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Bikesportnz Posted on June 15, 2026 by EditorJune 15, 2026

Australian Jett Lawrence has been sensational in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far. The Pro Motocross Championships in the United States headed to Colorado for its third stop of the summer and round 20 of the 2026 SMX World Championship in Denver.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 10, 2026 by EditorJune 10, 2026

Lucas Coenen controlled the MXGP class from start to finish with dominant race pace and composure under pressure to secure a perfect double moto victory and extend his championship lead. Photo: Juan Pablo AcevedoThe damp conditions of recent days made way for glorious sunshine at the weekend as the Motocenter Zelta Zirgs played host to the MXGP of Latvia, round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 9, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

Australian brothers Hunter and Jett Lawrence, top of the 450cc podium at Hangtown at the weekend.Australian Jett Lawrence has been nearly untouchable in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far, so a third-overall finish at last week’s 2026 opener had some wondering if his superiority had slipped.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 8, 2026 by EditorJune 9, 2026

The MX1 class launches out of the start gate at Himatangi on Sunday with (from left) Huntly’s Josiah Natzke (No.30), Oparau’s James Scott (No.108) and Mangakino’s Maximus Purvis (No.44) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a case of contrasting extremes at the 63rd annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Himatangi at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 3, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 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 Himatangi. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt is just a few days now until the “greatest show on turf” – the biggest dirt bike race in the Southern Hemisphere – the annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 1, 2026 by EditorJune 4, 2026

Frenchman Mathis Valin (Kawasaki), top rider in the MX2 class at Teutschenthal. The cacophony of noise from horns, whistles, voices, and of course the chainless chainsaws meant that we could only be in one place, at the Talkessel circuit, near Teutschenthal, for the MXGP of Germany.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 21, 2026 by EditorMay 21, 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 May 18, 2026 by EditorMay 18, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), among the favourites to win this season’s National Club Enduro Series after another strong performance near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is going down to the wire after a thrilling third round of four near Atiamuri on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 13, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

National Club Enduro Series organiser Sean Clarke lays down the law during rider’s briefing. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe National Club Enduro Series is at the halfway stage and the second phase of the tremendously popular off-road motorcycle competition gets underway this weekend, with everything still at stake for trophy hopefuls. 

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 12, 2026 by EditorMay 13, 2026

Cole Davies at round 17 of the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships in Salt Lake City Utah.Kiwi Cole Davies delivered a composed ride to win the Salt Lake City East/West Showdown, controlling the race from the front after the lead battle fell apart behind him to cap off his East Division championship season.After 16 rounds of twists, surprises and momentum swings, the 2026 AMA Supercross Championships came down to one final gate drop, round 17 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Bikesportnz Posted on May 5, 2026 by EditorMay 5, 2026

Australia Hunter Lawrence (Honda No.96), on the top of the 450cc class podium at the weekend in Denver, Colorado.It was a start-to-finish win for Australian racer Hunter Lawrence at the Denver Supercross at the weekend, the penultimate round of the series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 27, 2026 by EditorApril 27, 2026

New Zealand’s Cole Davies, on the podium at the weekend as 2026 East Coast Supercross Champion in the United States. The 250SX story coming into Philadelphia was simple: New Zealand’s Cole Davies needed just a small points gain over Seth Hammaker to secure the supercross championship title.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 20, 2026 by EditorApril 20, 2026

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (Honda), top man in the premier MXGP class at Trentino.The atmosphere, the cliffsides, and the chaos – it can only be the MXGP of Trentino, and the fans rocked the slopes of “Il Ciclamino” for round five of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships in Italy.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 17, 2026 by EditorApril 17, 2026

The MXGP class hits turn one in Sardegna last weekend.The fifth round of the 2026 FIM World Motocross Championships takes riders from the Italian island of Sardegna to the north of the same country for this weekend’s MXGP of Trentino.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 15, 2026 by EditorApril 15, 2026

Hunter Lawrence (Honda), on the podium again at the weekend and now with an extended points lead.It was a commanding win for the boys from Downunder at the weekend as they dominated both the 450SX and 250SX classes at round 13 of the AMA supercross championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 14, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Cambridge’s Nico Verhoeven takes an early lead in the 11-12 years 85cc class at the 2026 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships held at the Brookhaven Motocross Training Facility in Leeston, Canterbury. Photo by Derek Morrison, MNZ. The superstars of the future were certainly on show at the New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships at Leeston, near Christchurch, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 13, 2026 by EditorApril 13, 2026

Auckland’s Jack Ellingham (Honda), a long-overdue national motocross championship winner in 2026. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s hard to believe for any ardent follower of the sport, but Auckland’s Jack Ellingham has just been crowned a New Zealand motocross champion.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 12, 2026 by EditorApril 12, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), top individual at round two of the National Club Enduro Series near Tokoroa on Saturday. Photo by Madison ClarkeThe nation’s elite dirt bike racers managed to escape the worst of the weather bomb that struck New Zealand’s North Island at the weekend, but the action was stormy nonetheless in forestry near Tokoroa on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 10, 2026 by EditorApril 10, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), one of the favourites to win this weekend’s National Club Enduro Series event near Tokoroa. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAll roads lead to New Zealand’s Central Plateau tomorrow as the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers converge near Tokoroa for racing in the National Club Enduro Series.

