian rider Kirk Gibbs (GASGAS MC450FE), on his way to clinching the first major silverware of the 2024-25 New Zealand motocross season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAustralian motocross star Kirk Gibbs simply loves racing at Taupo and he showed why when he snatched the first major trophy of the 2024-25 Kiwi motocross season on Sunday.

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