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Indian Motorcycles has, once again, run into issues of non-compliance, prompting a recall of models built from 2019 to 2021....
BMW Australia has issued a safety recall for their 2018-2020 K1600 over an issue which could cause the back end to drop. The official notice says a manufacturer defect in the pivot struts that connect the rear suspension to the frame may break. It sounds pretty catastrophic and dangerous to...
Triumph Australia has urged owners of its 2021/22 Speed Triple RS and Speed Triple RR motorcycles to bring their bikes...
Will online swapping make motorcycle parts swap meets a thing of the past and will riders choose to swap their...
The motorcycle sales boom that happened in the wake of the first pandemic lockdown appears to be over. Sales of motorcycles, scooters and ATVs in Australia dropped by more than 10% in the first quarter. While there are no reasons given, it could be a combination of the threat of...
Australian riders have been urged to take part in an international survey on the quality and price of aftermarket motorcycle...
Kawasaki Motorcycles Australia has issued its third recall of its retro W800, this time for an issue with the horn....
Yamaha Australia has recalled its three-wheeler Tricity over the possibility the scooter cannot be ridden of steered when started. The official notice says 52 of the 2020 – 2021 Tricity scooters have a fault on their ‘Stand Assist’ system which keeps the bike upright when stopped. The notice says the...
In a potential embarrassment for the New Zealand Army, the Kiwi-made UBCO electric utility motorcycle could stop in its tracks. The...
No sooner had I listed my 2018 Ducati Scrambler 1100 Sport for sale with an online classified site than I...
A Victorian rider who got airborne over a series of potholes, corrugations and ruts on a regional road says the damaged section could kill a rider and their pillion. Rodney Brown has long campaigned over road repairs and in April last year reported a massive pothole on McGeorge Road, South...
Gibson guitars and Triumph motorcycles have unveiled one-off models that celebrate the link between musical and motorcycle rockers. The 1959...
Several Australian states are now offering subsidies for motorists who buy electric cars, yet none has offered the assistance to...
Triumph Australia has recalled its new Trident 660 over an issue with the safety of the side stands. The official notice issued through the Federal Government says the bike’s side stand mounting bracket “may become damaged over time”. “The side stand may fail when the motorcycle is parked,” it says....
The current exorbitant fuel prices could force Australian motorcycle importers to rethink their strategy of not importing electric motorcycles and...
One of the first things your owner’s manual says is to read the manual first bed ore ring. But who...
VicRoads has just launched an updated Making Roads Motorcycle Friendly guide targeted at road designers and road maintenance crew to address common issues that we motorcyclists encounter. While we have been critical before of state governments, especially Victoria, for their lack of road maintenance with a particular view to keep...
One of the most common motorcycle crashes is due to drivers not paying attention to them, according to British road...
Kids and big kids’ toy company Lego has added the original 1960s Vespa 125 model to its range of motorcycle...
All you old rockers should be tuning up for this supergroup — Triumph, Gibson and the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) are getting the band back together! Details have not yet been released, only a vague press release about the collaboration of the three. The press release just states: Announcing an...
We hardly need research to tell us that weekends are the most dangerous time on Aussie roads — or any...
With Australia’s state borders completely open from next month and international travel open from today (21 February 2022) for vaccinated...
Harley-Davidson Australia has recalled its new Revolution-engined Pan America adventure bike and Sportster S over an issue that only affects the bikes in zero temperatures. Interestingly, Harley’s new additions to their range sold 515 bikes in the past year, 515 of which were the Pan America Special. The sales results...
Riders of Honda’s current model CBR100RR Fireblades have been advised to slow down and maybe even stop riding the bike...
After a year of record safety recalls for motorcycles in 2021, Yamaha Australia is the first Australian motorcycle company to...
It’s official – Kimi Räikkönen, formerly a Formula 1 racer with the nickname “The Iceman,” will become the new Team Principal of the MXGP Kawasaki Racing Team for the 2022 season. This neat tidbit of news comes from a report on Racer – and it’s the first time that I personally...
One of Australia’s most historic race circuits, Lakeside Park on Brisbane’s north side, will close its gates to most track...
Fresh-faced teenager James Weaver has been chosen by computer data to compete in the 2022 Oceania Junior Cup (OJC), the...
For years riders and other motorists have been asked to report road hazards such as potholes to their state road authority. However, local authorities seem to ignore the repot, respond slowly or respond with inappropriate measures. In one recent instance, rider Mick Rider (no joke!) reported concerns about a section...
While BMW Motorrad set a record sales year in 2021 with a massive 14.8% increase, Australia’s performance was up only...
