The Urban G/S Edition is Simply Amazing Something I always respected about Ducati’s Scrambler lineup was the sheer amount of...
Despite axing Victory Motorcycles, a bump in Indian Motorcycle sales has helped Polaris reach a better-than-expected 17% increase in sales...
A San Francisco police officer riding an electric Zero Motorcycle recently pulled over a driver in an electric Tesla Model 3 in what must have been the quietest police pursuit of all time. Zero posted an image of the historic moment on their Facebook page, but it may not be...
As the coronavirus pandemic closes whole countries, it is also wreaking havoc on motorcycle racing, production and events which have been...
The Australian distributor for Ventz, the ingenious device that sends cooling air up your motorcycle jacket sleeves, is seeking a...
Video of a dangerous UK police pursuit of three unregistered trail bikes through city streets has again put police pursuits under question. The officer pursued the three riders who rode at almost triple the speed limit, on footpaths, through red lights and the wrong way down streets because the bikes...
Rossi Seems Fine but Is Closely Monitored Valentino Rossi recently tested positive for COVID-19, which caused him to miss the...
Riders could cop a hefty parking fine if their motorcycle is parked with its wheels inside a parking bay, but...
As much as the increased energy limitations of Europe give me an occasional case of the bike blues, you can’t be upset at the (very pretty) Z900RS SE that Kawasaki will be dumping on Europe shortly. The Japanese manufacturers started with a wickedly similar spin on the coveted “Fireball” paint...
After the hullabaloo with Klim’s airbag vest, you’d think that the consensus surrounding motorist airbag systems would remain controversial. The...
After the death of two riders in the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia in January, organisers are planning a series...
While 2017 was a rollercoaster year for motorcycles, our predictions for 2018 are much more positive. But let’s start with a quick recap on the rollercoaster ride in motorcycling during 2017. Good and the bad of 2017 For the first time since the GFC, motorcycle sales were down for three...
Harley’s Making Moves Harley-Davidson is going through some serious restructuring, and the company has had to make plenty of tough...
By Allen Brown An accident can happen anywhere at any time, and this sense of precariousness will leave you feeling anxious...
Police have used a variety of motorcycles for patrols over the years, but there may be a new trend toward riding big-bore adventure motorcycles. The Italian Carabinieri has chosen the Ducati Multistrada 1200 S and Multistrada 1200 Enduro as their official bikes. Meanwhile, American Honda has just donated two Africa...
A Piece of History In the Making Norton has made a big splash into the motorcycle world with their resurgence...
With vaccinations on the rise, many countries are preparing to reopen borders for travel – and it seems that everybody...
Never mind coronavirus; the biggest epidemic seems to be reduced speed limits, especially on popular motorcycle roads around the country. The latest is the reduction of speeds on the very open Wivenhoe-Somerset Rd (aka Splityard Creek Rd) which leads to Brisbane’s Holy Grail of riding, Mt Glorious. A Transport and...
Which ever shade of politics revs you up, there is little on offer from the political parties specifically for motorcyclists...
The National Transport Commission is asking whether motorists would travel in an automated vehicle in its latest promotional video. The...
Bigger Team, Bigger Leader MV Agusta’s offices in Sam Marino, Italy, have just completed the final stages in the large-scale renovation that has undergone over the last year. MV took this opportunity to reorganize the internal logistics of this company as well; taking the technical and design departments and combining...
Don’t Worry, I Can’t Afford the Real Thing Either If you’re an avid sim-racer or just picked up your new...
Turnouts that allow safe and legal passing are unfortunately scarce, but would prevent frustration that can lead to rash and...
Follow the Story Amanda Zito is the person behind the YouTube channel As The Magpie Flies. She recently completed an 8,000-mile trip from her home in Portland, Oregon, to the east coast of the U.S. and back again. She recently posted part one of her journey to YouTube, and it’s...
Bloodbikes Australia is playing an integral part in transporting COVID-19 tests from suburban testing centres to medical laboratories. Founder Peter...
Victoria plans ‘dangerous’ bicycle passing rule Victoria will join other states next year with a rule requiring motorists to give...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused worldwide upheaval and triggered a flurry of policies on social distancing, minimal travel and staying at home, the motorcycle community has been abuzz wondering what this means for them. While motorcycling has social distancing advantages over other means...
A 65-year-old man has died after his motorcycle crashed into a barrier on the Richmond Road off-ramp of the M7...
The Monster Is Ready for 2021 In the final Web reveal of the year for Ducati, the company showcased the...
A female pillion rider in her 40s has died in a three-vehicle crash in Sydney’s south west today (19 July 2020) and the ride has been rushed to hospital. Police say the accident about 10am on Moorebank Avenue, near Church Road, Moorebank, involved two cars and a motorcycle. The motorcycle...
