Kawasaki showcased multiple models from its 2022 lineup at the recently concluded EICMA show in Milan. Of the lot, the...
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Last week we reported that two all-new adventure-touring motorcycles from the house of MV Agusta were set to debut at...
The Benelli TRK 502 is quite a popular model in Europe. The Chinese-owned Italian manufacturer has introduced a bigger iteration of that motorcycle at EICMA 2021 — the Benelli TRK 800. The TRK 800 features a design that draws a lot of inspiration from its smaller sibling. In comparison, it...
Honda was one of the first manufacturers to showcase what it has in store for 2022 at EICMA 2021. Apart...
KTM Australia has issued its 11th and 12th recalls so far this year, this time for a range of GasGas...
The award-winning Australian MotoCAP website has updated its safety ratings on jackets and pants and made significant changes to how they rate gloves. The MotoCAP safety intitiative launched in September 2018 and is the first of its type in the world. It is based on evidence from crash injury research...
Over the last few weeks, Ducati has revealed what’s in store for 2022 in different’ episodes.’ Today, the Italian manufacturer...
Honda was one of the first manufacturers to showcase what it has in store for 2022 at EICMA, that’s currently...
Royal Enfield has showcased a new concept at EICMA 2021 that’s currently underway. Dubbed the SG650, the concept is of a cruiser motorcycle that’s likely to debut sometime next year. Bikewale has mentioned that the ‘SG’ suffix likely stands for ‘Shotgun’, which the upcoming motorcycle is expected to be called....
Aprilia has unveiled two new versions of the popular middle-weight Tuono 660 and RS 660 models at EICMA 2021. The...
Moto Guzzi has officially showcased the V100 Mandello at EICMA 2021. The motorcycle was first revealed in September and was...
Earlier this week, MV Agusta officially announced the arrival of the Lucky Explorer Project, which will see the introduction of two all-new adventure motorcycles at EICMA 2021. Previously, MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov expressed his desire to resurrect the Cagiva brand and draw from its rally bike heritage. It seems...
Guy Martin is no stranger to daring adventures involving insane speeds. His most recent endeavor is arguably one of his...
Yamaha has updated the immensely popular Yamaha TMAX and TMAX Tech MAX for 2022. The scooters made their debut in...
Honda has updated the GL1800 Gold Wing, CMX500 Rebel, and CMX1100 Rebel with new color schemes for 2022. 2022 GL1800 Gold Wing The Gold Wing is Honda’s flagship touring motorcycle, and it comes with all the bells and whistles you could imagine on two wheels. For 2022, Honda has given...
Toprak Razgatlioglu has become the first rider to dethrone Jonathan Rea as WorldSBK Champion since 2015. Razgatlioglu clinched the 2021...
Toni Bou has added yet another title to his name. The 35-year-old Spaniard who rides for the Repsol Honda Team...
DesmoSport Ducati has announced that Bryan Staring will race in the 2022 Mi-Bike Motorcycle Insurance Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) aboard a Ducati Panigale V4 R. MCNews.com.au reports that the 34-year-old Western Australian brings a fair share of experience going into the 2022 season. Early on in his career, Staring won...
Forcite is an Australian smart-helmet manufacturer that’s garnered a fair share of attention over the last couple of years. Its...
Helmet attachments such as cameras and Bluetooth devices do not increase the risk of head or neck injury to the...
At the final MotoGP round in Valencia this past weekend, GASGAS Aspar Team Moto3 rider Sergio Garcia crossed the line in second place, cementing the 3rd place in the 2021 Moto3 Riders World Championship. His teammate, rookie Izan Guevara, finished 7th in the race and 8th in the Championship. This...
Vance & Hines, the American company that specializes in aftermarket air intake and exhaust systems, has unveiled a V02 Military...
Earlier this year, BMW Motorrad unveiled the CE-04 scooter — the manufacturer’s first production electric two-wheeler. This week, it announced...
Earlier this week, Ducati North America announced that it will be competing in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship and the Daytona 200 in 2022. The manufacturer partnered with the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati New York outfit and has signed local superstar Josh Herrin as their rider. Recently, MotoAmerica revised the rules...
The 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship came down to the final round and saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey...
Aussie racer Remy Gardner, together with father Wayne Gardner, has just gone down in history as the second set to...
“I’m not saying your perfume is too strong…I’m just saying the Canary was alive when you got here.” Hold on to your trenchcoats – fashion’s most quintessentially British brand has just partnered up with DAB Motors to create a set of top-shelf electric motorcycles for the trend-minded masses. The report...
Welcome back, NMC. TVS Motors has just opened the doors on the first global headquarters for Norton Motorcycle Company –...
Volcon is an electric motorcycle startup that is based out of Austin, Texas. Currently, the company offers only two motorcycles...
A couple of weekends ago, Marc Marquez suffered a crash while training off-road, leaving him with a mild concussion. As a result, last weekend, the eight-time World Champion didn’t participate in the Algarve Grand Prix at the Portimão circuit. Unfortunately, it seems like the injury was slightly more severe than...
