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STOLEN RACE BIKE💣

FROM OUR SIGNWRITERS WORKSHOP IN MANGAKAKAHI ROTORUA

Honda CBR650R 2023
MLHRH01U2P5300196

If you see this bike, if you see parts please let us know it’s just been finished for the Honda Race Team and we would love to get it back

If the fairings have been stripped off or painted it has an Arrow high mounted exhaust fitted - the only one like it in nz

If you have stolen it, dump it and ring the police with no questions asked we just want it back

Monster Energy has come on board as title sponsor of JCR Yamaha, and the freshly badged Monster Energy JCR Yamaha squad has just been revealed in full team kit.

It’s a serious statement from one of New Zealand’s leading motocross outfits, and the rider line-up backs it up.

Maximus Purvis returns to defend his MX1 1NZ title aboard the YZ450F - the man to beat, again.

James Scott steps up in MX2 on the YZ250F.

📸 Cameron Duncan

Cole Davies has sealed the 2026 AMA Pro Motocross 250 Championship at Ironman, wrapping it up in moto one and doing it on his birthday.

That’s two American titles in one season for the Waitoki kid, after taking out the 250SX East Supercross championship back in April. He’s only the sixth foreign born rider to ever win the outdoor 250 crown, alongside Langston, Wilson, Ferrandis and the Lawrence brothers.

Four overall wins across the season at High Point, RedBud, Washougal and Unadilla, and a title fight that came down to the last round.

From New Zealand to number one plate. Unreal effort mate.

In case you didn’t know, one of our own, Chris Power, only went and put a CFMOTO 450MT on the podium at Romaniacs - just one place behind two-time Dakar winner Sam Sunderland. He wrote about the highs and lows of his race - it’s a fantastic read.

Kiwi Rider August Vol.2 2026 | Page 20 Kiwi Chris Power on the podium with 2-time Dakar winner at Romaniacs, Yamaha's 2027 YZ250F now comes with harder hitting power and more composure, inside the 2-Man cross-country, all roads lead to Cold Kiwi and it's soon, our gravel adventure ride in Taumarunui, and much more.

Seth Morrow signs off 2026 ProMX with a perfect finale

The 18 year old Southlander, now based in Queensland, swept both Maxxis MX3 motos at the Queensland Moto Park finale on 1 and 2 August, taking the round win from Riley Burgess. It made six straight moto wins across the final three rounds, following his breakthrough double at Traralgon and another 1-1 at Conondale.

The title had already gone. Fellow Kiwi Hayden Draper wrapped up the MX3 crown in the opening moto of the weekend, finishing fourth while main rival Heath Fisher went backwards. But the fight behind him went right to the flag, and Morrow’s clean sweep vaulted him from fourth to third.

**Final MX3 standings**

- Hayden Draper (NZ) 303
- Riley Burgess 275
- Seth Morrow (NZ) 273
- Heath Fisher 271

Two points off second, four points covering the entire battle for the minor placings.

“Once I had that first race win, it took a bit of weight off my shoulders and I just wanted that winning feeling again and again,” Morrow said.

Two Kiwis on the MX3 championship podium, and the fastest man in the class over the closing rounds heads into the off season with plenty to build on.

Kiwi on the world stage. Brodie Connolly lines up for round one of the FIM World Supercross Championship this Saturday at Calgary’s McMahon Stadium, flying the flag for New Zealand in SX2 with QuadLock Honda

Only a month to go until the 2026 Cold Kiwi! Treat yourself to a weekend away with your mates - and us, we'll be there again getting muddy and propping up the bar. Grab a ticket at https://www.coldkiwi.co.nz/shop , and come say hello. Cold Kiwi Rally