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Bikesportnz Posted on July 14, 2026 by EditorJuly 14, 2026

Australian Jett Lawrence has been sensational in his 450 AMA Pro Motocross career thus far. With his third overall 450cc class victory of the season, Australian Jett Lawrence is back in the lead in the United States.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 13, 2026 by EditorJuly 13, 2026

Club riders always get right behind their teams at the Battle of the Clubs event. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt was a coming together of epic proportions for New Zealand’s motocross elite on Saturday and it was all for a good cause.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 9, 2026 by EditorJuly 9, 2026

Club riders always get right behind their teams at the Battle of the Clubs motocross event. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTeams racing of the highest order is set to light up the track at Taupo on Saturday as the venue once again hosts the popular annual Battle of the Clubs motocross event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on July 6, 2026 by EditorJuly 6, 2026

A staggering 260 riders, representing 38 nations, descended on the wonderful Czech Republic countryside of Jinin, 130 kilometres south of Prague, to contest for the FIM World championship gold plates and all the glory that goes with them. The 2026 edition of the FIM Junior World Motocross championship is now in the history books and they will tell you it was an event to be long remembered.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 25, 2026 by EditorJune 25, 2026

Germany’s Ken Roczen, in action during the Motocross of Nations in the United States in 2010. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2026 AMA 450cc Supercross Champion will now join 250cc Champion and Kiwi superstar Cole Davies for New Zealand’s biggest ever Supercross event.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 22, 2026 by EditorJune 22, 2026

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna), the outstanding individual at the must-win final round of this season’s National Club Enduro Series near Atiamuri on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comIt went down to the wire at the fourth and final round of New Zealand’s popular National Club Enduro Series near Atiamuri on Saturday.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 16, 2026 by EditorJune 16, 2026

Could MXTrackr be the answer to your prayers in terms of motocross management for riders, parents, clubs, and coaches. MXTrackr has now launched in New Zealand and it may revolutionise motocross management for riders, parents, clubs, and coaches.

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Bikesportnz Posted on June 16, 2026 by EditorJune 16, 2026

Run by the Forestland Motorcycle Club, the trees and forest tracks around Atiamuri will echo and resonate with the fourth and final round of the popular National Club Enduro Series (NCES).New Zealand’s Central Plateau is again the place to be for the nation’s elite off-road motorcycle racers this weekend as they flock together to face a dramatic final showdown.

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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 December 30, 2025 by EditorDecember 30, 2025

Ararimu bike racer Paul Pavletich, with yet another motorcycling title win to his credit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHis nickname is “Superman” and, even as he hits the ripe old age of 67, he’s still proving faster than a speeding bullet and maybe even able to leap small buildings.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 29, 2025 by EditorDecember 29, 2025

Aucklander Cameron Leslie (KTM RC8C) stepped up to be counted this year’s Suzuki International Series, which wrapped up on the streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comAucklander Cameron Leslie stepped up to be counted this year’s Suzuki International Series, which wrapped up on the streets of Whanganui’s famous Cemetery Circuit on Boxing Day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 28, 2025 by EditorDecember 27, 2025

Whakatane’s Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) cracked the ‘triple’ once again this season, winning the premier Formula one/Superbike class overall for the series, then the New Zealand F1 TT title for winning race two at Whanganui, and then also snatching the coveted Robert Holden Memorial feature race trophy on Boxing Day. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comHis trophy cabinet is bulging and ready to burst, but still Bay of Plenty’s Mitch Rees reckons there’s room for a few more to be squeezed in.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 27, 2025 by EditorDecember 28, 2025

The racing was insane around the streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day, just as it always is on the world-famous Cemetery Circuit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comOld records tumbled and new ones were created at the spectacular Cemetery Circuit motorcycle race event on the public streets of Whanganui on Boxing Day.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 24, 2025 by EditorDecember 24, 2025

The organising body for the Motocross World Championships is thrilled to announce that MXGP will return to South African soil for the first time in 18 years. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe organising body for the Motocross World Championships is thrilled to announce that MXGP will return to South African soil for the first time in 18 years.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 23, 2025 by EditorDecember 23, 2025