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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 September 11, 2024 by EditorNovember 12, 2024

Spain’s Marc Marquez Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), the winner at San Marino at the weekend. From ninth on the starting grid to taking the GP win, it couldn’t have gone much better for Spain’s multi-time former champion Marc Marquez.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 10, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence (Honda), winner at round one of three in the 2024 SuperMotocross Championships. Just 66 days after undergoing surgery for a thumb injury, Australian Team Jett Lawrence turned in an impressive winning performance at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 9, 2024 by EditorSeptember 9, 2024

Spanish defending world champion Jorge Prado (GASGAS), the main winner at the GP of Turkey at the weekend.The hot sun beat down on the Afyon Motor Sports Center as the MXGP of Türkiye hosted the crucial 18th round of the MXGP Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 8, 2024 by EditorSeptember 7, 2024

Wellington’s Rory Mead, a top competitor on a motorcycle and now also on a modified sports wheelchair. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comNew Zealand’s Rory Mead was twice national Enduro Champion, in 2009 and 2011, before a motorcycling crash in the United States left him paralysed from the waist down.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 7, 2024 by EditorSeptember 6, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), leading the way to the MXGP title this season.The Motocross World Champs start the final trio of events of the series, as the MXGP of Türkiye welcomes round 18 to the mountainous west of the country, roughly 450km to the south-east of the capital, Istanbul.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 6, 2024 by EditorSeptember 5, 2024

Dutch rider Jeffery Herlings (KTM), who took charge of the MXGP class at Lommel in Belgium.Today we bring you video footage from the Temple of Motocross at Lommel, home of the MXGP of Flanders, in Belgium, round 14 of the Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 5, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

Spain’s Marc Marquez Marquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP), on his way to winning at Aragon at the weekend.It was a special weekend for eight-time former MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez on home turf at Aragon as he celebrated his first win in three years.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 4, 2024 by EditorSeptember 3, 2024

Max Anstie, pictured here on his way to 1-1 results at the Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin in 2017, is in the team again this time around. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWith just over a month to go until the FIM Motocross of Nations returns to Matterley Basin on the weekend of October 4-6, the host nation has announced their trio that will go into battle.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 3, 2024 by EditorSeptember 10, 2024

The world elite will all be at the Motocross of Nations in England next month. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comMany countries have already announced their line-ups for the upcoming Motocross of Nations – the often-called ‘Olympic Games of Motocross’ – and now we have Team Spain to add to our list.

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Bikesportnz Posted on September 2, 2024 by EditorSeptember 1, 2024

Honda rider Jo Shimoda will race at round seven off the All Japan Motocross Championships.Japanese motocross superstar Jo Shimoda will race his Honda at round seven off the All Japan Motocross Championships at Off Road Village in Saitama.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 31, 2024 by EditorAugust 31, 2024

Where would you place your money if betting was an option at this year’s Motocross of Nations? Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comPutting aside your own national loyalties, who would bet on to win the upcoming Motocross of Nations this season?

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 30, 2024 by EditorAugust 29, 2024

The three-rider squad for Team USA at the Motocross of Nations has just been finalised. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe United States has finalised its squad for the upcoming Motocross of Nations at Matterley Basin, near Winchester, in England in just over five weeks’ time.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2024 by EditorAugust 29, 2024

An updated Team New Zealand squad for this year’s Motocross of Nations in England has been announced, with Josiah Natzke answering the late call. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAn injury has forced Team New Zealand to announce a change to its squad for the Motocross of Nations event in England in early October.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 29, 2024 by EditorAugust 28, 2024

Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler (KTM), winner at round five of the Hard Enduro World Champs at the weekend.Germany’s Manuel Lettenbichler has been crowned Red Bull TKO champion at round five of the FIM Hard Enduro World Championship in Tennessee, USA.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 28, 2024 by EditorAugust 27, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), who took charge of the MXGP class in Switzerland at the weekend. The three-rider FIM Motocross World Championship tussle between the reigning champion and two former champion riders continued at round 17, the MXGP of Switzerland, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 27, 2024 by EditorAugust 28, 2024

Winton’s Jack Symon (Honda), the stand-out rider at the 2024 New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals near Timaru at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 edition of the annual New Zealand Motocross TT Nationals near Timaru at the weekend was a roaring success, with racing of the highest order.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 26, 2024 by EditorAugust 26, 2024

KTM rider Chase Sexton wrapped up the 450cc title at the Ironman Motocross in Indiana at the weekend.Victory at the final round of the 2024 Pro Motocross Championships in the United States saw Chase Sexton clinch the 450MX title with a clean sweep at the Ironman National.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 25, 2024 by EditorAugust 26, 2024

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 August 24, 2024 by EditorAugust 22, 2024

Can Swiss hero Jeremy Seewer (Kawasaki) delight his home fans this weekend?From the deep sand of the Netherlands, the FIM Motocross World Championship transfers to the grasslands of central Europe the MXGP of Switzerland welcomes riders to the north-eastern city of Frauenfeld.

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Bikesportnz Posted on August 23, 2024 by EditorAugust 22, 2024

South African Camden McLellan (Triumph), on his way to two top-five finishes in Holland at the weekend.South African Camden McLellan finished fourth overall at the GP of The Netherlands, securing impressive 5-3 results across the two races on the Triumph factory’s debut season.

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