Germany’s Ken Roczen first came to the motocross world’s attention when, as a fresh-faced teenager, he raced for Suzuki in the world championships.
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Okay, let’s try that again … these could so easily be the words spoken behind closed doors by organisers of the 2022-23 motorcycle road-racing season.
Continue reading →You definitely can’t keep a good man down and so it has taken Hamish Harwood no time at all to pick up the pace again after an enforced lay-off.
Continue reading →Like a fine wine, Bay of Plenty motocross star Cody Cooper just seems to keep getting better with age. And his double class win at the Waikato champs is clear evidence of that.
Continue reading →Motorcycling New Zealand, the sport’s governing body here, believes rider safety always comes first and this policy was clearly in evidence when the opening round of competition for 2022-23 was abandoned on Saturday.
Continue reading →As motorbike racers get old and feeble, it is likely that they will have accumulated a useful amount of riding skill and an even larger quantity of knowledge.
Continue reading →The Red Bull GasGas Factory Racing Team has a clear mission at the 2023 Dakar Rally – defend the bike race title it claimed last time out in Saudi Arabia.
Continue reading →It’s official, KTM rider Jake Whitaker is currently the best New Zealand has to offer on the extreme dirt bike racing scene.
Continue reading →The waiting is almost over and it’s now just days away to the start of the new-look combined Suzuki International Series and New Zealand Superbike Nationals.
Continue reading →You could probably say it was business as usual for Wainuiomata’s Jake Whitaker at the weekend, as he dominated again on the extreme off-road scene.
Continue reading →Take a moment to remember some of the best moments of the 2022 season, featuring some close battles and awesome victories.
Continue reading →Want to know what’s happening on the motorcycling scene in New Zealand and abroad too? Well check out the latest issue of Kiwi Rider … it is waiting to be read right here …
Continue reading →Belgian motocross legend André Malherbe, one of the icons of the sport in the 1970s and 80s, died this week, aged 66.
Continue reading →Take a moment to remember some of the best moments of the 2022 season, featuring some close battles and awesome victories.
Continue reading →Spain’s Alvaro Bautista stole the show in Australia, first by winning an epic Superpole Race and then by winning race two to wrap up an ultra-successful 2022 World Superbike Championships season.
Continue reading →Belgium is a proud country, not just in motocross, but in life in general, but it is motocross that once carried the Belgians on their shoulders, from celebration to celebration.
Continue reading →The main trophy may already be locked away, but that doesn’t mean the action will be any less intense or vital for the hundreds of competitors expected to show up for the final showdown on Sunday.
Continue reading →MotoFest 2023 is back at Hampton Downs in March and the Kiwi motorcycling community simply can’t wait for that date to roll around.
Continue reading →One competitor who was sorely missed during the 2022 season was the defending 2021 MXGP champion, Dutch rider Jeffery ‘The Bullet’ Herlings.
Continue reading →While the Grand Prix scene has had many top American riders coming to race the FIM Motocross World Championships, like Ryan Villopoto, Broc Glover, Danny Laporte, Bobby Moore, and so forth, but was Brad Lackey who made the biggest jump.
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