Royal Enfield Expands Its Racing Recently, I noted Royal Enfield’s rise and its goals for the future. As a part...
Piaggio Expanding in India Aprilia will put out a sub-300cc motorcycle for the Indian market. This news comes from the...
COVID travel restrictions in Victoria will force this year’s 43rd Melbourne Toy Run to operate as a virtual event. The Melbourne Motorcycle Toyrun has run every December since 1978, but currently, Melbourne residents are only allowed to travel 25km from home and outdoor groups are restricted to 10. There is...
Australian motorcycle journalist Rennie Scaysbrook has posted a video of his record run at the recent Pikes Peak International Hillclimb...
Stunt rider Jamie Baker (JB) has revealed his highly modified Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 freestyle stunt machine aptly named “Carnage”....
Riding motorcycles has several proven mental and physical health benefits for riders and now we find the vibration of your motorcycle could also be beneficial to fighting mental illnesses. Previously, medical research has found that riding can improve brain power, reduce stress, develop your core muscles and sharpen your focus....
Strange line markings on corners could prevent riders from head-on crashes, according to a recent study by Austrian safety group...
There is little more invigorating than riding your bike on tracks and territories that you haven’t experienced before, and if...
It’s pay back time for Stuart Garner who dined out at expensive restaurants and lived a lavish lifestyle as he ran Norton — one of the most revered bands in motorcycling — into the ground. Now the former boss is in deep trouble, ordered to pay back £14m to pensioners...
British tourist Graham Stephen Belcher, 52 will be asked to enter pleas on multiple charges involving a fatal crash with...
An inquest into the death of a motorcyclist who hit a pothole on a new bridge has issued no findings...
The sale of Ducati is reported to have been quashed by the Volkswagen supervisory board which has a majority of worker representatives. It is believed that the sale was quashed because money is no longer needed to pay “dieselgate” compensation after VW Group’s posted a half-year operating profit of €8.9...
Custom Electric Bikes are Going to be Cool When I think custom motorcycles, I think of beautiful exhausts and the...
The second annual Ride Sunday event raised three times the funds raised in its first year with organisers saying it...
BMW Motorrad has released this video in which Tom Cruise says he does his own stunts in the sixth Mission Impossible movie – and proves it. Tom again stars as Ethan Hunt, this time riding a BMW R nineT Scrambler through Paris before t-boning a car. The 56-year-old actor has insisted...
The pandemic limitations have forced the Motorcycle Council of NSW to change how it runs the annual Motorcycle Awareness Month...
A male rider has died after hitting a guard rail and another rider has been injured after being hit by...
This video of a Volvo driver blasting through a rider’s buffer zone to undertake traffic on a multi-lane road is a good example of how frustrated motorists are a danger to riders. Canberra rider Alistaire was riding home on his 2018 Yamaha MT-07, on Gungahlin Drive, when the incident happened....
A 23-year-old male rider has died after his motorcycle left the road and hit a tree in Coffs Harbour overnight....
A 24-year-old male rider has been charged with multiple offences after leading a NSW police pursuit then crashing into a...
NX200 Who? The Honda CB200X has just been released to the Indian masses – and the soft ADV tourer succeeded in pranking us all with the name choice. A few days ago, Honda filed a patent for a bike labeled the ‘NX200’. Rumors started to circulate with the assumption that...
A Motorcycle So Clean You Could Consider It ‘Filthy’ Fully black liveries are nothing new in the motorcycle world. Many...
Motorcycle theft in Australia has recorded a drop of 3.6% in 2017 from 8335 to 8038 and down 3% on...
Misuse of mobile phones in cars is not the only driver distraction as car manufacturers are shovelling more and more digital diversions into their vehicles. Honda is even planning a dashboard-wide panoramic digital interface for its coming electric hatchback (check the images above and below). The car will feature five...
Blind Aussie rider Ben Felten is officially the fastest blind man on two wheels. Ben broke the previous Guinness World Record...
Harley-Davidson is the latest motorcycle company to express an interest in buying Ducati and is expected to make a bid...
Benelli has wanted to bring its adventure bike to the U.S. market for some time now. However, those plans were put on hold with everything going on in the world right now. Now, according to ADV Pulse, the plan is back on. The publication said that 2021 models are currently...
Proposed helmet accessories testing regulations have concerned riders that aftermarket externally fitted Bluetooth intercoms and cameras may be banned. However,...
Harley-Davidson is spending big on American flat track racing next year to reverse a humiliating defeat by Indian Motorcycle that...
Following a police crackdown in at least two states on motorcycle exhaust noise and heated discussion on our website, a Queensland sports bike rider has launched a petition to have the noise rules changes. Click here to sign his petition to Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads director-general Neil...