Australian Jack Miller has tested positive for Covid, pushing back the launch of the Ducati Lenovo MotoGP team. This comes...
Riders of Brisbane hinterland’s motorcycling Mecca that is Mt Glorious should be aware of upcoming roadworks that could delay their ride on the twisting tarmac. The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) completed upgrades along the seven-kilometre section of Samford-Mount Glorious Road between Dawson Creek Road and Mount Glorious...
I cannot understand why it hasn’t happened sooner, but BMW Motorrad is only now applying for a patent of a...
Great news! The Queensland/NSW border reopens at 1am on Saturday 15 January 2022, opening some of the best riding in...
Ducati Australia has recorded the biggest rise in sales for the company worldwide in 2021 with a 50% increase. Ducati sold 59,477 motorcycles globally which is a new record for the Italian company, up 24% on 2020 and 12% over 2019. In 2021 Ducati’s growth came in all the main...
A surge in off-road motorcycle sales has pushed Australian motorcycle and OHV (Off Highway Vehicle) sales last year by a...
There were official 46 safety recalls of motorcycles in Australia in 2021, the highest number monitored since 2009 and significantly...
For the first time, Australia will host a round of the world supercross championship in 2022 after the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) announced Australian company SX Global would take over the running of the series. SX Global, whose president is former V8 Supercars boss Tony Cochrane, will develop and...
Can-Am which makes three-wheeler “roadster” Spyder and Ryker motorcycles has been aiming its product and promotions toward women over the...
The newly formed Queensland Motorcycle Council is urging riders to fill out an online survey about motorcycling in Brisbane. They...
Who would have thought a couple of years ago when we first started seeing those strange electric Postie trikes on our footpaths that they would replace the iconic red Honda Postie bike? Well, now it’s official. Australia Post representatives have told a parliamentary inquiry into road safety that they are...
BMW has just announced the 2022 Performance Academy. The four-level track school will feature some of the fastest riders in...
The recent past has seen the revival of two iconic British manufacturers — BSA and Norton — with the former...
The Ducati DesertX was unveiled during the sixth and final episode of the company’s World Première 2022 series. The highly anticipated model is Ducati’s interpretation of the rally bikes that competed in the golden age of the Dakar Rally. The inspiration for the styling is evident with the twin-pod LED...
The KTM 390 Adventure is one of the most exciting motorcycles in the entry-level ADV space. It made its debut...
TVS-owned Norton revealed its latest flagship motorcycle, the V4SV supersport, in late October. The company has now taken the wraps...
BSA is back! In the early 1950s, the motorcycles manufactured by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited were some of the most popular — BSA was once the largest motorcycle manufacturer globally. However, administrative problems at the turn of the decade saw a drastic drop in sales that eventually led...
After an all-too-long halt due to unprecedented times, The Isle of Man TT is back – and we’re told that...
Yamaha Europe has just partnered with Crescent Racing to reveal a Special Edition WorldSBK R1 replica – and the extremely...
Triumph has just introduced their newly refreshed Tiger 1200 line – and they’re gunning for the big competition with their all-new 30-liter Explorers. Let’s get into it. Triumph hasn’t updated their Tiger 1200 in a hot minute – and with big fish like the Ducati Multistrada 1260 Enduro and the...
The American Honda Motor Company has issued a recall of all 2021 Honda NC750X bikes equipped with the DCT (Dual...
This 2021/22 summer will be a wet one in the eastern states of Australia due to the La Nina weather...
Earlier this week, MotoGP released a statement saying that all its classes — Moto3, Moto2, and MotoGP — will be powered by non-fossil fuels by 2027. It also aims to have 40% of fuel used in the premier class to be obtained from sustainable sources by 2024. These fuels will...
Earlier this year, Austria’s KSR Group unveiled a new brand called Motron Motorcycles. Aimed at entry-level riders, the company offers...
Earlier this year, KTM unveiled the track-only RC 8C. Limited to 100 units, the supersport was jointly developed by the...
The KTM 1290 Super Duke GT is one of the most capable sport touring motorcycles that money can buy right now. For 2022, the Austrian manufacturer has given it several minor yet notable updates, making it even better than it already was. For starters, KTM has updated the engine to...
The big news from Suzuki at EICMA 2021 was that the Katana would be receiving some minor updates for next...
The middle-weight adventure bike segment is arguably one of the most populated and thus exciting ones at the moment. The...
We’ve known that the Bimota KB4 has been in development for a while now. The Italian firm first showcased the motorcycle at EICMA 2019, and two years later, the production-ready iteration has made its debut at EICMA 2021. Powering the KB4 is the same 1,043cc inline-four engine as the one...