FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
Husqvarna is going from strength to strength in this part of the world.
In the past it may have been a bike brand that featured only rarely on the podium at the race track, but, now married into the KTM family, Husqvarna is very often among the first bikes across the finish line.
NO MORE GNCC FOR WHIBLEY
It’s been one heck of a ride, but now Kiwi international Paul Whibley is packing his bags and heading home to stay.
CHAMPIONS GALORE
It will be champions galore at the 2014 New Zealand Veterans’ and Women’s Motocross Championships in Canterbury in just over a week’s time.
The venue near Southbridge, about 40 minutes’ drive south of Christchurch, will host the two-day event on November 22-23 with a huge number of riders expected to flood the region from all corners of the country.
MASSIVE SEASON FOR MOSS
Suzuki’s Matt Moss has made it back-to-back wins in the Australian Supercross Championships after winning the fifth and final round of the 2014 edition in Brisbane on Saturday night.
MARQUEZ MAGICAL
Spain’s Marc Marquez has finished the 2014 MotoGP season way he started it, by winning.
SPOTLIGHT ON MOTORCYCLING
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.
THE ART OF MOTOCROSS
In conjunction with legendary Grand Prix motocross photographer Stefan Geukens, BikesportNZ.com is able to offer you the chance to win one of five copies of the latest glossy book from The Art of Motocross.
SOLID FINISH FOR WHIBLEY
Pahiatua’s Paul Whibley has wrapped up his 2014 off-road racing campaign in the United States with another solid result.
IN VERY SAFE HANDS
The future of motorcycle cross-country racing in New Zealand is in very safe hands.
AT HER EXPLOSIVE BEST
It is fireworks time of year again, so what better occasion is there for Taihape motocross ace Sarah Elwin to be at her explosive best?
A WINNING COMBINATION
You could be forgiven for calling Chris Power and Adam Reeves the “Dream Team” of cross-country racing after they again topped their class at the weekend.
TOWNLEY A BUSINESSMAN
From New Zealand, world and American champion to motocross racing team manager, Tauranga’s Ben Townley is morphing again and this time he has become a businessman, still operating very much within the motorcycle industry.
CANHAM IS CLOSING IN
Watch this space because Bay of Plenty’s Scotty Canham reckons it won’t be long before he fills it.
KANTERS LEFT BEST UNTIL LAST
Otorohanga’s Hayden Kanters left his best until last at the annual Waikato Motocross Championships, on the outskirts of Te Kuiti, at the weekend.
NATZKE GAINING MOMENTUM
The New Zealand motocross season has only just begun, but already Waikato youngster Josiah Natzke is starting to gain frightening momentum.
DRAMATIC WSBK FINISH
It was a dramatic finish to the 2014 World Superbike Championship (WSBK) season with flying Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli winning both races and snatching the title at the 12th and final round at the Losail International Circuit at the weekend.