Late last year, the Yamaha MT-07 and MT-09 received substantial updates, and now it’s the flagship liter-class naked, the MT-10’s...
This past year, Triumph has released limited-edition iterations of multiple models in its line-up. Some of them include the Tiger...
As summer winds down and I see the clear signs from the weather gods that it is time to winterize the motorbikes, I begin to think ahead to next year. Announcements begin hitting my newsfeeds, and buzz of what’s coming after New Year’s grows daily. 2021 was chock-full of very...
As some jurisdictions are now replacing dangerous wire rope barriers, Victoria is forging ahead with 190km of the flexible barriers...
Commuter challenges where private vehicles compete with public transport are run in Australian cities from time to time, usually as...
The Piaggio Group is collaborating with Autoliv, one of the leaders in automotive safety tech, to develop an airbag for two-wheelers. Autocar India reports that the two parties signed a joint development agreement for developing airbags that will be mounted on the vehicle frame and deployed in milliseconds. Autoliv has...
CFMoto has made some minor tweaks to its 650GT for 2022. As its name suggests, the motorcycle is a sport-touring...
Autocar Professional has published a report on motorcycle sales numbers from October 2021, and it doesn’t look good. Six of...
The last couple of years have been hard on the motorcycling industry. Manufacturers have had to deal with the slowdown brought about by COVID-19, the Suez Canal situation, and the chip shortage. Just as things were starting to look up, there came news that there might be more troubled times...
Last week, Ducati surprised the motorsport world by announcing that it would replace Energica as the single bike supplier in...
Harley-Davidson Australia has recalled their 2003-05 Sportster XL883R and XL1200R models over an issue with the front brakes. It is...
Three years after lampooning the Labor Party’s policy on electric vehicles, Scomo’s about-face Future Fuels strategy has been hailed as a fizzer that is too little too late. The Australian Government’s strategy ignores the most important and effective measures to improve electric vehicle uptake, according to the Electric Vehicle Council....
Ruroc‘s Motorcycle gear line has just announced a site-wide sale in commemoration of Black Friday – and as if the...
We’ve just had word that Brembo has just bought out Spanish Company J Juan braking Systems (the same as in...
Yamaha has just released some new details on 2022 XSR900 – and I’m digging the retro graphics. With the MT-09 compliant with Euro5 standards as of last year, we knew the XSR900 wouldn’t be too far behind. After all, the XSR900 is the MT’s sibling…only it sports Oxfords, not Brogues. The report...
Kawasaki has just announced that it will no longer participate in the Australian Superbike Championship with immediate effect. MCNews Australia...
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy trades his personal Triumph Thruxton R is back on a Ducati for the second instalment of...
Yamaha Australia has recalled their 2020 – 2021 Bolt cruiser (xvs950) due to an issue with oil leaking from the crankcase. The official government notice blames the manufacturing issue for the leak in the engine crankcase. It says “oil may leak on to the road and come in contact with...
Oliver Bayliss, the 18-year-old son of Australia’s three-time World Superbike champion Troy, will follow in his father’s tyre tracks to...
It’s no secret that China sports a large motorcycle community – many brands of which are new and strange to...
Happy 120th, Royal Enfield! With the company’s celebrations, the Indian multinational motorcycle manufacturers have given us an exclusive range of top-quality, limited edition helmets. 12 helmets have been created for the occasion – one for each decade of work that Royal Enfield has been giving the masses beautiful bikes to...
It’s official – Honda Motor Company Ltd. has just dropped their anticipated adventure bike – and considering we covered the...
Chinese brand CFMoto has been making huge strides in the motorcycle industry. Having been in close communications with Austrian brand...
The world’s largest motorcycle manufacturer is about to launch its new brainchild, the Pulsar 250F, with the official launch in India on October 28th – a scant nine days from now. According to FinancialExpress, the Pulsar 250F is more of a celebratory bike, launched to herald 20 years of the...
Team Green is fixing to release a beastie into the European market – and many are rating the bike as...
Europe has been very strict about its emissions goals; they aim for 78% of emissions cut by 2035, with the...
Not much time has passed since the Japanese Motorcycle manufacturer released a statement to the masses revealing that Kawasaki plans on going all-electric by the year 2035. The company means business, and they’ve just backed their 2019 patent for a hybrid bike with a new prototype, revealed as the beastie...
Four years after melting tar on the Mt Glorious Rd west of Brisbane in 2017 resulted in at least one rider...
Australian motorcycle and OHV (Off Highway Vehicle) sales for the first nine months of this year have increased 8.3% over...
Car companies are now offering Aussie customers up to 10-year warranties on some of their vehicles, yet most motorcycle companies only offer two-year warranties. The longest motorcycle warranties we have seen have been five years for Yamaha’s Star cruisers and the now defunct Victory Motorcycles. Now Suzuki Australia has launched...