The 2020 MotoGP Championship will finally go ahead with between 13 and 17 races from July 19 in Spain, at... Read More
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Thousands are expected to attend the funeral next week of Greg Hirst, a longtime motorcycle advocate, charity worker and host of... Read More
A man has died in a motorcycle crash in a gully in Killarney, South East Queensland, this afternoon (2 February 2020). Queensland Police say their preliminary investigations indicate the man was travelling south on Border Road around 3.10pm when he “lost control of his motorcycle” and crashed into a gully.... Read More
Benelli is the latest motorcycle manufacturer to announce it will open a factory to assemble and build bikes in India,... Read More
Speed cameras are misused as revenue-raisers rather than road safety aids, says West Australian Police Union president George Tilbury. It’s... Read More
(Extra reporting and photos by Paul Joshua) The Lions TT will be back again next year, according to the organisers. The organisers are proclaiming the event and the corresponding Kyogle Motorcycle Festival and Casino Sprints a success. Despite three reported crashes on the Lions Rd on the Queensland/NSW border, one... Read More
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Going on a winter road trip has to be one of the exhilarating... Read More
Price pressures are mounting for Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle after President Donald Trump’s trade wars have badly backfired for the... Read More
The fashion police will be out in force in Queensland where “bikie colours” will be banned in public because they create fear; although there may be a loophole. The controversial ban is one of many proposals under the Queensland Labor Government’s long-awaited review of the controversial VLAD laws. While there is a little... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued an immediate safety recall of its learner-approved 2019 YZF-R3A over a fault with the front... Read More
A ministerial directive for police to target motorcyclists because of “alarming” crash statistics, is misleading to the public and unfair... Read More
Toowoomba riding trainer Tony Gallagher watched as his 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R sunk into thin bitumen and then fall over in a Crows Nest main street parking bay. The incident caused about $1700 in damage to his bike that he uses in his business and ruined his $600 Shoei helmet. To... Read More
First Aid for Motorcyclists founders Tracy Hughes and Roger Fance are leaving the business and looking for someone willing to... Read More
Oil leaks from cracks in the rubber hose of the BMW S 1000 RR’s oil cooler have prompted an Australian... Read More
Harley-Davidson will celebrate its 115th anniversary in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 29 August 2019 with a limited-edition beer, not champagne, after a tough year. Over the past 12 months the company has suffered a drop in sales in most markets, battled an increase in tariffs in Europe and China and faces... Read More
Why would anyone think this Marabese Blade with three in-line wheels is a good thing for motorcycles? The Marabese Blade... Read More
The Honda GL1800 Goldwing has been recalled over a faulty and potentially dangerous airbag linked to 13 deaths and more... Read More
Never say never again; but for innovative motorcycle designer Erik Buell, it now seems to be the sad end with EBR going into liquidation from June 7, 2017. For the second time in as many years, Erik Buell Racing announced in January that it was ceasing operations, following closely the... Read More
A 55-year-old driver who allegedly failed to stop after colliding with a Vespa scooter rider in Sydney has been refused... Read More
Road maintenance, design and construction is crucial to the safety of motorcycle riders and needs urgent attention, according to Victorian... Read More
Despite some electric motorbikes being very fast, powerful and light, all are suitable for new riders under the Australian Learner-Approved Motorcycle Scheme … for the moment. It seems the new wave of electric motorbikes might have slipped in under the radar of LAMS which has a 660cc engine cap and... Read More
Ferris Wheels Motorcycle Safaris has truly become a worldwide motorcycle travel company so it is relaunching as World on Wheels... Read More
Motorcycles should be fitted with automatic crash call technology to reduce emergency response times which are more lethal in Australia’s... Read More
“My life was so terribly destroyed in front of my face,” says rider rights advocate Judith Kuerschner who is fighting an injustice after her husband, Mick Pedersen, was killed in a collision with a driver turning in front of him. Now Judith is not only working to restore the honour of her... Read More
A Victorian rider knocked off his BMW by a swinging trailer door is selling his Indian Chief Vintage to donate... Read More
Suzuki Australia has recalled their learner-approved GSX-R125 sports bike and GSX-S125 naked bike (pictured above) over the possibility of frame... Read More
A new computer wheelie game encouraging riders to perform long wheelies comes as a Kiwi rider has caused outrage after posting YouTube footage of him performing a claimed world-first wheelie across the 1km span of Auckland’s Harbour Bridge on a Harley. The video is now no longer available. However, it... Read More
If you see a big Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Sheriff police motorcycle on your daily commute, don’t panic; it’s just Sammy HarLee... Read More
There has been a lot of hype about the coming wave of electric motorcycles, but could the future hold a... Read More
Kawasaki is seeking sensory overload with load, blinker, and position sensors complementing ABS and traction control to sense for “upcoming scenarios”, according to a filing with the Japanese Patent Office. The company is not the only motorcycle manufacturer adding more and more electronic riders aids in an effort to make... Read More
