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BRIDGESTONE AND YAMALUBE YART YAMAHA WINS 2023 EWC TITLE
In September 2023, the iconic Bol d’Or race, Round 4 of the Endurance World Championship (EWC), was held. The Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team finished 4th, and in doing so secured the 2023 EWC title, which was the team’s first since 2009 and Yamaha’s first since 2017 when the GMT94 Yamaha Official EWC Team won it.
Get “Ride Ready” in September — Part 3
Here we are at the end of September already and as Motorcycle Awareness Month draws to a close, so too does our “Ride Ready” blog series. Read more »
Get “Ride Ready” in September — Part 2
Last week we celebrated Motorcycle Awareness Month (MAM) by showcasing seven ways to get “Ride Ready” in September — focusing on both bikes and bodies. This week we’re looking at another selection from Ride Forever’s 21 for September checklist, to...
7 Ways to Get “Ride Ready” in September
September is Motorcycle Awareness Month (MAM) and this year it’s themed 21 for September, because sadly, when we’re out on two wheels doing what we love, we’re 21 times more likely to be injured or killed than anyone else on...
BAY OF PLENTY RIDER PUTS GREEN BIKE ON THE TOP STEP

Bay of Plenty’s Flynn Watts demonstrated perfectly why green means go when he clinched his first national motocross title in Southland at the weekend.  Read more »

NZ MOTOCROSS JUNIORS READY TO HEAD TO SOUTHLAND
The future of Kiwi motocross will be on show in Southland in less than two weeks’ time when the 2023 New Zealand Junior Motocross Championships fire up in Invercargill. Read more »
THRILLING TAUPO FINALE FOR NZ MOTOCROSS CHAMPS

The 2023 New Zealand Motocross Championships for both the senior men and women wrapped up in Taupo at the weekend with a sensational double-header. Read More »

INTERNATIONAL TALENT ADDS SPICE TO TARANAKI EVENT
 This year’s sixth annual Korito Technical Matrix event again drew a diverse and talented field of off-road bike riders to Taranaki, this time including an international superstar. Read more now »
SPECIAL MAJOR TROPHIES PRESENTED AT NATIONALS FINAL
Good things come to those who are prepared to wait, or so the saying goes, and Whakatane’s Mitch Rees and Upper Hutt’s Rogan Chandler would probably be the first to agree. Read More »
STAR INSURE MOTOFEST DELIVERS SPECTACULAR RESULTS
The Star Insure MotoFest at Hampton Downs at the weekend delivered thrills, spills and title-winning performances of a calibre that could only be described as world-class. Read more »
HONDA HERO MAKES IT BACK-TO-BACK SUPERBIKE CROWNS
That's a wrap ... Bay of Plenty's Mitch Rees has won the New Zealand Superbikes Championships with a round to spare. Read the full story now »
NEW ZEALAND'S ELITE WOMEN WILL BATTLE IN THE BAY
The 2023 senior New Zealand Motocross Championships action set for the Bay of Plenty this weekend offers double the delight for race fans.
OXFORD CELEBRATES ITS 50TH BIRTHDAY IN 2023!
Still family-owned and family-run, Oxford has developed from the humblest of beginnings into the UK’s largest distributor of two-wheel aftermarket products and created an international brand to be reckoned with in all corners of the globe.   Now into its 51st...
SUPERBIKE CHAMPS DELIVER MORE SENSATIONAL RACING
Whakatane's Mitch Rees (Honda CBR1000RR-R) extended his lead to a massive 51 points over his nearest superbike class rival at the fourth round of six in this season's New Zealand Superbike Championships in Invercargill at the weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
RACERS HEAD TO THE DEEP SOUTH FOR ROUND FOUR

We might now be halfway through the 2022-23 New Zealand Superbike Championships, but there's still plenty left for the riders to fight for.

NZ SUPERBIKE NATIONALS HEAT UP AT RUAPUNA CIRCUIT
JANUARY 8, 2023: It was an action-packed two days of high drama at the third round of six in the 2022-23 New Zealand Superbike Championships in Canterbury at the weekend.
SUPERBIKE NATIONALS SET TO RESUME IN CHRISTCHURCH
The opening stanza in the North Island is done and dusted and now it's the turn for the South Island tracks to take centre stage in the 2022-23 New Zealand Superbike Championships.
SUZUKI SERIES CONCLUDES WITH STREET FIGHT IN WHANGANUI
Whanganui's Richie Dibben (Suzuki No.91), seen here leading the way, as usual, is a rare double-class warrior and just as at home on a 450cc supermoto dirt bike as he is on a 1000cc superbike. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Keiran Mair has a blast at Suzuki Series 2022 Round 2 in conjunction with NZSBK.

#poweredbywhitespowersports rider, Keiran Mair had his first outing on the TSS Motorcycles Better Finance KTM RC390 at Manfeild over the weekend and share this report with us.

MANFEILD THE PLACE TO BE FOR NEW START TO THE SEASON
Upper Hutt's Rogan Chandler (Suzuki GSX-R600), itching to get out on his "home" track at Manfeild this weekend. Photo by Andy McGechan, BikesportNZ.com
Aegerter says goodbye to the Putoline-supported Ten Kate Racing Team and World Supersport with dominant 17th victory at Phillip Island
With a dominant victory in Race 2 at Phillip Island, Dominique Aegerter ended the highly successful season in the World Supersport class in a perfect way.