Plans to ride from Russia to the USA across the Bering Strait in an amphibious KTM inflatable “bikeboat” have gone...
Motorcycles are the fastest-growing form of transport – and fun! – in Australia. Motorcycle registrations have increased by 22.3% in...
The annual Aldi motorcycle gear sale is on this Saturday across all Australian stores with a line-up of buyers expected when the doors open at 8am. An Aldi spokesman says they will not be stocking motorcycle gear permanently but will continue with the annual themed sale. This year products include open...
A rider who was fined for standing while riding and summonsed to court five months after the law was axed,...
With the motorcycle toll reaching new high levels in Victoria and other states, maybe it’s time to consider incentives for...
The Harley-Davidson Owners Group, or HOG, is the biggest events organiser and charity fundraiser in the world, according to HD Asia-Pacific customer experience manager Martin Engelbrecht. Martin says Harley is not only the number-one road bike company in Australia and New Zealand, but HOG is also a worldwide leader in...
Guy Martin has broken the speed record for riding the Wall of Death on live TV in the UK riding...
Delays in Africa Twin and Goldwing deliveries are expected after the Honda factory in Kumamoto was damaged in the recent...
Tell us what peeves you about other riders and you could win a set of three Oxford neck socks for winter. Our recent reader survey showed the fourth highest peeve among motorcyclists was not cagers, trucks, caravans or police, but the bad behaviour of other riders. But what does that...
Many riders clock massive miles/kilometres on their odometer and we want to reward the well-travelled for their efforts with a...
It might make you sick to think someone would try to steal your motorcycle, but now there is Skunklock that...
It is almost an undisputed fact that motorcyclists are the safest road users with a 2016 British survey providing further proof of our safety consciousness. The survey asked a series of questions on bad driving habits. They include whether the motorist has ever sped, illegally used a phone while driving, drink-drove,...
Europe is mandating ABS on motorcycles and it is being considered in Australia but only now is a survey seeking...
A carrot in the form of a subsidised discount is being offered to riders to participate in a First Aid...
Brisbane CBD will lose up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces after work starts in December 2016 on the new Casino development. The State Government has confirmed that approximately 60 spaces will be permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street and Queens Wharf Road. There are 140 more spaces which...
BSA could join the list of recently revived motorcycle brands including Bultaco, Brough, Hesketh, Matchless and Norton after Indian motor...
Low speed thresholds are turning motorists, particularly motorcyclists, into dangerous speedo gazers, according to a university study. Using drive simulators,...
West Australian Steve Fraser is the current rider in Ducati’s worldwide Globetrotter 90th campaign where riders lap the world on a Multistrada 1200 Enduro. Steve is the fifth of seven riders. He picked up the bike at Indianapolis and is riding to New York City. You can track him on...
Lowering the speed limits on the Oxley Highway as proposed by the NSW Roads and Maritime Services would lead to...
Road safety nannies seem obsessed with introducing automated vehicles as a panacea to resolving the road toll, according to motorcycle and...
The 2.5-litre V6 FGR Midalu has gazumped the Triumph Rocket III at 2.3-litres for the title of the world’s biggest production motorcycle engine capacity. While the Rocket had three cylinders of 728cc each and 108kW (146bhp) of power and 220Nm of torque. It looks miniature compared with the FGR’s 2.5-litre and 179kW...
It’s rare for a politician to admit they are wrong, but this former politician regrets not giving enough support to...
Operation Silverstone and Operation Safe Hills have been launched for the spring/summer riding season to specifically target speeding riders, one...
Despite a zero fatality rate on highways with open speed limits, the Northern Territory has once again returned to 130km/h speed restrictions. The NT used to have open speed limits on its highways, but in 2006, the then Labor Government imposed a 130km/h limit. Instead of accidents reducing, they increased. In fact, 307 died...
Thousands of riders, locals, politicians and business people are expected to attend the Save the Oxley rally tomorrow (Saturday, November...
Two accredited QRide testers have been arrested for allegedly issuing motorcycle licences to 13 people without going through the required test and evaluation process. The...
South Australian riders and representative groups want to join most of the rest of Australia, California, Asia and Europe in legalising lane filtering for motorcycles and scooters. The group, called Ride to Review (RTR), has drafted a Lane Filtering Submission which is now being made public. RTR Spokesman Tim Kelly says...
Organisers of the Save of the Oxley rally to halt the reduction of speed limits on the famed motorcycle route...
Simple stupidity, irresponsibility and bad luck are often overlooked as causes of a motorcycle crash, says 10-year road safety researcher...
Vale Barry Marshall, motorcycle photographer (29 April 1944 – 10 October 2016) The Queensland and Australian motorcycle sport community is remembering the life of renowned Brisbane journalist and photographer Barry Marshall, who passed away last month, aged 72. Best known as Big Bazza, Barry was a much loved and highly...
