Harley-Davidson is replacing the old-favourite 883 Sportster with a new liquid-cooled 975cc Nightster. It is arriving now in Australian and...
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Aprilia has added a third family to its new 660 range with the Tuareg 660 and Tuareg 660 L adventure...
Many auto companies have motorsport editions of their production vehicles with an host of modifications and sporty extras. Mercedes has AMG, Toyota has TRD, while Holden had HSV until 2020 and Ford stopped their FPV range in 2014. BMW’s “M” for “Motorsport” started as a purely racing venture in the...
Indian Motorcycles has released a limited edition of its FTR1200 to celebrate five years of victories in the US flat...
“A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step,” is quite a famous saying. Considering the appropriate learning curve...
We, as riders, all have our favorite types of motorcycles to ride. For some, it’s tucked down low over a fuel tank, screaming down the front straight of the local track. For others, it’s the shaking rumble below and in front of them as they devour the miles cruising down...
Harley fans thought the world was coming to an end in 2017 when Harley-Davidson axed the popular Dyna family and...
Black paint and an Italian leather saddle made by an exclusive company that specialises in home furnishings as well as...
Last year represented a revolution for traditional motorcycle company Harley-Davidson with the first new water-cooled engine since the V-Rod in 1999 and their first adventure model. This year it’s more like an evolution than a revolution with eight slightly altered models including the same line-up of Custom Vehicle Operations (CVO)...
Triumph Motorcycles Australia has announced prices for the 2022 Tiger arriving in the second quarter of 2022. They have also...
There is no doubt the handsome new liquid-cooled Harley-Davidson Sportster S is a revolutionary model for the traditional heavy motorcycle...
Riders around the world will be invited to watch the unveiling of the 2022 Harley-Davidson models at a virtual event on January 26. The new models include limited-production Custom Vehicle Operations bikes in an event they call “Further. Faster.” Since Jochen Zeitz took over as Harley chairmanWorld, president and CEO...
Aprilia’s first learner-approved adventure motorcycle, the Tuareg 660 L, will arrive in Australian showrooms by July in three colour schemes....
Italian electric motorcycle company Energica is about to open its first showroom in Australia which means the bikes will be...
BMW has just announced the 2022 Performance Academy. The four-level track school will feature some of the fastest riders in the world as your coaches. It doesn’t matter how skilled a rider you already are; you’re very likely to benefit from a day here. The academy will take place at...
The Ducati DesertX was unveiled during the sixth and final episode of the company’s World Première 2022 series. The highly...
Australia with its 10 deserts and 70% arid landscape must surely be the new homeland for Ducati’s latest new model,...
The KTM 390 Adventure is one of the most exciting motorcycles in the entry-level ADV space. It made its debut at EICMA 2019, but it seems like it’s already in store for an update. Zigwheels has shared images of a test mule, revealing some rather significant changes. Image Source: Zigwheels,...
Yamaha Europe has just partnered with Crescent Racing to reveal a Special Edition WorldSBK R1 replica – and the extremely...
Triumph has just introduced their newly refreshed Tiger 1200 line – and they’re gunning for the big competition with their...
The American Honda Motor Company has issued a recall of all 2021 Honda NC750X bikes equipped with the DCT (Dual Clutch Transmission). A total of 357 bikes sold in America are affected by this recall. Asphalt and Rubber mentions in its report that the fuel injection control module software on...
Earlier this year, KTM unveiled the track-only RC 8C. Limited to 100 units, the supersport was jointly developed by the...
The KTM 1290 Super Duke GT is one of the most capable sport touring motorcycles that money can buy right...
The big news from Suzuki at EICMA 2021 was that the Katana would be receiving some minor updates for next year. For starters, there’s an increase in peak power from 147hp to 150hp. This has come about thanks to a new intake and exhaust camshaft, valve springs, and a revised...
The middle-weight adventure bike segment is arguably one of the most populated and thus exciting ones at the moment. The...
We’ve known that the Bimota KB4 has been in development for a while now. The Italian firm first showcased the...
Kawasaki showcased multiple models from its 2022 lineup at the recently concluded EICMA show in Milan. Of the lot, the Versys 650 and H2 SX SE have received the most notable updates, including styling tweaks and updated tech. 2022 Kawasaki Versys 650 The Versys 650 finally gets a much overdue...
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...
Honda was one of the first manufacturers to showcase what it has in store for 2022 at EICMA 2021. Apart from the updated CBR1000RR-R and the new ADV350 scooter, the Japanese manufacturer also showcased a concept that we will see a production iteration of very soon. What makes this an...
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...
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...
Toprak Razgatlioglu has become the first rider to dethrone Jonathan Rea as WorldSBK Champion since 2015. Razgatlioglu clinched the 2021 WorldSBK Championship title with a second-place finish, behind Rea, in Race 1 at Mandalika, Indonesia, this past weekend. Visordown reports that he becomes the first rider from Turkey to win...
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...
Earlier this year, BMW Motorrad unveiled the CE-04 scooter — the manufacturer’s first production electric two-wheeler. This week, it announced that it has begun production for the model and that it won’t be long before we see the CE-04 out on the streets. The CE-04 was first showcased as the...
Earlier this week, Ducati North America announced that it will be competing in the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship and the Daytona...
The 2021 FIM Motocross World Championship came down to the final round and saw Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Jeffrey...
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 turn. Like with the smaller MT models, Yamaha has given the MT-10 revised styling rendering it a more aggressive look. The most notable is the addition of a new headlight...
This past year, Triumph has released limited-edition iterations of multiple models in its line-up. Some of them include the Tiger...
Ducati Australia has confirmed pricing and arrival for the Streetfighter V2 and V4 SP model. The exciting 208hp Streetfighter V4 naked...
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...
Autocar Professional has published a report on motorcycle sales numbers from October 2021, and it doesn’t look good. Six of...
Last week, Ducati surprised the motorsport world by announcing that it would replace Energica as the single bike supplier 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...
The Husqvarna Norden 901 is finally here. The adventure tourer based on its sibling, the KTM 890 Adventure, was first...
After an incident in training, Marc Marquez will miss the Algarve Grand Prix, set to take place at the Portimão...
Kawasaki has just announced that it will no longer participate in the Australian Superbike Championship with immediate effect. MCNews Australia has reported that Kawasaki Motors Australia is withdrawing all racing support in ASBK for 2022, following the tough couple of frustrating seasons that manufacturers have had in racing. Kelvin Reilly,...
BMW motorcycles have a long-standing association with law enforcement across several countries. Motorcycles like the R 1250 RT, F 750...
Having lived in western Canada my entire life, it is easy to forget how vastly different my expectations of normal,...
Despite the famous Pikes Peak hillclimb permanently banning motorcycle from competing, Ducati continues to honour the event it has won seven times with the release of yet another Pikes Peak variant of its Multistrada. The famous Colorado hillclimb went ahead last year without motorcycles after the death of four-time winner...
BMW Motorrad Australia has announced the updated range of K 1600 tourers will arrive in Australia early next year with...
Ducati has reported impressive sales numbers over the last few years. In 2019, the Italian manufacturer shared a monumental statistic...
Bajaj has unveiled the next generation of the popular Pulsar motorcycle, introducing the new Pulsar N250 and F250 in India. Priced at Rs 1.38 lakh ($1,845) and Rs 1.40 lakh ($1,872), respectively, the two entry-level motorcycles cost just Rs 4,000 (around $53) more than the smaller Pulsar 220F from the...