The trash talking stops when the start gate drops in Taranaki this weekend.
AXEMAN VERSUS TREES
It may have been quite some time since Kiwi international Paul Whibley last tackled a national enduro, but he showed at the weekend that he still has the skills to match it with New Zealand’s elite enduro riders.
YAMAHA MEN REGROUP
The high-profile Altherm JCR Yamaha Race Team is putting on a brave face after injuries claimed two of their New Zealand motocross title contenders in rapid succession.
BEL RAY DOWN TO THE WIRE
The popular Bel Ray Cross-country Series goes down to the wire at the third and final round at Bombay this weekend.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
Auckland’s Chris Birch seemed unstoppable as he romped to victory at the New Zealand Enduro Championships last year and he has now started off the 2015 edition of the competition with the same scintillating domination.
LEAD POSITION CEMENTED
Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey earned his first Monster Energy AMA Supercross win of the season in front of more than 43,000 fans at Angel Stadium in Los Angeles, California, to cement his position as the 450SX Class points leader.
WINDING BACK THE CLOCK
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.
GETTING IT OUT THERE
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.
TALENT BEING NURTURED
KTM Factory Racing, a major player in international motocross in recent years, is not only committed to fielding strong and competitive factory teams but also to nurturing the next generation of potential stars.
BANK ON BAILEY
The motocross racing career of South Islander Bailey Banks has just launched on an exciting new trajectory.
JUNIOR 125 FIREWORKS
Firm friends off the track but fierce opponents on it, you can always expect fireworks when Ngatea’s Ben Broad and Taupo’s Wyatt Chase are racing.
HEAT FROM THE START
The heat will go on right from the start of this year’s New Zealand Enduro Championships.
The seven-round KTM-sponsored series kicks off in the Riverhead Forest this Sunday with Auckland’s defending champion Chris Birch again the favourite to win.
WATERPROOF WARRIOR
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley officially retired from fulltime international competition at the end of last year, but that doesn’t mean it’s time for total rest and relaxation, not for a few more years anyway.
RELIABLY FAST
Maximus Purvis, Brodie Connolly and Cobie Bourke are so reliable, you could probably set your watch by these young men.
COLUMB ON TRACK
Queenstown’s Scott Columb is certainly on the right track towards grabbing another national motocross crown.
A DOUBLE WHAMMY
The Honda Shop Racing Team celebrated a double whammy at the weekend’s 54th annual New Zealand Motocross Grand Prix at Woodville.
A TOUGH DAY AT THE OFFICE
Entered in two separate classes and ending the day with more senior race wins than any other rider under the baking-hot sky, Waikato’s Josiah Natzke could be forgiven for feeling a little burnt out on Sunday afternoon.