Police investigations into two controversial motorcycle crashes in Melbourne are still not resolved up to four months later. The first...
Have you copped tyre punctures while filtering through traffic? You’re not alone, according to Queensland Motorcycle Breakdown Service. They have...
A group of American war veterans out for a ride stopped to help a stranded biker with a broken-down Moto Guzzi and it turned out to be The Boss – Bruce Springsteen! The riders’ Good Samaritan act was rewarded with special photos with the iconic New Jersey rocker who also...
Auckland in New Zealand’s North Island is about to double its Harley-Davidson dealerships when a new store is opened in...
Motorcycle paramedics operate in several cities around the world, but with the growing number of trail and adventure riders heading...
A long lost Vincent 1938 HRD Series A Rapide found among a collection in Japan has been sold at a H&H auction to a British buyer bidding on the phone for £ (about $A444,500). The amount is just short of the £275,000 (about $A456,800) world record for a Vincent sold in 2008. H&H...
Motorcycles hitting kangaroos and other native fauna and livestock should be noted as a separate crash cause in road toll...
Hollywood blockbuster actors Matt Damon (Bourne Identity) and Liam Neeson (Taken) are tipped to star in an action movie about...
Russian investment has apparently saved the MV Agusta business from going under, but there are no details yet on what it means to owners and customers. Australian importers Urban Moto Imports marketing manager Joshua Pilley says they have no official comment. “It’s business as usual,” he says. “We are looking forward...
An inquest into the death of a rider who hit a pothole on a newly opened bridge is expected to highlight...
Billy Joel seems to have partially solved the mystery surrounding fellow rock star Bruce Springsteen’s Moto Guzzi which broke down...
Road construction and road safety experts around the world are acknowledging that roads need to be designed with rider safety in mind, but only one country seems to be following the advice. Highways England, the company responsible for running over 4000 miles (6400km) of England’s motorways and major roads, has...
While the future of transport would seem to be smaller vehicles and more two-wheelers, one state doesn’t agree and has...
The most theft prone motorcycles are recent-model, small-capacity Japanese bikes in Victoria, according to official statistics released by the National Theft...
Motorcycles will now be considered in European driverless tests in the wake of a female rider being rear-ended by an automated Tesla S under test in Norway. While the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative is yet to identify the dangers to riders, European authorities have now agreed to cooperate with motorcyclist organisations...
A Sydney rider who was dangerously tailgated for several minutes by a driver is livid that when she asked police...
A pair of British Brough Superior motorcycles from the early 1930s have sold at the Shannons Melbourne Summer Auction above estimates...
Motorcycles are one of the solutions to traffic congestion, air pollution, overburdened infrastructure and lack of parking space, yet, not only are there few tax incentives, we face more taxes. London’s congestion tax exemption was a shining example of how motorcycles and scooters are the answer and should be tax...
Riders can still ride the Oxley Highway with realistic speed limits this Christmas after winning a reprieve from the Roads...
Some riders are devoted to one bike or one brand for life, while others are simply the most unfaithful motorcycle...
Brisbane riders are being asked to fight against the loss of up to 200 designated motorcycle parking spaces in the CBD from January 1, 2017, while the new Casino is built. About 60 spaces will be permanently lost in Alice Street, William Street and Queens Wharf Road and 140 more spaces are closing during construction...
A council has formally apologised to relatives of a Ducati rider who crashed and died after hitting a massive 3.8m-wide...
The rise of female riders in the ranks is welcome and is changing the whole motorcycling industry, especially in making...
Watch this great Harley-Davidson video and see how they are literally drumming up business for Christmas! For those musos among us, the drum kit is powered by Mogees technology. While we’ve got your attention, we thought we’d drum up a bit of business for our new Motorcycle Gear Shop. We’ve...
Have you ever found genuine motorcycle parts are much more expensive than generic parts, even though they may be of...
You would think that being free to ride the roads on a powerful motorcycle would be enough to keep anyone...
Police around the country are again abusing statistics to issue their annual warning to motorcyclists that they will be out in force this Christmas. This follows a rise in motorcycle fatalities this year, including six in Queensland this past week. As a result, we can expect all available mobile speed...
If you think the scrambler craze has gone crazy, check out some of these sketches by Italian motorcycle designer Oberdan...
Motorcycle companies such as Honda, Harley and others are keen to introduce earner bikes and even run rider training courses,...
Motorcycles, scooters and lane filtering hardly rate a mention in the latest Austroads publication that investigates causes and remedies of traffic congestion. When will the authorities ever learn? Motorcycles and scooters are one of the solutions to traffic congestion and should be included in any study of causes and remedies. In...