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Tougher emissions laws are forcing motorcycle companies to rethink the future of the bike with Honda considering a return to... Read More
On Any Sunday The Next Chapter should be the best news in motorcycling for years, but I’m a little concerned. Dana Brown, son of famous documentary director Bruce Brown who created the ultimate motorcycle film On Any Sunday, has produced the sequel. Dana has also produced the brilliant Baja... Read More
A return to motorcycle racing at Bathurst has moved a step closer with the NSW Government pledging $15m for a... Read More
Police have warned riders to be wary of wet roads after a long dry spell in the wake of a... Read More
Plans to ride from Russia to the USA across the Bering Strait in an amphibious KTM inflatable “bikeboat” have gone up in flames in a test crossing of the English Channel. The venture was started by Frenchman Francis Lamotte who has converted his KTM 690 into an amphibious bike. Australian... Read More
After going bankrupt in December 2014, German motorcycle manufacturer Horex has relaunched, unveiling their new and more powerful VR6 motorbike at... Read More
Riders have been invited to attend the funeral cortege and celebration of the life and works of well-respected and loved... Read More
We have just heard that well-known and loved motorcycle traveller Charley Boorman has broken his leg in a collision with a car while attending the media launch of the new Triumph Explorer in Portugal. By all reports, the Triumph ambassador has had surgery in hospital and is doing OK. Details are a bit vague at the... Read More
Rick’s Garage and Diner at Palmwoods on the Sunshine Coast hinterland is like a magnet for motorcyclists all over South East... Read More
A 63-year-old Victorian man has died in a crash on a dirt road while out riding in a group southwest... Read More
A driver who “t-boned” a rider in a SMIDSY (Sorry Mate I didn’t See You) crash has sent an apology via a personal Facebook message. The crash happened on 5 December 2019 when Andrew Anson, 32, of Narooma, NSW, was riding his 2009 Hyosung 250GTR down a hill behind a... Read More
Yamaha has the ignominious honour of issuing the most vehicle safety recalls through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission in... Read More
Adelaide Harley-Davidson Bike Works will represent Australia in an international Battle of the Kings custom bike build-off. The Adelaide Harley... Read More
BMW has been busy with the paintpot for next year’s models and is introducing a new Sport variant of the K 1600 GT. Australia will get all the new colour schemes, although most are 50 shades of grey only not as sexy: platinum, mineral silver, magnesium and granite grey. More... Read More
Technology dominated motorcycle news this year with jet thrusters to prevent low-siders, sidecars with a drone launching pad, plus self-riding,... Read More
Another Queensland Police and Transport and Main Roads (TMR) blitz on motorcycles is expected in the next couple of weeks,... 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
Sandra Moran has been riding bikes all her life, so when she lost her son, Jaie, to suicide it seemed... Read More
Ducati Australia has recalled Panigale V4, V4 S and V4 S Speciale bikes twice in the past week over oil... Read More
The latest safety recalls involve the saddlebags on Harley-Davidson touring bikes and the KTM1290 Super Duke R naked bike over a fuel line issue. YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS ON RECALLS The Harley recall says the bags could fall off because of a lack of tension in the spring mount. Touring models... Read More
Unpredictable English weather, clouds of blue smoke, the heavy scent of two-stroke fuel and rainbow oil spots on the road... Read More
Women who ride motorcycles are sexier, feel happier and are more confident that women who don’t ride. That’s the results... Read More
Moto Guzzi Australia has recalled the V85 TT adventure model over two faults in the company’s first recall in more than 26 months. The official notice issued through the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the two faults concern the shaft drive seal and the footpegs. It says the “rear... Read More
A Remarkable Racer Takes His Bow Tony Serra managed to secure his sixth club level class championship at Willow Springs... Read More
Australian riders can celebrate American Independence Day with a sale of Victory and Indian bikes and gear starting today (Saturday, July... Read More
Australia isn’t the only country that is vilifying riders with (or without) anti-association and consorting laws. Californian police have been profiling riders by stopping, searching and detaining riders without any legal basis. Now a petition has been launched to support anti-profiling laws in California and rider Tabitha Montalvo has asked... Read More
A global recall on Italian Brembo brakes has the potential to affect a host of premium models just as two... Read More
Bruce Brown, director of perhaps the greatest motorcycle film of all time, On Any Sunday, has died of natural causes,... Read More
Malaysian Harley Owners Group members have gone to great heights to promote their local HOG chapter and first HOG Rally. The riders have carried a Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide in parts up almost 4000m to the summit of Mount Kinabalu on the island of Borneo. The expedition was held to... Read More
A rider representative group fears that a Victorian Road Toll Increase Inquiry (RTII) report will vilify riders with inaccurate representations... Read More
Indian Motorcycles in the US has issued a safety recall on the Indian Chief. However, it has nothing to do... Read More
