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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 February 26, 2024 by EditorFebruary 27, 2024

Opotiki’s defending champion Cody Cooper (GASGAS MC250F), top rider in the MX2 class at Balclutha at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships reached the halfway stage in the deep south at the weekend, Balclutha hosting round two of four.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 25, 2024 by EditorFebruary 24, 2024

Australian freestyle motocross star Jayden 'Jayo' Archer has died in a training accident, aged just 27.Australian freestyle motocross star Jayden ‘Jayo’ Archer has died in a training accident, aged just 27.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 24, 2024 by EditorFebruary 22, 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 February 23, 2024 by EditorFebruary 22, 2024

The premier F1/Superbike class blasts through the first turn at Taupo, round one of the 2023-24 Suzuki International Series/NZSBK in December. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe New Zealand Superbike Championship and Suzuki International Series will not be run in conjunction in 2024-25.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 22, 2024 by EditorFebruary 22, 2024

Taikorea’s Colton Whibley (Yamaha), winner of the mini grade at Marton at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comRound two of the 2024 Un4seen NZ Sprint Series (NZSS) near Marton at the weekend was a stunner, in terms of splendid venue and close competition too.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 21, 2024 by EditorFebruary 26, 2024

Appleby’s Wills Harvey (Yamaha No.122), hoping he can repeat his 125cc class performances from Woodville and Rotorua when he lines up in Balclutha this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2024 New Zealand Motocross Championships may be headed to the deep south this weekend, but we can again expect the race action to be red hot.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 20, 2024 by EditorFebruary 19, 2024

Ducati Lenovo factory team rider Francesco Bagnaia is ready to defend his MotoGP title after testing in Qatar.The Ducati Lenovo Team is ready to get back on track in Qatar for the final two days of pre-season testing and team-mates Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini are fizzing to go.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 19, 2024 by EditorFebruary 19, 2024

As the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season rolls into sight, the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing team is gearing up for what promises to be an awesome season ahead.As the 2024 FIM Motocross World Championship season rolls into sight, the Red Bull GASGAS Factory Racing team is gearing up for what promises to be an awesome season ahead.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 18, 2024 by EditorFebruary 17, 2024

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), keen for start of 2024 MXGP season. Frenchman Romain Febvre enters his fifth season racing for Kawasaki confident that he can secure the FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship title he so narrowly missed in 2021 and 2023.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 17, 2024 by EditorFebruary 15, 2024

Otago’s four-time and current Women’s Motocross World Champion Courtney Duncan, surely deserving of greater national recognition. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comOtago’s four-time and current Women’s Motocross World Champion Courtney Duncan is surely deserving of greater national recognition.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 16, 2024 by EditorFebruary 14, 2024

Kevin Ryan, from Barrytown, on the West Coast, with his Post Classic Pre ’82 GM 500. He is one of only two riders to have competed in every year of the Burt Munro Challenge. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Burt Munro Challenge is an iconic event, a week of bike-related activity that was marked off in big red letters on the calendars of many New Zealanders and not just by the motorcycling community.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 15, 2024 by EditorFebruary 14, 2024

Invercargill’s Conrad White (Honda CRF450), on his way to winning the iconic 50-lap race on Oreti Beach on Friday evening. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThousands of motorcycle riders made their annual pilgrimage to Southland for the 17th annual Burt Munro Challenge festival this year and all were rewarded with special memories to cherish.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 14, 2024 by EditorFebruary 12, 2024

The 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off with thrill-a-minute racing at back-to-back rounds one and two near Nelson at the weekend.The 2024 New Zealand Cross-country Championships kicked off with thrill-a-minute racing at back-to-back rounds one and two near Nelson at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 13, 2024 by EditorFebruary 12, 2024

The Supersport 600 class blasts off the start line at Teretonga on Sunday with (from left) Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), Whanganui’s Luca Durning (Ducati) and Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan (Yamaha) leading the way. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comWeather conditions were mixed and so were the results at the penultimate round of the New Zealand Superbike Championships at the Teretonga Park race circuit, near Invercargill, at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 12, 2024 by EditorFebruary 11, 2024

The Speedway element of the 2024 Burt Munro Challenge week had to be postponed on Saturday afternoon because of the rain, but it ran instead the following day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Burt Munro Challenge wrapped up for 2024 with the always-popular Speedway event, this time including the flat-track dirt bike brigade.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 11, 2024 by EditorFebruary 10, 2024

The Burt Munro Challenge continues to amaze, entertain and delight in equal measures, with the unique Beach Race segment perhaps the most popular.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 10, 2024 by EditorFebruary 8, 2024

The Hill Climb segment of the 2024 Burt Munro Challenge week drew plenty of people to Bluff Hill on Thursday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Burt Munro Challenge is a week-long spectacle that attracts all sorts of motorcycling enthusiasts from all parts of the country and from overseas too.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 9, 2024 by EditorFebruary 6, 2024

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), on his way to winning in Sardinia at the weekend. Slovenian former world champion Tim Gajser has secured an impressive win for Honda in his warm-up for the MXGP season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 8, 2024 by EditorMarch 8, 2024

Invercargill’s Cormac Buchanan (Yamaha), chased here by Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (Suzuki), is determined to put on a great show in front of his hometown crowd this coming weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2023-24 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) literally zoomed through the first four of six rounds in December and January and, with just two more rounds remaining, we now have a pretty clear idea where the various titles might end up.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 7, 2024 by EditorFebruary 6, 2024

Australian Jett Lawrence, main event winner at the opening round of the AMA Supercross Championships and now round five in Detroit too.In a performance reminiscent of his impressive 450SX debut at Anaheim 1, Jett Lawrence dominated AMA Supercross round five in Detroit at the weekend.

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