The public streets of Whanganui will light up on Boxing Day, just as illustrated in this photo from any earlier edition of racing on the world famous Cemetery Circuit. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe Christmas rush should be over by December 25, but that doesn’t mean things will really be slowing down at all for many hundreds of people.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 21, 2025 by EditorDecember 21, 2025

Honda HRC Progressive has confirmed that Jett Lawrence fractured his right ankle/foot in a training crash at the Dog Pound facility in Florida.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 20, 2025 by EditorDecember 20, 2025

Triumph Factory Racing is preparing to make its highly anticipated debut in the 450 class of AMA Supercross, with Jordon Smith and Austin Forkner competing for the team.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 16, 2025 by EditorDecember 16, 2025

Whakatane’s defending champion Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R No.1) leads his 58-year-old father Tony Rees (No.11) and Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler (No.15) through turn one in the premier formula one/superbikes class at Manfeild at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It’s how sportsmen deal with adversity that defines championship-winning potential and that’s just the steely character that father-and-son racers Tony and Mitch Rees are showing right now.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 15, 2025 by EditorDecember 16, 2025

There are no room for mistakes when the racing is this close. Silverdale’s Tyler King (No.128) leads Wellington’s Nixon Frost (No.99) and Hamilton’s Joe Stroud (No.37) early on in this supersport 300 class race at Manfeild at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It is incredibly tight at the top after the second round of three in the 2025 Suzuki International Series in the Manawatu at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 11, 2025 by EditorDecember 16, 2025

Whanganui’s Richie Dibben (Suzuki RM-Z450, No.1) is sure to delight the crowd again at Manfeild this weekend. He is pictured here looking across as he puts a pass on Wellington’s Will Young. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com The 2025 Suzuki International Series will return to the sport’s global founding roots when the elite of the motorcycle racing community arrive in Feilding this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 9, 2025 by EditorDecember 16, 2025

It could not have gone any better for Bay of Plenty’s defending champion Mitch Rees and his multi-time former motorcycling champion father Tony Rees.It could not have gone any better for Bay of Plenty’s defending champion Mitch Rees and his multi-time former motorcycling champion father Tony Rees.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 8, 2025 by EditorDecember 16, 2025

There’s no room for error as the formula one/superbike riders charge into turn one at Taupo, round one of the 2025 Suzuki International Series at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com A massive gathering of motorcycle road-racing’s elite riders assembled in the Bay of Plenty at the weekend to mark the start to the 2025 edition of the popular three-round Suzuki International Series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on December 2, 2025 by EditorDecember 2, 2025

Lower Hutt’s Jake Whitaker (KTM 300 EXC), top dog again on the hard enduro scene in New Zealand in 2025. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comLower Hutt’s Jake Whitaker has done it again, adding a fourth national hard enduro title to his impressive motorcycling résumé at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 26, 2025 by EditorDecember 2, 2025

Wonthagghi will again host round one of the Australian Motocross Championships in 2026, the spectacular track in regional Victoria to again kick-start hostilities in Australia's premier motocross series.Wonthagghi will host round one of the Australian Motocross Championships in 2026, the track in regional Victoria to again kick-start hostilities in Australia’s premier motocross series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 25, 2025 by EditorNovember 25, 2025

Expect packed spectator grandstands and close racing like this when the Suzuki International Series kicks off in Taupo on the weekend of December 6-7. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com It will be a Christmas rush like never before when the 2025 edition of the Suzuki International Series blasts off at Taupo on the weekend of December 6-7.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 20, 2025 by EditorNovember 20, 2025

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 November 17, 2025 by EditorNovember 17, 2025

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki), winner of the MXGP world championships title in 2025.Romain Febvre and the KRT Team Manager Antti Pyrhonen received a hearty welcome in Japan when they visited Kawasaki’s Kobe offices and Akashi factory recently.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 7, 2025 by EditorNovember 7, 2025

Stark Future is proud to welcome Toby Martyn to its SuperEnduro team for the 2026 FIM World Championship season. Stark Future is proud to welcome Toby Martyn to its SuperEnduro team for the upcoming 2026 FIM World Championship season.

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Bikesportnz Posted on November 6, 2025 by EditorNovember 6, 2025

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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