The Brisbane Motorcycle Expo scheduled for February has unfortunately been cancelled. This comes after three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss last week announced the Brisbane Moto Expo would be held in March. Click here for details. However, Exhibition & Trade Fairs, organisers of the Brisbane Motorcycle Expo, confirmed they will... Read More
As March is the end of the Japanese fiscal year, we can expect discounts from the four Japanese motorcycle companies, starting... Read More
The leading manufacturer of ABS equipment for motorcycles, Bosch, has unveiled their smallest, lightest and most effective unit yet as... Read More
The future of flying motorcycles is still up in the air after a French company, Lazareth, unveiled their jet-powered motorcycle which failed to take off at the launch party. French motorcycle designer Ludovic Lazareth has converted his LM496 Maserati V8-powered four-wheel leaning motorcycle into a potential flying version with jet turbines in... Read More
Aprilia is the first manufacturer to issue an official safety recall in Australia over a Brembo brake failure that also... Read More
Suzuki Australia has issued a safety recall notice over an issue with the fuel tank breather hose on the Suzuki... Read More
Henry Crew, 22, only got his motorcycle licence three-and-a-half years ago but is now well into his bid to become the youngest person to ride around the world. Along the way the young Brit will raise money for men’s mental and physical health organisation Movember. The current record is held by... Read More
Police in two states have seized 11 stolen motorbikes under investigations into motor vehicle theft and rebirthing as motorbike theft... Read More
Motorcycles may soon be coming to the rescue of crash victims and broken-down vehicles on tollways around Australia to keep... Read More
Aussie MotoGP rider Jack Miller, 25, has signed with the official Ducati Team for the 2021 MotoGP World Championship. The agreement for next season includes an option to extend the contract for 2022. Miller won the German IDM 125ccc championship in 2011 and was runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 championship.... Read More
Imagine how fast acceleration would be and how much lighter a motorcycle would be without a heavy flywheel. That’s the... Read More
The Ducati Scrambler 1100 will be heading to India. This will be the first Scrambler from the Italian company to... Read More
There has officially been a recall announcement made by Ducati North America on two of the XDiavel trim levels because of a side stand related issue. According to the NHTSA, only two percent of the 1,601 bikes involved in the recall should be impacted by this issue. The target models... Read More
Aussie Toby Price’s dream of a second Dakar Rally win seems shattered after losing 49 minutes in the Argentinian dunes... Read More
Indian Motorcycle has reported rapid growth of 42% outside of North America in the first quarter of 2018. While its... Read More
Witnesses to a hit-and-run involving a truck and a motorcyclist aged 22 in Logan Village, Queensland, at 8pm on 15 June 2018 are being urged to come forward to police or provide dashcam or helmet-cam evidence. Truck driver T. McLeod, 24, of Greenbank appeared in Beenleigh Magistrates Court on Friday... Read More
Yamaha Motor Australia has issued a second recall notice in a matter of days on the learner-approved 2019 YZF-R3A in... Read More
Toby Price has dropped further off the lead after the marathon 534km 10th stage of the Dakar Rally was substantially shortened for safety reasons... Read More
So far, only 10 charges have been laid under Queensland’s Vicious Lawless Associates Disestablishment (VLAD) Act and various amendments to other laws … and a “TCB” patch confiscated. Deputy Police Commissioner Brett Pointing seems to think that is the measure of success that justifies the draconian laws which have stomped... Read More
Motorists will be rewarded with cash gift vouchers for seeing motorcyclists in a novel twist to the Joe Rider road... Read More
Motorcycling changed dramatically in 2016, mainly for the good, and we predict more substantial and positive changes in 2017, but... Read More
Prince William loves his Ducati 1198S, but his reign over two wheels may be the last for the Royal Family if his missus has her way. Kate insists that their son, Prince George, will no be allowed to ride a motorbike when he is old enough because they are dangerous.... Read More
Concern for the safety of all motorists, including motorcyclists, has been expressed in the wake of a fatal truck flip... Read More
The world’s fastest electric bike can be yours for a $10,000 deposit. Lightning Motorcycles is taking deposits now on their... Read More
Queensland Police will target motorcycle speeds after a spike in rider and pillion deaths in the first five months of the year, despite the reduction in traffic during the pandemic lockdown. They have vowed to increase their presence and revert to their mobile speed camera program which had been temporarily... Read More
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to... Read More
Gone are the days when motorcycle police rode around in jodhpurs and a leather jacket with no protectors. International Workplace,... Read More
An 87-page Austroads report outlining the framework for planning road networks totally neglects motorcycle riders. The “Level of Service Metrics (for Network Operations)” report is designed to take in “the perspectives of different road users”. It recognises and refers to private motorists, transit users, pedestrians, cyclists and freight, but in... Read More