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Bikesportnz Posted on March 3, 2026 by EditorMarch 4, 2026

Honda’s Rian King (bike No.110) gets the jump out of the gate at the start of this MX2 class race at Rotorua on Saturday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe latest edition of the New Zealand Motocross Championships straddled two years, kicking off in November 2025 and winding up at Rotorua on the last day of February 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 2, 2026 by EditorMarch 2, 2026

Taupo’s Wil Yeoman (KTM), always a solid performer when the going gets tough. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe popularity of dirt bike events run by Sean Clarke and the Forestland Motorcycle Club continues to impress and this is despite the torturous course the racers were warned to expect.

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Bikesportnz Posted on February 26, 2026 by EditorFebruary 26, 2026

Hunter Lawrence raced to victory at round seven in Arlington at the weekend.Australian Hunter Lawrence took his Honda to score his first win in the premier grade of the AMA supercross championships in Arlington at the weekend.

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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 April 9, 2025 by EditorApril 9, 2025

Frenchman Romain Febvre (Kawasaki No.3), the MXGP class winner in Italy at the weekend.Kawasaki Racing Team MXGP’s Romain Febvre raced to an overwhelming victory at the fourth round of the 2025 FIM World MXGP Motocross Championship in the unrelenting sand of Riola Sardo on Sardinia.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 8, 2025 by EditorApril 7, 2025

Christchurch’s Hamish Macdonald delivered another strong performance, securing his second Enduro3 class win of the weekend and finishing sixth overall on day two, for fourth overall for the weekend. Photo by Herve Pradal.New Zealand’s Hamish Macdonald is fourth overall after the 2025 EnduroGP world series kicked off with round one in Portugal at the weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 7, 2025 by EditorApril 6, 2025

New Zealand’s Hamish Macdonald opened his 2025 EnduroGP campaign in Portugal at the weekend in strong form.New Zealand’s Hamish Macdonald opened his 2025 EnduroGP campaign in Portugal at the weekend in strong form, securing a hard-fought Enduro3 class win and leading a Sherco 1-2-3 in the class.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 5, 2025 by EditorApril 5, 2025

Triumph Motorcycles is preparing for a new chapter in its history this weekend at the opening round of the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Fafe, Portugal.Triumph Motorcycles is preparing for a new chapter in its history this weekend at the opening round of the 2025 FIM EnduroGP World Championship in Fafe, Portugal.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 4, 2025 by EditorApril 3, 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 April 3, 2025 by EditorApril 2, 2025

Scotland’s Dean Wilson, with a contract to race for the Honda factory for the rest of the AMA season. Scottish native Dean Wilson is to race the Honda HRC Progressive CRF450RWE in the final five rounds of the AMA Supercross series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 2, 2025 by EditorApril 1, 2025

Dutchman Jeffery Herlings (KTM), ready to join in the 2025 MXGP action for the first time at Sardinia this weekend.The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team is anticipating a two-rider premier class line-up for the Grand Prix of Sardinia at the Riola Sardo circuit this week with MXGP icon Jeffrey Herlings edging closer to race fitness.

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Bikesportnz Posted on April 1, 2025 by EditorApril 16, 2025

New Plymouth’s Luke Thompson (seen here on his trials bike) was the best-performed rider overall at the weekend in Taranaki, at Egmont Village on Saturday and Urenui on Sunday. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comTwo men were standouts at the opening round of the 2025 New Zealand Hard Enduro Nationals in Taranaki at the weekend – both of them from New Plymouth.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 31, 2025 by EditorMarch 31, 2025

New Zealand’s Cole Davies won the SX250 class at the latest round of the AMA supercross series in Seattle.It was podium time for 17-year-old Kiwi rider Cole Davies at the weekend as he stepped onto the top step of the podium for the first time in his career, securing a breakthrough victory in Seattle.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 30, 2025 by EditorMarch 29, 2025

The signage pictured here at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe signage pictured at the junction of Herbert Road and Korito near Egmont Village says ‘No Exit’ no matter which way you go and that sounds kind of ominous.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 29, 2025 by EditorMarch 28, 2025

Riders will again return to the world-class Sydney Motorsport Park for more of the same electrifying ASBK night action in 2025.After two incredibly successful Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) night races in the past, Australia’s fastest riders will again return to the world-class Sydney Motorsport Park (SMSP) for the same electrifying ASBK action in 2025.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 28, 2025 by EditorMarch 27, 2025

Spain’s Marc Márquez and his Ducati Lenovo Team were triumphant at the season-opening Thai GP and again in Argentina.The world’s elite MotoGP motorcycle racers are preparing for a Stars and Stripes occasion in Austin, Texas, this weekend.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 27, 2025 by EditorApril 16, 2025

Stratford’s Wyatt Swan (Yamaha YZ125X), in action during the Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki last season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe 2025 New Zealand Hard Enduro Nationals kick off their annual series in Taranaki this weekend and it’s sure to be a stern test for all concerned.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 26, 2025 by EditorMarch 26, 2025

Taranaki’s Sam Parker (Husqvarna TE300), in winning form on the tricky course near Egmont Village last season. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comThe annual Korito Technical Matrix event in Taranaki will run again for an eighth year this coming weekend, only this time it’s part of a two-day spectacular and also now an integral segment of a major national series.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 26, 2025 by EditorMarch 25, 2025

Italy’s Andrea Adamo (KTM), winner of the MX2 class in France at the weekend.An MX2 class victory for Andrea Adamo and Grand Prix of Europe thriller for team-mate Lucas Coenen, who earned his first MXGP podium result, were highlights of the weekend for the KTM factory.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 25, 2025 by EditorMarch 24, 2025

Now fully recovered from injury, former New Zealand cross-country champion Brad Groombridge (Kawasaki KX450) is quickly back on top of the sport he had so dominated in the past. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.comBay of Plenty’s Brad Groombridge is back where he belongs, on top of the sport he had so dominated before an unfortunate injury derailed him.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 24, 2025 by EditorMarch 24, 2025

Slovenian Tim Gajser (Honda), winner again in the premier MXGP class at the weekend.Changeable conditions with sunshine and showers couldn’t dampen proceedings in south-western France, as the glorious Circuit du Puy de Poursay hosted the MXGP of Europe, round three of the FIM Motocross World Championships.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 22, 2025 by EditorMarch 21, 2025

Flying Frenchman Mathis Valin (Kawasaki), set to race at Saint Jean d’Angely in France this weekend.Frenchman Mathis Valin was back on his Kawasaki KX250-SR this week after being forced to sit out the second moto in Spain following a crash during the first race.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 21, 2025 by EditorMarch 20, 2025

Triumph’s Jalek Swoll, with a contract extension through 2026. Triumph Factory Racing is excited to announce the extension of its partnership with talented American racer Jalek Swoll through 2026.

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Bikesportnz Posted on March 20, 2025 by EditorMarch 19, 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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