An electric commuter/off-road motorcycle, a concept electric BMW and the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 adventure bike have been honoured with... Read More
This YouTube video of an artist making a full-size Kawasaki ZX-10R out of cardboard has gone viral with almost two... Read More
A 37-year-old Ducati rider has died overnight in hospital after a collision with a Subaru Outback in Sydney’s Inner West just after 5pm yesterday (20 June 2019). Police say the motorcycle and station wagon collided at the intersection of Old Canterbury Road and Dixson Avenue, Dulwich Hill. The male motorcyclist was treated... Read More
Veteran American racer Carlin Dunne has died in a crash only metres from the finish of the Pikes Peak International Hillclimb,... Read More
Temporary repairs to the famed and much-loved Oxley Highway mountain section are “dangerous”, according to local riders, but the road... Read More
Many riders would like to see more motorcycle awareness taught to learner drivers like the computer-generated videos UK has just introduced. Australian states have various versions of motorcycle and bicycle awareness training, but none as good as this. Even though this is a great presentation and only one of many,... Read More
Authorities that continue to selectively quote motorcycle crash statistics are perpetrating a scam that endangers vulnerable motorcycle riders. Yes, riders... Read More
Yamaha is testing a robot motorcycle, Kawasaki is developing a bike with artificial intelligence and now an engineering student has built... Read More
Is it any wonder more and more bikes are hitting the daily commute with Australian cities among the most congested in the world? Sydney rated equal sixth with LA, Stuttgart, Paris and Rome with a congestion rating of 33% behind Moscow (66%), Istanbul (56%), Warsaw (42%), Marseille (40%) and Palermo... Read More
Major motorcycle manufacturers are getting pretty serious about conquering the lucrative Indian market in 2014. The latest to step up... Read More
Famed sexiest Russian motorcyclist, Olga Pronina, has died in a high-speed crash on her BMW S 1000 RR in Vladivostok.... Read More
A man believed to be in his 30s has died when his motorcycle crashed into trees on Mandalong Rd in the Lake Macquarie region of NSW about 6.15pm yesterday (2 March 2020). NSW Police believe the rider was travelling south on the gravel road when his bike left the roadway... Read More
It’s official; our 1980 Honda CX500 Custom will be customised into a street tracker by Rocker Classic Motorcycles. Our competition... Read More
Despite slowing sales and a war of words with President Trump, Harley-Davidson riders still seem to love the brand, according... Read More
An Australian computer games production company hoping to develop a Motorcycle Accident Avoidance Training Simulator has pulled the plug after hitting a funding wall. Podium Entertainment managing director Chris Wise says he spent more than six months of “going around in circles”. “There appears to be lots of talk... Read More
Elliott Motorcycles of Sydney claims to have grabbed the title of the world’s fastest Softail, having smashed an Aussie speed... Read More
If riders needed another reason to reject wire rope barriers, it could be the fact that VicRoads has diverted road... Read More
Themed-slots in casinos is the latest craze that is gripping enthusiastic gamblers across the world. The opportunity to play a fun-filled, interactive game that not only entertains but also lets you win money, is the perfect combination that can add a sense of excitement and thrill into your daily life.... Read More
Motorcycle riders will continue to be marginalised victims of society unless they stop being keyboard warriors and become real activists,... Read More
Riders often see motorists doing dangerous things such as texting while driving and can be become enraged, leading to a... Read More
A 71-year-old male rider has died after a collision with a car in the Snowy Mountains, NSW, yesterday (1 November 2019). The collision happened about 3.15pm on the Barry Way, Jindabyne, near Tinworth Drive. Police say the rider died at the scene “despite efforts to revive him”. It is not... Read More
A Californian architecture student and rider has combined his passions to produce this MotoHome prototype which turns a motorcycle into a two-wheeled... Read More
(Contributed post on technologies for our North American readers) To motorbike enthusiasts, these engineering marvels are more than just mere machines.... Read More
It’s Rossi as you’ve never seen him before. Nine-times world motorcycle champion Valentino Rossi features in a You Tube video showing his dirt track style. The three-minute film released by Dainese shows Rossi and friends Thomas Chareyre, two-time world supermotard champion, and British Isle of Man TT icon Guy Martin... Read More
Unsecured debris falling off trucks and utes is a fairly common occurrence and very dangerous for riders as seen in... Read More
Riders should be able to choose to pay a 5c-per-kilometre congestion tax in return for lower rego under a proposal... Read More
The RACQ is supporting the first annual Ride to Work Day today (March 1, 2017) organised by the Motorcycle Riders Association of Queensland. RACQ technical and safety officer Steve Spalding, a Suzuki Bandit owner and frequent motorcycle commuter, says he hopes the ride will alert motorists to the number of... Read More
Your favourite motorcycle song is Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf and the winners of our competition will now be... Read More
Captain America will ride a Harley Breakout when the next installment of the Marvel Comics hero hits the silver screen... Read More
Riders will be asked to insert a free CRASH Card filled with their medical information inside their helmet to help emergency services in the event of a crash. The Caution Road Accident Serious Crash (CRASH) Card will be accompanied by a red-dot “Do not remove helmet” sticker to be placed on... Read More