MERRIMAN WINS NSW ENDURO SERIES

WR450F mounted Stefan Merriman certainly didn’t have it all his own way though after his team-mate, Jarrod Bewley took over the lead of Saturdays round in the final moto special tests at Dungog showgrounds, late that afternoon. Merriman led early on after taking the outright wins...

BRIDGESTONE AND KAWASAKI UNITE

31 August 2009Bridgestone and Kawasaki UniteBridgestone is proud to announce the addition of Kawasaki’s FLY Team Green to the Bridgestone Off-road Motor sport Family. Both the Junior and Senior teams will be running Bridgestone tyres for the upcoming New Zealand Moto-cross and Super-cross...

2 x STUNT RIDERS NEEDED

WILDCARD ENTERTAINMENT - HIRING NOWNewly formed with two Holden utes fully worked to perform drift stunts Wildcard Entertainment are looking for Motorcycle stunt riders to join the stunt team riding supplied stunt machines alongside their drift utes. The job will vary across New...

REED WINS CHAMPIONSHIP - CODY COOPER CURRENTLY 8th

22 becomes 1 - Chad Reed AMA Motocross ChampionAustralia’s Chad Reed delivered another dominant performance at Saturday’s Budd’s Creek round to wrap up the 2009 Lucas Oil AMA Pro Motocross Championship with four motos still to run.The 27-year-old from Kurri Kurri in New South Wales...

BAYLISS TO V8s

Troy Bayliss confirmed to co-drive with Dean Fiore at Phillip Island and Bathurst For Immediate Release: Thursday August 20, 2009. Fluid PR is pleased to announce that current and three-time World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss will join Dean Fiore in a Paul Morris Motorsports...

BIRCH ROMANIACS RUNNER UP

Words: Todd SutherlandThe final day proved brutal with Kiwi Chris Birch unable to beat BMW hotshot Andreas Lettenbithler. The German a surprise winner.Birch did well to recover from having to remove a wheel and disc earlier in the event. The KTM300 performed well but Birch, it is understoond had to remove the front wheel and disc, to get out a cable that had become entangled in the machines workings.He also suffered with a few GPS problems.Birch...

TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE BAGS NET AWARD

Motorcycle.com awards.Motorcycle.com has just announced their 'Bikes of the year' awards: Triumphs Street Triple 'R' took out the overall 'Bike of the Year' award."Triumphs Street Triple R is a fantastically versatile sporting package with one of our favourite engines of all time....

BIRCH DROPS TO 3RD ON 3RD DAY

Words: Todd SKTM's Chris Birch has dropped to 3rd place in the Red Bull Romaniacs extreme enduro. Birch suffered after having to dismantle his bikes wheel assembley when a cable is understood to have become entangled.Frenchman Cyril Despres now leads,with Chris hoping to close in on the final day.http://www.redbullromaniacs.com/results/results-2009/day-3-overa...

AORC: NOT GOOD FOR MERRIMAN

Words & Pics - Yamaha.AORC Series Rounds 7 and 8 in Qld were not good for Yamaha’s Stefan Merriman, but he still holds the outright lead, with just the final 2 rounds to go!After blitzing rounds 5 and 6 in South Australia, Merriman was stuck for an answer from his off the pace ride this weekend. “I just didn’t come to grips with the course, and Toby was the opposite and everything clicked just right for him. Sometimes it goes that way!” A...

KIWI BIRCH LEADS RED BULL ROMANIACS

words: Todd SChris Birch is leading after the first day at the Red Bull Romaniacs with off road legend Cyril Despres in second. Follow Birch's progress on his KTM300 via the attached li...

MOTOMART GOES BMW

BMW Motorrad spreads its wings in New Zealand.BMW Motorrad is pleased to welcome Motomart to their New Zealand dealer network.“We are very fortunate to have Motomart as one of our leading BMW Motorrad dealers in New Zealand. With the breadth of experience and acute knowledge of the...

ROSSI WINS IN BRNO

Results for the Czech MotoGP:1 Valentino Rossi Fiat Yamaha 43'08.9912 Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda 43'20.7573 Toni Elias San Carlo Honda 43'29.7474 Andrea Dovizioso Repsol Honda 43'30.4095 Loris Capirossi Rizla Suzuki 43'30.5296 Nicky Hayden Ducati Marlboro 43'34.5357 Colin...

STONER OUT NEXT 3 GP'S-KALLIO / FABRIZIO PROMOTED

words: Todd SutherlandFactory Ducati and title contender Casey Stoner has announced that he will not be riding in the next three Grands Prix. Stoner has suffered from a mystery virus and is confident that a full rest period will aid a healthy return.A game of musical chairs will see Mika Kallio on Stoner's bike, with World Superbike Ducati pilot, Michel Fabrizio landing on Kallio's Pramac Ducati.Don't hold your breath for any results though. Stoner...

SMITH WINS AUS SAFARI

GHR Honda takes another Safari winTwenty-year old Condobolin rider, Jacob Smith, has become the youngest ever winner of the Australasian Safari after dominating the seven-day event, which finished in the Western Australian gold mining city of Kalgoorlie today.Riding a GHR Honda CRF...

ZERO MOTORCYCLES ELECTRIC DUAL SPORT BIKE

The Zero DS website claims the bike 'combines innovation with passion to deliver the world’s most versatile electric motorcycle. Designed to be agile in the dirt and quick on the street, the Zero DS represents a new kind of freedom.Bypass the ordinary. Blast down a gravel road or...

HAMPTON DOWNS UPDATE

News in from Darren at Hampton Downs Ride Days. Click to enlar...

AUSSIE TAKES X GAMES GOLD AND SILVER

Australian freestyle motocross (FMX) sensation Blake ‘Bilko' Williams has taken Gold and Silver in his biggest competition event of the year, X Games 15, which was held at the Staples Centre in Los Angeles this weekend.The invite-only action sports event brings together the world's...